Friday, July 24, 2009

GLBT DIGEST - July 24, 2009

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Washington Post
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For Two Best Friends, A Fine Bromance
If prizes were handed out for a low-budget movie with the year's highest concept, one would have to be reserved for Lynn Shelton's "Humpday," in which two straight, former college buddies decide to make a gay porn film together.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/23/AR2009072301149.html


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Steve Rothaus
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Navy: Murder charge filed in gay seaman's death
Associated Press
The U.S. Navy says a sailor has been charged in military court with murder and other offenses in the shooting death of a gay San Diego seaman. Petty Officer Jonathan Campos of Lancaster, Calif., was charged Thursday in connection to last month's fatal shooting of Seaman August Provost of Houston.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/navy-murder-charge-filed-in-gay-seamans-death.html

Task Force: Enact federal hate crimes legislation without ‘inhumane’ death penalty provision
News release from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Federal hate crimes legislation clears another hurdle with passage of Department of Defense authorization bill
WASHINGTON, July 23 — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund responded to today’s U.S. Senate passage of the Department of Defense (DOD) authorization bill, which includes a long-sought hate crimes provision but also an amendment to expand the death penalty. Hate crimes legislation cleared the House in April with a vote of 249 to 175. The DOD authorization bill, with the hate crimes provision attached, now moves to conference committee where differences will be ironed out. The Task Force Action Fund is urging for enactment of hate crimes legislation without the death penalty amendment.
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South Florida Blade
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Thursday: Grand Resort and Spa Anniversary
Celebrate ten years at award-winning guest house
By Dan Renzi
Tonight from 6 to 10 p.m., join the award-winning Grand Resort & Spa for their tenth anniversary celebration. Proceeds benefit GLCC, Tuesday’s Angels and Stonewall Library & Archives. It’s going to be a lovely party—you must be on the RSVP list to attend! Go to www.grandresort.net and click on the link for the invite. Contact info: benefit@grandresort.net. 539 Birch Rd., Fort Lauderdale, 954-630-3000.
http://www.floridablade.com/blog/index.cfm#26378

What’s the next step for Stonewall Street Fest?
Grants awarded, planning started for next festival
By DMITRY RASHNITSOV
The board members of The Pride of Greater Fort Lauderdale (PGFL) met with sponsors of the Stonewall Parade and Street Festival to generate feedback and begin laying the groundwork for next year’s event. About 25 people attended the event on Tuesday, July 21 at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/7-23/news/localnews/6079.cfm

Gay adoption judge stripped of top post
Lederman made historic ruling in late 2008
By DAN RENZI
A Miami-Dade circuit court judge who ruled in favor of allowing gays to adopt has lost her job as the top administrator of the juvenile division of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/7-23/news/localnews/6083.cfm

Sotomayor decision in gay man’s case wins praise
Nominee sought careful review of 'equal protection rights'
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor provided only vague hints of her views on LGBT rights issues during her Senate confirmation hearings last week, legal experts concluded.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/7-23/news/national/6087.cfm

Gillibrand's 'Don't Ask' amendment off the table
N.Y. senator sought moratorium on military discharges
By CHRIS JOHNSON
The New York senator who once said she was considering an amendment to a defense bill mandating a stay on discharges under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" has decided against introducing the measure after determining there aren't enough votes for passage, according to her office.
http://www.floridablade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=26379


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The Advocate
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Men Charged in Gay Pageant Smackdown
By Julie Bolcer
Two men were charged Wednesday with using a trophy to beat a judge at a gay beauty pageant in Chicago, reports the area’s NBC affiliate.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid100667.asp

Trans Teacher Retires Frustrated
By Chris Jai Centeno
Few job calls and an alleged prejudice from members of a New Jersey school district's board were sources of frustration a transgender substitute teacher cited that led to her resignation.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid100846.asp

