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When Do They Need a Fig Leaf?
By JULIE SCELFO
ALEX NICOLA, who will be 5 in August, enjoys being naked as frequently as possible at home. “In the morning he gets up and takes his pajamas off, and rather than get dressed right away, he walks around naked,” said Dawn Nicola, Alex’s mother, a stay-at-home parent in Castle Rock, Colo.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/garden/16nudity.html?sq=gay&st=cse&scp=4&pagewanted=print
Episcopal Bishops Give Ground on Gay Marriage
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN
The bishops of the Episcopal Church agreed Wednesday to a compromise measure that stops short of developing an official rite for same-sex unions, but gives latitude to bishops who wish to go ahead and bless such unions, particularly in states that have legalized such marriages.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/us/16episcopal.html?scp=2&sq=gay&st=cse
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Sotomayor treads careful line
By Andrew Quinn
Republican lawmakers stepped up pressure on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, hoping to paint her as judicial activist who will stamp the court with President Barack Obama's liberal agenda.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/16/AR2009071600701.html
Sotomayor looks headed for confirmation
By Andrew Quinn
President Barack Obama's Supreme Court pick Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday looked headed for confirmation as Senate hearings wound up, but critics planned one last showdown over a controversial race ruling.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/16/AR2009071600701.html
Lithuania president slams anti-gay censorship bill
By LOUISE NORDSTROM
The Associated Press
STOCKHOLM -- Lithuania's new president on Thursday criticized a censorship bill passed by lawmakers in the Baltic country that aims to keep information about homosexuality away from children.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/16/AR2009071600995.html
Move to Allow Ordination Of Gay Bishops Stirs Debate
By William Wan
Anglicans in Northern Virginia were divided yesterday over a decision by the U.S. wing of the church to allow for the ordination of gay bishops.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/15/AR2009071503697.html
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Wall Street Journal
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In Praise of Shopkeepers
It takes courage these days to start a useful business.
By JOSEPH EPSTEIN
Within three blocks of my apartment in Evanston, Ill., are 21 restaurants, six coffee shops, five manicurist-pedicurists, four cellphone purveyors, three dry cleaners, two quite good libraries, one multiplex theater, and (not a partridge in a pear tree) a paucity of interesting and useful shops. Shops we do have, but they are preponderantly corporate-owned: Design Within Reach, Joseph A. Bank, North Face, Athletica, LA Fitness. Lacking are the odd shops, the curiosity shops (to use the Charles Dickens' title), whose character and contents might pleasantly surprise a passing pedestrian.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124770241303048557.html
Rufus Wainwright’s New Aria
The singer-songwriter unveils his first opera in England
By JULIET CHUNG
Since his debut roughly a decade ago, singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright has attracted a following for his lush, romantic pop songs. He ventures into new territory this month with the premiere of his first opera, “Prima Donna.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204261704574274202251725342.html
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Sun-Sentinel
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Hate crime series brings bias to the floor
DON CRINKLAW
Broward County leads the state in hate crimes, Sheriff Al Lamberti told a crowd gathered at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center last week for a town hall meeting focusing on hate crime awareness. More than 200 residents gathered for the meeting in the center's main room. The police presence was conspicuous, appropriate to an evening devoted to the official response to hate-driven violence. Blown-up photographs of victims were propped against a wall.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/sfl-flesbhatehall0716esbjul16,0,7749587.story
NY jury gets case of man charged with hate crime murder of transgendered woman
By Associated Press
A jury is deliberating at the trial of a 20-year-old upstate New York man charged with the hate crime slaying of a transgendered woman. Prosecutors say Dwight DeLee fatally shot 22-year-old Lateisha (lah-TEE'-shuh) Green outside a Syracuse house party last November because of anti-gay bias.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-hate-crime,0,5864193.story
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Matthew Shepard hate crimes measure undercuts opposition to F-22 jet fighter funding
By Halimah Abdullah, McClatchy Newspapers
One day after Arizona Sen. John McCain forged an unusual bipartisan alliance with the White House on cutting $1.75 billion in increased spending for the controversial F-22 jet fighter, congressional Democratic leaders pressured lawmakers to drop the matter to clear the way for a controversial hate crimes provision in the defense spending measure.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/matthew-shepard-hate-crimes-measure-undercuts-opposition-to-f-22-jet-fighter-funding.html
Broward hair transplant surgeon accused of HIV bias
A Hialeah man who is HIV-positive has filed suit against a Broward hair transplant surgeon, claiming he was illegally denied a treatment because of his illness.
BY DAVID SMILEY, dsmiley@MiamiHerald.com
Diego Del Rio thought he had finally found his Fountain of Youth. Tucked between advertisements for Gay Days and pictures of scantily clad men, the 28-year-old from Hialeah says he saw an ad that brought him back nine years to the last time he could run his hand through a full head of hair.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/broward-hair-transplant-surgeon-accused-of-hiv-bias.html
Senate takes up hate crimes bill covering gays
By JIM ABRAMS,Associated Press
Legislation to extend federal hate crimes protections to gays and the disabled reached the Senate floor Wednesday with the best prospects in years to become law.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/senate-takes-up-hate-crimes-bill-covering-gays.html
Episcopal bishops OK prayer for gay couples
By MICHELLE RINDELS, Associated Press
Episcopal bishops authorized the church Wednesday to start drafting an official prayer for same-sex couples, another step toward acceptance of gay relationships that will deepen the rift between the denomination and its fellow Anglicans overseas.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/episcopal-bishops-ok-prayer-for-gay-couples.html
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Lithuania president slams anti-gay censorship bill
BY LOUISE NORDSTROM
STOCKHOLM -- Lithuania's new president on Thursday criticized a censorship bill passed by lawmakers in the Baltic country that aims to keep information about homosexuality away from children.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1144041.html
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365Gay.com
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Fort Worth mayor says apology for injury, not raid
By The Associated Press
Fort Worth’s mayor says an apology he issued at a City Council meeting wasn’t for law enforcement’s raid on a Texas gay bar, but for the fact that a man was seriously injured.
http://www.365gay.com/news/fort-worth-mayor-says-apology-for-injury-not-raid/
Judge: Witnesses in hate crime trial threatened
By The Associated Press
Three people who were at a New York house party when a transgendered woman was murdered testified Wednesday that the Syracuse man accused of the crime directed an anti-gay slur at the victim.
http://www.365gay.com/news/judge-witnesses-in-hate-crime-trial-threatened/
LA Times: Gay marriage question put to Sotomayor
By 365gay Newswire
The Los Angeles Times nots that Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) asked Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor about a court ruling that said Minnesota could deny a marriage license to two men.
http://www.365gay.com/news/la-times-gay-marriage-question-put-to-sotomayor/
Withers: Homophobia is caused by homophobes not homosexuals
By James Withers, contributing editor, 365Gay Blog
Anyone read Their Eyes Were Watching God ? My favorite character is Mrs. Turner! She’s a crazy one and if I had enough queer studies under my belt, I would say she is sort of sweet on Janie, the protagonist. Mrs. Turner hates blacks who are dark skinned and has convinced herself the race problem in America would be solved if there were only paper bag or lighter blacks like her and Janie.
http://www.365gay.com/blog/071609-homophobia-is-caused-by-homophobes-not-homosexuals/
RachelWatch: Sharks, Slime, and the Senate
By Ali Davis, Contributing writer
C Street Band
Rachel started us off with continuing coverage of the secretive far-right Christian group The Family. If you recall, Representative Zach Wamp (R – Tennessee) got whomped after his staffers called TRMS earlier in the week to complain about Rachel’s reporting.
http://www.365gay.com/living/rachelwatch-sharks-slime-and-congress/
Corvino: What’s real for gay men
By John Corvino, columnist, 365gay.com
Recently I’ve been reflecting on mentoring, and the various ways we introduce newcomers to aspects of gay life-the good, the bad, and the ugly-in an effort to help them navigate their own path. This brought to mind two stories, both involving gay bars.
