LGBTQ Kings & Queen of England

In the history of the English monarchy there have been six kings and one queen who are believed to have been homosexual or bisexual.

They defied the religious, homophobic times in which they lived and many paid dearly for it. They may have worn crowns and wielded power but at the end of the day they were human too. Here are their stories...

William II Rufus (1087 – 1100)
Richard I (1189-1199)
Edward II (1307-1327)
Richard II (1377-1400)
James I (1603 – 1625) William III (1689-1702)
Anne (1702-1714) | Views on YouTube: 1,579,911

Homosexualität in der Geschichte: Von der Antike bis heute

Oct 8, 2020 • In der Antike gehört Homosexualität zum Alltag – und ist nicht strafbar. Mehr als ein Jahrtausend später im Mittelalter werden Homosexuelle verbrannt, die Nationalsozialisten unter Adolf Hitler verfolgen, misshandeln und töten homosexuelle Menschen. Wie sich der Umgang mit Homosexualität, vor allem der Kontext homosexueller Handlungen, im Laufe der Geschichte gewandelt hat, erfahrt Ihr in diesem Video mit MrWisssen2Go Mirko Drotschmann.

Homosexualität als Begriff für gleichgeschlechtliche Liebe ist natürlich viel jünger als gleichgeschlechtliche sexuelle Handlungen und Liebe. Die gibt es vermutlich seit Beginn der Menschheitsgeschichte. Aus der Antike kennen wir einige Darstellungen solcher Handlungen. Die Praktiken sind weit verbreitet, haben aber eine andere Bedeutung als heute. Mirko erzählt Euch von antiken Vasen mit eindeutigen Bildern, homosexuellen Handlungen im Krieg, von Richard Löwenherz, der mit Philipp II. von Frankreich das Bett teilt, um seinen Vater zu verärgern. Dann geht es im Video über Homosexualität in der Geschichte um das christlich geprägte Mittelalter. Im Mittelalter werden Menschen für homosexuelle Praktiken bestraft. Vom Mittelalter und der Frühen Neuzeit an werden Homosexuelle bis weit ins 20. Jahrhundert kriminalisiert, stigmatisiert und verfolgt. Trauriger Höhepunkt ist die Verfolgung von Homosexuellen im Nationalsozialismus. Die Nazis richten eine eigene Behörde dafür ein, die „Reichszentrale zur Bekämpfung der Homosexualität und Abtreibung“. Auch nach dem sogenannten Dritten Reich werden homosexuelle Handlungen in der Bundesrepublik nach §175 des Strafgesetzbuches jahrzehntelang unter Strafe gestellt. 1994 wird der bereits abgemilderte Paragraph 175 in der Bundesrepublik komplett aufgehoben. In der DDR sind Homosexuelle seit 1988 rechtlich gleichgestellt. Mirko spricht auch über die LGBTQ+-Bewegung, die Stonewall-Aufstände in den USA, und damit einhergehende Veränderungen. In diesem Video versucht Mirko, die Geschichte des Umgangs mit Homosexualität nachzuzeichnen. | Aufrufe auf YouTube: 635,404

L'Afrique, un continent homophobe ?

May 31, 2018 • Selon une étude réalisée en 2014/2015 par l'organisme Afrobaromètre sur 33 pays du continent, 78 % des Africains préféreraient ne pas avoir de voisins homosexuels.

L’Afrique du Sud fait figure d’exception sur le continent avec une législation autorisant le mariage et l’adoption aux homosexuels. Trente-trois pays criminalisent encore l’homosexualité et dans quatre d’entre eux - la Mauritanie, le Soudan, certains Etats du nord du Cameroun et des régions du sud de la Somalie- la peine de mort y est encore appliquée. Certains pays prévoient des peines très sévères sans qu’elles soient forcément appliquées. A l’inverse, certains Etats n’ont pas les lois les plus extrêmes mais les appliquent durement. Mais la condition des homosexuels ne se résume pas aux lois existantes. Lynchages, viols de redressements et châtiments corporels sont fréquents en Afrique, alors qu’au sommet des Etats, on présente l’homosexualité comme une perversion importée de l’Occident. | Vues sur YouTube : 23,515

Cheesemaking - Visiting a Swiss Dairyman

Oct 15, 2015 • The day at "Alp Calfeisen" starts with heating up the huge cheese vat. Cheese is still made by hand here according to a traditional method with milk from healthy cows grazing on high pastures.

Dairyman Andreas Itten takes us through the refined art of cheesemaking: turning milk into wheels of cheese, keeping the cheese at its prime until it arrives on the shop shelves, and then how alpine butter is made. An excerpt from "Healthy Cows" produced by NZZ Format | Views on YouTube: 12,658,259

Sydney Suffers Worst Day of Pandemic with 262 Cases and Five Deaths as Delta Spreads North

THE GUARDIAN: Beach party in Newcastle triggers snap lockdown in Hunter and Upper Hunter, while virus found in sewage puts Armidale and Dubbo on high alert

A beach party in Newcastle attended by young people from western Sydney has triggered a snap lockdown in eight regional local government areas as New South Wales authorities worry that the Delta variant of Covid is now spreading in the regions.

NSW recorded 262 coronavirus cases and five deaths in the 24 hours to 8pm Wednesday – its worst day so far in the pandemic. At least 72 cases were in the community for all or part of their infectious period.

But it is the detection of fragments of the virus in sewage systems in Armidale and Dubbo as well as in the Newcastle and the Central Coast that has authorities most worried. With video » | Anne Davies | Thursday, August 5, 2021

Greece Fires: 150 Houses Destroyed by Wildfires as Monks Refuse to Leave Stricken Island

Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in the village of Rovies on Evia island as Greece fires continue to rage. Photograph: Costas Baltas/Reuters
THE GUARDIAN: Villages on Evia are evacuated as blaze rages across the island, and fires also threaten suburbs of Athens and historic Olympia

At least 150 houses have been destroyed by a raging fire that surrounded a monastery and a dozen villages on the Greek island of Evia, one of over 100 blazes burning in the country.

Firefighters were also continuing to battle a blaze near Athens on Thursday morning, while the mayor of Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, pleaded for help as flames threatened the site.

The blazes erupted as Greece is in the grip of a heatwave.

“We’re waging a battle of the titans!” deputy minister for civil protection Nikos Hardalias told journalists. “The hardest is still to come.”

