Monday, July 31, 2006
1st. World Out Games - Day 1& 2
Swimming, Tennis, Wrestling, Water Polo & Track & Field
(above photos from YankeeInCanada)
(above photos from OutSports.com)
(two photos above from Outgames.com)
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Oliver Stone's 9/11 - Are We Ready to Go Back?
WORLD TRADE CENTER : In the aftermath of the World Trade Center disaster, hope is still alive. Refusing to bow down to terrorism, rescuers and family of the victims press forward. Their mission of rescue and recovery is driven by the faith that under each piece of rubble, a co-worker, a friend a family member may be found.
This is the true story of John McLoughlin and William J. Jimeno, two of the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero and the rescuers who never gave up.
It's a story of the true heroes of that fateful time in the history of the United States when buildings would fall and heroes would rise, literally from the ashes to inspire the entire human race. See the trailer
Newsweek has given this week's cover story to Oliver Stone's 9/11 movie - World Trade Center.
Madrid Mayor Gets Blasted for Presiding Over Gay Wedding
Madrid mayor Alberto Ruiz Gallardon of the main conservative opposition Popular Party (PP) yesterday officiated for the first time at a gay marriage and came in for party flak as the PP is generally fiercely opposed to same-sex unions.
Ruiz Gallardon was all smiles as he turned up to oversee the ceremony between PP activist Javier Gomez and city council employee Manuel Rodenas.
Ruiz Gallardon is regarded as a party moderate – but that did not stop political allies protesting after Gomez, who described Gallardon as a longstanding friend, and Rodenas tied the knot.
PP communications secretary Gabriel Elorriaga said the mayor’s stance on the issue was “incoherent” when juxtaposed to party policy and called for “the greatest coherence and solidarity” with the wider party line.
Nonetheless, that line has been cracking in recent months, with another PP mayor performing the ceremony uniting a PP municipal councillor with his partner in traditionally conservative Galicia last April after the Socialist government legalised same-sex unions a year ago.
Galician PP regional leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo also attended that ceremony, even though the party had joined the Roman Catholic Church in protesting against the new law.
The PP appealed against the gay marriages ruling to the Constitutional Court on the grounds that the Spanish constitution only specifically mentions marriage between a man and a woman.
In respect of Ruiz Gallardon’s officiating yesterday, Elorriaga recognised that the party “has to carry out the law” as it now stands.
Ruiz Gallardon in a brief statement said that the ceremony “went off as weddings should do” after saying on Friday that the law “must be applied”.
More than 4,500 gay couples, four in five of them males, have married in Spain since the new law took effect.
(Source:GulfTimes)
I Knew It! ~ Catholics Love Gays More Than Protestants
An Ipsos-MORI survey has rather surprisingly revealed that three-quarters of the population in Northern Ireland say they are tolerant of lesbians, gays and bisexuals and 88% believe there should be no discrimination against them.
The poll was based on a face-to-face survey of 1,009 people, questioned at 47 different locations across Northern Ireland during February.
Perhaps the most interesting statistics to emerge from the survey stem from the differing attitudes of the Protestants compared to the Catholics.
The glut of homophobia is to be found in the Protestant Evangelical community. 14% of Protestants admitted they were ‘not at all accepting’ of the gay community.
Evidence of the Pope’s waning influence can be found in the fact that 83% of Catholics said they were ‘very accepting’ of gays, lesbians and bisexuals compared with 70% of Protestants.
(Keep Reading)
Sunday, July 30, 2006
1st. World Out Games Truly International
(Team Canada - Toronto Volleyball)
(Team USA - Seattle)
(Team Israel)
(Team Lebanon)
(Team Germany - New Hamburg)
(Team Belgium)
(Team Demark)
(Team Cypriot)
(Team Spain)
(Team Finland) (source:Outsports.com)
Amir Khan - Boxing Prodigy
Name: Amir KhanDate of Birth: 8 December 1986
Born: England
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 63kg
Coach: Oliver Harrison
Hero: Muhammad Ali
Teenage boxing sensation Amir Khan is so young the first Olympics he can remember watching was the last one! Amir was a 13-year-old schoolboy when Audley Harrison won gold in Sydney four years ago.
The precocious Bolton-based fighter stepped into the over-sized shoes of big Audley as Britain's only representative in the boxing competition in Athens.
And not only did his astonishing performances light up the Games - but they bagged him a stunning silver medal too! Not 18 until December, Amir is Britain's youngest Olympic boxer since Colin Jones in 1976. And although he didn't quite manage to strike gold in the lightweight division, Amir certainly came of age!
The teenager had thought he was too young to compete in Athens and had set his sights on
the next Olympics in Beijing in 2008. He WAS too young to fight in the 2004 British senior
championships but the Olympic rules revealed he could make the trip to Greece.
(inspired by posting on LoneStarverve.com)
Amir Khan’s official web site.
Ryan LeBar - Canadian Export
Ryan LeBar is from a small town called Nipigon, Ontario, Canada. When his parents separated, he moved to Thunder Bay. He lived there till he was 18 then moved to Ottawa for a year then he moved to Toronto.
Ryan started modeling 2000, winning a number of titles in several competitions such as the Hottest Guy in Canada, Mr. Hawaiian Tropic, Mr. Redd Hott International in Jamaica and placed second for the past two years in the Mr. CHIN Bikini competition in Canada.
Currently, he is a personal trainer who really enjoys educating and motivating others to reach their goals. Ryan is also a professional model, undertaking a number of professional assignments.
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