http://www.365gay.com/opinion/corvino-whats-real-for-gay-men/
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Pink News - UK
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Politicians and gay groups raise concerns over the Equality Bill
Last week, gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell launched an attack on the Equality Bill, saying it was "discriminatory" and that LGBT people were "explicitly excluded" from some protections.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13259.html
US student 'forced' into ex-gay therapy
A gay pre-med student from Arkansas has been "forced" into therapy to cure him of homosexuality. According to his friends, Bryce Faulkner, 23, was preparing to come out to deeply religious family when his mother discovered emails to his boyfriend.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13270.html
Tory MEP expelled for standing against candidate from 'homophobic' Polish Law and Justice Party
A Tory MEP expelled from David Cameron's new grouping in the European Parliament for standing against a Polish Law and Justice candidate has told PinkNews.co.uk that the party's 'homophobia' contributed to his decision.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13268.html
Schools Out campaigner Sue Sanders honoured for a lifetime of work
Sue Sanders, one of the co-founders of LGBT education group Schools Out, has been honoured with an award recognising her lifetime of campaigning.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13275.html
US Episcopal church begins drafting prayer for gay couples
Episcopal bishops have given permission for an official prayer for gay couples to be drafted. The news follows a vote of the church this week to reject a moratorium on the consecrations of gay bishops in committed partnerships.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13267.html
Trevor Phillips reappointed as chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission
Trevor Phillips has been reappointed for a second three-year term as the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. His appointment was revealed by equality minister Harriet Harman yesterday.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13274.html
Ukraine confirms Bruno ban, says the film 'damages morality'
The Ukraine culture ministry has confirmed it is banning the film Bruno because is likely to offend conservative and religious opinion.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13262.html
Gay American Idol star Adam Lambert's concert targeted by anti-gay protestors
An American Idol concert featuring openly gay runner-up Adam Lambert has been picketed by homophobic protesters.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13261.html
Rise in homophobic hate crime in London
Figures released today by the Metropolitan Police show a 13.5 per cent rise in homophobic hate crimes reported across London.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13282.html
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Daily Queer News
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Hundreds Protest Airing of Anti-Gay Video
Carlos Santoscoy
Published: July 16, 2009
About 250 demonstrators showed up Wednesday outside the Florida offices of Tampa’s WFLA Channel 8 demanding an apology from executives for airing an anti-gay video. The station aired the American Family Association’s (AFA) controversial documentary special on the “radical homosexual agenda” titled Speechless: Silencing the Christians over the objections of the LGBT community and on the night of the St. Petersburgh Gay Pride parade. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8778/
Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Locker Rooms at Trans Rights Hearing
Ethan Jacobs
During a Judiciary Committee hearing on the transgender rights bill July 14 some members of the committee indicated that they had concerns about the bill, particularly about its impact on bathroom and locker room facilities. In the weeks leading up to the hearing opponents of the bill, led by the conservative Christian advocacy group Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI), had waged a media and lobbying campaign to brand the legislation, House Bill 1728, as “the bathroom bill,” claiming that it would enable sexual predators to dress as women and enter women’s bathroom and locker room facilities. Only one committee member, Rep. Colleen Garry (D-Dracut), raised that scenario as a serious concern during the hearing, but other committee members, including House committee chair Rep. Eugene O’Flaherty (D-Chelsea), said they believed the bill might threaten the rights to privacy and modesty of non-transgender people using locker room and bathroom facilities. H.B. 1728 would amend the state’s non-discrimination and hate crimes laws to make them transgender-inclusive. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8776/
Horserace to equality:
Federal marriage lawsuits
Lisa Keen | contributing writer | Bay Windows
A year ago, theare were no lawsuits in federal court seeking to establish equal rights for gay couples in marriage licensing. Now there are five.
These five are not equally matched horses heading for the same finish line. Two of the cases challenge one aspect of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), while the other three seek to strike down statewide bans on gay marriage, arguing they violate the U.S. Constitution.
An enormously successful gay litigation group is waging one lawsuit on behalf of multiple plaintiffs. A recent law school graduate has mounted another lawsuit on behalf of himself and his 18-year-old fiancé. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8775/
Pastor Rick Warren–Prop 8, Building Bridges to Islam
Bill Berkowitz
Since delivering the invocation at President Barack Obama’s Inauguration in late January, Pastor Rick Warren has been on the down low… well, sort of. He hasn’t totally disappeared from the public spotlight — he’s often speaking to some group somewhere — but he’s been staying out of the media spotlight by not appearing on the cable news networks. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8774/
Psychological Treatments May Not Prevent PTSD
Medical News Today
Psychological interventions intended to prevent the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the early stages after a traumatic experience have not been shown to be effective, Cochrane Researchers have concluded. This systematic review focused on multiple-session treatments for everyone involved, irrespective of the presence of symptoms. Two previous reviews found single session interventions to be ineffective. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8773/
Pakistan Orders Trans Equality
Nasir Iqbal | Dawn.com
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ordered that transvestites, being equal citizens of Pakistan, should also benefit from the federal and provincial governments’ financial support schemes such as the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). ‘They are citizens of Pakistan and enjoy the same protection guaranteed under Article four (rights of individuals to be dealt with in accordance of law) and Article nine (security of person) of the Constitution,’ ruled a three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali and Justice Jawwad S Khawaja on Tuesday. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8770/
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New York Times
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Episcopal Bishops May End Gay Ban
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN
The Episcopal Church voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to open the door to consecrate more bishops who are openly gay, a move that is likely to send shock waves throughout the Anglican Communion, the global network of churches to which the Episcopal Church belongs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/us/15episcopal.html?scp=2&sq=gay&st=cse
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Washington Post
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Old Mission, New Life
Randall Terry Wants to Lead Rebirth of Antiabortion Fight
By Jacqueline L. Salmon
Randall Terry has a thing for fake blood. He buys it by the jug ($31.95 a gallon from a costume store in South Bend, Ind.) and splatters it over baby dolls to represent aborted fetuses or smears it on copies of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/14/AR2009071403317.html
Hiring Girlfriend Was Legal, Barry Says
D.C. Council Member, Subject of Ethics Probe, Adds That He Would Do So Again
By Tim Craig
D.C. Council member Marion Barry said yesterday that there is nothing wrong with city lawmakers hiring girlfriends or boyfriends and added that he would do it again.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/14/AR2009071403191.html
DEAR AMY: I am 44, and my daughter is 23.
She is gay, and I have treated her and her partner the same way I treat my son and daughter-in-law. Everyone acknowledges this. I respect their commitment to each other and am joyful that they are very happy. However, I cannot accept the fact that she just got "married." She has now informed me that she needs to terminate her relationship with me because I will not accept her marriage. She is aware of my position on gay marriage. The suggestion to agree to disagree is not an option.
What say you? -- Wondering
DEAR WONDERING: Many parents would be delighted for their kids to choose marriage. A wise parent knows that forcing offspring to choose between them and a romantic relationship often results in the younger person choosing the latter. Your daughter knew the risks she was running in terms of her relationship with you when she and her partner chose to marry. She did it anyway. You may assume that she is as stubborn as you are. Because you rule out the option of "agreeing to disagree," you really left your daughter no option but to terminate the relationship.I can only urge you to try harder to find a way to reconcile. If your daughter chooses to have children, you might want to have a relationship with them.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/06/AR2009070601416_pf.html
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Sun-Sentinel
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Mayor apologizes for June raid on Fort Worth, Texas gay bar that sparked brutality claims
By Associated Press
Forth Worth's mayor has apologized for a June raid on a Texas gay bar that sparked claims of brutality and procedure violations. About 250 people packed City Council chambers Tuesday and another 150 watched on televisions in the hallway or overflow rooms as officials briefly discussed the June 28 raid that left one man hospitalized with a serious head injury.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-gay-bar-raid,0,5037.story
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Steve Rothaus
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Video | Fort Lauderdale hate crimes town hall meeting
From The South Florida Blade:
July 8. 2009: A meeting designed to educate the gay community about hate crimes and hate crime legislation. Held at the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of South Florida in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/video-fort-lauderdale-hate-crimes-town-hall-meeting.html
'Humpday' - about straight buddies who decide to make a gay porn film together -- explores intimacy of male friendship
By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic
The mumblecore genre goes adult in more ways than one with "Humpday," a comedy about a couple of longtime buddies - both straight men - who decide to make a gay porn film together.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/humpday-about-straight-buddies-who-decide-to-make-a-gay-porn-film-together----explores-intimacy-of-male-friendship.html
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The Advocate
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Police Reports Contradicts LDS Church
By Julie Bolcer
Security guards for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cited the "unwanted" behavior of kissing and hugging as the reason why they detained two gay men on church property last week in Salt Lake City, according to the police report for the incident. The report, which the Salt Lake Tribune made available online, appeared to contradict statements from the LDS Church in the wake of the detainment and ticketing of Matt Aune and his partner Derek Jones for trespassing on Main Street Plaza near the LDS temple on Thursday.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid98439.asp
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Pink News - UK
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Video: US protestors stage 'kiss-in' outside Mormon temple
Around 100 gay and heterosexual couples held a 'kiss-in' outside a Mormon temple in Salt Lake City to protest over a couple who were stopped by security guards for embracing on its property.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13243.html
Analysis: A lawyer's take on the Equality Bill
The Equality Bill is now in the report stage before undergoing a third reading. It has been designed to consolidate and simplify existing laws and the government has hailed it as a gateway to "a fairer future".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13256.html
Bill Clinton says gays should be able to marry
Former US president Bill Clinton has said he is now "basically" in favour of gay marriage. During his term, he opposed equal rights for gay couples and introduced the Defence of Marriage Act.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13246.html
Ukraine may ban Bruno
Ukraine is planning to ban the film Bruno because is likely to offend conservative and religious opionion, reports suggest. The film, about a gay Austrian journalist, features full-frontal nudity and sexual acts.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13251.html
Trans woman dies after voodoo 'cleansing' ritual
A trans woman from Arkansas has died after apparently taking part in a voodoo ritual. Lucille Hamilton, 21, flew to Jersey on Friday to undergo a ritual that would remove her "spiritual grime".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13254.html
Daniel Radcliffe: 'It's awesome people think I'm gay'
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has said people often think he's gay, but added he thinks it's "awesome".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13249.html
Comment: Catholic inconsistency over epidemics
Last month, the Diocese of Plymouth sent letters to its priests advising them to stop offering wine at communion in a bid to help fight the swine flu epidemic. But what of its treatment of the rather more serious epidemic of HIV/AIDS?
