Gay longest
The early 1990s saw a major expansion of the Council of Europe membership due to the drop of the Soviet Union and the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia. In 1989, for example, there were 22 member states whereas by 2010 this had risen to 47.
To join the Council of Europe, new member-states must undertake certain commitments, including conforming their criminal laws to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). As we know from the situation in Northern Ireland described in Dudgeon above, the ECHR right to privacy prohibits the criminalisation of same-sex outing. By the time candidate states from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet bloc applied for membership of the Council of Europe, it was a condition of their accession to decriminalise.
By way of example, the following countries decriminalised at or around the time they joined: Lithuania (joined the Council of Europe in 1993; decriminalised in 1993), Estonia (1993; 1992), Romania (1993; 1996), Serbia (2003; 1994), Ukraine (1995; 1991), Albania (1995; 1995), Latvia (1995; 1992), Macedonia FYROM (1995; 1996), Moldova (1995; 1995), Russia (1996; 1993), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002; 1998-2001), Georgia (1999; 200
LGBTQ+ Worldwide Travel Map
The last time I saw Pete—founder, heart and essence of Hong Kong’s first and only gay football team—we were in a dark bar in Soho lamenting what felt appreciate the final days of the team. Pete had started One Nil almost 15 years before, and the adventures we had shared together, from the last-minute goal with a broken arm, or the time we lost our keeper to the Tokyo nightlife a few hours before a tournament, were the stuff of legend. Once a vibrant and close-knit family, it seemed to me that One Nil had started to disintegrate due to the natural forces of moment, that our days seemed numbered.
In Chinese gay internet lingo, the number one, a phallic representation, is the sign for “tops” and zero, the hole, is the sign for “bottoms” and 1-0 is a typical score in bed…if you know what I mean. The team has always been a mixed crowd: we’ve had tall guys, short guys, thin guys, muscular guys, bankers, students, writers, guys who were good at soccer, guys who wanted to be good at soccer.
Though our name came easily, the raison d’etre of One Nil is at times difficult to explain. After all, what does being gay hold to do with playing football? A gay football team challenges stereotypes
Philly’s Longest-Running Gay Prevent Just Got a Major Upgrade
The historic Tavern on Camac returns. Plus, EMei announces a recent restaurant, and Cantina La Martina gets ready for its Cemita Festival.
Devoted foodies and restaurant newbies love Foobooz. Sign up now for our twice weekly newsletter.
Zander Gatta, the new chef at Tavern on Camac / Photograph by Mike Prince
Howdy, buckaroos! And welcome back to the weekly Foobooz meal news round-up. Just a few rapid things to gain through this week — including (but not limited to) a Neapolitan avenue party, a cemita festival, two very different suburban expansions, the loss of a legend in the Italian Market, and the refund of Tavern on Camac. So let’s get right into it and thrust things off this week with …
Tavern on Camac Returns With a Brand-New Kitchen (and Chef)
For the past year, Tavern on Camac has been undergoing some serious renovations — by which I mean, essentially, a complete construct again of the kitchen from the floor up. Every surface, every piece of equipment, every fitting, all the gear — all of that is fresh. They doubled their cooler space (which is a enormous thing — inquire your chef friends) and reoriente
The Big Gay Jamboree
THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE PLAYED ITS Last PERFORMANCE ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2024.
From the Oscar-nominated producers of BARBIE and the delulu creator of the Off-Broadway hit TITANIQUE comes THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE, a big new musical comedy that’s pushing the envelope…and the gay agenda.
Help! Stacey’s fallen into a musical and she can’t get out. Last night, she got a little bit blackout drunk. This morning, she woke up in some b*tch ass Music Man world where everybody keeps bursting into song & boogie, and where same-sex attracted still just means happy. Maybe it’s a dream. Maybe it’s an allergic reaction to her birth control. Or maybe it’s Maybelline (don’t sue us! sponsor us? we’ll talk later). But if Stacey’s truly trapped inside a Golden Age musical, there’s only one way out: perform out! Or locate the stage door. Whatever gets the most applause.
Starring one of Vanity Fair’s “brightest stars of New York theatre” and the world’s second favorite Celine Dion, MARLA MINDELLE, The Big Same-sex attracted Jamboree is here to make you giggle, make you wail laughing, and build you laugh crying.