Lesbians Now Legally Parents After Insemination
By Amita Parashar
Children born through artificial insemination can now legally have two female parents at birth in Washington, D.C., thanks to a new law. Prior to the law, the female partner of a birth mother would have to adopt the child at birth to become a legal parent.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid100778.asp

$3 Million to Lesbian Drinking Study
By Chris Jai Centeno
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has agreed to fund a groundbreaking $3 million University of Illinois, Chicago, study on lesbian health.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid100733.asp



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Boris Johnson says he will not enter GLA for Stonewall's top employer list
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has said he will not enter the Greater London Authority in Stonewall's annual Top 100 employers list, despite the authority coming in third place last year.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13403.html

Comment: They're at it again
Around this time last year, the Presbyterian Church of Wales made national news after paying out a record sum to a gay employee who had endured ‘grotesquely’ discriminatory conduct and sexual harassment. You might reasonably assume, then, that they’d watch their step when it comes to the ever-so-touchy subject of homosexuality. You would, of course, be wrong to make such an assumption.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13404.html

Washington DC gives parental rights to lesbian couples
A law which gives lesbian parents in DC more rights has come into effect. The legislation, which was enacted on Saturday, gives lesbians the right to become the legal parent of a partner's artificially-inseminated child without having to adopt.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13400.html

Imperial War Museum celebrates ten years since military gay ban was lifted
Imperial War Museum North is to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the lifting of the ban on gays and lesbian serving in the British Armed Forces.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13409.html

Review: National Portrait Gallery salutes gay icons
The large and opulent halls of the National Portrait Gallery play host to an interesting exhibition on the personal histories and inspirations of influential gay and lesbian figures this summer.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13406.html

Daniel Radcliffe comes out as a Lib Dem
Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has spoken out about his political allegiances, his thoughts on Gordon Brown and his plans to vote for the Liberal Democrats at the next general election.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13407.html


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Thursday, July 23, 2009

GLBT DIGEST - July 23, 2009

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Judge Finds Racial Bias in Fire Dept. Tests
By Sewell Chan
New York City used tests that discriminated against black and Hispanic applicants to the Fire Department and had little relation to firefighting, a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/23/judge-finds-racial-bias-in-fire-dept-tests/?scp=5&sq=gay&st=cse


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Washington Post
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Law Extends Parental Rights for Gays
Lesbians in the District no longer will need the written consent of their partners to adopt children born to their partners through artificial insemination, under a new law that took effect Saturday. The name of a consenting spouse or unmarried partner will appear on the child's birth certificate as the legal parent, a status that previously had to be obtained by same-sex parents through a complicated adoption process.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/22/AR2009072203467.html

A Different Kind of Church Wedding
Two Episcopal Parishes Consider Merging to Keep the Faith Economically
By Greg Gaudio
At St. James Episcopal Church in Bowie, children are free to roam during services, and they often amble up to the altar and hold the priest's hand. At St. George's Episcopal, three miles down Lanham Severn Road in Glenn Dale, the congregation is an eclectic, quirky collective of straight and gay men and women of various races.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/22/AR2009072201964.html


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Sun-Sentinel
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Southern California boy, 15, to stand trial in fatal shooting of gay classmate
A Southern California junior high school student has been ordered to stand trial in the fatal shooting of a gay classmate. Ventura County Superior Court Judge Ken Riley said Wednesday that there was enough evidence to try 15-year-old Brandon McInerney for the February 2008 shooting death of Larry King, also 15. McInerney will be tried as an adult.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-gay-student-killed,0,222415.story


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Naked Cowboy runs for NYC mayor -- in his underwear
By VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press
The Naked Cowboy wants to be the city's mayor, promising transparency in politics - while running almost buck naked. "I know how to do more with less," said entertainer Robert Burck, clad as usual in a pair of white briefs, boots and a cowboy hat, as he announced his bid Wednesday in Times Square.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/naked-cowboy-runs-for-nyc-mayor-_-in-his-underwear.html

