Gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans asylum seekers are suffering from high levels of discrimination, homelessness and exploitation, a report has claimed.
The Over Not Out report, from Refugee Support, the refugee services arm of Metropolitan Support Trust (MST), suggests that support services for LGBT asylum seekers are frequently poor, resulting in individuals facing harassment or discrimination in their accommodation.
It was found that mental ill-health and prostitution were particular problems, and that many LGBT asylum seekers do not report instances of hate crime.
A gay Iranian man in his thirties told researchers: "I’m gay and these kinds of problems happen to me all the time in any shared accommodation where I go. If I want to avoid trouble I just have to go to my room, just lock myself in. And it’s not a life… Yesterday I saw a guy who has been on Section 4 support for nine years. I don’t know, it might happen to me. I cannot lock myself into my room for nine years…"
The report, launched yesterday in Westminster, recommended further training and funding for LGBT voluntary and community organisations in regards to asylum seekers, along with new requirements for landlords to protect them harassment.
It also recommended that third-party centres for reporting hate crime should develop support programmes for LGBT asylum seekers.
Paul Birtill, MST Director of Investment and Development, said: “LGBT asylum seekers are an over-looked group and little is known about them and their experiences. They can often experience added persecution and isolation due to their sexual orientation.
He added: Our research highlights the need to create tailored services, training for staff and support for this otherwise under-represented group. We sincerely hope that this report and its recommendations increase the knowledge and understanding of the issues and barriers that LGBT asylum seekers face.”
Stonewall Housing says it has seen the number of asylum seekers and refugees approaching it for advice double in the last year.
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Resource : http://www.pinknews.co.uk/
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
UN Human Rights Committee Gives Russia 6 Months to Justify Gay Picket Ban in Moscow
Activists hope for a decision before next year’s Moscow Pride
MOSCOW (GayRussia.Ru) The United Nations Human Rights Committee based in Geneva, Switzerland, gave Russia six months to give its position on a complaint sent by Nikolai Alekseev, Moscow Pride Chief Organizer.
“In accordance with rule 97 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, a copy of the communication has been sent to the State party today, with the request that any information (…) should reach the committee within 6 months” states the letter received from the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The case refers to the ban of the picketing in front of the Iranian Embassy in Moscow with the aim to condemn executions of homosexuals and minors in this country and to appeal for the repeal of the death penalty.
“It is the first time that we use this procedure of individual complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee and we are satisfied to see that it took only one month to the Committee to open the case,” Nikolai Alekseev said tuesday at the Slavic Pride Press Conference in Moscow.
“This procedure is much faster than in the European Court where we already have loads of applications pending for more than two years without result.” he added.
He expressed hope that the UN Human Rights Committee will condemn Russia for the breaches of the rights of gays and lesbians before May 2010 when the fifth Moscow Pride is scheduled.
“This Committee is one of the very few international means we have, to appeal against unlawful decisions of Russian authorities, together with the European Court.”
The picket was supposed to take place on July 19 last year from 1 to 2 p.m. with up to 30 participants. Notification was sent by Moscow Gay Pride organizers to the Prefecture of the Central Administrative area of Moscow in full accordance with the law on 11 July. The same day, deputy prefect Galina Boryatinskaya denied permission for the event.
The reason given for the refusal of permission to stage the picket was in the “interests of public order”.
However, two similar pickets – on July 19 2006 and July 19 2007 – were permitted. It is widely believed that last year’s ban was as a result of the word “homosexual” being included in the application – the word had not been used on applications for the previous two years.
In their complaint against Russia to the UN Human Rights Committee, the organizers claim that by banning their public event Russian authorities breached Article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which guarantees the right to freedom of peaceful assembly to everyone.
The complaint by Russian gay activists was sent on the basis of the procedure enshrined in the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights drafted in 1966.
The Covenant allows individuals to apply to the Committee against the states which breached their rights given by the Pact. Russia recognized the jurisdiction of the UN Human Rights Committee in 1992.
The complaint sent to the UN Human Rights Committee today was the first one concerning the bans of public events of sexual minorities in Russia which was sent to the UN.
Russian activists have appealed so far 170 banned marches to the European Court of Human Rights based in Strasbourg. The first complain was received by the Court in January 2007. To date, the case has still not been assigned.
Pickets in front of Iranian Embassies have been organized around the world to commemorate the two gay Iranian boys who were executed on July 19, 2005.