Experts have warned that global heating is increasing both the frequency and intensity of such fires. » | Agence France-Presse | Thursday, August 5, 2021

The Dalai Lama on Love and Compassion

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Harvey Milk on Gay Rights

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Ein liebevoller Kuß am Strand, um Ihnen den Tag zu versüßen!

A loving kiss at the beach to sweeten your day! / Un baiser amoureux sur la plage pour adoucir votre journée !
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Ray Charles: I Can't Stop Loving You (Remastered)

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Ina Garten's Easy Parmesan "Risotto" | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network

Ina throws open the doors of her Hamptons home for delicious food, dazzling entertaining ideas and good fun on Barefoot Contessa. | Views on YouTube: 117,250

Get the recipe here.

A la découverte des plus belles maisons du monde

Dec 25, 2018 • La décoration d’intérieur est devenue la nouvelle passion des Français. C’est leur premier budget loisirs : ils y consacrent 1000 euros par an. Mais si la déco s’est démocratisée, ce sont les stars et les milliardaires qui lancent les nouvelles tendances. Mobilier signé par les plus grands designers, cuisine haut de gamme à 100 000 euros, salle de cinéma privée à la pointe de la technologie ne sont que quelques exemples parmi d’autres. Quelles sont les plus incroyables lubies de cette clientèle qui peut tout s’offrir ? La maison de vacances de Johnny Hallyday à Saint-Barth, des hôtels particuliers de milliardaires en plein centre de Paris, des yachts ou des jets privés décorés comme des palais : comment architectes et décorateurs rivalisent d’imagination pour offrir à leurs clients des intérieurs à la hauteur de leur démesure ? | Views on YoubeTube : 1,079,893

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My Gay Exorcism - LGBT Demonic Possession in Orthodox Eastern Europe

Apr 17, 2018 • Exorcisms on LGBT+ people are on the rise in Eastern Europe - so I decided to find out if the monks of the Saharna Monastery in Moldova could turn me from gay to straight. This is the story of my gay exorcism. | Views on YouTube: 37,111

This video is very informative, but bizarre. It is redolent of the Dark Ages! That people in the twenty-first century still believe such nonsense about the power of Demons is beyond any rational person’s comprehension. Until I watched this, I thought such thinking was confined to the Middle East, where such belief in nonsense is rife. Clearly, we all have a long way yet to go to civilize this broken world! I take my hat off to this young and gentle man for having the courage and fortitude to endure such a ‘conversion therapy,' such a sham exorcism. Can Orthodox Christians really believe that such beliefs and behaviour are what Christianity is all about? Give me a break! Give us all a break! Stay away from charlatans, quacks and faux 'men of the cloth'!

Never put yourself through any 'conversion therapy'! Gays are gay because they are born that way. It is nonsense to believe that it is a 'lifestyle choice.' It is NOT! People should disabuse themselves of that notion. If one wishes to bring God into the equation, then being gay is in one's nature. Gays are gay because God, the Creator, intended them to be that way: gay. If He hadn't, He'd have created everyone straight!

Personally, I am not 100% comfortable with this 'God thing' anyway. My reasons are too complicated to go into now in such a short comment as this. But if we are to believe in God then, in many ways, we gays have privileges too. In any case,who would want to be straight anyway? How boring would that be? We're okay as we are; so let's celebrate! And if someone has the temerity to call you queer, thank that dude! Thank him for the compliment! And walk away. – © Mark

Tokyo Olympics Sparks Anti-LGBT Slurs on Russian TV

Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was singled out for abuse. EUROPEAN PHOTOPRESS AGENCY
BBC: The participation of openly gay, lesbian and transgender athletes in the Tokyo Olympics has led to an upsurge in anti-LGBT commentary on Russian state TV.

Extremely offensive language, some of which appears in this article, was used by the hosts and guests on talk shows aired by the country's two most popular television channels.

Even though the Kremlin has tended to not publicly support anti-LGBT sentiment, it fits in with the state ideology of defending Russia's "traditional values" against the West.

The state-run channels dedicated several of their talk shows to speak disparagingly about LGBT athletes at the Games, using words like "abomination" and "perversion".

In response, an International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesman told the BBC they were contacting the official Russian broadcaster, one of the two channels in question, to express their concern.

"Discrimination has absolutely no place at the Olympic Games," they said in a statement.

What was said on air?

British gold medal-winning diver Tom Daley, who is gay, and a transgender woman weightlifter from New Zealand, Laurel Hubbard, were particularly targeted on Rossiya 1.

The 26 July edition of the 60 Minutes programme was especially rife with slurs. One of the panellists, Alexei Zhuravlyov, who is a member of the Russian parliament, said he was "disgusted" by gay and transgender people.

"We stand opposed to all this smut and perversion, strongly opposed," he told the show, pointing at the studio screen which showed Hubbard.

"We stand against this abomination," he shouted. At one point, Zhuravlyov used an offensive Russian word to describe gay men. With video » | Vitaly Shevchenko | BBC Monitoring | Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Studie zu „versteckten Homosexuellen“: Wenn schwule Männer ein Leben mit Ehefrau und Kindern führen

Laut einer Studie leben knapp sechs Prozent der schwulen Männer Mitte 40 ein rein heterosexuelles Leben - häufig mit Ehefrau und Kindern © Frank May / Picture Alliance
STERN: Es gibt Familienväter, die Frau, Kinder und Sex mit anderen Männern haben. Und es gibt Schwule, die sich ihrer Homosexualität zwar bewusst sind - sie aber nicht ausleben. Eine Studie hat hierzu jetzt Zahlen erfasst.

Knapp sechs Prozent der homosexuellen Männer Mitte 40 führen laut einer Studie der Technischen Universität München (TUM) ein rein heterosexuelles Leben - häufig mit Ehefrau und Kindern. "Andere Studien gaben bereits Hinweise, dass es diese Gruppe gibt. Wir konnten es jetzt erstmals wissenschaftlich beweisen", sagte Studienleiterin Prof. Kathleen Herkommer, Oberärztin in der Klinik für Urologie am TUM-Universitätsklinikum rechts der Isar. Über die Gründe und mögliche Folgen kann bisher nur spekuliert werden.