WPLG takes Charles Perez off weeknight anchor duty; gay newsman hires employment lawyer
By JOAN FLEISCHMAN, joanfleischman@yahoo.com
Bumped from WPLG-ABC 10's weeknight anchor desk: Charles Perez. Laurie Jennings now flies solo. Perez's new assignment: weekend anchor and part-time reporter. Station brass say the decision to move Perez was driven by economics, not performance, and that it is simply a cost-saving maneuver. Perez says it's a flat-out demotion, and scoffs at the notion that his reassignment is budget-related. ``They're not saving any money by putting me in the field,'' he says. ``They're still paying me my full salary, and will continue to, until the end of my contract. I will be a very well paid weekend anchor and street reporter.''
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Gov. Charlie Crist urged to stop 'chemical restraint' of foster kids
A pair of adoptive parents are urging Gov. Charlie Crist and lawmakers to stop the `chemical restraint' of children in state care.
BY MARC CAPUTO
As Gov. Charlie Crist barnstormed the state to boast about record adoptions in Florida, two adoptive parents urged him Tuesday to go a step further and stop what they called the ``chemical restraint'' of over-medicated children in state care.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/1153602.html


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The Advocate
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Price: NAACP and Gays Can Work Together
By Layla Dhere
Detroit News columnist Deb Price says the NAACP may be a key ally in the LGBT community’s fight for equality. In her column on Wednesday, "Gays Need NAACP in Fight Against Bias," Price argues that the 100-year-old organization “could play an amazing role in the fight to free black gay men and lesbians from the pain of discrimination.” The opinion piece was written as a response to President Barack Obama's speech at the NAACP centennial celebration last Thursday, where he encouraged unity between LGBT people and racial minorities as a way to “eradicate prejudice, bigotry, and discrimination.”
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid100455.asp

Crist Will Think About Gay Adoption Ban
Florida governor Charlie Crist -- who in the past has been a vocal supporter of the state’s ban on adoptions by same-sex couples -- appears to have softened his stance on the issue. While touring to promote “Explore Adoption Day,” Crist said it would be the legislature's responsibility to change the law barring gay couples from adoption. When pressed on whether he would support the effort, Crist said, "I'd have to think about it."
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid100418.asp

Three Cities Compete For Gay Games
By Chris Jai Centeno
With just two months left before final voting takes place in Cologne, Germany, decision day is drawing near for three U.S. cities vying to be host city of the 2014 Gay Games.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid100390.asp


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Gay director denies telling gay actors not to come out
By 365gay Newswire
Openly gay director Todd Holland recently explained remarks he made during a panel discussion at the California Outfest film festival. Holland has been accused of telling gay actors to stay in the closet during the panel discussion, an accusation he denies.
http://www.365gay.com/news/gay-director-denies-telling-gay-actors-not-to-come-out/

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Savage Garden singer attacks gay media stereotypes
Darren Hayes, the former singer of Savage Garden, has complained about the mainstream media "dumbing down" homosexuality.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13366.html

Culture secretary tells PinkNews.co.uk he will look into BBC 'homophobia'
Culture minister Ben Bradshaw has told PinkNews.co.uk he will look at the evidence of alleged homophobia by BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13364.html

Vandals attack American Apparel's 'Legalize Gay' display
The clothing store American Apparel has had its shop in Washington DC vandalised today for displaying 'Legalize Gay' t-shirts, and telephoned a follow up threat to another store.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13386.html

Gay man, 79, killed in London
A gay man has been found dead in Greenwich, south-east London. Edward Highwood, 79, was found dead at his home in Hollymount Close on Saturday July 18th by his housemate.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13378.html

Exclusive: Gay culture secretary Ben Bradshaw calls for British ambassadors to promote gay rights in Arab world
Following the condemnation of British ambassadors for promoting gay rights in eastern European countries such as Poland and Bulgaria, openly gay culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has suggested those in Arabic and Asian countries should follow suit.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13367.html