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13255.html
Lithuania's parliament passes 'Section 28-style' law to ban homosexuality in schools
The Lithuanian parliament today voted to pass a law that bans information on homosexuality in schools or in media accessible by young people.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13242.html
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"The Man in the Mirror"
Chris Hedges | TruthDig.com
In celebrity culture we destroy what we worship. The commercial exploitation of Michael Jackson's death was orchestrated by the corporate forces that rendered Jackson insane. Jackson, robbed of his childhood and surrounded by vultures that preyed on his fears and weaknesses, was so consumed by self-loathing he carved his African-American face into an ever-changing Caucasian death mask and hid his apparent pedophilia behind a Peter Pan illusion of eternal childhood. He could not disentangle his public and his private self. He became a commodity, a product, one to be sold, used and manipulated. He was infected by the moral nihilism and personal disintegration that are at the core of our corporate culture. And his fantasies of eternal youth, delusions of majesty, and desperate, disfiguring quests for physical transformation were expressions of our own yearning. He was a reflection of us in the extreme.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8691/
Hate Crimes Lies 'Carried' to a New Level
Good As You
When it comes to politics, there are lies and then there are LIES. The following snippet, which comes from an Illinois Family Institute flier opposing LGBT-inclusive hate crimes legislation, falls on the extreme end of the latter category:
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8689/
Left, Left, Left, Wing, Left: More Dems Sens Hint at DADT Hiatus
Good As You
Yesterday we told you about Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's (D-NY) talked-about plans to introduce a measure that would put a temporary (18-month) moratorium on DADT discharges. Now comes word that Senate Majority Leader Harry (D-NV) is also on board with the promising (even if provisional) pro-equality possibility. This from The Advocate:
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8688/
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Episcopal Bishops May End Gay Ban
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN
The Episcopal Church voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to open the door to consecrate more bishops who are openly gay, a move that is likely to send shock waves throughout the Anglican Communion, the global network of churches to which the Episcopal Church belongs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/us/15episcopal.html?scp=2&sq=gay&st=cse
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Washington Post
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Old Mission, New Life
Randall Terry Wants to Lead Rebirth of Antiabortion Fight
By Jacqueline L. Salmon
Randall Terry has a thing for fake blood. He buys it by the jug ($31.95 a gallon from a costume store in South Bend, Ind.) and splatters it over baby dolls to represent aborted fetuses or smears it on copies of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/14/AR2009071403317.html
Hiring Girlfriend Was Legal, Barry Says
D.C. Council Member, Subject of Ethics Probe, Adds That He Would Do So Again
By Tim Craig
D.C. Council member Marion Barry said yesterday that there is nothing wrong with city lawmakers hiring girlfriends or boyfriends and added that he would do it again.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/14/AR2009071403191.html
DEAR AMY: I am 44, and my daughter is 23.
She is gay, and I have treated her and her partner the same way I treat my son and daughter-in-law. Everyone acknowledges this. I respect their commitment to each other and am joyful that they are very happy. However, I cannot accept the fact that she just got "married." She has now informed me that she needs to terminate her relationship with me because I will not accept her marriage. She is aware of my position on gay marriage. The suggestion to agree to disagree is not an option.
What say you? -- Wondering
DEAR WONDERING: Many parents would be delighted for their kids to choose marriage. A wise parent knows that forcing offspring to choose between them and a romantic relationship often results in the younger person choosing the latter. Your daughter knew the risks she was running in terms of her relationship with you when she and her partner chose to marry. She did it anyway. You may assume that she is as stubborn as you are. Because you rule out the option of "agreeing to disagree," you really left your daughter no option but to terminate the relationship.I can only urge you to try harder to find a way to reconcile. If your daughter chooses to have children, you might want to have a relationship with them.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/06/AR2009070601416_pf.html
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Mayor apologizes for June raid on Fort Worth, Texas gay bar that sparked brutality claims
By Associated Press
Forth Worth's mayor has apologized for a June raid on a Texas gay bar that sparked claims of brutality and procedure violations. About 250 people packed City Council chambers Tuesday and another 150 watched on televisions in the hallway or overflow rooms as officials briefly discussed the June 28 raid that left one man hospitalized with a serious head injury.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-gay-bar-raid,0,5037.story
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Video | Fort Lauderdale hate crimes town hall meeting
From The South Florida Blade:
July 8. 2009: A meeting designed to educate the gay community about hate crimes and hate crime legislation. Held at the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of South Florida in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/video-fort-lauderdale-hate-crimes-town-hall-meeting.html
'Humpday' - about straight buddies who decide to make a gay porn film together -- explores intimacy of male friendship
By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic
The mumblecore genre goes adult in more ways than one with "Humpday," a comedy about a couple of longtime buddies - both straight men - who decide to make a gay porn film together.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/humpday-about-straight-buddies-who-decide-to-make-a-gay-porn-film-together----explores-intimacy-of-male-friendship.html
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The Advocate
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Police Reports Contradicts LDS Church
By Julie Bolcer
Security guards for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cited the "unwanted" behavior of kissing and hugging as the reason why they detained two gay men on church property last week in Salt Lake City, according to the police report for the incident. The report, which the Salt Lake Tribune made available online, appeared to contradict statements from the LDS Church in the wake of the detainment and ticketing of Matt Aune and his partner Derek Jones for trespassing on Main Street Plaza near the LDS temple on Thursday.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid98439.asp
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Pink News - UK
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Video: US protestors stage 'kiss-in' outside Mormon temple
Around 100 gay and heterosexual couples held a 'kiss-in' outside a Mormon temple in Salt Lake City to protest over a couple who were stopped by security guards for embracing on its property.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13243.html
Analysis: A lawyer's take on the Equality Bill
The Equality Bill is now in the report stage before undergoing a third reading. It has been designed to consolidate and simplify existing laws and the government has hailed it as a gateway to "a fairer future".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13256.html
Bill Clinton says gays should be able to marry
Former US president Bill Clinton has said he is now "basically" in favour of gay marriage. During his term, he opposed equal rights for gay couples and introduced the Defence of Marriage Act.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13246.html
Ukraine may ban Bruno
Ukraine is planning to ban the film Bruno because is likely to offend conservative and religious opionion, reports suggest. The film, about a gay Austrian journalist, features full-frontal nudity and sexual acts.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13251.html
Trans woman dies after voodoo 'cleansing' ritual
A trans woman from Arkansas has died after apparently taking part in a voodoo ritual. Lucille Hamilton, 21, flew to Jersey on Friday to undergo a ritual that would remove her "spiritual grime".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13254.html
Daniel Radcliffe: 'It's awesome people think I'm gay'
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has said people often think he's gay, but added he thinks it's "awesome".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13249.html
Comment: Catholic inconsistency over epidemics
Last month, the Diocese of Plymouth sent letters to its priests advising them to stop offering wine at communion in a bid to help fight the swine flu epidemic. But what of its treatment of the rather more serious epidemic of HIV/AIDS?
