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Posts from ‘January, 2010’

TAX EXILE: Model Bar Refaeli Takes the Money and Runs

Why is Israeli model and on-again/off-again Leo-squeeze Bar Refaeli smiling? Probably because she’s busy plotting a new plan to make sure Israeli tax officials keep their paws of her hard-earned cash. Indeed, despite causing an endless commotion back in her home-land, Refaeli spends less than six months a year in Israel. Accordingly, she is petitioning [...]

SOCIAL JUSTICE: Israeli High Court Rules Gay Palestinian Can Stay

Here is some welcome good news coming from the Middle East.  Israel’s highest legal body — its High Court of Justice — has ruled that a Palestinian man seeking refuge within Israel can temporarily remain in the county and should not be sent back to the West Bank. The ruling reflects the understanding and acceptance [...]

VIRGIN AMERICA: Cross-Country Chihuahua Airlift

We’ve known for years that the folks over at Virgin America airlines are a pretty good lot.  Not only does their parent company support important social causes — such as Sydney’s gay-tastic Mardi Gras — but the airlines is simply a whole lot of fun. Now Virgin is entering a whole new category of community [...]

HOMO-IMPERIALISM: NY Times Exposes US Church's Role in Uganda Gay Shame

Much has been made about the ongoing horrors affecting GLBTs in Uganda and the series of laws planned to formally suppress and oppress them.  The New York Times has a must-read article in today’s paper detailing how American evangelical churches have been at the forefront at supporting these laws. Give this a close read!