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"Brokeback Mountain," the controversial film about homosexual cowboys in love, allegedly had a lack of loving concern for the animals featured in the film. The American Humane Association has fired off a letter to the movie's director, Ang Lee, expressing dismay over reports animal care and protection guidelines were violated during production of the Oscar-nominated film, claiming it sends "a dangerous message" that the public condones animal endangerment for the sake of entertainment. "The excessively rough handling of the sheep and horses leaves viewers questioning whether anyone was looking out for the safety of those animals," wrote Marie Belew Wheatley,...

A LEGAL bid to make John Laws apologise for calling TV personality Carson Kressley a "pillow biter" was nothing more than a publicity stunt, the broadcaster's lawyer said today. Gay rights activist Gary Burns has filed a complaint with the New South Wales Administrative Decision Tribunal (ADT) about comments broadcast by the talk-show host on November 3 last year. Mr Laws described Kressley, the star of Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, as a "pillow biter" and a "pompous little pansy prig". Mr Burns said Mr Laws' comments promoted homosexual men as dirty and perverted and that he should be...

By Fayen Wong SINGAPORE, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Some 6,000 people turned out for the start of a three-day gay and lesbian festival in Singapore - where homosexual acts are still illegal - making it Asia's largest gay event, its organisers said on Sunday. "Nation.04" - a festival of international DJs, podium dancers, pumping music and muscular boys stripping off their tops on packed dancefloors - has increased in size every year since it was launched four years ago, said organiser Stuart Koe. "Last night's turnout was really higher than expected," he told Reuters. About half the 6,000 were foreigners...