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13255.html
Lithuania's parliament passes 'Section 28-style' law to ban homosexuality in schools
The Lithuanian parliament today voted to pass a law that bans information on homosexuality in schools or in media accessible by young people.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13242.html
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"The Man in the Mirror"
Chris Hedges | TruthDig.com
In celebrity culture we destroy what we worship. The commercial exploitation of Michael Jackson's death was orchestrated by the corporate forces that rendered Jackson insane. Jackson, robbed of his childhood and surrounded by vultures that preyed on his fears and weaknesses, was so consumed by self-loathing he carved his African-American face into an ever-changing Caucasian death mask and hid his apparent pedophilia behind a Peter Pan illusion of eternal childhood. He could not disentangle his public and his private self. He became a commodity, a product, one to be sold, used and manipulated. He was infected by the moral nihilism and personal disintegration that are at the core of our corporate culture. And his fantasies of eternal youth, delusions of majesty, and desperate, disfiguring quests for physical transformation were expressions of our own yearning. He was a reflection of us in the extreme.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8691/
Hate Crimes Lies 'Carried' to a New Level
Good As You
When it comes to politics, there are lies and then there are LIES. The following snippet, which comes from an Illinois Family Institute flier opposing LGBT-inclusive hate crimes legislation, falls on the extreme end of the latter category:
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8689/
Left, Left, Left, Wing, Left: More Dems Sens Hint at DADT Hiatus
Good As You
Yesterday we told you about Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's (D-NY) talked-about plans to introduce a measure that would put a temporary (18-month) moratorium on DADT discharges. Now comes word that Senate Majority Leader Harry (D-NV) is also on board with the promising (even if provisional) pro-equality possibility. This from The Advocate:
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8688/
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New York Times
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‘Hair’ to Go Dark for a Day So Cast Can March for Gay Marriage Rights
By Patrick Healy
In an unusual move for a Broadway show, the producers of the musical “Hair” announced on Monday that they were canceling the Sunday matinee on Oct. 11 so that the cast could join the National Equality March that day in Washington in support of gay-marriage rights. Oskar Eustis, the artistic director of the Public Theater, a producer of “Hair,” said that the decision reflected the spirit of the musical. “Its message of change and hope and inclusion is one we try to live, not just preach,” he said in a statement. The announcement was to be made at a rally in Los Angeles after the “Hair” cast taped a segment there for “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien” Monday. A spokesman for “Hair” said the producers were adding a performance for Monday, Oct. 5. People who have tickets to the Oct. 11 matinee can exchange them for another performance.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/hair-to-go-dark-for-a-day-so-cast-can-march-for-gay-marriage-rights/?scp=5&sq=gay&st=cse
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Washington Post
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Ala. doctor could bring attention to moribund post
By MIKE STOBBE
The Associated Press
The U.S. Surgeon General has been described as "the nation's doctor," a "national nanny" and the person who puts warning labels on cigarette packs. But lately, the position has been mostly called something else: invisible.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/14/AR2009071400297.html
Whose Identity Politics?
By Eugene Robinson
The only real suspense in the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is whether the Republican Party will persist in tying its fortunes to an anachronistic claim of white male exceptionalism and privilege.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/13/AR2009071302605.html
Episcopal church to affirm gay clergy
By RACHEL ZOLL
The Episcopal Church moved Monday toward affirming their acceptance of gays and lesbians for all roles in ministry, despite pressure from fellow Anglicans worldwide for a decisive moratorium on consecrating another openly gay bishop.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/13/AR2009071303445.html
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Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/public/us
The Catholic Double Standard
Why was Samuel Alito's Catholicism so much more discussed than Sonia Sotomayor's?
by MainStreet@wsj.com
In opening yesterday's Judiciary Committee hearings on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court, Chairman Pat Leahy (D., Vt.) alluded to the religious prejudice that has too often intruded on the process. The first Jewish nominee, he noted, had to answer "questions about the Jewish mind and how its operations are complicated by altruism." The first Catholic nominee, he added, "had to overcome the argument that, as a Catholic, he'd be dominated by the pope."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124752949484535723.html
NRI Auntie, Indian Courts Are Hipper Than You
By S. MITRA KALITA
When my mom heard the wedding was between two lesbians, she paused, then chose her words carefully. Decades in America had taught her that much. "And you're taking the baby?" "Yes, of course," I replied.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124755072620237487.html
Rufus Wainwright’s New Aria
The singer-songwriter unveils his first opera in England
By JULIET CHUNG
Since his debut roughly a decade ago, singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright has attracted a following for his lush, romantic pop songs. He ventures into new territory this month with the premiere of his first opera, “Prima Donna.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204261704574274202251725342.html
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Allies' experiences draw scrutiny as US debates letting gays serve openly in military
DAVID CRARY
When it comes to dealing with gay personnel in the ranks, the contrasts are stark among some of the world's proudest, toughest militaries — and these differing approaches are invoked by both sides as Americans renew debate over the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-gays-in-the-ranks,0,7664688.story
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Celebrity-judge trio selected for ‘Talent Quest Miami’; finals 8 p.m. July 25 at Colony Theater
News release from Carol Hoffman-Guzman of Art at St. Johns:
Internationally known diva Elaine Lancaster and music producer Roger Abramson, along with arts editor Mary Damiano, are the trio who will help choose the Grand Prize winner at the finals of Talent Quest Miami!, with the audience casting the final vote of course. Also just announced - actor/director Tom Colucci will serve as host, and Ms. Lancaster will enliven the already hot event with a special performance -- so it’s no wonder that tickets for the Finals are going fast.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/celebrity-judge-trio-selected-for-talent-quest-miami-finals-8-pm-july-25-at-colony-theater.html
Queer Town: Emmy-winning director Todd Holland to young, gay actors: 'Stay in the closet'
By Patrick Range McDonald, Queer Town, LA Weekly
At Outfest on Sunday afternoon, three-time Emmy winning and openly gay director Todd Holland told a small audience that he advises young, gay male actors to "stay in the closet." The remark came during a panel at the Directors Guild of America titled, "Taking It to the Streets: LGBT Directors Get Political." Outfest, which pushes the slogan "protecting our past, showcasing our present, nurturing our future," is one of the premiere gay and lesbian film festivals in the United States.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/queer-town-emmy-winning-director-todd-holland-to-young-gay-actors-stay-in-the-closet.html
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Miami Herald
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Ala. doctor could bring attention to moribund post
By MIKE STOBBE
The U.S. Surgeon General has been described as "the nation's doctor," a "national nanny" and the person who puts warning labels on cigarette packs. But lately, the position has been mostly called something else: invisible.
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/1140529.html
Miami judge who struck gay adoption ban demoted
The Associated Press
A Miami-Dade circuit court judge who ruled Florida's gay adoption ban is unconstitutional has been demoted. Judge Cindy Lederman has been removed from her 15-year post as top administrative judge over Miami-Dade's juvenile courts. The new chief justice over Miami courts says he wanted new perspectives and leadership.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1140868.html
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South Florida Blade
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Gay amendments possible this week for defense bill
Senate could take up 'Don't Ask,' hate crimes provisions
By CHRIS JOHNSONU.S. senators are considering the introduction of LGBT-related amendments to the fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill if it comes to the Senate floor as planned this week. The potential amendments could make the legislation a vehicle for the biggest advances to date in LGBT rights at the federal level.
http://www.floridablade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=26170
For one UK officer, a time to stand and be counted
Gays have been serving openly in Britain since 2000
LONDON (AP)
For more than a decade, he had prepared for that moment. Lt. Cmdr. Craig Jones climbed the staircase into the captain's cabin, with its porthole overlooking the sea and its matched pictures of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. The captain paused in a conversation with his executive officer and took a seat. Jones looked him in the eye and told him he would never again listen to the captain bash gay servicemen.
http://www.floridablade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=26182
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The Advocate
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Post Office Removes Pride Display
By Julie Bolcer
A gay pride exhibit installed at the downtown post office in Milwaukee on June 1 stayed on display less than four hours before it was removed by a U.S. Postal Service official, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Maggi Cage, head of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, was asked to create the exhibit by Dale Shuster, a letter carrier and member of the post office’s diversity team. Shuster secured written approval from the post office’s diversity manager for the exhibit, which included photos of gay pioneers, historical information and a large AIDS awareness stamp in glass cases in the post office lobby.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid98155.asp
Gay Actor? Stay Closeted
By Michelle Garcia
Gay male actors should stay in the closet -- at least according to Todd Holland, an Emmy-winning, openly gay director, who said as much to a small group at Los Angeles's Outfest gay and lesbian film festival on Sunday.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid98046.asp
"Jane Roe" Arrested at Sotomayor Hearings
Norma McCorvey -- better known as "Jane Roe," the woman at the center of the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion rights ruling of 1973 -- was arrested at Monday’s Senate confirmation hearing for Sonia Sotomayor. The "Roe" in Roe v. Wade and another protester were arrested after they made their way into the hearing room and began screaming during the opening statement of newly sworn Minnesota senator Al Franken.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid98017.asp
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365Gay.com
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NY to use hate crime law in transgender case
By The Associated Press
It was no secret to friends and family that Lateisha Green was born a boy. She had been living mostly as a female since age 16.