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Monday, May 11, 2009
GAY HANKY CODES
| COLOR | LEFT (TOP) | RIGHT (bottom) |
|---|---|---|
| BLACK | heavy SM top | heavy SM bottom |
| GREY | bondage top | fit to be tied! |
| BLUE, Light | wants head | cocksucker |
| BLUE, Robin's Egg | 69er | anything but 69ing |
| BLUE, Medium | cop | copsucker |
| BLUE, Navy | fucker (top) | fuckee (bottom) |
| BLUE, Airforce | pilot/flight attendant | likes flyboys |
| BLUE, Light w/WHITE Stripe | sailor | lookin' for salty seamen |
| BLUE, Teal | cock & ball torturer | cock & ball torturee |
| RED | fist fucker | fist fuckee |
| MAROON | cuts | bleeds |
| RED, Dark | 2-handed fister | 2-handed fistee |
| PINK, Light | dildo fucker | dildo fuckee |
| PINK, Dark | tit torturer | tit torturee |
| MAUVE | into navel worshippers | has a navel fetish |
| MAGENTA | suck my pits | armpit freak |
| PURPLE | piercer | piercee |
| LAVENDER | likes drag queens | drag queen |
| YELLOW | pisser/WS | piss freak |
| YELLOW, Pale | spits | drool crazy |
| MUSTARD | hung 8"+ | wants 8"+ |
| GOLD | two looking for one | one looking for two |
| ORANGE | anything anytime | nothing now (just cruising) |
| APRICOT | two tons o' fun | chubby chaser |
| CORAL | suck my toes | shrimper (sucks toes) |
| RUST | a cowboy | the horse |
| FUSCHIA | spanker | spankee |
| GREEN, Kelly | hustler (for rent) | john (looking to buy) |
| GREEN, Hunter | daddy | orphan boy looking for daddy |
| OLIVE DRAB | military top | military bottom |
| GREEN, Lime | dines off tricks (food) | dinner plate (will buy dinner) |
| BEIGE | rimmer | rim me |
| BROWN | scat top | scat bottom |
| BROWN LACE | uncut | likes uncut |
| BROWN SATIN | cut | likes cut |
| CHARCOAL | latex fetish top | latex fetish bottom |
| GREY FLANNEL | owns a suit | likes men in suits |
| WHITE | beat my meat (J/O) | I'll do us both (J/O) |
| HOLSTEIN | milker | milk me |
| CREAM | cums in condoms | sucks cum out of condoms |
| BLACK w/WHITE Check | safe sex top | safe sex bottom |
| RED w/WHITE Stripe | shaver | shavee |
| RED w/BLACK Stripe | furry bear | likes bears |
| WHITE LACE | likes white bottoms | likes white tops |
| BLACK w/WHITE Stripe | likes black bottoms | likes black tops |
| BROWN w/WHITE Stripe | likes Latino bottoms | likes Latino tops |
| YELLOW w/WHITE Stripe | likes Asian bottoms | likes Asian tops |
| BLUE, Light w/WHITE Dots | likes white suckers | likes to suck whites |
| BLUE, Light w/BLACK Dots | likes black suckers | likes to suck blacks |
| BLUE, Light w/BROWN Dots | likes Latino suckers | likes to suck Latinos |
| BLUE, Light w/YELLOW Dots | likes Asian suckers | likes to suck Asians |
| RED/WHITE GINGHAM | park sex top | park sex bottom |
| BROWN CORDUROY | headmaster | student |
| PAISLEY | wears boxer shorts | likes boxer shorts |
| FUR | bestiality top | bestiality bottom |
| GOLD LAME | likes muscleboy bottoms | likes muscleboy tops |
| SILVER LAME | starfucker | celebrity |
| BLACK VELVET | has/takes videos | will perform for the camera |
| WHITE VELVET | voyeur (likes to watch) | will put on a show |
| LEOPARD | has tattoos | likes tattoos |
| TAN | smokes cigars | likes cigars |
| TEDDY BEAR | cuddler | cuddlee |
| KEWPIE DOLL | chicken (under-aged) | chicken hawk (likes young adolescents) |
| DIRTY JOCKSTRAP | wears a dirty jock | sucks dirty jocks clean |
| DOILY | tearoom top (pours) | tearoom bottom (drinks) |
| MOSQUITO NETTING | outdoor sex top | outdoor sex bottom |
| ZIPLOC BAG | has drugs | looking for drugs |
| COCKTAIL NAPKIN | bartender | bar groupie |
| KLEENEX | stinks | sniffs |
| KEYS IN FRONT | has a car | looking for a ride |
| KEYS IN BACK | has a home | needs a place to stay |
| HOUNDSTOOTH | likes to nibble | willing to be bitten |
| UNION JACK | skinhead top | skinhead bottom |
| CALICO | new in town | tourists welcome |
| TERRYCLOTH | bathhouse top | bathhouse bottom |
| WHITE w/MULTICOLOR Dots | hosting an orgy | looking for an orgy |
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