Zwei Jahre lang hatten Ärzte Männer im Alter von 45 Jahren in München, Düsseldorf, Hannover und Heidelberg unter anderem über ihre sexuelle Orientierung und ihre sexuellen Praktiken befragt. 12.354 füllten Fragebögen aus. 19 davon sind Herkommer zufolge "hidden homosexuals" (versteckte Homosexuelle), die sich selbst zwar als homosexuell sahen, Sex aber ausschließlich mit Frauen hatten. Das entspreche 5,9 Prozent der teilnehmenden homosexuellen Männer. Angst vor religiösen Moralvorstellungen? » | fin DPA | Samstag, 6. Oktober 2018

Michael Bolton - Missing You Now | Official Music Video

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Pourquoi les rapports homosexuels ne sont pas « contre-nature »

Mar 9, 2018 • En Iran, les rapports homosexuels sont punis de la peine de mort. En Tchétchénie, ceux qui en ont sont torturés ou assassinés. En France, ils sont stigmatisés dans certaines manifestations. La raison souvent avancée ? L’homosexualité serait « contre-nature ». Pourtant, de nombreuses espèces d’animaux ont aussi des rapports homosexuels. En 1999, Bruce Bagemihl, un biologiste canadien, a étudié les relations sexuelles de 1 500 espèces et découvert que près d’un tiers d’entre elles en avaient. Pourquoi ? Pour le plaisir bien sûr, mais aussi, étonnamment, pour favoriser la survie de leur espèce.

Sources :

- "Animaux Homo", de Fleur Daugey
- "La Guerre des sexes chez les animaux", de Thierry Lodé
- "L’homoparentalité en France", d’Eric Garnier
- "Biological Exuberance. Animal Homosexuality and Natural diversity", de Bruce Bagemilh.
- "Homosexual Behaviour in Animals. An Evolutionary Perspective", de Volker Sommer et Paul L. Vasey

Secrets of Saudi Arabia: Inside the State | Culture Documentary | Real Stories

Jul 24, 2021 • We travel across Saudi Arabia and follow the reforms from within for a year. The country wants to diversify its economy by opening its borders to tourism.

In Jeddah, many young people hope for change, demanding greater equality between men and women, but the conservative opposition is enormous. One wrong word and they can be arrested. How far do they go in the fight for freedom?

Saudi Arabia is well known across the world for its wealth, strict faith and oppression, but while Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has decreed that it wants to reform, the world is startled by the murder of journalist Khashoggi and other human rights violations.

We follow the developments from the inside, through the eyes of the inhabitants themselves. Are they just empty promises or is Saudi Arabia actually able to change? From Inside Saudi Arabia S1E1 | Views on YouTube: 126,366

Testosterone — New Discoveries about the Male Hormone | DW Documentary

Sep 12, 2019 • Testosterone has long been seen as a metaphor for aggression, but is there really anything to the idea of the testosterone-driven male? Prominent scientists explain how subtle the hormone’s effects actually are.

Men with a lot of testosterone have long been accused of violent and competitive behavior. Now the image of the sex hormone is changing. Unlike in the animal world, the general statement "testosterone makes one aggressive" cannot be confirmed in humans, and recent studies suggest that it can actually even promote selfless behavior. One of the leading experts in this field is Jean-Claude Dreher from Lyon. He says his laboratory experiments show that testosterone does not make men aggressive but instead allows them to act in a strategic manner. Those who are more testosterone-charged tend to be friendlier towards others in order to bolster their own social status. British behavioral psychologist Simon Baron Cohen demonstrates how testosterone determines our gender characteristics when we are still in the womb. Meanwhile, his colleague Oliver Schultheiss from Erlangen has found out how testosterone can improve our learning abilities. | Aufrufe auf YouTube: 2,615,954

Homosexualität im Sport: Erstes Coming-out in der National Hockey League

Hockeyspieler Luke Prokop hat sich am Montag als homosexuell geoutet. Der 19-jährige Verteidiger der Nashville Predators will nicht mehr verbergen, wer er ist, sagt er.| 20. Juli 2021 } Quelle: Reuters

Ein Hardliner als Irans neuer Präsident

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Raisi, an dessen Händen sehr viel Blut klebt, soll in dem von Protesten geschüttelten Land Härte zeigen. Auch in den Außenbeziehungen erwartet Revolutionsführer Chamenei Kompromisslosigkeit.

Ebrahim Raisi ist der fünfte Präsident, der in Iran unter dem seit 1989 herrschenden Revolutionsführer Ali Chamenei sein Amt antritt. Über all die Jahre ist eines immer gleich geblieben: Nicht der gewählte Präsident hat das Sagen in der Islamischen Republik, der auf Lebenszeit ernannte Chamenei hat immer das letzte Wort. An der Ausrichtung des Landes wird sich also nichts ändern. » | Ein Kommentar von Rainer Hermann | Mittwoch, 4. August 2021

Brésil : la justice électorale va enquêter sur Bolsonaro

Le président brésilien, Jair Bolsonaro. ADRIANO MACHADO / REUTERS
LE FIGARO : Le Tribunal supérieur électoral va se pencher sur les attaques du chef de l'État brésilien sur la légitimité du système de vote électronique.

Le Tribunal supérieur électoral (TSE) du Brésil a décidé lundi 2 août d'enquêter sur le président Jair Bolsonaro pour ses attaques constantes et sans preuves sur la légitimité du système de vote électronique, en place depuis 1996. La haute juridiction électorale a également accepté de demander au Tribunal fédéral suprême (STF) d'enquêter sur le leader d'extrême droite pour avoir propagé de fausses nouvelles sur les élections lors d'une diffusion en direct sur Facebook jeudi dernier. Pendant plus de deux heures, il s'était dit convaincu qu'il y avait eu des fraudes lors des deux dernières élections présidentielles.

L'enquête du TSE déterminera si le président Bolsonaro a commis des délits «d'abus de pouvoir économique et politique, d'utilisation abusive des médias, de corruption, de fraude, de veto d'agents publics et de propagande extemporanée dans ses attaques contre le système de vote électronique et la légitimité des élections générales de 2022». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 3 août 2021

Biden Says Cuomo ‘Should Resign,’ as Sexual Harassment Findings Emerge

Letitia James, the state attorney general, has led the inquiry into Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.Credit...Dave Sanders for The New York Times
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Investigators said they corroborated the claims of 11 women who accused Mr. Cuomo of inappropriate behavior, from suggestive comments to instances of groping.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women, including current and former government workers, whose accounts of unwanted touching and inappropriate comments were corroborated in a damning report released on Tuesday by the New York State attorney general, Letitia James.

The 165-page report prompted multiple calls for Mr. Cuomo to resign, including from President Biden, a longtime ally of the governor, and it cast doubt on Mr. Cuomo’s political future. The Democratic speaker of the State Assembly said on Tuesday that he intended to quicken the pace of a separate impeachment inquiry, adding that Mr. Cuomo “can no longer remain in office.”