http://www.365gay.com/news/ny-to-use-hate-crime-law-in-transgender-case/
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Pink News - UK
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Peter Tatchell criticises Stonewall over Equality Bill
Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has attacked Stonewall over its support of the government's Equality Bill, saying the legislation is "discriminatory".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13218.html
Archbishop of Canterbury expresses 'regret' over move to ordain gay bishops
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has spoken of his regret over a vote which called to reject a moratorium on gay bishops.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13219.html
Stephen Fry admits to illegal file sharing
The openly gay actor and author Stephen Fry has admitted to having illegally downloaded his former comedy partner, Hugh Laurie’s medical drama House.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13220.html
Senior Scottish clergyman says gays should be able to marry in churches
A senior cleric has said that gays should be able to get married in church. The Very Reverend Kelvin Holdsworth said civil partnerships were not equal to marriage and that gay couples should be able to walk down the aisle together.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13221.html
New York senator reportedly considering moratorium on military gay ban
New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand is reportedly considering an amendment which would place an 18-month moratorium on the discharges of gay military personnel.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13223.html
Texas politician calls for inquest into gay sailor's death
US representative Sheila Jackson Lee has called for an inquest into the "bizarre" death of sailor August Provost. Provost, 29, of Houston, was found dead earlier this month at Camp Pendleton in Southern California.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13224.html
Anger over 'transphobic' columnist
Dozens of members of the Queer Youth Network have written to complain about Sun columnist Jon Gaunt, who described gender reassignment as "misguided" and "slightly sick".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13234.html
Protest held outside 'homophobic' lawyer's office
A gay group has held a protest outside the offices of a lawyer who claimed the Law Society had been "hijacked by the gays".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13231.html
German trans teenager to launch pop career
A 16-year-old trans teenager who became an internet hit is launching a pop career. Kim Petras, from Germany, began taking hormones at the age of 12 and underwent gender reassignment last year.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13227.html
Comment: Easier bi the backdoor?
Ricky Martin, Megan Fox, Lady Gaga, that Duncan bloke from Blue, isn't it about time that celebrities coming out as supposedly "bisexual" just admitted they were really gay? If you find yourself nodding to the sentence above, I'm afraid you're part of the problem.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13228.html
Family of murdered New York trans woman call for protection under hate crimes bill
The family of Lateisha Green, the trans woman who was shot dead last year, have called for trans people to be protected under New York's hate crime laws.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13241.html
US bishops vote to overturn moratorium on gay clergy
Anglican bishops in the US have voted to reject a three-year moratorium on the consecration of gay clergy. The result follows of a vote of clergy and laity on Sunday, which also voted against the moratorium.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13230.html
India's Supreme Court accepts challenge to ruling on gay sex
The Indian Supreme Court has agreed to consider a petition against a lower court's ruling that homosexuality should be decriminalised.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13233.html
Former minister Patricia Hewitt says gay rights and diversity 'not part of who Gordon Brown is'
Amidst the criticism recently heaped on Gordon Brown by female ministers, former health secretary Patricia Hewitt has claimed that gay rights and the women's liberation movement passed the prime minister by.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13235.html
Stonewall Bully of the Year Chris Moyles: 'The BBC don't want to upset anyone'
Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles has said that radio is so dull and boring, he and fellow presenter Jonathan Ross stand out.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13225.html
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Action Alert: Stand with Patrick Murphy Against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Stonewall Democrats
Many of us have been closely watching our Democratic administration and Congress to see if they intend to live up to the promises they made on the campaign trail to advance pro-equality legislation this year. On July 8th, Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy (PA-8) took a major step in the right direction when he became the official lead sponsor for H.R. 1283, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, the Congressional effort to overturn the military’s discriminatory policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Will you sign our message thanking Congressman Murphy for taking the lead on this important issue? . . . . Sincerely,
Jenna Lowenstein
Director of Communications and Online Organizing
P.S. It’s critically important that we show Congressman Murphy we’re standing with him. Will you forward this email to your pro-equality friends and family members and encourage them to sign our thank-you message and make a contribution to Murphy’s
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8685/
Four Reasons for Hope on LGBT Rights and the Obama Administration
Carlos A. Ball | Huffington Post
OK, so you voted for Obama, and you are a big LGBT rights supporter, and you are starting to despair because he has yet to push for the repeal of either DOMA or the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. And to make matters worse, you’ve heard that his Department of Justice filed a brief in a case challenging the constitutionality of DOMA in which it argued that the law is clearly constitutional. The Administration has been hit hard, and rightfully so, on all of these points by LGBT leaders and by the gay blogosphere. But I, for one, do not want to completely lose the sense of optimism that I felt just a few months ago when Obama replaced what was without a doubt the worst and most incompetent administration since that of Herbert Hoover’s. I want to find reasons to still believe that the Obama Administration will do the right thing for LGBT people, and do it relatively soon. Below are four “signs of hope” (and perhaps you can think of more). Please understand that I am not suggesting that these small steps justify the Administration’s refusal so far to push for the repeal of DOMA and of the military’s blatantly discriminatory policy. All I am saying is that these are silver linings of sorts which suggest that perhaps better things are on the way when it comes to how the Administration will handle some of the most important civil rights issues of our time. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8683/
Stevie Nicks Gets Landslide Support from Gay Community
Dean Goodman | Reuters
Move over, Cher. Stevie Nicks has just been declared an icon by the gay community. Specifically, MTV Networks’ gay-themed Logo channel has announced that the Fleetwood Mac singer/songwriter will be the first subject of a new series of specials dubbed “NewNowNext Icons.” The shows will focus on “the timeless music legends that have reached icon status in the eyes of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community and the greater world of pop culture,” according to a Logo statement. In the half-hour premiere airing at midnight EDT/PDT on July 19, Nicks will share her thoughts on why the LGBT community has embraced her music and persona, Logo said. She will also discuss her career, inspirations and future projects. Music videos for tunes such as “Landslide,” “Gypsy” and “Stand Back” will also be featured. A Logo spokesman declined to identify the subjects of additional “NewNowNext Icons” specials. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8682/
LGBT Archieve Recieves $30K Donation
Julie Bolcer | Advocate LGBT Archive Receives $30K Donation
In what is believed to be the largest donation ever given by a lesbian donor to an LGBT archive, Jeanne Córdova (pictured) has made a donation of $30,000 to the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles. The donation will be used specifically for the lesbian feminist collections.
“In this newly energized era of LGBT activism, our younger generations are eager to learn about their heritage that’s not taught in schools,” said Córdova in a statement released by ONE. “Lesbian history is a critical part of that heritage.” Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8681/
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Drivers' Alcohol Use Down, Study Finds
Steady Decline Seen Since 1973
KEN THOMAS, Associated Press Writer
The number of drunken drivers on the roads has fallen sharply during the past 30 years amid tougher laws, stiffer enforcement and a shift in societal views on alcohol, a government survey found Monday. A roadside survey released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that 2.2 percent of drivers had blood-alcohol levels of 0.08 or higher in 2007. The results represented a steady decline compared with studies conducted since 1973, when 7.5 percent of the drivers surveyed were legally intoxicated.
http://www.justnews.com/print/20041116/detail.html
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‘Hair’ to Go Dark for a Day So Cast Can March for Gay Marriage Rights
By Patrick Healy
In an unusual move for a Broadway show, the producers of the musical “Hair” announced on Monday that they were canceling the Sunday matinee on Oct. 11 so that the cast could join the National Equality March that day in Washington in support of gay-marriage rights. Oskar Eustis, the artistic director of the Public Theater, a producer of “Hair,” said that the decision reflected the spirit of the musical. “Its message of change and hope and inclusion is one we try to live, not just preach,” he said in a statement. The announcement was to be made at a rally in Los Angeles after the “Hair” cast taped a segment there for “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien” Monday. A spokesman for “Hair” said the producers were adding a performance for Monday, Oct. 5. People who have tickets to the Oct. 11 matinee can exchange them for another performance.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/hair-to-go-dark-for-a-day-so-cast-can-march-for-gay-marriage-rights/?scp=5&sq=gay&st=cse
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Washington Post
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Ala. doctor could bring attention to moribund post
By MIKE STOBBE
The Associated Press
The U.S. Surgeon General has been described as "the nation's doctor," a "national nanny" and the person who puts warning labels on cigarette packs. But lately, the position has been mostly called something else: invisible.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/14/AR2009071400297.html
Whose Identity Politics?
