http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/24/al-jazeera-english-on-stonewall Comments On: Al Jazeera English On Stonewall by Dan Savage en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
That said, I'd love to see a column or a podcast dedicated to Middle Eastern LGBT issues - which countries are cooler and which ones not so cool, how do people justify it to themselves religiously (both Muslim and Christian, because trust me, if you think North American Christians are conservative, come to the holy lands sometime) and socially, if they do. I know a lot of my friends around here who do read your column and think you're an inspiration - Arab friends (though mostly gay), so you've got an audience and a letter pool if you wanted to make an announcement.
Posted by Mehdi Rifai]]> Sun, 27 Jan 2013 03:17:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by get that straight at least]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:47:32 -0800 The Stranger
There's an active gay scene here. Underground for the most part, yes, but it exists. AJE also has a lot of gay staff members. They're not harassed or treated any differently than their heterosexual peers.

Al Jazeera English reports on gay marriage, adoption and decriminalization issues all the time... sometimes several stories in one week. Turn on the channel and watch before jumping to conclusions.

Contrary to what you might think, there's not a culture of fear here, so don't read too much into the hype. How about you hop on a plane and visit?
Posted by drew84]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:54:00 -0800 The Stranger
I think it's a giant fucking deal that a Middle Eastern channel even acknowledged the existence of homosexuals - that's enormously subversive for Al Jazeera, and they doubtlessly came under a lot of fire for their report.
Posted by ghassan]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:11:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by houseoftrash]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:53:55 -0800 The Stranger
This is Al Jazeera English. Just because a story runs on that channel, and just because it's owned by a company (sheikh ) in Qatar, does not mean in any way that the same story aired everywere that Al Jazeera broadcasts. I'm willing to bet it only aired where Al Jazeera English airs. If you've ever watched CNN International, or BBC America, or TV5 Monde, or RT, you know that they don't just simply do voiceover of the coverage from the "mother" station. It's all programming specific to the audience to which it'll be shown. How many times do you have to see the shots of Newsweek or Time covers from around the world for the same week, with some intense, controversial story on the cover in every region, except the US region which has something stupid on the cover (trends, shows, etc).
Posted by TJ]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:46:26 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Quick search...]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:17:42 -0800 The Stranger Posted by RonK, Seattle]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:01:48 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:43:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:26:04 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sargon Bighorn]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:09:19 -0800 The Stranger
What would be really surprising, however, is if a similar story ran on the non-English version of Al Jazeera.
Posted by madcap]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:08:50 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Luisimo]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:35:50 -0800 The Stranger Posted by GermanSausage]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:29:47 -0800 The Stranger
Al Jezeera is officially more open minded and objective than Fox News, and Dan Savage has a problem with this.

/also AJE is a separate wing of the AJ media group, with very different audience and mission.
Posted by Fried Worms]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:27:52 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Jizzlobber]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:13:40 -0800 The Stranger http://cornellsun.com/node/47616

The Guardian reports today that Al Jazeera English is on a hiring spree having bought Current from Al Gore. I wonder if they'll headhunt any Stranger staffers? You can bet the emir's paychecks don't bounce...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/jan…
Posted by gloomy gus]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:07:02 -0800 The Stranger
Or is Danny's Bravado limited to bullying 13 year old xtian school girls?

Let Danny go before an audience of Muslim Men and proclaim what Bullshit the Koran is.

no?

Not as long as he is a Sniveling Hypocritical Coward....
Posted by ...it's Odd that Danny doesn't condemn the Koran]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:05:34 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Dan Savage]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:01:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by SeemsUnfair]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:55:07 -0800 The Stranger
The troll is still a troll, though. File it under "even a stopped clock".
Posted by mkyorai]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:48:33 -0800 The Stranger
Let Al Jazeera report the news, and leave the news distorting to Fox.
Posted by RealMonster]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:46:33 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Last of the Time Lords]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:45:39 -0800 The Stranger

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:39:41 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Jizzlobber]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:31:30 -0800 The Stranger