Scottish police force to display rainbow flag in offices
Grampian Police, one of the country's largest police forces, is to display the rainbow flag in all of its offices to support gay rights. Stickers of the flag will be seen in all of the force's windows.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13389.html

Rupert Everett says Michael Jackson is better off dead
Outspoken gay actor Rupert Everett has described Michael Jackson as a "freak", adding that it was "fortuitous that he died".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13387.html

Queen to watch Bruno?
Buckingham Palace has ordered a copy of Bruno, the 18-certificate film about a gay Austrian journalist. Universal Studios reportedly received an email request from the palace this week asking for a copy of the controversial movie to show at a private screening at Balmoral.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13388.html

Men banned from lesbian event in Australia
A company in Australia specialising in lesbian parties has won a case allowing it to ban men from its events. The judgement comes just days after a row involving a gay bar in Torquay, where a lesbian was turned away.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13392.html

British churches performing 'exorcisms' on gays
A number of fundamentalist Christian churches in London are thought to be performing 'exorcisms' on gays and lesbians to cure them of homosexuality.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13390.html


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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

GLBT DIGEST - July 22, 2009

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Washington Post
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Black, white protesters rally over dragging death
By JEFF CARLTON
Paris, TX: State police in riot gear rushed a downtown street to break up a standoff Tuesday between hundreds of black and white extremists who exchanged screams of "Black power!" and "White power!" during a protest over the state's handling of the case of a black man who was run over and dragged by a vehicle.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/21/AR2009072100310.html

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Alarming Africa male gay HIV rate
From BBC News: HIV rates among gay men in some African countries are 10 times higher than among the general male population, says research in medical journal the Lancet. The report said prejudice towards gay people was leading to isolation and harassment, which in turn led to risky sexual practices among gay communities. But the risks are not limited to gay men, as many of the infected also have female sexual partners.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/alarming-africa-male-gay-hiv-rate.html

Judy Garland Live’ performed by Tommy Femia Aug. 12-23 at Rising Action Theatre in Oakland Park, Florida
News release from Rising Action Theatre:
8 performances only!
August 12-16: Wed, Fri and Sat at 8 pm; Sun at 7 pm
August 20-23: Thurs, Fri and Sat at 8pm; Sun at 7 pm
Tix: $25 Wed. 8/12 $30 other nites
Free opening night party with Tommy Femia at Primavera
Restaurant directly after the show on August 12.
Show and 3 Course Dinner at Primavera Restaurant -
Recession Special Pricing - only $52.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/judy-garland-live-performed-by-tommy-femia-aug-12-23-at-rising-action-theatre-in-oakland-park.html


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Don Roos: Out Actors Can't Get Cast
By Michelle Garcia
Following last week's statements by Emmy-winning director Todd Holland that gay actors should stay closeted, another writer-director is seconding his (now-recanted) opinion.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid100002.asp

Carter Wants Women in the Pulpit
By Michelle Garcia
Former president Jimmy Carter said he will leave the Southern Baptist Church over its decision prohibiting the ordination of women.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid99990.asp


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Amendments limit extension of federal hate-crimes law
By 365gay Newswire
The Senate passed several amendments Monday afternoon that would limit the extension of the federal hate-crimes law the Advocate reports.
http://www.365gay.com/news/amendments-limit-extension-of-federal-hate-crimes-law/

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Lesbian couple celebrate 70th anniversary
A lesbian couple in Florida are celebrating their 70th anniversary together. Caroline Leto, 96, and Venera Magazzu, 97, from Dania Beach, will celebrate the landmark anniversary on August 17th.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13354.html

Tories to hold gay Pride event at this year's party conference
The Conservative Party is to hold a Pride event for the first time at its annual conference in Manchester. 'Conference Pride' will be held at Spirit Bar in the heart of Manchester's gay village on Tuesday October 6th.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13355.html