By Eugene Robinson
The only real suspense in the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is whether the Republican Party will persist in tying its fortunes to an anachronistic claim of white male exceptionalism and privilege.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/13/AR2009071302605.html
Episcopal church to affirm gay clergy
By RACHEL ZOLL
The Episcopal Church moved Monday toward affirming their acceptance of gays and lesbians for all roles in ministry, despite pressure from fellow Anglicans worldwide for a decisive moratorium on consecrating another openly gay bishop.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/13/AR2009071303445.html
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Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/public/us
The Catholic Double Standard
Why was Samuel Alito's Catholicism so much more discussed than Sonia Sotomayor's?
by MainStreet@wsj.com
In opening yesterday's Judiciary Committee hearings on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court, Chairman Pat Leahy (D., Vt.) alluded to the religious prejudice that has too often intruded on the process. The first Jewish nominee, he noted, had to answer "questions about the Jewish mind and how its operations are complicated by altruism." The first Catholic nominee, he added, "had to overcome the argument that, as a Catholic, he'd be dominated by the pope."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124752949484535723.html
NRI Auntie, Indian Courts Are Hipper Than You
By S. MITRA KALITA
When my mom heard the wedding was between two lesbians, she paused, then chose her words carefully. Decades in America had taught her that much. "And you're taking the baby?" "Yes, of course," I replied.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124755072620237487.html
Rufus Wainwright’s New Aria
The singer-songwriter unveils his first opera in England
By JULIET CHUNG
Since his debut roughly a decade ago, singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright has attracted a following for his lush, romantic pop songs. He ventures into new territory this month with the premiere of his first opera, “Prima Donna.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204261704574274202251725342.html
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Allies' experiences draw scrutiny as US debates letting gays serve openly in military
DAVID CRARY
When it comes to dealing with gay personnel in the ranks, the contrasts are stark among some of the world's proudest, toughest militaries — and these differing approaches are invoked by both sides as Americans renew debate over the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-gays-in-the-ranks,0,7664688.story
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Celebrity-judge trio selected for ‘Talent Quest Miami’; finals 8 p.m. July 25 at Colony Theater
News release from Carol Hoffman-Guzman of Art at St. Johns:
Internationally known diva Elaine Lancaster and music producer Roger Abramson, along with arts editor Mary Damiano, are the trio who will help choose the Grand Prize winner at the finals of Talent Quest Miami!, with the audience casting the final vote of course. Also just announced - actor/director Tom Colucci will serve as host, and Ms. Lancaster will enliven the already hot event with a special performance -- so it’s no wonder that tickets for the Finals are going fast.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/celebrity-judge-trio-selected-for-talent-quest-miami-finals-8-pm-july-25-at-colony-theater.html
Queer Town: Emmy-winning director Todd Holland to young, gay actors: 'Stay in the closet'
By Patrick Range McDonald, Queer Town, LA Weekly
At Outfest on Sunday afternoon, three-time Emmy winning and openly gay director Todd Holland told a small audience that he advises young, gay male actors to "stay in the closet." The remark came during a panel at the Directors Guild of America titled, "Taking It to the Streets: LGBT Directors Get Political." Outfest, which pushes the slogan "protecting our past, showcasing our present, nurturing our future," is one of the premiere gay and lesbian film festivals in the United States.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/queer-town-emmy-winning-director-todd-holland-to-young-gay-actors-stay-in-the-closet.html
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Ala. doctor could bring attention to moribund post
By MIKE STOBBE
The U.S. Surgeon General has been described as "the nation's doctor," a "national nanny" and the person who puts warning labels on cigarette packs. But lately, the position has been mostly called something else: invisible.
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/1140529.html
Miami judge who struck gay adoption ban demoted
The Associated Press
A Miami-Dade circuit court judge who ruled Florida's gay adoption ban is unconstitutional has been demoted. Judge Cindy Lederman has been removed from her 15-year post as top administrative judge over Miami-Dade's juvenile courts. The new chief justice over Miami courts says he wanted new perspectives and leadership.
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Gay amendments possible this week for defense bill
Senate could take up 'Don't Ask,' hate crimes provisions
By CHRIS JOHNSONU.S. senators are considering the introduction of LGBT-related amendments to the fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill if it comes to the Senate floor as planned this week. The potential amendments could make the legislation a vehicle for the biggest advances to date in LGBT rights at the federal level.
http://www.floridablade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=26170
For one UK officer, a time to stand and be counted
Gays have been serving openly in Britain since 2000
LONDON (AP)
For more than a decade, he had prepared for that moment. Lt. Cmdr. Craig Jones climbed the staircase into the captain's cabin, with its porthole overlooking the sea and its matched pictures of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. The captain paused in a conversation with his executive officer and took a seat. Jones looked him in the eye and told him he would never again listen to the captain bash gay servicemen.
http://www.floridablade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=26182
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Post Office Removes Pride Display
By Julie Bolcer
A gay pride exhibit installed at the downtown post office in Milwaukee on June 1 stayed on display less than four hours before it was removed by a U.S. Postal Service official, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Maggi Cage, head of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, was asked to create the exhibit by Dale Shuster, a letter carrier and member of the post office’s diversity team. Shuster secured written approval from the post office’s diversity manager for the exhibit, which included photos of gay pioneers, historical information and a large AIDS awareness stamp in glass cases in the post office lobby.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid98155.asp
Gay Actor? Stay Closeted
By Michelle Garcia
Gay male actors should stay in the closet -- at least according to Todd Holland, an Emmy-winning, openly gay director, who said as much to a small group at Los Angeles's Outfest gay and lesbian film festival on Sunday.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid98046.asp
"Jane Roe" Arrested at Sotomayor Hearings
Norma McCorvey -- better known as "Jane Roe," the woman at the center of the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion rights ruling of 1973 -- was arrested at Monday’s Senate confirmation hearing for Sonia Sotomayor. The "Roe" in Roe v. Wade and another protester were arrested after they made their way into the hearing room and began screaming during the opening statement of newly sworn Minnesota senator Al Franken.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid98017.asp
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NY to use hate crime law in transgender case
By The Associated Press
It was no secret to friends and family that Lateisha Green was born a boy. She had been living mostly as a female since age 16.
http://www.365gay.com/news/ny-to-use-hate-crime-law-in-transgender-case/
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Peter Tatchell criticises Stonewall over Equality Bill
Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has attacked Stonewall over its support of the government's Equality Bill, saying the legislation is "discriminatory".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13218.html
Archbishop of Canterbury expresses 'regret' over move to ordain gay bishops
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has spoken of his regret over a vote which called to reject a moratorium on gay bishops.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13219.html
Stephen Fry admits to illegal file sharing
The openly gay actor and author Stephen Fry has admitted to having illegally downloaded his former comedy partner, Hugh Laurie’s medical drama House.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13220.html
Senior Scottish clergyman says gays should be able to marry in churches
A senior cleric has said that gays should be able to get married in church. The Very Reverend Kelvin Holdsworth said civil partnerships were not equal to marriage and that gay couples should be able to walk down the aisle together.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13221.html
New York senator reportedly considering moratorium on military gay ban
New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand is reportedly considering an amendment which would place an 18-month moratorium on the discharges of gay military personnel.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13223.html
Texas politician calls for inquest into gay sailor's death
US representative Sheila Jackson Lee has called for an inquest into the "bizarre" death of sailor August Provost. Provost, 29, of Houston, was found dead earlier this month at Camp Pendleton in Southern California.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13224.html
Anger over 'transphobic' columnist
Dozens of members of the Queer Youth Network have written to complain about Sun columnist Jon Gaunt, who described gender reassignment as "misguided" and "slightly sick".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13234.html
Protest held outside 'homophobic' lawyer's office
A gay group has held a protest outside the offices of a lawyer who claimed the Law Society had been "hijacked by the gays".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13231.html
German trans teenager to launch pop career
A 16-year-old trans teenager who became an internet hit is launching a pop career. Kim Petras, from Germany, began taking hormones at the age of 12 and underwent gender reassignment last year.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13227.html
Comment: Easier bi the backdoor?