The report, the culmination of a five-month investigation, included at least three previously unreported allegations of sexual harassment from women who accused Mr. Cuomo of improperly touching them, including a state trooper assigned to the governor’s security detail. It also highlighted far-reaching efforts by the governor, his staff and close associates to disparage and retaliate against one woman who made her allegations public.

All told, the investigators said they corroborated the claims of 11 women, nine of whom are current or former state employees, who accused Mr. Cuomo of a range of inappropriate behavior, from suggestive comments to instances of groping, through interviews with 179 witnesses and tens of thousands of documents. » | Luis Ferré-Sadurní | Tuesday, August 3, 2021

NYT Editorial Board: You Should Resign, Governor Cuomo »

New Friends; New Community

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True Friends

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Tendre, amoureux et extatique !

Zärtlich, verliebt und verzückt! / Tender, in love and ecstatic!
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2 Op.18 - Anna Fedorova - Complete Live Concert - HD

The musicians: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie led by Martin Panteleev Anna Fedorova, piano. | Views on YouTube: 32,488,087

Herb Alpert: This Guy's in Love with You

Aug 11, 2013 • Music video for "This Guy's In Love With You," by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass. The song became the first #1 hit single for the performer (Alpert), the writers (Burt Bacharach and Hal David), and the label (A&M Records).This video first appeared as a segment of the 1968 television special The Beat of the Brass. | Views on YouTube: 3,997,343

Les milliardaires du Lac Léman

Premiered Mar 21, 2019 • Il y a encore 15 ans, les capitaines d’industrie suisses et les dynasties aristocratiques françaises passaient leurs vacances au Lac Léman pour se reposer à l’abri des regards. Mais depuis une dizaine d’année, le plus grand lac naturel d’Europe est en pleine mutation. Avec ses 600 kilomètres carré de superficie et ses paysages à couper le souffle, cette destination luxe attire désormais une clientèle richissime venue du Moyen-Orient. Résultat : de plus en plus de services exclusifs et de soirées très selects voient le jour. De Genève à Montreux, en passant par Lausanne et Vevey... Ces VIP viennent pour profiter du panorama mais aussi pour s’amuser dans des villas inestimables et des yachts de plus de 15 mètres. Qui sont ces privilégiés qui passent leurs vacances sur les rives de ce lac mythique ? Comment les entreprises locales font-elles pour s’adapter aux demandes les plus folles de ces prestigieux clients ? Agent immobilier spécialisé dans les demeures de prestige, chauffeur de limousine XXL, loueur de yachts mais aussi organisateurs de soirées très selects et riches touristes étrangers... Dans ce grand format, nous proposons une immersion dans l’univers luxueux et confidentiel du lac Léman au moment de la préparation de la saison estivale.

Réalisateur : Julie Algré Gaëlle Le Garrec

Genre : Luxe – Voyage

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Lac Léman (Lake Geneva) »

Allemagne : l'épouse d'un politologue soupçonnée d'espionnage pour la Chine

LE FIGARO : Le parquet fédéral du pays a annoncé ce lundi 2 août poursuivre la femme d'un politologue, lui-même mis en accusation en juillet.

L'épouse d'un politologue allemand visé par la justice pour espionnage au profit des services de renseignement chinois a été à son tour mise en accusation pour les mêmes motifs, a annoncé lundi le parquet fédéral.

Selon le parquet de Karlsruhe, compétent en matière de terrorisme et d'espionnage, la Germano-Italienne Klara K. et son époux Klaus L. avaient été contactés par les services d'espionnage chinois lors d'une tournée de conférences à Shanghai (Chine) en 2010. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 2 août 2021

Schwul, lesbisch, trans - CSD kämpft für mehr Vielfalt | SWR Doku

Aug 3, 2021 • Für Detlef, Anica und Anke ist der Christopher Street Day der Höhepunkt des Jahres. Da können sie sich mit vereinter Power für mehr Gleichberechtigung, Toleranz und Vielfalt im Land einsetzen.

Corona bremst die schwul-lesbische Community mehr als ein Jahr lang aus. Und dann muss sie auch noch erfahren, dass ihr Regenbogen nicht überall leuchten darf - zumindest nicht in der Münchner Fußball-Arena. Jetzt ist die Community zurück, mit neuer Power. Die Doku stellt Protagonist*innen vor, für die der CSD in Stuttgart der Höhepunkt des Jahres ist, weil sie sich dann mit vereinter Power für mehr Vielfalt im Land einsetzen.

Detlef ist schwul. Als geschäftsführender Vorstand ist er Gesicht und Sprachrohr des Christopher Street Days in Stuttgart. Anke ist transsexuell. Sie kam im falschen Körper auf die Welt und hat sich mit über 50 für eine Geschlechtsangleichung entschieden. Ihnen geht es wie allen, die am CSD teilnehmen, um eine Sache: dass niemand wegen seiner sexuellen Orientierung oder geschlechtlichen Identität diskriminiert wird. Deshalb kämpfen sie für Vielfalt und Freiheit. Und fiebern dem 31. Juli entgegen. Da lässt der CSD den Stuttgarter Kessel wieder in allen Regenbogenfarben erstrahlen. Eine schillernde Parade wird es wegen Corona dieses Jahr nicht geben. Aber eine politische Demonstration, die eine klare Botschaft hat: Auch wenn schon einiges erreicht wurde in Sachen Toleranz und Akzeptanz - es gibt noch viel zu tun. Gerade in Zeiten von wachsendem Populismus und Nationalismus.

Diese SWR-Doku von Markus Frank und Annika Franke trägt den Originaltitel: Schwul, lesbisch, trans - CSD kämpft für mehr Vielfalt, Ausstrahlungsdatum:

Barefoot Contessa's 5-Star Garlic Roasted Potatoes | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network

Sep 20, 2017 • Ina calls her Garlic Roasted Potatoes 'the easiest potatoes in the world.' Ina Garten throws open the doors of her Hamptons home for delicious food, dazzling entertaining ideas and good fun on Barefoot Contessa. | Views on YouTube: 2,862,685

Get the recipe – ingredients and method – here.

Southern Europe Wildfires: A Climate Threat? | DW News

Aug 3, 2021 • 'We are no longer talking about climate change but about a climate threat' — that's the view of Greece's deputy civil protection minister as the southeast region of the Mediterranean is gripped by an extreme heatwave. Dozens of wildfires have broken out in Greece, Italy and Turkey — forcing residents and tourists to evacuate.