Second annual gay rodeo held in Philadelphia
The second annual gay rodeo, 'Stampede', is being held by the Liberty Gay Rodeo Association in Philadelphia from July 31st - August 2nd
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13356.html

Culture minister tells PinkNews.co.uk he will look into BBC 'homophobia'
Culture minister Ben Bradshaw has told PinkNews.co.uk he will look at the evidence of alleged homophobia by BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13364.html

Nations of the world meet to discuss and celebrate gay rights movement
Copenhagen is next week hosting World Outgames 2009, a nine-day festival of sports, culture, and a conference on gay rights that will involve over 100 countries under the banner "Love of freedom, freedom to love".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13361.html

Obama's call to civil rights group to back gay rights
In a speech to National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP), US president Barack Obama called for an end to discrimination of gays and lesbians.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13362.html


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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

GLBT DIGEST - July 21, 2009

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Much Has Changed in Surrogate Pregnancies
By JANE E. BRODY
Published: July 20, 2009
With the birth last month of twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, surrogate pregnancy once again assumed center stage. After years of infertility following the birth of their son in 2002, the couple chose to have another woman gestate the embryos they created.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/health/21brod.html?_r=1&scp=6&sq=gay&st=cse

Aids: Role of Gay Men in Spreading Virus Is Ignored in Africa, Study Finds
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
The role of gay sex in the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS in Africa has been long ignored, say the authors of a new study in the medical journal Lancet.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/health/21glob.html?scp=2&sq=gay&st=cse


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Miss California lost crown, but gains a book deal
The Associated Press
The former Miss California who was stripped of her title last month has a book deal.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/21/AR2009072100523.html


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HRC: Senate adopts unwelcomed amendments to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, responded today to votes relating to the hate crimes provisions in the Defense Department authorization bill. The Senate passed four amendments to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act: three offered by Senator Sessions (R-AL) and one offered by Senator Kennedy (D-MA). The Matthew Shepard Act was added this past Thursday, July 16, to S. 1390, the Senate version of the Department of Defense Authorization bill.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/hrc-senate-adopts-unwelcomed-amendments-to-the-matthew-shepard-hate-crimes-prevention-act.html

HRC: Matthew Shepard Act passes - contact your senators
A letter from HRC President Joe Solmonese:
I have great news to share: the Senate has passed the Matthew Shepard Act!
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/hrc-matthew-shepard-act-passes---contact-your-senators.html


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Miami Herald
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Include gays, lesbians in anti-bias act
BY BOB PACKWOOD
Forty years ago, when I first came to the U.S. Senate, it was entirely possible for an employer to fire workers because of their sexual orientation, and that remains true today in 30 states. In 38 states, it is true for gender identity as well. Today there is no federal law banning employment discrimination for sexual orientation and gender identity. That baffles many of us.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/1150275.html


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The Advocate
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Wash. DP Foes to Turn in Signatures
By Julie Bolcer
Opponents of the domestic partnership law in Washington seeking to overturn the measure granting marriage-like rights to same-sex couples are expected to turn in their petition signatures on Saturday, reports the Seattle Times .
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid99793.asp


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Pentecostal Evangelists Plan To Surround Charlotte Pride
By Ali Davis, Contributing writer
Pride celebrations in Charlotte, North Carolina are scheduled for this weekend, July 25. As an added treat for everyone, Pentecostal preachers Lou Engle and Michael Brown have announced plans to “surround” the Pride events with a hoped-for thousand flock members in order to “reach out to gays and lesbians with the compassion of Jesus.”
http://www.365gay.com/news/davis-pentecostal-evangelists-plan-to-surround-charlotte-pride/

Hearing begins in Lawrence King case
By The Associated Press
A police sergeant says a Southern California junior high school student made threats about a gay classmate a day before he allegedly shot him.
http://www.365gay.com/news/hearing-begins-in-lawrence-king-case/

