And you thought the US was G'd Up

Apparently China was about to have a groundbreaking Gay Pageant which would've been the first of its kind in the country. The winner would be the official Mr. Gay China. Hit the jump to read the BBC article.

Homosexuality was illegal in China until 1997, and officials described it as a mental illness until 2001.

The event's organiser, Ben Zhang, said he had been hoping the event would mark another step towards greater awareness of gay people in China.

One of the judges, Weng Xiaogang, told the AFP news agency: "In my opinion, I believe it [the cancellation] had something to do with the issue of homosexuality."

Umm...ya think?

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Self Inflicted pain...or is it?

Yesterday on the news after the game, I heard that a cop was shot in Harlem and was in critical condition. Though unfortunate, I didn't think much of it until I found out more info. The shots fired were from the home team, the boys in blue, and surprisingly he is Black. What do they have...brown seeking bullets? smh The last three officers mentioned in the article who were shot are all men of color...Omar Brown, Christopher Ridley, and Eric Hernandez.

Click here for the current NY Times article

There's also another article you should check out by Sewell Chan entitled A Troubling History of Officers Firing on Colleagues...is that even the word? Thoughts are welcome