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Gay penguin dies, leaving behind partner in Sydney
Reuters, Published on 22/08/2024
» SYDNEY - When Sphen, one half of the gay penguin couple whose love captivated the world, died earlier this month in Australia his partner Magic began to sing.
Gay penguins adopt egg after trying to hatch stone
AFP, Published on 16/08/2019
» BERLIN - A pair of gay penguins in Germany who tried earnestly to hatch a stone now have the chance to become real parents.
The unlikely evolution of a Disney star
Muse, Published on 22/10/2016
» At the Metrograph theatre on the Lower East Side of New York, Rowan Blanchard wore a knit pleated skirt overlaid by a pleated sleeveless tunic and chunky platform gold glitter shoes, all made and provided by the fashion house Kenzo. Holding a bag of salty popcorn and another bag of Swedish fish, she sat in one of the first few rows, just as a screening of a film she appeared in was about to begin.
Leicester's most far-flung fan? Lonely Kiwi nurtured on Shoot magazine
AFP, Published on 27/04/2016
» WELLINGTON - Unless there's a penguin somewhere in Antarctica sporting a Jamie Vardy replica shirt, it's no stretch to describe New Zealander Rod de Lisle as Leicester City's most far-flung supporter.
Gay vulture couple adopts egg in German zoo
AFP, Published on 26/04/2016
» BERLIN - A pair of gay vultures in a German zoo have adopted an egg abandoned by its mother and started to incubate it in a nest they built.
Film version awaits
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 02/02/2015
» Arriving on the literary scene in 1990, American Patricia Cornwell has penned a book every year since. Though she hasn’t a medical degree, her crime novels that focus on forensic medicine are so accurate that she’s regarded as one of the experts in the field. With the profits from her writing, she has founded forensic facilities in more than one state.
Singapore halts destruction of 'pro-gay' children's books
AFP, Published on 18/07/2014
» SINGAPORE - Singapore on Friday stopped its national library from destroying two children's books with gay themes following an outcry over literary censorship in the tightly regulated city-state.
Singapore gay book row escalates
AFP, Published on 16/07/2014
» SINGAPORE - A censorship row in Singapore escalated Wednesday when judges of a literary prize quit over the national library's plans to destroy three children’s books deemed to be pro-homosexual.
'Gay' children's books pulped
Published on 12/07/2014
» SINGAPORE : A children's book inspired by a real-life story of two male penguins raising a baby chick in a New York zoo has been deemed inappropriate by Singapore public libraries.
Outrage in Singapore over destruction of LGBT-themed kid's books
AFP, Published on 12/07/2014
» SINGAPORE - Leading Singaporean writers on Friday expressed outrage over the national library's plans to destroy three children's books seen to promote homosexuality.