Boy harassed at 4-H summer camp for being gay
By 365gay Newswire
A mother from Jackson County, West Virginia, filed a police report after her 15-year-old son was harassed for an hour and a half at a summer 4-H camp because he is gay.
http://www.365gay.com/news/boy-harassed-at-4-h-summer-camp-for-being-gay/


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Parents of 'ex-gay' student threaten lawsuits
The parents of a US student who is thought to be in 'ex-gay' therapy have threatened legal action over a website set up to find him, his boyfriend has said. Click here for full article
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13339.html

Video: Durex condom ad shows gay policemen
The condom manufacturer Durex has released a new advert which shows two policemen about to get it on to the sound of ABBA.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13345.html

Gay bar raid chief apologises
The chief of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has apologised for a raid on a gay bar that left one man seriously injured.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13344.html

Man jailed for stabbing lesbian wife
A man has been jailed for nine years after an "enraged" and "frenzied" attack on his ex-wife, after she told him she thought she was a lesbian. http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13343.html

Video game allows players to shoot gays
Gay groups are outraged over a video game where the object is to shoot gay men before they 'rape' the player. Click here for full article
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13332.html

Equality and Human Rights Commission hit by resignations and 'unacceptable' spending
Trevor Phillips, the newly-reappointed head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, is under fire over the organisation's annual reports, while three commissioners have resigned in the last week over the way the quango is being run. Click here for full article
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13327.html

Man convicted of trans woman's manslaughter
A court in New York has found a man guilty of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime for the killing of 22-year-old trans woman Lateisha Green.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13335.html


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Monday, July 20, 2009

GLBT DIGEST - July 20, 2009

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New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
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Legislating Love: How the Government Can Encourage Private Safety Nets
By Nancy Folbre
Economists often urge people to economize on love (a scarce and precious resource). Usually this recommendation is taken to mean that we should design institutions that work even if people behave in self-interested ways. We could also take it to mean that we shouldn’t rely on love alone to provide a social safety net.
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/legislating-love-how-the-government-can-encourage-private-safety-nets/?scp=3&sq=gay&st=cse

Pared-Down Episcopal Church Is Looking to Grow Through ‘Inclusivity’
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN
The Episcopal Church is betting its future on the hope that there are more young people out there like Will Hay. Mr. Hay, 17, was one of the youngest voting delegates at the church’s 10-day triennial convention, which ended Friday. He has stuck with his church, even when the priest and most of the parishioners in his conservative San Diego parish quit the Episcopal Church two years ago in protest of its liberal moves, particularly the approval in 2003 of an openly gay bishop, V. Gene Robinson. Mr. Hay has helped rebuild his parish, which was left with 48 people and has since drawn nearly 100 new members.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/us/19episcopals.html?scp=13&sq=gay&st=cse

Eating Disorders in Straight and Gay Men
By The New York Times
Dr. Kathryn Zerbe, professor of psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science University and a longtime expert on eating disorders, recently took readers’
questions on anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and other problems. Here, she responds to one reader’s question about eating disorders in men.
Q In recent years, an increasing number of men have been diagnosed with eating disorders, and not just compulsive overeating, but also disorders like anorexia and bulimia that have traditionally been associated with women. (Full disclosure: I am one such man.)
http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/reverse-anorexia-in-gay-and-straight-men/?scp=7&sq=gay&st=cse


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Washington Post
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Analysis: Obama issues challenge to black America
By ERRIN HAINES
Through his first six months as president, Barack Obama has tended to shy away from the historical significance and potential influence of his role as the nation's first black president. But in addressing the NAACP on its 100th anniversary, he finally, fully embraced that title, portraying himself as a descendant of the civil rights leaders of generations past and a partner in black America's future progress.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/18/AR2009071800244.html

