Gay pride again...

Gutter på Blikk-flåten
Originally uploaded by hebedesign.

I still love Flickr!

One of the great things about Flickr is that after taking part in some event, you almost immediately can see lots and lots of photos from it. Several people have posted their pics from the pride parade in Oslo already, showing more of the variety than I manage to do with one single camera...

Here's another one, showing the Blikk guys (Blikk is the main Norwegian magazine for gay issues).

Gay parade

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Originally uploaded by BjørnS.

This year I preferred to watch the parade in Oslo, after having taken part two years in a row. It was a bit shorter than last year's Europride parade, but still, it showed the diversity of the gay "community" quite well. There were gays in drag, gay politicians, gay sporty guys, gay musicians etc etc etc.

In this picture, the message is "Ingen selvfølge at vi kan gå i homoparade" - meaning that being able to have a gay parade should not be taken for granted. There are lots of countries in which gays are prosecuted or harrassed.


Some more pictures from the parade (from Side 2 and others):

Movie: Adam & Steve

At The 16th Oslo Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, I just saw Adam & Steve. That's a funny movie. Totally over-the-top most of the time, but still managing to be funny enough to be endured.



It's not a movie I will want to see over and over, but there are situations that I will remember for a long time.

Index

Steinbruvann

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Originally uploaded by BjørnS.

And today, I had a nice walk around Steinbruvann - the lake that is about 10 minutes walk from my home. I'm happy to live so close to a lake, even though I don't exactly go there every week...

(More photos from my walk around the lake is at flickr, by the way...)

Oslo Pride

Mr Gay Norway 2004
Originally uploaded by BjørnS.

Now, it's time for "Skeive dager" in Oslo again - the Oslo Pride. The film festival started today, and I have secured tickets for two movies... Then there is the Mr. Gay Norway competition (here's a photo from Mr. Gay Norway 2004, where the winner-to-be is desperately trying to show his condom skills) and the parade on Saturday 24th.

It will be fun.

Most popular World Cup hunk

De Gay Krant, a dutch gay magazine, have done a poll on the most gorgeous soccer player in the world cup. Here's the list:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)


2. Markus Rosenberg (Zweden)

3. Johnny Heitinga (Netherlands)

4. Michael Owen (England)

5. Robin van Persie (Netherlands)



6. David Beckham (England)

7. Fredrik Ljungberg (Sweden)

8. Kaka (Brazil)

9. Fernando Torres (Spain)

10. Jan Kromkamp (Netherlands)

11. Iker Casillas (Spain)

Reserves:
Nelson Haedo Valdez (Paraguay)
Franseco Totti (Italy)
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands)
Oswaldo Sanchez (Mexico)

28C in Oslo

Today was this year's hottest day, according to Dagsavisen. With 28C in Oslo, people were spending the day outdoors having fun.



I, on the other side, spent the day indoors, listening to people having oral exams.

WCGG: USA

Soccer World Cup Guide for Gays:
USA

Legality of sexual activity:
Same-sex male: varies between states
Same-sex female: ?
Partnership recognition: varies between states
Anti-discrimination laws: varies between states
(Source: World Legal Survey and others.)

FIFA ranking: 4

Player to watch:
21. Landon Donovan









Previous posts on the 2006 World Cup:
Group A
Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador

Group B
England, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Sweden

Group C
Argentina, Côte d'Ivoire, Serbia and Montenegro, Netherlands

Group D
Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal

Group E
Italy
Ghana

WCGG: Ghana

Soccer World Cup Guide for Gays:
GHANA

Legality of sexual activity:
Same-sex male: illegal
Same-sex female: ?
Partnership recognition: no
Anti-discrimination laws: no
(Source: World Legal Survey and others.)

FIFA ranking: 50

Player to watch:

19. Michael Essien


Previous posts on the 2006 World Cup:
Group A
Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador

Group B
England, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Sweden

Group C
Argentina, Côte d'Ivoire, Serbia and Montenegro, Netherlands

Group D
Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal

Group E
Italy

WCGG: Italy

Soccer World Cup Guide for Gays:
ITALY

Legality of sexual activity:
Same-sex male: legal
Same-sex female: legal
Partnership recognition: no
Anti-discrimination laws: no
(Source: World Legal Survey and others.)

FIFA ranking: 14

Players to watch:

5. Fabio Cannivaro





7. Alessandro Del Piero


9. Luca Toni


10. Francesco Totti



13. Alessandro Nesta


Previous posts on the 2006 World Cup:
Group A
Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador

Group B
England, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Sweden

Group C
Argentina, Côte d'Ivoire, Serbia and Montenegro, Netherlands

Group D
Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal

WCGG: Portugal

Soccer World Cup Guide for Gays:
PORTUGAL

Legality of sexual activity:
Same-sex male: legal
Same-sex female: legal
Partnership recognition: no
Anti-discrimination laws: no
(Source: World Legal Survey and others.)

FIFA ranking: 8

Players to watch:

5. Fernando Meira


17. Christiano Ronaldo











21. Nuno Gomes



23. Helder Postiga


Previous posts on the 2006 World Cup:
Group A
Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador

Group B
England, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Sweden

Group C
Argentina, Côte d'Ivoire, Serbia and Montenegro, Netherlands

Group D
Mexico, Iran, Angola

WCGG: Angola

Soccer World Cup Guide for Gays:
ANGOLA

Legality of sexual activity:
Same-sex male: illegal
Same-sex female: illegal
Partnership recognition: no
Anti-discrimination laws: no
(Source: World Legal Survey and others.)

FIFA ranking: 58


Previous posts on the 2006 World Cup:
Group A
Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador

Group B
England, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Sweden

Group C
Argentina, Côte d'Ivoire, Serbia and Montenegro, Netherlands

Group D
Mexico, Iran

WCGG: Iran

Soccer World Cup Guide for Gays:
IRAN

Legality of sexual activity:
Same-sex male: illegal
Same-sex female: illegal
Partnership recognition: no
Anti-discrimination laws: no
(Source: World Legal Survey and others.)

FIFA ranking: 22

Players to watch:

5.Rahman Rezaei


7. Ferydoon Zandi


23. Masoud Shojaei




Previous posts on the 2006 World Cup:
Group A
Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador

Group B
England, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Sweden

Group C
Argentina, Côte d'Ivoire, Serbia and Montenegro, Netherlands

Group D
Mexico

WCGG: Mexico

Soccer World Cup Guide for Gays:
MEXICO

Legality of sexual activity:
Same-sex male: legal
Same-sex female: legal
Partnership recognition: ?
Anti-discrimination laws: yes
(Source: World Legal Survey and others.)

FIFA ranking: 6

Players to watch:

1. Oswaldo Sanchez


10. Guillermo Franco


13. Guillermo Ochoa


19. Omar Bravo


Previous posts on the 2006 World Cup:
Group A
Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador

Group B
England, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Sweden

Group C
Argentina, Côte d'Ivoire, Serbia and Montenegro, Netherlands