Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is (Official Music Video)
This Is the Best Place for Gay Men to Get Married | Gay Documentary | Gay Men in the Promised Land
About ‘Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land’: A documentary written by American entrepreneur, columnist, gay activist and gay director Michael Lucas, and co-directed by Lucas and Israeli director Yariv Mozer. In his debut as a documentary filmmaker, Michael Lucas focuses on Israel’s thriving GLBT community through footage of Tel Aviv’s vibrant nightlife, a gay wedding, and candid interviews with a diverse range of local gay Israel men and women.
Why Tel Aviv Is One of the Most LGBTQ-Friendly Cities in the World »
Why Tel Aviv Is One of the Most LGBTQ-Friendly Cities in the World »
Virus Headwinds Hit Wall St. after Months of Smooth Sailing
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Fear jolted the financial markets on Monday as investors realized that the path to global economic recovery after the pandemic would be anything but straightforward.
For months, investors had been behaving as if they expected a full, smooth rebound from the Covid crisis. From January through June, stocks rose 14 percent, one of the best first-half performances since the late 1990s.
But the virus’s potential to upend life all over again caught up with investors, as a spate of worrying news — in particular, new outbreaks involving the highly contagious Delta variant among unvaccinated people — led to a big sell-off on Monday. The S&P 500 stock-market index had its worst decline since May, sliding more than 2 percent during the day before closing down 1.6 percent. The Dow fell 2.1 percent, its biggest one-day loss this year. Europe’s Stoxx 600 fell 2.3 percent.
“The impact of Covid on the stock market isn’t over yet,” said Lori Calvasina, head of U.S. equity strategy with RBC Capital Markets in New York. “We’re not saying it’s going to derail the recovery. We don’t think that, but we do think it could cause some additional bumps.” » | Matt Phillips | Monday, July 19, 2021
But the virus’s potential to upend life all over again caught up with investors, as a spate of worrying news — in particular, new outbreaks involving the highly contagious Delta variant among unvaccinated people — led to a big sell-off on Monday. The S&P 500 stock-market index had its worst decline since May, sliding more than 2 percent during the day before closing down 1.6 percent. The Dow fell 2.1 percent, its biggest one-day loss this year. Europe’s Stoxx 600 fell 2.3 percent.
“The impact of Covid on the stock market isn’t over yet,” said Lori Calvasina, head of U.S. equity strategy with RBC Capital Markets in New York. “We’re not saying it’s going to derail the recovery. We don’t think that, but we do think it could cause some additional bumps.” » | Matt Phillips | Monday, July 19, 2021
The Story behind Monaco’s Relationship with the Vatican
MONACO LIFE: Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State to the Holy See, has visited the Principality to celebrate the 40th anniversary of privileged relations between the two states.
In July of 1981, the Holy See and Monaco signed a convention which stated that the Prince of Monaco was willing to renounce rights to appoint the archbishop of the local diocese, leaving it to Rome to fill the spot. This concession led Pope John Paul II to elevate Monaco to the rank of archepiscopal see.
To commemorate this occasion, Cardinal Pietro Parolin paid a three-day visit to the Principality, notably the second smallest state in the world after Vatican City, and amongst other ceremonial events, presided over a papal mass held on Sunday at the Cathedral of Monaco on the Rock.
He spent the afternoon meeting priests and parishioners, as well as celebrating the office of Vespers. » | Stephanie Horseman | Monday, July 19, 2021
REPORTAGE: Homosexuellen-Verfolgung: "Von Anfang an ohne jede Chance"
TAGESSCHAU: In Berlin wird heute an die Verfolgung von Homosexuellen in der NS-Diktatur erinnert. Unzählige Männer wurden damals drangsaliert und getötet. Eine Reportage über den Buchhändler Emil Haab aus der Pfalz.
Burkhard Jellonnek hält das Grauen in seinen Händen. An seinem Schreibtisch im saarländischen Köllerbach studiert der Historiker Akten aus der NS-Zeit. Ein Schwerpunkt seiner Forschung ist die Verfolgung von Homosexuellen durch Nationalsozialisten.
Experten schätzen, dass in dieser Zeit etwa 100.000 Menschen aufgrund ihrer sexuellen Orientierung drangsaliert wurden. Etwa 50.000 wurden verurteilt, bis zu 10.000 Menschen ermordet.
Buchhändler unter Spionageverdacht
Einer von ihnen war Emil Haab aus Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Jellonnek erforscht den Fall seit fast vier Jahrzehnten. In seiner Dissertation aus dem Jahr 1988 schrieb er über ihn: "Die Gestapo warf Herrn Haab damals - wie es offiziell hieß - 'Unzucht mit anderen Männern' vor. Er war ein gebildeter Mann, Buchhändler, sprach englisch, französisch und italienisch. Es fiel ihm offenbar leicht, auf Menschen zuzugehen. Ihn interessierten Männer."