Same-sex couples seek immigration benefit
By KEVIN FREKING
Judy Rickard took an early retirement and a reduced pension so she could be assured of more time with her partner, a British citizen whose stays in the U.S. are limited to six months.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/18/AR2009071800746.html

40 States in 40 Days? An 'A' for Effort.
On June 6, 10 college students, two professors and one sleeper bus departed Belmont University in Nashville for the ultimate field trip: 40 states in 40 days. But this was no summer vacation: Homework assignments included 30 blogs each and post-trip papers for the students' travel-writing and sociology courses. We caught up with professor Ken Spring, junior Emma Shouse and senior Heather Gillespie in Washington -- or as they called it, Day 35. (For the itinerary, student bios and blogs, and more, see http://www.belmont.edu/40states.)
-- Andrea Sachs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/17/AR2009071701665.html

What's Next, Mr. President -- Cardigans?
By Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie
Barely six months into his presidency, Barack Obama seems to be driving south into that political speed trap known as Carter Country: a sad-sack landscape in which every major initiative meets not just with failure but with scorn from political allies and foes alike. According to a July 13 CBS News poll, the once-unassailable president's approval rating now stands at 57 percent, down 11 points from April. Half of Americans think the recession will last an additional two years or more, 52 percent think Obama is trying to "accomplish too much," and 57 percent think the country is on the "wrong track."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/17/AR2009071702093.html

Little for Liberals in Confirmation Hearings
As Sotomayor and White House Avoid Ideology, Some on Left See Wasted Chance
By Amy Goldstein and Paul Kane
Early on the third day of last week's confirmation hearings, one of the Senate Judiciary Committee's leading liberals leaned forward in his leather chair toward Sonia Sotomayor to explain his hopes for the next member of the nation's highest court.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/18/AR2009071801787.html

Mormon 'kiss-in' in Utah leads to shouting match
By JENNIFER DOBNER
A mass-kissing protest near the Mormon church temple Sunday drew a shouting match between gay activists and a group of faithful Mormons. For the second consecutive weekend, about 100 people gathered to stage a "kiss-in" to protest the treatment of two gay men cited for trespassing July 9 after they shared a kiss on the plaza owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Both gay and straight couples exchanged kisses during the protest.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/19/AR2009071901288.html

A Constant Parish, Now Called to Leave?
Episcopal Church Struggles With New Acceptance of Gays
By William Wan
They stayed as other churches left. They stayed through the ordination of a gay bishop, and the lengthy arguments that tested long-standing beliefs and frayed friendships. All the while, the congregation of the tiny church in rural Loudoun County kept the word "Episcopal" on the Sunday bulletins because members believed it was God's will.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/19/AR2009071901970.html

Marching Orders
Ending 'don't ask, don't tell' will take an act of Congress -- and voters actively pushing for it.
MOMENTUM IS building for a repeal of the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military. A proposal from the Palm Center of the University of California at Santa Barbara in May ignited calls for President Obama to issue a "stop-loss" declaration to halt enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell." Last week, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) proposed suspending the
16-year-old policy for 18 months. But both approaches pale in comparison with the full repeal being pursued by Rep. Patrick J. Murphy (D-Pa.).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/19/AR2009071901688.html

Gays live _ and die _ in fear in Jamaica
By DAVID MCFADDEN
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Even now, about three years after a near-fatal gay bashing, Sherman gets jittery at dusk. On bad days, his blood quickens, his eyes dart, and he seeks refuge indoors.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/19/AR2009071900922.html


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Wall Street Journal
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Out of the Office Closet
By ALEXANDRA LEVIT
If you're gay or lesbian and you're closeted at your office, you're not alone. Despite major strides in acceptance over the last 15 years, many still struggle with the decision to come out at work.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124796073372262319.html

Gay Marriage and the Constitution
Why Ted Olson and I are working to overturn California's Proposition 8.
By DAVID BOIES
When I got married in California in 1959 there were almost 20 states where marriage was limited to two people of different sexes and the same race.
Eight years later the Supreme Court unanimously declared state bans on interracial marriage unconstitutional.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124804515860263587.html

