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President Obama Had a Gay Nanny Who Joined a Drag Troupe
From a NYT article on Obama's visit Tuesday to Jakarta, Indonesia, where he lived as a boy from 1967 to 1971: Mr. Obama’s family rented the guest house inside a compound belonging to a prominent...
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Out Gay Indonesian Granted Stay of Deportation
Philadelphia couple Anton Tanumihardja and his partner, Brian Andersen, were set to be split apart today despite Anton's continuing pleas for asylum. Newsworks reported on Friday: Anton would seem to...
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Watch: Rare Sumatran Tiger Video Prompts Calls to Save Habitat
Conservationists are renewing calls to save an Indonesian forest after camera traps recorded a record 12 endangered Sumatran tigers in the area in the space of two months, AFP reports: The video,...
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News: ‘True Blood,’ Monogamy, Military Marriage, Volcano
Census figures show that about 1,600 gay male couples and 1,860 lesbian couples are raising adopted children in Oklahoma. The New York Post keeps it predictably classy while reporting on a transgender...
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Grindr Hacked! 100,000 users exposed down under!
Grindr, the the wildly popular mobile app "has been compromised by a Sydney hacker, potentially exposing intimate personal chats, explicit photos and private information of users," the Sydney Morning...
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Obama’s Transgender Former Nanny Living as Outcast in Jakarta
The AP profiles Evie, President Obama's transgender former nanny, who lives in a slum in Jakarta, Indonesia. Like most of the trans population there, Evie is treated as an outcast. Here's part of the...
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Gaga Forced To Cancel Indonesian Concert
There shall be no Born This Way Ball in Indonesia. After clerics in Jakarta spent several weeks fuming and fretting over the social implications of allowing Lady Gaga, lover of sodomites and revealer...
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Indonesia: No Porn During Holy Month
Happy Ramadan to you! Sadly, it will be a sweaty and restless Ramadan in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, for Indonesian Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring shall...
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The Gay Rights Push (And Push Back) In Southeast Asia: VIDEO
For one day in June, the tiny city-state of Singapore brims with bright pink clothing, banners, and festivities to mark the annual "Pink Dot" gathering, a celebration in support of inclusiveness,...
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Indonesian Sharia Province May Punish Gay Sex With 100 Lashes
Politicians in Aceh province, Indonesia, are considering passing a new law that will punish gay sex with 100 lashes Politicians in Aceh province, Indonesia, are considering passing a new law that will...
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Gay in Aceh, Indonesia? Brace for 100 Lashes in Front of a Jeering Crowd
BY PATRICK WINN / GlobalPost The Indonesian province is also now authorized to punish homosexuality with 100 months in jail or 1,000 grams of gold. BANGKOK, Thailand — One of Southeast Asia’s...
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Search for Missing AirAsia Jet Suspended as Night Falls: VIDEO
The search for an AirAsia flight that disappeared midway through its flight from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore on Saturday has been suspended for the night, BBC reports: AirAsia's Chief Executive...
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Horribly Abused Baby Orangutan Experiences Affection For The First Time on...
Budi the baby orangutan arrives at Indonesian rescue center, is severely malnourished and screams in pain when moved If there’s anything that can bring a tear to the eye of cynical LiveLeak commenters,...
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‘Cockeyed optimist’ Biden pushes unity with Republicans after Democrats...
Published by Reuters By Nandita Bose and Andrea Shalal NUSA DUA, Indonesia/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -As midterm election forecasts darkened for his Democratic party, U.S. President Joe Biden kept...
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US Supreme Court justice received lavish trips from billionaire Republican:...
Published by AFP US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who was nominated in 1991, is the longest-serving member of the court Washington (AFP) – US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has...
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News: Ann Coulter, Indonesia, Piano, Marc Jacobs, Pat Buchanan
Piano found in perfect working condition deep in woods of Cape Cod: “The Baldwin piano, which had a matching bench, was set up as if someone was about to sit down and play, reported WCVB-TV in Boston....
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News: Johnny Weir, Maryland, Nicolette Sheridan, True Blood, Bush
Killer withdraws "guilty" plea in Ryan Keith Skipper murder case. The plea bargain would have spared William Brown Jr. the death penalty. Brown is now scheduled to go on trial October 12. Jackman's got...
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News: Gavin Newsom, Jupiter, LaToya Jackson, Newlywed Game
George Takei and Brad Altman to be first gay couple on revamped Newlywed Game. Scientists spot planet with life-harboring potential. LaToya Jackson fights AIDS with milkshake. Gays in Serbia say...
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Hundreds Dead in Samoa, Indonesia Following Earthquakes, Tsunami
Dozens remain missing following a powerful tsunami caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor struck the South Pacific island of Samoa yesterday. And then devasatation in Indonesia: “Seventeen hours...
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Watch: Elephant Gives Birth in Bali
This is a truly moving and stunning documentation of the first ever elephant birth filmed at the Elephant Safari Park at Taro, Bali, Indonesia. It took place on September 9. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP…...
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WATCH: First Footage of Sumatran Tiger and Cubs in the Wild
A video camera trap set up deep in the Sumatran jungle on a corridor known to be traveled by rare Sumatran tigers between two protected areas has captured the first-ever footage of a Sumatran tiger...
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News: Berlin, Christina Aguilera, Fire Island Pines, The Salahis
Bullet that hit Rep. Eric Cantor's office in Richmond was fired randomly, police say. Listen: Snippet of Christina Aguilera's new single "Not Myself Tonight". Swimming with sharks: Anderson Cooper...
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Gay Conference in Asia Shut Down By Extremists
A mob of Islamist extremistists convinced local police in Indonesia to raid the first ever conference for gays and lesbians in that country, shutting it down on it's first day. The International...
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News: Sharks, Glee, Kellan Lutz, Mark Zuckerberg
The Q! Film Festival, the only one of its kind in the Muslim world, hopes to pull in 15,000 participants. Did the BP oil spill displace whale sharks in the Gulf? "The Gulf oil spill fouled a vital...
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News: Halloween, Domestic Violence, Glenn Burke, Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin shifts into PR gear for his new book which hits shelves later this week. On Wednesday morning he'll make an appearance on The View but, most notably, his interview with Oprah Winfrey will...
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