Ricky Martin, Megan Fox, Lady Gaga, that Duncan bloke from Blue, isn't it about time that celebrities coming out as supposedly "bisexual" just admitted they were really gay? If you find yourself nodding to the sentence above, I'm afraid you're part of the problem.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13228.html
Family of murdered New York trans woman call for protection under hate crimes bill
The family of Lateisha Green, the trans woman who was shot dead last year, have called for trans people to be protected under New York's hate crime laws.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13241.html
US bishops vote to overturn moratorium on gay clergy
Anglican bishops in the US have voted to reject a three-year moratorium on the consecration of gay clergy. The result follows of a vote of clergy and laity on Sunday, which also voted against the moratorium.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13230.html
India's Supreme Court accepts challenge to ruling on gay sex
The Indian Supreme Court has agreed to consider a petition against a lower court's ruling that homosexuality should be decriminalised.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13233.html
Former minister Patricia Hewitt says gay rights and diversity 'not part of who Gordon Brown is'
Amidst the criticism recently heaped on Gordon Brown by female ministers, former health secretary Patricia Hewitt has claimed that gay rights and the women's liberation movement passed the prime minister by.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13235.html
Stonewall Bully of the Year Chris Moyles: 'The BBC don't want to upset anyone'
Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles has said that radio is so dull and boring, he and fellow presenter Jonathan Ross stand out.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13225.html
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Action Alert: Stand with Patrick Murphy Against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Stonewall Democrats
Many of us have been closely watching our Democratic administration and Congress to see if they intend to live up to the promises they made on the campaign trail to advance pro-equality legislation this year. On July 8th, Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy (PA-8) took a major step in the right direction when he became the official lead sponsor for H.R. 1283, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, the Congressional effort to overturn the military’s discriminatory policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Will you sign our message thanking Congressman Murphy for taking the lead on this important issue? . . . . Sincerely,
Jenna Lowenstein
Director of Communications and Online Organizing
P.S. It’s critically important that we show Congressman Murphy we’re standing with him. Will you forward this email to your pro-equality friends and family members and encourage them to sign our thank-you message and make a contribution to Murphy’s
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8685/
Four Reasons for Hope on LGBT Rights and the Obama Administration
Carlos A. Ball | Huffington Post
OK, so you voted for Obama, and you are a big LGBT rights supporter, and you are starting to despair because he has yet to push for the repeal of either DOMA or the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. And to make matters worse, you’ve heard that his Department of Justice filed a brief in a case challenging the constitutionality of DOMA in which it argued that the law is clearly constitutional. The Administration has been hit hard, and rightfully so, on all of these points by LGBT leaders and by the gay blogosphere. But I, for one, do not want to completely lose the sense of optimism that I felt just a few months ago when Obama replaced what was without a doubt the worst and most incompetent administration since that of Herbert Hoover’s. I want to find reasons to still believe that the Obama Administration will do the right thing for LGBT people, and do it relatively soon. Below are four “signs of hope” (and perhaps you can think of more). Please understand that I am not suggesting that these small steps justify the Administration’s refusal so far to push for the repeal of DOMA and of the military’s blatantly discriminatory policy. All I am saying is that these are silver linings of sorts which suggest that perhaps better things are on the way when it comes to how the Administration will handle some of the most important civil rights issues of our time. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8683/
Stevie Nicks Gets Landslide Support from Gay Community
Dean Goodman | Reuters
Move over, Cher. Stevie Nicks has just been declared an icon by the gay community. Specifically, MTV Networks’ gay-themed Logo channel has announced that the Fleetwood Mac singer/songwriter will be the first subject of a new series of specials dubbed “NewNowNext Icons.” The shows will focus on “the timeless music legends that have reached icon status in the eyes of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community and the greater world of pop culture,” according to a Logo statement. In the half-hour premiere airing at midnight EDT/PDT on July 19, Nicks will share her thoughts on why the LGBT community has embraced her music and persona, Logo said. She will also discuss her career, inspirations and future projects. Music videos for tunes such as “Landslide,” “Gypsy” and “Stand Back” will also be featured. A Logo spokesman declined to identify the subjects of additional “NewNowNext Icons” specials. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8682/
LGBT Archieve Recieves $30K Donation
Julie Bolcer | Advocate LGBT Archive Receives $30K Donation
In what is believed to be the largest donation ever given by a lesbian donor to an LGBT archive, Jeanne Córdova (pictured) has made a donation of $30,000 to the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives in Los Angeles. The donation will be used specifically for the lesbian feminist collections.
“In this newly energized era of LGBT activism, our younger generations are eager to learn about their heritage that’s not taught in schools,” said Córdova in a statement released by ONE. “Lesbian history is a critical part of that heritage.” Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8681/
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Drivers' Alcohol Use Down, Study Finds
Steady Decline Seen Since 1973
KEN THOMAS, Associated Press Writer
The number of drunken drivers on the roads has fallen sharply during the past 30 years amid tougher laws, stiffer enforcement and a shift in societal views on alcohol, a government survey found Monday. A roadside survey released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that 2.2 percent of drivers had blood-alcohol levels of 0.08 or higher in 2007. The results represented a steady decline compared with studies conducted since 1973, when 7.5 percent of the drivers surveyed were legally intoxicated.
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Path to Supreme Court: Speak Capably, Say Little
By ADAM LIPTAK
On his first day at the Justice Department in 1981, a 26-year-old lawyer named John G. Roberts Jr. was handed a high-profile assignment: to help prepare Sandra Day O’Connor, then an Arizona judge, for her Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/us/politics/12judge.html?scp=9&sq=gay&st=cse
Can David Cameron Redefine Britain’s Tory Party?
By CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL
David Cameron was on his way from London to Croydon in a second-class train car last October when a middle-aged man across the aisle interrupted him and started telling an obscene joke. Cameron, the 42-year-old leader of Britain’s Conservatives, had been discussing his first clear political memory — the May 1979 trial of the head of the Liberal Party, Jeremy Thorpe, a closeted homosexual, for conspiring with a nightclub owner to murder his sometime lover, Norman Scott. That trial, which began the same week as the elections that brought Margaret Thatcher to power, remains a symbol, to a certain sort of Englishman, of the societywide breakdown of the 1970s, which was a decade of currency devaluations, crippling strikes, uncollected garbage and shortened workweeks. The eavesdropper across the aisle said with a smirk that he would vote for Cameron if Cameron could tell him how you fit four Liberals on a bar stool.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/magazine/12cameron-t.html?scp=4&sq=gay&st=cse
No Stork Involved, but Mom and Dad Had Help
By SARA RIMER
Melissa Brisman and her daughter, Simmie, age 6, were catching a matinee of “Marley and Me” in Tenafly, N.J. It was supposed to be a movie about a dog named Marley. But up on the big screen, Marley’s owner, a glowing Jennifer Aniston, kept getting pregnant — serenely, effortlessly pregnant (after one miscarriage).
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Spain liberalizing, but teen abortion hits a nerve
By DANIEL WOOLLS
MADRID -- Spain's Socialist prime minister has irked his natural enemies on the right and in the Catholic church by legalizing gay marriage and instituting fast-track divorce. Now he has hit a raw nerve even among his supporters with a proposal to let 16-year-olds get abortions without parental consent.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/12/AR2009071200957.html
Allies' stance cited in US gays-in-military debate
By DAVID CRARY
The Associated Press
When it comes to dealing with gay personnel in the ranks, the contrasts are stark among some of the world's proudest, toughest militaries - and these differing approaches are invoked by both sides as Americans renew debate over the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/12/AR2009071201025.html
Miami Herald
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Spain liberalizing, but teen abortion hits a nerve
By DANIEL WOOLLS
MADRID -- Spain's Socialist prime minister has irked his natural enemies on the right and in the Catholic church by legalizing gay marriage and instituting fast-track divorce. Now he has hit a raw nerve even among his supporters with a proposal to let 16-year-olds get abortions without parental consent.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1138393.html
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Blue star Duncan James comes out as bisexual
Duncan James, of boy band Blue has come out as bisexual as the band prepares for a comeback tour. The singer told tabloid the News of the World that he has had sexual relationships with men as well as women and that he is not ashamed to be coming out of the closet.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13212.html
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OK: Kerns Blames It on the Gays
David Taffet | Staff Writer | Dallas Voice
Oklahoma state Rep. Sally Kern, who made headlines last year when anti-gay comments she made at a Republican fundraiser were secretly taped and then posted online, is back in the news after she issued her “Oklahoma Citizen’s Proclamation for Morality” before the July 4 weekend. The proclamation blames the country’s current financial woes on a list of moral failings, including same-sex marriage and divorce along with pornography, sex trafficking, child abuse and “many other forms of debauchery.”
