Mobo drops 'homophobic' artists
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Reggae stars Elephant Man and Vybz Kartel lose their Music of Black Origin award nominations.
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Call it silence of the Lamb. The church-owned Great Western Forum has canceled an April 9 concert appearance by the heavy metal band Lamb of God because church leaders were offended by the group's previous name, Burn the Priest. "We do owe something to our congregants.
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A reggae concert meant to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS is coming under fire from some black gay bloggers and activists who are incensed that the lineup includes two artists they consider to be anti-gay.
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'You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy f-----' The BBC has censored The Pogues' xmas classic Fairytale of New York lest the lyrics offend homosexuals, the Telegraph reports.â¦
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BEENIE MAN has been banned from a performing at a MTV concert in MIAMI after gay rights activists planned to protest over the singerâs homophobic lyrics.
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The controversial music download site allofmp3.com closes down but appears to reopen under a new name.
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The Mobo Awards take place in London on Thursday night after being hit with a number of hitches.
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MTV has dropped reggae star Beenie Man from one of its concerts after protests from gay rights groups.
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A boss at BBC Radio reversed on Tuesday a decision to cut the word "faggot" from a Christmas hit after the mother of the singer branded the move "ridiculous".
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You can't play in our gang, our gang, our gang Bloggers have expressed outrage after a singer-songwriter who won fame through YouTube turned out to be professionally backed.â¦
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Ghana's government bans a conference for gay men and lesbians, saying it would offend Ghana's culture.
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Jamaican dancehall singer Buju Banton has been banned from playing a concert in Manchester, in the United Kingdom after protests over his alleged homophobic lyrics.
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Company follows other Linux distributors in publicly spurning Microsoft's interest in a patent-protection agreement.
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ROME (Der Spiegel) - Echoes of an old culture war have been rippling through Europe, as a bishop in Germany calls for Catholics to keep their kids away from a sex-education musical and the Vatican condemns a new gay-rights campaign in Italy. A children's musical about sex and babies, organized by the German government, has been touring the country since 2003 without noticeable friction. But now it's arrived in the city of Fulda, near Frankfurt, and the local bishop has called for a boycott. The Fairytale of Nose, Belly and Butt should be avoided by right-thinking Catholic families, according to Heinz Josef Algermissen, because in the Church's view, "explanations about sexuality belong in the home," and "can't be left to a theater troupe." The show's Web site begs to differ, saying the theory behind the project is that humans are "sexual beings from birth onward," and that children experience "smooching and touching genitals as no less fun or significant than tickling their big toe." Uproar in Italy, too This notion of human sexuality is no doubt as offensive to the Church as the idea that humans might be wired from birth to be straight or gay - which is the assumption behind an Italian ad campaign protested recently by the Vatican. The regional government of Tuscany has planned to use a photo of a newborn child wearing a hospital bracelet with the word "homosexual" as part of a publicity push to combat homophobia. "Sexual orientation," reads the tag line, which will appear on billboards throughout Tuscany, "is not a choice."  Italy's political right, along with some Catholic groups, want the campaign to be withdrawn. The Church's declared position is that homosexuality is a psychological disorder, not exactly a sin - although indulging in gay sex is a sin.
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The United Methodist Church yesterday defrocked Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud over her relationship with her partner. The move is the first time since 1987 the church has taken such a move based on homosexuality.
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Virgin is calling it quits in the digital music business. The company has stopped selling tracks and accepting new customers as of Friday, and will shut down for good on October 19.
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The cable net dropped the controversial Jamaican dancehall star from a pre-Video Music Awards concert in Miami this weekend after coming under fire from gay-rights groups.