DW's correspondents in Turkey, Greece and Italy are on the ground following this story.
On Turkey's southern coast, blazes have killed at least eight people. DW's Julia Hahn reports from Manavgat, one of the areas that has been badly affected by the wildfires in Turkey.

In Greece, temperatures are expected to peak at 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country this week. The prime minister says Greece is experiencing its worst heatwave since 1987. Local authorities are advising households and businesses to conserve electricity especially during afternoon and evening peak times. DW correspondent Florian Schmitz reports from Thessaloniki.

Extreme weather has emergency services on high alert in Italy, too. Heavy rain and floods have hit the north of the country, while wildfires burn in the south. The Italian fire service say they have carried out over 700 operations in the past 24 hours on wildfires burning across the central and southern parts of the country. Jacopo Lentini reports from Palermo.

DW puts the extreme heatwave in southern Europe into perspective with Mojib Latif, a meteorologist at Germany’s Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, and author of best-selling climate change book 'Hot Times.'

Fox Fires Legal Analyst Andrew Napolitano after Male Co-worker Sues for Sexual Harassment

Andrew Napolitano at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference[.] Photo: Gage Skidmore/via Wikipedia
LGBTQ NATION: This is the third allegation of same-sex sexual misconduct by Napolitano, who is not out.

“Judge” Andrew Napolitano has been fired from Fox News after a male co-worker filed a sexual harassment lawsuit. Fox Business production assistant John Fawcett alleges that executives knew about Napolitano’s behaviour, but ignored it.

This is the third time a man has accused Napolitano of sexual misconduct. The former judge is not out as a gay or bisexual man. » | Bil Browning | Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Under Attack: Being Gay In Russia | Reggie Yates Documentary | Real Stories

Jul 25, 2021 • Reggie Yates gets up close and personal with three very different communities in contemporary Russia. By living with them for a week, he explores what it's like for young people living here, 24 years after the fall of the Soviet Union.

From Reggie Yates Extreme Russia: Gay & Under Attack

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Pour Ferrari, tout va bien, merci

LE POINT : Les reprises des bolides transalpins sont connues, mais celle qui fait suite à la crise du Covid permet d’effacer la dépression et même d’établir un record.

Le constructeur le plus célèbre au monde, mais également le plus spécialisé puisqu’il ne produit que des voitures de sport à très hautes performances, se relève du trou d’air dû à la crise du Covid. Alors que certains analystes ne donnaient pas cher de ses chances – aucun SUV ou berline ne figure, pour le moment, dans sa gamme –, c’est tout le contraire qui se produit. Au deuxième trimestre, il a doublé ses livraisons et par conséquent ses bénéfices, qui ont dépassé les niveaux d’avant la pandémie de coronavirus.

Prenant de court les pronostics les plus optimistes, Ferrari a effacé le trou provoqué par l’arrêt de l’activité durant la crise sanitaire, mais il a aussi légèrement progressé avec la seule valeur qui vaille la peine d’être comparée, celle de 2019, qui fait figure de référence. En livrant 2 685 voitures dans le monde entre avril et juin, il établit une hausse de 93 % en comparaison avec la même période de 2020, mais surtout de 0,5 % par rapport à 2019. » | Par Jacques Chevalier | mardi 3 août 2021

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La vie au quotidien du Prince Albert de Monaco

Oct 24, 2019 • Pendant un an, nos caméras ont suivi le Prince dans son quotidien de chef d'Etat et de famille. Douze moments clés d'une année de règne dans les coulisses du palais princier comme à l'étranger. De son bureau personnel au sommet d'une des tours du palais (rarement filmés) aux salons les plus privés où il se réunit toujours en famille, de manifestations sportives en galas caritatifs de prestige, d'obligations politiques en passion très personnelle, à Monaco ou à l'étranger, le souverain de Monaco partage pour la première fois sa vie publique et privée... Un sujet à ne pas manquer, dans lequel l'homme sera entouré de ses principaux collaborateurs, de son épouse et de sa famille au grand complet pour dévoiler sa personnalité et répondre ainsi aux questions intimes liées à son règne. Réalisateur : Vanessa Pontet | Genre : Luxe | Views sur YouTube: 1,726,637

Zone Interdite - The Most Luxurious Weddings in the World (Dubaï)

Aug 15, 2018 • M6 is delving into the top weddings in the world, focussing on the traditional Indian wedding of Aradhna and Kevish in Dubaï, the city of money. The couple has hired fashion designer Sakina Shbib for the making of the wedding dress. Will she be up to the challenge? | Views on YouTube” 262,015

Soldaten überwachen den Lockdown in Sydney

FRANFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Trotz strenger Corona-Maßnahmen sind die Infektionszahlen in Sydney auf einem für australische Verhältnisse hohen Niveau geblieben. Nun sollen die Ordnungskräfte dafür sorgen, dass sich die Menschen besser an die Regeln halten.

In Australiens größter Stadt Sydney gehen seit Montag Männer in Tarnkleidung auf Patrouille, um die Einhaltung der Corona-Regeln sicherzustellen. Die rund 300 Soldaten der Australian Defence Force verstärken die Polizei in den besonders stark betroffenen Stadtvierteln auf der Straße und bei Hausbesuchen, bei denen geprüft wird, ob sich die Anwohner, die positiv auf das Coronavirus getestet wurden, an die Selbstisolation halten. Außerdem sollen sie bei der Verteilung von Nahrungsmitteln und dem Aufbau von Impfzentren helfen.

Dabei gehe es bei dem Einsatz, der auf Bitten des Bundesstaates New South Wales zustande gekommen war, nicht darum, „Angst zu verbreiten“, versicherte Mick Fuller, der Polizeichef von New South Wales. Damit reagierte er auch auf die Kritik, dass die Soldaten vor allem im Westen Sydneys zum Einsatz kämen, wo besonders viele Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund lebten. » | Till Fähnders, Politischer Korrespondent für Südostasien in Singapur | Montag, 2. August 2021

Hind Al-Eryani, porte-voix de la communauté LGBTQ+ au Yémen

Hind Al-Eryani, à Paris, le 14 juin 2021. PIERRE TERDJMAN POUR « LE MONDE »
LE MONDE : La journaliste et militante de 42 ans a aidé plusieurs membres les plus vulnérables de cette communauté à quitter le Yémen pour trouver refuge à l’étranger.

