11:12 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Dominican Republic|GLBT · 1 Comment
1 Nov 2007
Leave it to a Catholic leader in the Dominican Republic to turn waht was to be an interview about if political figures should disclose where they get their earnings to a diatribe about the GLBT community. Dominican Republic Cardinal Jesús López RodrÃguez‘s criticism of gays wasn’t the worse of it, it was the language he used that is surprising.
According to El Nacional, the Cardinal, arguing that fidelity should be at the core of education efforts to stem pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases “explained that for those reasons the Catholic church was opposed to promiscuity between ‘heterosexuals and maricones’ because sex had to be of the moment and between a man and a woman.”
Imagine a U.S. cardinal using the word faggot to to talk about the GLBT community here. Yes, a girl who went to Catholic school all of her life I am more than aware of the church’s position on gays but he took it to another level, a level of hate and hate speech that is hardly what Jesus would do.
Via / Blabbeando
9:08 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Venezuela · Comments Off
1 Nov 2007
I must admit that when I saw this last night, I thought it was a joke. I mean seriously, why would supermodel and expert at using a cell phone as a weapon against lowly assistants Naomi Campbell be doing visiting Hugo Chavez?
When entering Miraflores Palace Campbell told the assembled journos that she was “not going to be political. Thank you very much.”
Via / Reason
7:14 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Cuba|Dominican Republic · Comments Off
1 Nov 2007
Tropical Storm Noel hit the Caribbean hard, especially Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Late last night the death toll due to the storm was at about 60.
The storm is not expected to turn into a hurricane but Florida residents are still keeping a close eye on Noel.
A tropical storm watch was issued today for the southeast Florida coast by the center. A watch means tropical storm conditions are expected within 36 hours.
In the Dominican Republic, there are at least 21 confirmed deaths and 16 people missing. 18 deaths were reported in Haiti and one in Jamaica.
In Cuba, about 1,000 homes were damaged, 2,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas, and schools were closed for thousands of students, according to the government.
Via / Bloomberg
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