GLBT DIGEST - October 12, 2009

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New York Times
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Obituaries in the News
Stephen Gately
PORT D'ANDRATX, Mallorca (AP) -- Stephen Gately, a singer with the Irish boy band Boyzone who made headlines when he came out as gay a decade ago, died Saturday. He was 33.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/12/us/AP-Deaths.html?_r=1&scp=8&sq=gay&st=cse/

The Early Word: A Working Holiday
By Janie Lorber
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Mr. Obama reiterated Saturday night his commitment to ending Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, the 1993 policy that bars gays from serving openly in the military. So, why can’t he make it happen, gay rights activists ask. Congress would need to pass a bill in order to overturn the policy. And, while a growing number of Democrats, including Representative Joe Sestak, a war veteran, and Senator Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, are calling for a repeal, Mr. Obama would have to throw his weight behind such a measure. At a time when the administration is pulling out all the stops to pass a health care bill, it doesn’t seem willing to alienate crucial votes by pushing another divisive issue.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/the-early-word-a-working-holiday/?scp=5&sq=gay&st=cse/

Gay Rights Marchers in DC: 'We Won't Back Down'
By the Associated Press
Rainbow flags fluttered above the crowds near the White House as tens of thousands of gay rights supporters rallied to demand that President Barack Obama keep his promises to end discrimination against gays and also let them serve openly in the military.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/12/us/politics/AP-US-Gay-Rights-March.html?scp=4&sq=gay&st=cse/

Gay Rights Marchers Press Cause in Washington
By JEREMY W. PETERS
Impatient and discouraged by what they see as a certain detachment by President Obama on their issues, gay rights supporters took to the streets Sunday in the largest demonstration for gay rights here in nearly a decade.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/us/politics/12protest.html?scp=2&sq=gay&st=cse/

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Washington Post
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Quotations of the day
The Associated Press
"Black people of all people should not oppose equality, and that is what marriage is all about," he said. "We have a lot of real and serious problems in this country, and same-sex marriage is not one of them. - Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP, speaking during a rally at the Capitol after tens of thousands of gay rights supporters marched from the White House to the Capitol demanding that President Barack Obama keep his promises to allow gays to serve openly in the military and work to end discrimination against them.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/12/AR2009101200285.html/

The Rundown
How popular is Obama in the gay and lesbian community? He got a mixes report card from the thousands of marchers who assembled in Washington Sunday to demand more action on their agenda items. Obama may have earned some goodwill by pledging to overturn the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, and the Wall Street Journal reports that support for that change is also growing in Congress and at the Pentagon.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/political-browser/2009/10/rundown_-_101209.html/

John Kelly's Washington:
Getting His Message Out by Hook or by Crook
By John Kelly
There might be other break-dancing, poetry-slam-hosting, dreadlock-sporting, HIV- awareness-raising, crochet hook-wielding young men in Washington, but if there are, I don't know any. I do, however, know Dwayne Lawson-Brown. . . . "I'm starting to realize that some people think it's not their issue," Dwayne said. "That it's only gay people or young people. Everybody puts it off their plate."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/11/AR2009101101956.html/

US-POLITICS Summary
By Reuters
Senator: Obama should get Pentagon support on gays
A leading U.S. Senate Democrat said on Sunday he expects President Barack Obama to keep a renewed vow to end discrimination against gays in the military, but that Obama should do so with the support of the Pentagon. Senate Armed Service Committee Chairman Carl Levin said the British and other Western armies have ended such discrimination and that it would be "great progress" for the United States to do it as well.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/12/AR2009101200446.html/

HIGHLIGHTS
"Star Trek's" George Takei makes history on the Season 2 premiere of the "Newlywed Game" (GSN at 6 p.m.) when he and his husband, Brad Altman, become the first gay couple to compete on the show.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/11/AR2009101101681.html/

For Gay Activists, The Lady Is a Champ
Fans Go Gaga As Singer Joins the March
By Dan Zak
Lady Gaga came to Washington over the weekend to accept her crown as the gay community's reigning pop culture icon, snatching the title from the clutches of Britney (too fake), Kelly Clarkson (too "Idol") and Beyoncé (too Diana Ross in "Mahogany"). The outlandish, platinum-selling, bisexual, 23-year-old pop singer was the highest-wattage celebrity to attend both the Human Rights Campaign dinner Saturday night and the National Equality March on Sunday. Her name was on everyone's lips for a solid 48 hours. A movement is genuflecting.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/11/AR2009101101892.html/