Ins Visier der Gestapo geriet Haab zunächst, weil man ihn für einen Spion hielt. Haab hatte zahlreiche Kontakte zu französischen Soldaten an der Grenze. Dort war er offenbar auf der Suche nach Liebhabern. Bei einer Hausdurchsuchung entdeckte die Geheimpolizei dann zahlreiche Fotos von Männern. Außerdem hatte Haab Ende der 1920er-Jahre für die Homosexuellen-Zeitung "Der Eigene" einen Artikel verfasst. Der Gestapo reichte das. Homosexuelle wurden als "Staatsfeinde" gebrandmarkt » | Von Axel John, SWR | Samstag, 25. Juli 2021
Der lange Kampf gegen §175 »
Der "Schwulen-Paragraf" musste weg »
‘I Have Sacrificed a Lot’: Growing Up LGBTQ+ in India
AL JAZEERA: LGBTQ+ Indians who battle family expectations and social pressures to live their authentic lives share their stories.
Like most parents, Sourav’s would like to see him “settled”. In India, however, this is a loaded concept. Being happy, healthy and financially secure are all important, but making a good marriage is the cornerstone of “settling down”. Indeed, 26-year-old Sourav, an IT professional in one of India’s metro cities, would make a wonderful husband to a man of his choice. But that is the problem.
In 2017, when he told his parents he was gay, their illusion of him as the perfect son shattered. He recalled how his mother cried so much, she required emergency hospitalisation for dehydration and low blood pressure. His father did not speak to him for three months.
Unlike Sourav, who confidently asserts himself as a gay man despite the pushback from his loved ones, back in the 1980s and 1990s, I had no terminology to describe what I was. Even growing up in a family that considered itself progressive, I was continually shamed for being non-gender conforming, and coerced to correct myself – forced into feminine clothes, told off for “wanting to be a boy”. It is no surprise, then, that I was convinced I was broken by the time I reached my teens.
Decades of self-hate, low self-esteem and confusion followed. I had zero understanding of sexualities and genders, apart from the fact that to deviate was abnormal and shameful. But just as I paid the price for keeping my inner demons locked inside and pretending to be “normal” – at least “normal enough” – Sourav, who asked that his surname not be used in this article, paid for being honest. » | Payal Dhar | Monday, June 21, 2021
Pedro Castillo Makes Unity Plea after Finally Being Named Peru’s Next President
THE GUARDIAN: One-time teacher asks for ‘effort and sacrifice’ in first remarks after being confirmed as president-elect
Pedro Castillo, a rural teacher turned political novice, has become the winner of Peru’s presidential election after the country’s longest electoral count in 40 years.
In his first comments as president-elect, he called for national unity. “I ask for effort and sacrifice in the struggle to make this a just and sovereign country,” he said.
Castillo, whose supporters included Peru’s poor and rural citizens, defeated right-wing politician Keiko Fujimori by just 44,000 votes. Electoral authorities released the final official result on Monday in a televised ceremony, more than a month after the runoff election took place in the South American nation.
On Monday night, TV images showed Castillo’s supporters pouring out on to the streets, chanting, “Yes, we could.”
Castillo is set to take office on 28 July for a five-year term as leader of the world’s second largest copper-producing nation. » | Staff and agencies | Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Peru's First Lesbian Lawmaker Vows 'Strong Battle' to Boost LGBT+ Rights. Read all about it here
LGBT Rights in Peru here
Pedro Castillo remporte officiellement l’élection présidentielle au Pérou »
La Belgique se recueille ce mardi en hommage aux victimes des inondations
LE FIGARO : Après les inondations des 14 et 15 juillet qui ont coûté la vie à au moins 31 personnes, le pays observe ce mardi une journée de «deuil national» marquée par une minute de silence à midi.
La Belgique rend hommage mardi aux victimes des inondations d'une ampleur inédite qui ont dévasté la région de Liège les 14 et 15 juillet, avec une journée de «deuil national» marquée par une minute de silence que tout le pays est appelé à observer à midi.
Selon un bilan encore provisoire, lundi soir, les fortes crues dues à des pluies diluviennes, qui ont provoqué l'effondrement de dizaines de maisons, ont coûté la vie à 31 personnes. Et 70 autres étaient «toujours portées disparues ou injoignables», selon le centre de crise, un chiffre qui a diminué ces dernières 48 heures au fur et à mesure du rétablissement des contacts téléphoniques. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 20 juillet 2021
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Bisou du jour, tendre et gay
Le bisou très gay de Christophe Najdovski, candidat écologiste à la mairie de Paris »
Foreigner - I Don't Want to Live Without You (Official Music Video)
Yotam Ottolenghi Visits Crete
Dec 12, 2013 • Channel 4 (More4), the TV station in the UK, presents the series "Ottolenghi's Mediterranean Island Feast". In this episode (first broadcast 21 November 2013) Yotam Ottolenghi visits Crete and explores its rich and complex culinary history.
In the ancient capital of Heraklion, Yotam makes a variation of the Cretan meze dakos, a marriage of tomatoes, crumbled feta, olives and oregano. In the fishing port of Agios Nikolaos, he marries octopus marinaded in wine with tender baby squid, stuffed with tomatoes and okra. On a trip inland, Yotam uses feta for a cheesecake with a ripe cherry compote. He also prepares a feast of spit-roasted pork souvlaki, served with his twist on tzatziki.
