An unusual case is making its way across the typically tranquil island of Puerto Rico right now involving foreign bio-tech firms, monkey farms, anti-globalism activists and Jew-bashing. And it’s catching the attention of big-time machers such as the Anti-Defamation League’s Abe Foxman. The story goes like this: Apparently fake allegations have surfaced in Puerto Rico [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2009’
FIRED: Maine Reporter Sent Packing for Same-Sex Marriage Dis
A newspaper reporter in Maine has been fired from the Morning Sentinel newspaper in the town of Waterville after it was revealed that he sent an angry email from his personal account attacking LGBT leaders who blamed the recent defeat of same-sex marriage in the state on Gay-haters. Indeed, reporter Larry Grand concedes he sent [...]
HEADED TO COURT: Tel Aviv Teen Sues Gay Center Over Shooting
It’s amazing how news can go from good to bad so quickly. Just days ago we were talking about the beautiful tribute to Nir Katz, the Tel Aviv youth counselor who was killed in last summer’s horrific Gay center shooting. Katz was honored recently by Israel’s Association for Civil Rights for his bravery and [...]
BLAME IT ON BAR: Naughty Refaeli Billboard Results in New Tel Aviv Poster Committee
A few weeks back we reported on the drama over in Israel surrounding a pair of Tel Aviv jeans billboards featuring the model — and Leo-ex — Bar Refaeli. Turns out the poster up top — the one with the cleavage — was oh-so scandalous to Tel Aviv’s orthodox types, who protested loud and proud [...]
NEEDS YOUR HELP: Houston Mayoral Candidate Annise Parker
Annise Parker is running for Mayor of Houston and needs your help! Read HERE, and get this woman elected — along with Houston City Council candidates Sue Lovell and Lane Lewis. This is change you can help make happen NOW.
BLACK GAYS TARGET: "Ex-Gay" Homophobic Gospel Singer Donnie McClurkin
We at Transracial must admit we did not know much about Donnie McClurkin until today — when the advertisement above arrived in our in-box from the folks over at Black Gay Men’s Network (The BGM Network). It seems as if Gay and Lesbian black folk here in NYC have had enough of McClurkin — an [...]
CAT STEW: Israel Soldier Jailed for Re-Cooking Sabbath Meal
A word of warning to our more delicate-stomach readers: This story is kinda yucky. But it reads to good! It turns out that a solider over in Israel was recently put in jail because he made a meal during the Sabbath — AKA the day of rest. All of us Israel-vets know that things over [...]
WE'RE READING: Islam and AIDS
As we reflect on today, World AIDS Day, we wanted to take a moment to highlight an important new book we discovered during our recent trip to North Africa: ISLAM and AIDS: Between Scorn, Pity and Justice The new book is the first of its kind to address AIDS/HIV through the lens of the Islamic world [...]