Plus jeune, Hind Al-Eryani était de celles qui cherchaient sans cesse l’approbation des autres. Pendant des années, elle a marché la tête baissée, cachant sa féminité et se comportant comme on l’attend d’une femme dans une société patriarcale comme le Yémen. Aujourd’hui, cette journaliste et militante de 42 ans est l’un des principaux porte-voix des LGBTQ+ de son pays. Ses textes contribuent à la prise de conscience sur cette communauté. Avec son aide, plusieurs de ses membres les plus vulnérables ont pu quitter le Yémen pour trouver refuge à l’étranger.

« Beaucoup de gens de la communauté LGBTQ+ me contactent et me font part de leurs problèmes, expose cette femme aux longs cheveux châtains lâchés, rencontrée en marge du festival Arabofolies organisé à l’Institut du monde arabe à Paris, dimanche 13 juin. Avec l’aide des organisations internationales comme Amnesty International et Human Rights Watch, nous avons déjà réussi à faire sortir trois personnes transgenres et un homosexuel du Yémen. Elles sont aujourd’hui à Paris et en Suède, et lui, en Arabie saoudite, en attendant le visa d’un autre pays. » « Un mariage malheureux » » | Par Ghazal Golshiri | lundi 14 juin 2021

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Florida May Face Its Worst Wave Ever as Delta Variant Spreads.

A coronavirus testing site in Miami on Thursday. Credit...Marta Lavandier/Associated Press
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The state is about a month away from its peak, according to an epidemiologist who tracks the virus there.

As the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus rips through the unvaccinated population in the United States, Florida is heading toward its worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic. The state is still about one month away from its peak, according to an epidemiologist who has been tracking the virus’s reach there. “Short term and long term, the cases are going to explode,” Edwin Michael, a professor of epidemiology at the University of South Florida, in Tampa, said in an interview on Monday. “We are predicting that the cases will be peaking the first week of September.” » | Adeel Hassan | Monday, August 2, 2021

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The Guardian View on Hunger in the South: Poverty Hits Home

‘Lack of food is not, of course, the only indicator of chronic poverty and societal unfairness. Inequalities in housing, education and employment have also all been exacerbated by the pandemic.’ Photograph: Getty

THE GUARDIAN: Figures showing one in seven people going hungry in an otherwise rich area should shock ministers to act

Steve Baker, Conservative MP for Wycombe and a well-known Brexiter, said he was not surprised by new research showing that his constituency has the highest levels of food insecurity of anywhere in the country. Around 14% of residents reported going hungry in January and February this year, while a third said getting enough food was a struggle. Mr Baker has the benefit of local knowledge. It is less than a year since another report showed Buckinghamshire to have one of the worst records on social mobility in the UK. But for ministers, these new figures should be a wake-up call. Hunger is disturbing in and of itself. But there are particular reasons to worry about pockets of deep poverty in otherwise wealthy areas. » | Editorial | Monday, August 2, 2021

Tim Cook on Being Gay

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Anderson Cooper on Being Gay

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Verliebt!

Amoureux ! / In love!
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George Michael, Elton John - Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Live)

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Phil Collins - True Colors | Official Music Video

May 11, 2010 • @Genesis – The Last Domino? North American Fall Tour 2021 tickets now on sale here. | Views on YouTube: 15,359,766

Spain on a Fork: ¨Better Than Fried¨– Oven-Baked Crispy French Fries

How to Make ¨Better than Fried¨ Oven-Baked Crispy French Fries: Views on YouTube: 569,800

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Inde, de la jeune fille à la femme | Rituels du monde | ARTE

Jul 4, 2021 • En Inde, la majorité des mariages sont arrangés. L'anthropologue Anne-Sylvie Malbrancke se rend à Jaipur, au Rajasthan, pour assister à l’union de Meenal et Vineet, tous deux issus de la caste supérieure des brahmanes. La jeune femme a étudié, travaille et gagne sa vie. Pourtant, elle a demandé à sa mère de lui trouver l’époux idéal...

Le rituel du mariage est rythmé par de nombreuses étapes. La veille, les femmes se réunissent pour le henné. Le jour J, le futur marié rejoint le lieu de la cérémonie à cheval. Après l’échange traditionnel des colliers de fleurs et des sept promesses (pour autant de vies partagées), le jeune homme dépose une poudre orange sur le front de Meenal : elle est désormais sa femme.

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Michael Bolton: Drift Away

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More Than One Million Dead in Latin America as Variants Spread | Covid-19 Special

Aug 2, 2021 • Experts say Latin America is fast becoming the new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than one million people there have died.

The only exception is Chile, where 80 percent of the population are fully vaccinated. Otherwise, health systems are struggling to cope. COVID-19 has claimed the lives of nearly 200,000 people in Peru, where the vaccination campaign is only slowly getting underway. Just 16 percent of the population are completely inoculated. The country is battling several coronavirus variants.

Colombia is experiencing one of the longest peaks of infection since the coronavirus arrived in the country. This third spike has put the national medical system to the test. Quarantine measures have been struggling to strengthen an already strained system. ICUs in the country's second largest city Medellín are over 95 percent occupied. Doctors insist the national model of pandemic care has failed.

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Doku & Reportage - Prinzessin Dianas gefährliches Erbe

Jun 8, 2021 • Prinzessin Dianas gefährliches Erbe - Film von Ulrike Grunewald Sie war der Superstar der Windsors – und eine Herausforderung für die britische Monarchie: Ein schmutziger Scheidungskrieg und ihr Unfalltod stürzten das Königshaus in eine schwere Krise. ZDF 2021 | Views auf YouTube: 88,289

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Le président afghan explique l’avancée des talibans par « la brusque décision américaine » de retirer les troupes du pays

LE MONDE : Le retrait des forces étrangères doit être achevé d’ici le 31 août. Depuis trois mois, les insurgés islamistes contrôlent de plus en plus de territoires et menacent, désormais, des capitales provinciales.

Pour Ashraf Ghani, président d’un Afghanistan qui est en train de perdre pied militairement face aux talibans, le coupable est tout trouvé. « La situation actuelle est due à la brusque décision américaine » de retirer définitivement les troupes du pays.

Devant les parlementaires afghans à Kaboul, M. Ghani a aussi accusé Washington d’avoir poussé à « la destruction de la République » et à la « légitimation » des talibans en négociant directement avec eux. Ces pourparlers ont abouti, en 2020, à un accord prévoyant le départ des troupes étrangères d’Afghanistan. » | Le Monde avec AFP et Reuters \ lundi 2 août 2021

On Falling in Love

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I’m Human!