Making a Federal Case for Gay Rights
March Pushes Marital, Military Equality
By Nelson Hernandez and Yamiche Alcindor
Tens of thousands of gay-rights activists marched Sunday in Washington to show President Obama and Congress that they are impatient with what they consider piecemeal progress and are ready to fight at the federal level for across-the-board equality, including for the right to marry and the right to serve in the military.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/11/AR2009101100161.html/

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Wall Street Journal
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Support Grows to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
By ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON and NEIL KING JR.
Congress could be receptive to President Barack Obama's pledge to end a 16-year-old policy banning gay people from serving openly in the military, a top Democratic lawmaker said. The Pentagon also signaled openness to a change.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125522141307378387.html/

“The Amazing Race” Season 15, Episode 3: TV Recap
By Raymund Flandez
A case of bad luck, really bad luck, struck the No. 1 team on the race on this leg. It’s one thing to travel the world in a wild goose chase. It’s another to lose the one document that lets you hop-skip all over the globe.
http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/10/12/%E2%80%9Cthe-amazing-race%E2%80%9D-season-15-episode-3-tv-recap/

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Sun-Sentinel
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Obama finally gives comedians material
Comedy relies on surprise. Saturday Night Live has felt painfully dull this season without Sarah Palin to kick around. Then it surprised the world this weekend. It kicked President Barack Obama.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-.ltleftclickstancesboct12,0,6334464.story/

Thousands of gay rights marchers chant to Obama, lawmakers: 'We're proud, we won't back down'
By Brett Zongker
Rainbow flags fluttered above the crowds near the White House as tens of thousands of gay rights supporters rallied to demand that President Barack Obama keep his promises to end discrimination against gays and also let them serve openly in the military.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-gay-rights-march,0,7526763.story/

1 arrested, 1 sought in possible hate-crime beating of gay man outside New York City deli
By Associated Press
New York City police say a 49-year-old gay man leaving a corner deli near his home was beaten by two men in an apparent hate crime. Jack Price remains in a medically induced coma. He is in serious but stable condition.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-gay-man-beaten,0,7280651.story/

Church that rebelled over gay bishop giving up property after split from LA Episcopal Diocese
By Associated Press
A conservative Los Angeles-area church that broke away from the Episcopal Church over theological differences and the consecration of a gay bishop is giving up its property. St. Luke's Anglican Church in La Crescenta is being returned Monday to the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. A judge ordered the move, and the state Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-breakaway-church,0,3379633.story/

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Steve Rothaus
http://www.MiamiHerald.com/gay/
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South Florida writer Art Greenwald publishes ‘Anal Probe: A Penetrating Peek Into the Gay Life’
From writer Art Greenwald:
An established writer-journalist and South Florida resident for three decades, I recently published a book now available internationally in over 25,000 book stores and listed with all on-line retailers including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Author House and more.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/south-florida-writer-art-greenwald-publishes-anal-probe-a-penetrating-peek-into-the-gay-life.html/

Video | Speech by Equality Florida’s Tobias Packer at Sunday’s gay National Equality March
From Equality Florida Blog:
Here's the text to his speech:
Today I come to you from the frontlines. As a transgender person from Florida who was born and lives and works in a red state in the South, I know first hand what it feels like to be denied employment. To be treated as less than human. I know the pain and fear that comes with the constant reminder that I am not equal under the law.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/video-speech-by-equality-floridas-tobias-packer-at-sundays-gay-national-equality-march.html/

White House transcript: President Obama's speech to gay Human Rights Campaign
From the White House:
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release October 11, 2009
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/white-house-transcript-president-obamas-speech-to-gay-human-rights-campaign.html/

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Miami Herald
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BSO: Wilton Manors beating, robbery not a hate crime
The Broward Sheriff's Office, saying it has insufficient evidence, does not plan to file hate-crime charges against two suspects in the beating of a gay man who died last week.
BY JOEL MARINO
Sun Sentinel
The Broward Sheriff's Office will not investigate as a hate crime the April beating of a Wilton Manors man who died Wednesday, despite requests from the man's friends and gay activists to consider that possibility.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1278202.html/

