Queer World News Snapshots
· Australia: While it's winter here in San Francisco, it's summer in St. Kilda, making it an ideal time for their Pride March featuring, well, mostly just a bunch of very ordinary-looking people walking down the street without a float in sight. Gay Aborigines marching under the Outblack flag received a rousing cheer. Photo Gallery.· Iran: A transgendered male torture victim of the government's lethal homophobic program speaks from Mashad of his arrest, torture, imprisonment, and the incessant gang rape encouraged by his jailers.
· Ireland: A landmark case calling for full gay marriage rights here began its slow process through the courts this week. The case was brought by Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan who were married in Canada in 2003. They're suing Ireland’s tax service for refusing to acknowledge them as a married couple. The outcome will have much broader implications.
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