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Just Married!

Gerade verheiratet! / Tout juste marié !
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Quand on se sent passionné...

Wenn du dich leidenschaftlich fühlst... / When you feel passionate...
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Julio Iglesias Duet with Dolly Parton - When You Tell Me That You Love Me

Views on YouTube: 6,278,310

Audrey Hepburn - Unforgettable

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Warsaw 1939

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A French Dinner for the Queen - in the Kitchens of the Élysée Palace

Aug 9, 2019 • On the occasion of D-Day commemoration ceremonies, the Queen of England is paying an official state visit in France and attends a banquet as the guest of honor at the official residence of the President of the Republic of France, the Elysée Palace.

This documentary describes the event from the kitchens of power, the true vitrine of French gastronomy which has been on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2010.

We follow the work of the teams of the famous chef Guillaume Gomez, from the conception of the menus to the selection of products with the best French producers as well as the installation of the reception hall. A true challenge for a prestigious guest. | Views on YouTube: 1,735,889

Princess Margaret: Rebel without a Crown - British Royal Documentary

Feb 22, 2021 – A look at the monarch's glamorous, gregarious little sister. Princess Margaret, became one of the most photographed women of her day, lived life to her own rules. | Views on YouTube: 1,123,891

I have only just watched the end of this rather interesting documentary. It's bizarre! Had I known it had such a ridiculous ending, I wouldn't have posted it. My apologoes to you all. It's a bit late to take it down now: some people are watching it. I find those ads so disrespectful and out of place, I must say. Off the wall! Again, my apologies. – Mark

Frauenhandel in Europa: Die nigerianische Mafia in Italien | DW Reporter

Aug 1, 2021 • Die nigerianische Mafia breitet sich in Europa aus. Eine ihrer wichtigsten Einnahmequellen: Menschenhandel. Tausende junge Nigerianerinnen fallen den Banden zum Opfer. Eine von ihnen ist Juliet Osabo.

Could Hong Kong's New Immigration Law Ban Residents from Leaving? | DW News

Aug 1, 2021 • A new amendment to Hong Kong's immigration law takes effect today. Critics say the change could give the government power to ban residents from leaving the city.

Hong Kong’s administrators say the law, part of China's crackdown in Hong Kong, targets "illegal refugees." But it has prompted a growing exodus.

The United Kingdom, Canada and Australia are offering extended work and residency permits to those who have left Hong Kong, and the US Congress is debating a bill to give special visas and refugee status to Hong Kong citizens fleeing political persecution.

The Long Kiss Goodbye: Will Covid End the French Bise Forever?

In 2010, Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain and his wife, Samantha Cameron, greeted President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, with a bise in London.Credit...Carl Court/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Social distancing made the cheek kiss a much rarer greeting, and polling suggests it may stay that way. Some say good riddance, but others miss the warmth of times past.

Twice a year, Louise Al-Hakkak would sit on her front porch in Burgundy, waiting for her sister Flora and dreading the moment of “la bise.” In this Franco-Iraqi family, only Flora enjoyed France’s traditional two-kiss greeting on the cheeks. For Ms. Al-Hakkak and her father, “It was more a chore than anything else.”

But times have changed.

“Covid made us stop doing the bise,” said Ms. Al-Hakkak, 23. “It’s a lot easier now. I don’t need to ask myself tons of questions about whether I should do it or not.”

In France, the bise is a longstanding tradition for greeting loved ones, or even strangers, that was upended by the coronavirus. Throughout the pandemic, French authorities have urged people to avoid physical contact to prevent the virus from spreading.

But now, with more than half of the French population at least partly vaccinated and most lockdown restrictions lifted, many are split over whether to go back to the way greetings used to be and questioning whether the bise was all that great to begin with. » | Gaëlle Fournier | Saturday, July 31, 2021

Quelle horreur ! Ce serait comme du fromage sans le vin ! – Mark

Turkey Is Next as Wildfires Afflict Mediterranean Countries

Turkey struggled to contain the dozens of wildfires burning this week, as local residents and tourists along the Mediterranean Coast were forced to evacuate.CreditCredit...Kaan Soyturk/Reuters
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Turkish authorities said they were investigating the causes of fires that killed at least six people and threatened popular tourist destinations.

Firefighters in Turkey struggled to contain dozens of wildfires raging for a fourth day on Saturday, as fast-spreading blazes forced popular holiday resorts and dozens of rural areas along the Mediterranean coast to be evacuated.

The fires, which authorities say may have been sparked by arson or human negligence, have killed at least six people, officials said Saturday, and injured roughly 200 others.

As tourists were forced to flee hotels, some on boats as flames licked closer, local residents in rural areas watched the fires burn their homes, kill their livestock and destroy their businesses.

“Our lungs are burning, our future is burning,” Muhittin Bocek, the mayor of Antalya, a resort city, said in a telephone interview from the ravaged town of Manavgat, about 50 miles east along the coast.

The blazes are part of a broader pattern of wildfires afflicting the Mediterranean this summer, with areas in Lebanon, Syria, Greece, Italy and Cyprus also battling fast-moving fires. » | Elian Peltier and Asmaa al-Omar | Published: Friday, July 30, 2021; Updated: Saturday, July 31, 2021

Eine Dating-App wühlt Amerikas Katholiken auf

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Ein Internetportal behauptet, der Generalsekretär der amerikanischen Bischofskonferenz verkehre in Schwulenbars – und beruft sich auf gekaufte Mobilfunkdaten. Für die einen ist das eine „Hexenjagd“, für andere legitime Recherche.

Die katholische Kirche in den Vereinigten Staaten wird von einer Big-Data-Affäre erschüttert. Der Skandal hat schon ein prominentes Opfer gefordert: Jeffrey Burrill, Generalsekretär der katholischen Bischofskonferenz der Vereinigten Staaten, hat nach nur acht Monaten Dienstzeit seinen Rücktritt erklärt. Ob es auch in der ebenfalls von dem Skandal betroffenen Erzdiözese Newark im Bundesstaat New Jersey und vielleicht sogar im Vatikan personelle Konsequenzen gibt, steht dahin.