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The Advocate
http://advocate.com/
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Report: Schwarzenegger Signs Harvey Milk Bill
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill on Sunday night to recognize May 22, the birthday of slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk, as an annual day of significance in California.
By Julie Bolcer
An early report indicates that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill on Sunday night to recognize May 22, the birthday of slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk, as an annual day of significance in California.
http://www.advocate.com/article.aspx?id=99880/

Maine Teachers Won't Teach Marriage
By Trudy Ring
Despite allegations by antigay groups, several school administrators in Maine say they don’t think curricula will be affected if voters uphold the state’s marriage equality law in the November 3 election.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/09/Maine_Teachers_Won__39;t_Teach_Marriage/

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365Gay.com
http://www.365gay.com/
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Who’s tweeting for 365gay
By 365gay Newswire
Equality March live coverage continues, with 365gay on the ground in DC. We are at the March, Tweeting live. The team today:
Gavin Creel is the Tony-nominated star of Hair on Broadway, and is the co-founder of Broadway Impact, an organization of theater professionals fighting for Marriage Equality. (Gavincreel)
http://www.365gay.com/news/whos-tweeting-for-365gay/

Hawaii evangelical churches plan election push
By The Associated Press
(Honolulu)In the last 50 years, religious conservatives have scored few victories in Hawaii. They did manage to oust a half-dozen pro-gay marriage lawmakers and lead a successful drive for a constitutional amendment to reject same-sex marriages a decade ago.
http://www.365gay.com/news/hawaii-evangelical-churches-plan-election-push/

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Pink News - UK
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French Muslim football team will play against gay side
A French Muslim team who apparently refused to play against a gay side have said the row was a "misunderstanding".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/12/french-muslim-football-team-will-play-against-gay-side/

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Daily Queer News
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/
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TX: Fort Worth Police Postpone Release Rainbow Lounge Investigation Report
DEANNA BOYD \ dboyd@star-telegram.com \ Star Telegram
FORT WORTH — Police said Friday that it will likely be next month before they release findings of an internal investigation into a controversial bar check at the Rainbow Lounge, a move that is drawing criticism.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10608/

Senator: Obama Should Get Pentagon Support on Gays
Thomas Ferraro \ Reuters \ Washington Post
A leading U.S. Senate Democrat said on Sunday he expects President Barack Obama to keep a renewed vow to end discrimination against gays in the military, but that Obama should do so with the support of the Pentagon.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10605/

Yalies March for LGBT in DC
Baobao Zhang \ Contributing Reporter \ Yale Daily News
Yale student activists added a splash of Bulldog blue to the rainbow-colored crowd at the National Equality March on Sunday. About 25 Yale students travelled to the nation’s capital to participate in the march, which drew tens of thousands of members of the LGBT community and their supporters here. Most of the students traveled to the event with more than 70 Connecticut activists on a bus chartered by the Connecticut chapter of Equality Across America.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10601/

Queer Economics: Sexual Orientation in the Workplace
Will Kokum \ Chicago Flame
There are certainly many possible personal struggles within the gay community. How society perceives you, what your family may think and the possibility of a typical, normal life. Many of us have friends in the gay community, or identify as gay ourselves, more about that later. What is often not apparent, however, are the barriers to fair treatment in regards to a career.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10598/

Proposition 8 Case Headed Back to Court
Howard Mintz \ hmintz@mercurynews.com \ Mercury News
Updated: 10/12/2009 02:39:56 AM PDT
The legal showdown over California’s ban on gay marriage heats up again this week as a federal judge considers an attempt to short-circuit the challenge to Proposition 8, the voter-approved law putting a halt to same-sex weddings in this state.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10597/

Statement by Mitchell Gold Founder of Faith in America on President Obama’s HRC Speech
MEDIA CONTACTS: Cathy Renna (917-757-6123, cathy@rennacommunications.com) or
Laura McGinnis (202-596-0402, laura@rennacommunications.com)
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO MITCHELL GOLD, FOUNDER OF
FAITH IN AMERICA
President draws a line in the sand and spits in the eye the religious bigots that do us harm, says founder of Faith In America
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10592/

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