Pink News: Pope: Same-sex marriage threatens the future of human nature and society

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/09/22/pope-same-sex-marriage-threatens-the-future-of-human-nature-and-society/
by James Park 

22 September 2012, 1:43pm

A 2010 artwork, 'You May Now Kiss The Groom' by Kevin Sharkey imagined the Pope conducting a sames-sex marriage

The Pope has defended the traditional definition of marriage, saying it must be “promoted and defended” from changes such as allowing gay couples to marry.

Pope Benedict XVI made the comments yesterday in France where he met with 32 of the country’s bishops. The country’s recently elected president Francois Hollande has promised to make same-sex marriage legal.

“Marriage and the family are institutions that must be promoted and defended from every possible misrepresentation of their true nature, since whatever is injurious to them is injurious to society itself,” the Pontiff said.

He said the family, which is the foundation of society, “is threatened in many places by a faulty conception of human nature.

iNews Malta: "Min irid l-ugwaljanza jaf x'għandu jagħmel" - Gabi Calleja

http://www.inewsmalta.com/dart/20120922-min-irid-ugwaljanza-jaf-andu-jag-mel-gabi-calleja
Roberta Fenech | 08:12 | 22.09.2012

Gabi Calleja, koordinatriċi tal-Malta Gay Rights Movement (MGRM) qalet ma’ inewsmalta.com li l-ibbujar mill-udjenza waqt mistoqsija dwar id-drittijiet ta’ persuni omosesswali - tul diskussjoni fuq il-Fosos tal-Floriana - setgħet kienet qiegħda tirrifletti l-messaġġi tat-tmexxija. Mitluba tikkummenta dwar dan l-aġir, li ħasad lill-bosta anke fl-istess folla u xi persuni fil-Partit Nazzjonalista stess, Calleja għażlet li ssemmi esperjenza iktar pożittiva li għaddiet minnha hi.

“L-uniku ħaġa li nista' ngħid huwa li nhar it-Tlieta kont qiegħda nitkellem fil-Kungress li organizza l-Partit Laburista u l-folla preżenti laqgħetni u ġabet ruħha kompletament l-oppost,” qalet Calleja.

US News: Maine Senator Bucks Republican Party on Gay Immigration Rights

Maine lawmaker bucks party with same-sex rights

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/09/19/maine-senator-bucks-republican-party-on-gay-immigration-rights

By LAUREN FOX

September 19, 2012 RSS Feed Print

 Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins again took a step outside of her party's box Wednesday on the issue of gay rights when she became the first Republican in the Senate to co-sponsor legislation that she says would give same-sex couples immigration rights equal to those of heterosexual couples.

Malta Right Now: Il-Partit Laburista mingħajr pożizzjoni dwar il-persuni LGBT - Alternattiva Demokratika

http://www.maltarightnow.com/?module=news&at=Il-Partit+Laburista+ming%26%23295%3Bajr+po%26%23380%3Bizzjoni+dwar+il-persuni+LGBT+-+Alternattiva+Demokratika&t=a&aid=99840099&cid=19
Matthew MAMO, 1 ta' Settembru, 2012 11:49 CET

Iċ-Chairperson tal-Aternattiva Demokratika, Michael Briguglio attakka lill-Partit Laburista fuq in-nuqqas ta’ pożizzjoni dwar il-persuni LGBT waqt konferenza tal-aħbarijiet f'Tas-Sliema.

Michael Briguglio qal li l-Partit Laburista, bħas-soltu, qiegħed gallarija biex jingħoġob ma kulħadd mingħajr ma joffri proposti fuq id-drittijiet tal-komunita' LGBT bħaż-żwieġ. Fakkar kif il-Partit Laburista jbiddel il-verżjoni tiegħu skont l-udjenza li jkollu quddiemu.