Last year, the Republican from Oklahoma City made national news when she called homosexuality more dangerous than terrorism.
“I honestly think it’s the biggest threat our nation has, even more so than terrorism or Islam, which I think is a big threat,” Kern said last year. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8568/
Gay Legal Groups Not Welcome on Prop 8 Case
CHRIS JOHNSON | Washington Blade
The group that filed a federal Proposition 8 lawsuit is pushing back against LGBT organizations seeking to intervene in the case — much to the consternation of officials who say they’re bringing needed voices and expertise to the table. Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights and American Civil Liberties Union, earlier this week sought to intervene in the American Foundation for Equal Rights suit against Prop 8. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8566/
Critics Decry Lack of Opposing Viewpoints in Colleges
Alan Scher Zagier
Mallory Taul trains college leaders in ’difficult dialogues’ at the University of Missouri
They call it Speakers’ Circle, a First Amendment gathering spot at the University of Missouri where just about anything goes.
Confrontational evangelists condemn abortion and gay marriage. Conservative students bash President Obama’s bailout plan. The rhetoric is heated, and the discussions not always polite.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8565/
Another Young Man Kidnapped by Ex-Gay Camp
GenerationQ
facility ran by Exodus, to ‘cure’ him of his homosexuality. Thankfully he emerged as gay as ever and stronger too. Today another young man has been taken. Bryce Faulkner is a bright young pre-med student who, like many in college, was totally dependent upon his parents for survival. His car, his cell phone, his education, even his job was all connected to his parents purse strings. Bryce was making plans to come out to his parents, but before he had the opportunity to carry out these plans, his mother found his email password and discovered communications between he and his lover Travis Of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8561/
Gay Group Ladlad Seeks Comelec Accreditation
DJ Yap | Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Ladlad, a party-list organization representing homosexual men and women, expressed optimism Wednesday that it would finally be accredited by the Commission on Elections for the 2010 polls.
Ateneo de Manila University professor and Ladlad leader Danton Remoto said the Comelec had assured the group that it would be accredited as a party-list group provided it could prove a national membership.
Remoto said the group now has 22,000 registered members and 10 regional chapters.
In the 2007 elections, the organization was rejected by the poll body on the ground that it did not represent a “marginalized and underprivileged” sector as required by election laws, Remoto said. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8557/
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Path to Supreme Court: Speak Capably, Say Little
By ADAM LIPTAK
On his first day at the Justice Department in 1981, a 26-year-old lawyer named John G. Roberts Jr. was handed a high-profile assignment: to help prepare Sandra Day O’Connor, then an Arizona judge, for her Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/us/politics/12judge.html?scp=9&sq=gay&st=cse
Can David Cameron Redefine Britain’s Tory Party?
By CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL
David Cameron was on his way from London to Croydon in a second-class train car last October when a middle-aged man across the aisle interrupted him and started telling an obscene joke. Cameron, the 42-year-old leader of Britain’s Conservatives, had been discussing his first clear political memory — the May 1979 trial of the head of the Liberal Party, Jeremy Thorpe, a closeted homosexual, for conspiring with a nightclub owner to murder his sometime lover, Norman Scott. That trial, which began the same week as the elections that brought Margaret Thatcher to power, remains a symbol, to a certain sort of Englishman, of the societywide breakdown of the 1970s, which was a decade of currency devaluations, crippling strikes, uncollected garbage and shortened workweeks. The eavesdropper across the aisle said with a smirk that he would vote for Cameron if Cameron could tell him how you fit four Liberals on a bar stool.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/magazine/12cameron-t.html?scp=4&sq=gay&st=cse
No Stork Involved, but Mom and Dad Had Help
By SARA RIMER
Melissa Brisman and her daughter, Simmie, age 6, were catching a matinee of “Marley and Me” in Tenafly, N.J. It was supposed to be a movie about a dog named Marley. But up on the big screen, Marley’s owner, a glowing Jennifer Aniston, kept getting pregnant — serenely, effortlessly pregnant (after one miscarriage).
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/us/12surrogate.html?scp=2&sq=gay&st=cse
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Spain liberalizing, but teen abortion hits a nerve
By DANIEL WOOLLS
MADRID -- Spain's Socialist prime minister has irked his natural enemies on the right and in the Catholic church by legalizing gay marriage and instituting fast-track divorce. Now he has hit a raw nerve even among his supporters with a proposal to let 16-year-olds get abortions without parental consent.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/12/AR2009071200957.html
Allies' stance cited in US gays-in-military debate
By DAVID CRARY
The Associated Press
When it comes to dealing with gay personnel in the ranks, the contrasts are stark among some of the world's proudest, toughest militaries - and these differing approaches are invoked by both sides as Americans renew debate over the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/12/AR2009071201025.html
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Spain liberalizing, but teen abortion hits a nerve
By DANIEL WOOLLS
MADRID -- Spain's Socialist prime minister has irked his natural enemies on the right and in the Catholic church by legalizing gay marriage and instituting fast-track divorce. Now he has hit a raw nerve even among his supporters with a proposal to let 16-year-olds get abortions without parental consent.
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Blue star Duncan James comes out as bisexual
Duncan James, of boy band Blue has come out as bisexual as the band prepares for a comeback tour. The singer told tabloid the News of the World that he has had sexual relationships with men as well as women and that he is not ashamed to be coming out of the closet.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13212.html
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OK: Kerns Blames It on the Gays
David Taffet | Staff Writer | Dallas Voice
Oklahoma state Rep. Sally Kern, who made headlines last year when anti-gay comments she made at a Republican fundraiser were secretly taped and then posted online, is back in the news after she issued her “Oklahoma Citizen’s Proclamation for Morality” before the July 4 weekend. The proclamation blames the country’s current financial woes on a list of moral failings, including same-sex marriage and divorce along with pornography, sex trafficking, child abuse and “many other forms of debauchery.”
Last year, the Republican from Oklahoma City made national news when she called homosexuality more dangerous than terrorism.
“I honestly think it’s the biggest threat our nation has, even more so than terrorism or Islam, which I think is a big threat,” Kern said last year. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8568/
Gay Legal Groups Not Welcome on Prop 8 Case
CHRIS JOHNSON | Washington Blade
The group that filed a federal Proposition 8 lawsuit is pushing back against LGBT organizations seeking to intervene in the case — much to the consternation of officials who say they’re bringing needed voices and expertise to the table. Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights and American Civil Liberties Union, earlier this week sought to intervene in the American Foundation for Equal Rights suit against Prop 8. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8566/
Critics Decry Lack of Opposing Viewpoints in Colleges
Alan Scher Zagier
Mallory Taul trains college leaders in ’difficult dialogues’ at the University of Missouri
They call it Speakers’ Circle, a First Amendment gathering spot at the University of Missouri where just about anything goes.
Confrontational evangelists condemn abortion and gay marriage. Conservative students bash President Obama’s bailout plan. The rhetoric is heated, and the discussions not always polite.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8565/
Another Young Man Kidnapped by Ex-Gay Camp
GenerationQ
facility ran by Exodus, to ‘cure’ him of his homosexuality. Thankfully he emerged as gay as ever and stronger too. Today another young man has been taken. Bryce Faulkner is a bright young pre-med student who, like many in college, was totally dependent upon his parents for survival. His car, his cell phone, his education, even his job was all connected to his parents purse strings. Bryce was making plans to come out to his parents, but before he had the opportunity to carry out these plans, his mother found his email password and discovered communications between he and his lover Travis Of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8561/
Gay Group Ladlad Seeks Comelec Accreditation
DJ Yap | Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Ladlad, a party-list organization representing homosexual men and women, expressed optimism Wednesday that it would finally be accredited by the Commission on Elections for the 2010 polls.
Ateneo de Manila University professor and Ladlad leader Danton Remoto said the Comelec had assured the group that it would be accredited as a party-list group provided it could prove a national membership.
Remoto said the group now has 22,000 registered members and 10 regional chapters.
In the 2007 elections, the organization was rejected by the poll body on the ground that it did not represent a “marginalized and underprivileged” sector as required by election laws, Remoto said. Read more
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8557/
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