Der Vorsitzende der amerikanischen Bischofskonferenz, Erzbischof José Gómez, äußerte sein Bedauern über die Demission Burrills. Die Bischofskonferenz habe am Tag vor dem Rücktritt ihres Generalsekretärs Kenntnis erhalten von „bevorstehenden Medienberichten über das möglicherweise unangemessene Verhalten von Monsignore Burrill“. Man habe dessen Rücktritt akzeptiert, um eine Belastung für die Arbeit der Bischofskonferenz abzuwenden. Gomez, der seit 2011 die Erzdiözese Los Angeles führt und 2019 als erster Latino an die Spitze der amerikanischen Bischofskonferenz gewählt wurde, hob hervor, es würden gegen Burrill aber „keine Vorwürfe wegen Fehlverhaltens gegenüber Minderjährigen“ erhoben. » | Matthias Rüb, Politischer Korrespondent für Italien, den Vatikan, Albanien und Malta mit Sitz in Rom. | Freitag, 30. Juli 2021

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Une vague de chaleur accélère la fonte des glaces au Groenland

Deuxième calotte glaciaire après l’Antarctique, avec une surface de près de 1,8 million de kilomètres carrés, la couche de glace qui recouvre le Groenland suscite l’inquiétude des scientifiques JEAN-WILLIAM ET RACHEL CHALOPIN / JEAN-WILLIAM ET RACHEL CHALOPIN / NATURIMAGES
LE MONDE : Sur le petit aéroport de Nerlerit Inaat, dans le nord-est du Groenland, le mercure a atteint 23,4 degrés jeudi, le plus haut niveau mesuré depuis le début des relevés de la station météo.

Une vague de chaleur au Groenland, avec des températures plus de dix degrés supérieures aux normales saisonnières, a provoqué cette semaine un épisode de fonte « massive » de la calotte glaciaire groenlandaise, ont averti des glaciologues.

Depuis mercredi, la calotte glaciaire qui recouvre le vaste territoire arctique a fondu d’environ 8 milliards de tonnes chaque jour, soit le double du rythme moyen lors de la période estivale, selon les données récentes du Polar Portal, un outil de modélisation géré par des instituts de recherche danois. » | Le Monde avec AFP | samedi 31 juillet 2021

Anger as Poland Plans Law That Will Stop Jews Reclaiming Wartime Homes

Shoshana Greenberg in Tel Aviv last month with a portrait of her parents. Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images
THE OBSERVER: Daughter of Holocaust survivor pledges to continue her fight for family property seized by Nazi occupiers

A few years ago, Shoshana Greenberg stood outside a building in Lodz, Poland, once owned by her family, with an old photograph in her hands and tears running down her face.

Greenberg, now 74 and living in Tel Aviv, was on a quest to reclaim property lost during the Holocaust. Her father was head of a prominent, wealthy Jewish family in Lodz that owned industrial buildings, residential homes and holiday properties.

When the Nazis came, the property was confiscated along with the family jewellery. They were forced into the Lodz ghetto. Later, Greenberg’s father and his siblings were sent to Auschwitz, and only her father survived. After the war, the new communist government in Poland nationalised property that had been confiscated while destitute Holocaust survivors rebuilt their lives from scratch elsewhere.

Since the fall of communist Europe in 1989, most countries in the former Soviet bloc have taken steps to provide restitution and compensation to their pre-war Jewish citizens. Poland is the only major country that has not implemented such a programme – and now it is on the verge of making recompense even harder. » | Harriet Sherwood | Sunday, August 1, 2021

Boris and Carrie Johnson Expecting Their Second Child

Boris and Carrie Johnson. ‘I feel incredibly blessed to be pregnant again,’ she says. Photograph: Reuters
THE OBSERVER: In a message on Instagram, prime minister’s wife also reveals she had miscarriage at start of the year

Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie, are expecting their second child, as the prime minister’s wife revealed she had a miscarriage at the start of this year.

The couple, who married in secret at Westminster Cathedral in May, had their son, Wilfred, in April 2020.

Carrie Johnson announced that she is expecting their second child on her Instagram page, saying a miscarriage had left her “heartbroken”.

“I feel incredibly blessed to be pregnant again but I’ve also felt like a bag of nerves. Fertility issues can be really hard for many people, particularly when on platforms like Instagram it can look like everything is only ever going well. » | Harry Taylor | Sunday, August 1, 2021

The Problem with the World

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This Question Will Stump the Religious Homophobe

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On God and Homophobia

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True Colours

Be true to yourself: live an honest life! – Mark
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Two Handsome Men; One Loving Kiss.

Deux beaux hommes ; un baiser amoureux. / Zwei gutaussehende Männer; ein liebevoller Kuß.
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A Gay Farmer on Love, Isolation, and Disrupting the Meat Industry in Australia | The New Yorker

Jun 9, 2021 • In “Alone Out Here,” by Philip Busfield and Luke Cornish, an Australian rancher who is openly gay in a conservative industry fights to reduce carbon emissions through his cattle farming. | Views on YouTube: 230,084

NB: I have posted this documentary before, but it such a great documentary and so well made that I feel it is well worth posting it again. There will probably be many new visitors and followers who might well have not watched it before. In my opinion, this truly remarkable and well-made documentary breaks down many of the stereotypes so many people have of ‘gay’ men. This man is gay; yet he is all man! There is nothing quintessentially ‘gay’ about this man! And it is high time that gay stereotypes be smashed, broken down, once and for all time! – Mark

Diana: The Night She Died | Conspiracy Documentary | Real Stories

Jun 23, 2018 • After the death of Diana Princess of Wales, conspiracy theories filled the headlines. As so many of the conspiracy theories are absurd, many simple questions about the fatal night of August 31st [1997] have never been asked. By the end not only Princess Diana but also Dodi Al-Fayed and the driver Henri Paul were dead.

First, police blamed the paparazzi for causing the accident. They had been "buzzing round the car like flies." Then 48 hours later they blamed the driver of the Mercedes, Henri Paul. He was said to be three times over the drink limit.

This compelling program seeks to answer the many questions overlooked by the enquiry and to uncover what really happened the night Diana died. | Views on YouTube: 2,135,925

Gelangen Trumps verheimlichte Steuererklärungen bald an die Öffentlichkeit?

Jul 31, 2021 • Dem ehemaligen Präsidenten wird vorgeworfen, sich durch privatwirtschaftliche Interessen in seinem Amt beeinflusst haben zu lassen. Nun erhält der Kongress Zugang zu seinen Steuererklärungen. © AFP, AP

Les pouvoirs qui dirigent le monde - Documentaire ARTE

Whiter Shade of Pale - Annie Lennox

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