YouTube: Drachma on Jesus Had Two Daddies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpj6hE1KhKs&feature=player_embedded



Drachma LGBT brought Peterson Toscano over to Malta to perform 'Jesus had two Daddies'. Clayton Mercieca, speaks on behalf of Drachma LGBT about it reconciliation of faith and sexuality and the continuous search for truth.

Times: Footbal News: Homophobia more likely than racism

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120920/football/Football-news.437667
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Homophobia may now be a bigger problem in British football than racism, a report published by the government said yesterday.

The study, undertaken by a cross-party parliamentary committee, found that while anti-racism schemes had proved successful, fans were becoming increasingly aware of homophobic chants at grounds.

“Evidence is emerging that homophobia may now be a bigger problem in football than other forms of discrimination. Recent research found that 25 per cent of fans think that football is homophobic while 10 per cent think that football is racist,” the report said.

Malta Today: What is accepted by society?

[This article isn't online on Malta Today's website. It is publicly posted here with the author's permission.]
5.9.12 by David Pace

Being a minister should not make one automatically paternalistic and Dr. Chris Said is a bit too young to already know what’s good for society. His claim that the cohabitation and IVF bills are based on what society accepts at the present time is quite worrying. Using the same argument, if societies only accepted what was “acceptable” at the present time, they would never have moved on and became fairer and more sympathetic to women, the poor, gays, ethnic minorities, refugees, etc.

When the Suffragette movement in the US managed to obtain the vote for women, was it acceptable at that time?

Times: ‘My faith helped me to accept that I was gay’

Dramatist had reparative therapy for 17 years

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120920/local/-My-faith-helped-me-to-accept-that-I-was-gay-.437621
Thursday, September 20, 2012 by Bertrand Borg

An American dramatist who had almost two decades of gay reparative therapy has spoken about the strength of his religious faith despite the ordeal.

Peterson Toscano’s failed attempts at “de-gaying” himself left him with a sense of overriding desperation. “I thought I had so much to lose – from heaven to friends and family – if I didn’t sort it out.”

Independent: PM dismisses claims of stepping down if re-elected

http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=150901
20 September 2012 by Keith Micallef

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday evening dismissed claims aired earlier during the evening by the Labour media that his intention is to step down from his post if he is re-elected as Prime Minister. According to the Labour media, Dr Gonzi was due to make this announcement this evening during the traditional mass meeting marking the end of the PN’s Independence activities. Dr Gonzi promised to remain at the helm till he enjoys the necessary backing, referring also to the 97% support garnered in February in the internal contest, where he was unchallenged.

L-Orizzont: Il-PM: Iż-żwieġ huwa bejn mara u raġel

http://www.orizzont.com.mt/FullArticle.php?ID1='Ahbarijiet'&ID2=95904 

20.9.12



Il-Prim Ministru Lawrence Gonzi lbieraħ kellu l-aħħar laqgħa ta’ diskussjoni taħt it-tinda bħala parti miċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet tal-festa tal-Indipendenza qabel il-mass meeting tal-lejla.

Kif kien mistenni għad-diskussjoni tal-lum kien hemm aktar nies milli kien hemm f’dawn l-aħħar jiem. Il-mistoqsijiet tal-lum għamluhom il-ġurnalisti Charlo Gouder minn ONE News, Kurt Sansone mit-Times of Malta u Matthew Vella mill-Maltatoday. 

Meta l-Prim Ministru kien mistoqsi minn Kurt Sansone dwar il-liġi tal-koabitazzjoni, u jekk il-PN hux se jdaħħal id-dritt taż-żwieġ għall-persuni tal-istess sess, instema’ bbujjar kbir ġej minn dawk preżenti taħt it-tinda.

Il-Kap tal-PN filwaqt li talab lil dawk preżenti biex ikunu aktar sensittivi għall-emozzjonijiet u s-sentimenti ta’ kulħadd qal li ż-żwieġ huwa bejn mara u raġel. Din ir-risposta kienet milqugħa minn ħafna ċapċip fost l-udjenza preżenti.