In the ancient capital of Heraklion, Yotam makes a variation of the Cretan meze dakos, a marriage of tomatoes, crumbled feta, olives and oregano. In the fishing port of Agios Nikolaos, he marries octopus marinaded in wine with tender baby squid, stuffed with tomatoes and okra. On a trip inland, Yotam uses feta for a cheesecake with a ripe cherry compote. He also prepares a feast of spit-roasted pork souvlaki, served with his twist on tzatziki.
Monday, July 19, 2021
Mat George, Podcast Host, Killed in Hit-and-Run at 26
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Mr. George, the co-host of “She Rates Dogs,” was struck as he crossed a street early on Saturday morning in Los Angeles, the authorities said.
Mat George, the 26-year-old co-host of the podcast “She Rates Dogs” known for his humorous takes on dating, pop culture and his identity as a gay man, was struck and killed by a car in Los Angeles on Saturday in what the authorities called a hit-and-run.
The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement that the hit-and-run occurred in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles around 2:20 a.m.
A pedestrian had been walking in an unmarked crosswalk when a white BMW struck him and drove away. The pedestrian died at the scene, the police said. » | Alyssa Lukpat and Neil Vigdor | Sunday, July 18, 2021
Madonna - Don't Cry for Me Argentina [Official Music Video]
Ball Gowns Galore! And Other Cannes Film Festival Fashion Statements
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Forget comfort clothing. Seriously, forget it. The year of the nontraveling sweatpants has come to an end.
The Cannes Film Festival that just ended was notable for a number of things (besides simply being the first Cannes Film Festival since 2019): That a female director won the Palme d’Or for the first time since 1993; Jodie Foster’s special award; Adam Driver’s singing in “Annette.” And the fact that it was proof positive, if anyone was in doubt, that the year of the nontraveling sweatpants has well and truly come to a close.
Like, put a stiletto in that one and stick it to the wall-of-history close.
If the Oscars kicked off the Return of the Red Carpet, Cannes took it to a whole other level. For 10 days the plumage was out: tulle and tuxedos, glitter and glamour, as if to make up for dressing down of the last, lost year. This film festival, of all film festivals, has become the greatest real life — or real life-ish — runway of the year, other than the Met Gala. Perhaps even more than the Met Gala, which can be handicapped by sometimes silly theme. » | Vanessa Friedman | Monday, July 19, 2021
Johnsons Wette
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: In Großbritannien schießen die Infektionszahlen wieder in die Höhe – und trotzdem sind fast alle Corona-Maßnahmen gefallen. Das Risiko, das Boris Johnson damit eingeht, ist hoch.
Es klingt paradox: In Großbritannien schießen die Infektionszahlen wegen Delta wieder in die Höhe, und der geimpfte Gesundheitsminister Sajid Javid ist an Covid erkrankt, weshalb sich jetzt auch Premierminister Boris Johnson in die Selbstisolation begeben hat. Trotzdem sollen von diesem Montag an fast alle Corona-Maßnahmen aufgehoben werden. Das Argument lautet: Die Impfquote ist hoch, die Hospitalisierungsrate niedrig, es wird also schon gehen. » | Ein Kommentar von Oliver Georgi | Montag, 19. Juli 2021
« Nous sommes entrés dans une quatrième vague », affirme Gabriel Attal
L’OBS : Le porte-parole du gouvernement a mis en garde ce lundi contre la dynamique « extrêmement forte » de l’épidémie. Dans des dizaines de départements, la hausse des contaminations est extrêmement rapide.
« Nous sommes entrés dans une quatrième vague du virus », a prévenu le porte-parole du gouvernement Gabriel Attal à la sortie du conseil des ministres ce lundi 19 juillet.
« La dynamique de l’épidémie est extrêmement forte, nous constatons une vague plus rapide, une pente plus raide que toutes les précédentes », a-t-il mis en garde, notant le nombre de nouveaux cas détectés avait doublé en une semaine. « Nous avons franchi le seuil des 10 000 cas positifs chaque jour », a-t-il précisé, tandis que le taux d’incidence a augmenté de près de 125 % en une semaine. » | Par L’Obs | lundi 19 juillet 2021
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« Nous sommes entrés dans une quatrième vague du virus », a prévenu le porte-parole du gouvernement Gabriel Attal à la sortie du conseil des ministres ce lundi 19 juillet.
« La dynamique de l’épidémie est extrêmement forte, nous constatons une vague plus rapide, une pente plus raide que toutes les précédentes », a-t-il mis en garde, notant le nombre de nouveaux cas détectés avait doublé en une semaine. « Nous avons franchi le seuil des 10 000 cas positifs chaque jour », a-t-il précisé, tandis que le taux d’incidence a augmenté de près de 125 % en une semaine. » | Par L’Obs | lundi 19 juillet 2021
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