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San Diego Remembers to commemorate 20 years since anti-gay murder of John Wear

SAN DIEGO -- To commemorate the 20 years that have passed since a local teenager was killed in Hillcrest because he was perceived to be gay, a local organization will host a small ceremony called "San Diego Remembers John Wear" on Tuesday, Dec. 13.

Reports say that the 17-year-old Wear was walking down Essex Street in Hillcrest with a groups of friends on the evening of Dec. 13, 1991, when they became victims of a hate-motivated attack.

In Scotland, police appeal for help after homophobic attack in Edinburgh

EDINBURGH, Scotland -- Scottish police are appealing for witnesses after a gay man’s jaw was broken in Edinburgh city center over the weekend.

The attack happened in the early hours of Sunday morning on Waverley Bridge. The 24-year-old victim was walking with friends in the area just after midnight.

They were confronted by three men who began shouting homophobic comments.

The attack echoes a similar incident in September, when a 20-year-old man’s jaw was also broken.

In India, the Delhi Queer Pride Parade set for Sunday

NEW DELHI, India -- A colorful pride parade and a live rock concert will ensure that it would be a rollicking Sunday for the capital's LGBT community.

The fourth edition of the Delhi Queer Pride Parade will commence from Barakambha Road near central Delhi's business and shopping hub Connaught place and will move towards Jantar Mantar. It is expected to be joined by hundreds.

"We don't take any sponsorships and like every year, money has been raised through a fundraising party that was held earlier this month," Mohnish Malhotra of Queer Delhi, one of the organizers, told IANS.

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VIDEO: Meet Uganda activist Frank Mugisha, winner of 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award

Living in Uganda, where homosexuality is a crime, Frank Mugisha advocated for LGBT rights and consequently lost his job, friends and family. He speaks with NPR host Michel Martin about his precarious life there, and what it means to earn the 2011 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.

Here is a snippet of the interview:

VIDEO: Is "Shish va Pish" Iran's first gay movie?

Does this look GAY to you?

That's GAY as in two men in a relationship, not pejorative GAY.

No? Well according to an Iranian clergyman is fair screams GAY (as in two men doing the wild thing together).

"Shish va Pish" is a new comedy featuring two top-selling Iranian actors and it has caused widespread controversy.

FilmOut: Will "Cruising" still shock movie audiences three decades later? VIDEO

SAN DIEGO – How will “Cruising,” which caused such a ruckus when the film came out in 1980, play in 2011? Will it be viewed as controversial as it was 31 years ago?

Fans of FilmOut San Diego monthly series will be a rare chance to watch “Cruising” at 7 pm Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the historic Birch North Park Theatre, 2891 University Ave. Tickets are $10 (cash only) at the door or can be purchased online.

LGBT people organizing in remote areas of Kenya

In the furthest, most remote parts of the world you will find LGB and T people. Maybe no surprise but as Melissa Wainaina has been reporting for the African website Behind the Mask what may be a surprise is that they're organizing. Kenya-based Wainaina has been visiting a new group which serves the nomads and pastoralists and refugees in remote Northern Kenya.

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COMMENTARY: Transgender, victimized and black

It’s not easy for any person of African descent to be LGBTQ in our black communities, but our transgender brothers and sisters might feel the most discrimination.

In India, sexual minorities still struggling in Bangalore

BANGALORE, India -- Lives of sexual minorities aren’t any better than they were when rights movements began in the city.

While a few communities like hijras and kothis have managed to get visibility and some form of acceptance, female-to-male transgenders are yet to get there, members of the community said. They recently launched a year-long project under the name Samara Lesbian, Bisexual Women and female-to-male Transgenders.

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Americans increasingly supportive of transgender people, surveys show

(Editor's note: This article includes content provided by the Public Religion Research Institute.)

SAN DIEGO – This may be the year that transgender people should stand tall.

This fall on “Dancing With The Stars,” Chaz Bono put a celebrity face on transgender issues as he competed for the coveted disco ball. Although Chaz recently was voted off the show by viewers, he won over millions of people with his broad smile and warm personality. Cher was rightfully proud.

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