India News Digest: Supreme Court Refuses to Stay Order That Decriminalizes Gay Sex
Here is a roundup of news from Indian newspapers, news wires and Web sites on Thursday, July 16, 2009. The Wall Street Journal has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124808670611564881.html


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Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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NY man guilty of hate crime in transgender slaying; only 2nd such conviction in US
WILLIAM KATES
A jury on Friday convicted a man of manslaughter as a hate crime for killing a transgender woman he shot outside a house party last year. Dwight DeLee was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter for the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Lateisha Green outside the Syracuse party in November because of anti-gay bias. He becomes just the second person in the U.S. convicted of a hate crime that involved the death of a transgender victim.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-transgender-hate-crime,0,907688.story


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Steve Rothaus
www.MiamiHerald.com/gay
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Freedom Democrats: ‘FL GLBT Summer Caucus is Huge Success: Summary & Call to Action’
Freedom Democrats and Friends:
Freedom Democrats was an active participate in the very successful FL GLBT Democratic Caucus' Summer Conference in Key West, Florida this past weekend - July 17-19. The conference was attended by 100+ GLBT and straight leaders from around the state of Florida.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/07/freedom-democrats-fl-glbt-summer-caucus-is-huge-success-summary-call-to-action.html


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Miami Herald
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Same-sex couples seek immigration benefit
By KEVIN FREKING
Judy Rickard took an early retirement and a reduced pension so she could be assured of more time with her partner, a British citizen whose stays in the U.S. are limited to six months.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1147272.html

Two Dania Beach women open up about their 70-year relationship
They've been together for 70 years, but this couple had to keep silent about their relationship for decades.
BY IHOSVANI RODRIGUEZ
Yes, couples in their 90s still argue occasionally. This is how it went recently for Caroline Leto and Venera Magazzu as they sipped lemonade on their couch in Dania Beach:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/1147942.html


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South Florida Blade
http://www.floridablade.com/
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Shoppes’ Market Bazaar starts Sunday
"Bazaar, farmer’s market and flea market rolled into one"
By BOB KECSEMETY
The merchants in the Shoppes of Wilton Manors will be holding a Bazaar in their parking lot this Sunday, July 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale, titled “Taking It To The Streets,” is open to the public and any other businesses in the area are invited to participate. There is no charge to participate in the bazaar as a vendor and admission to the bazaar is free to the public.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/7-16/news/localnews/6059.cfm


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The Advocate
http://advocate.com/
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Gay House Planned for 2010 Olympics
By Julie Bolcer
The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will offer what is believed to be the first house devoted to gay and lesbian athletes and their family members and friends, reports The New York Times.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid99550.asp

HIV Rates Soar Among Gay Men in Africa
By Julie Bolcer
Stigma against gay men in Africa leads to risky sexual behavior that can result in HIV rates 10 times higher than among the general male population, says a new report in the British medical journal, the Lancet, according to the BBC.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid99528.asp

Polis Named to Air Force Board
By Michelle Garcia
Rep. Jared Polis, one of three openly gay members of Congress, has become a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy's board of visitors.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid99205.asp

The Video Game Where You Kill Gays
By Neal Broverman
A video game that features a hunter shooting gay people is creating a furor in the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid99204.asp

Group Comes Out for Equality
By William McGuinness
The chief executive of Marriage Care, a marriage counseling organization partly funded by the Catholic Church, voiced his dissent with the Vatican’s teaching that same-sex couples are unfit to raise children.
http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid99166.aspVatican-funded


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365Gay.com
http://www.365gay.com/
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Senate wants expansion of federal hate crimes law
By The Associated Press
People attacked because of their sexual orientation or gender would receive federal protections under a Senate-approved measure that significantly expands the reach of hate crimes law.
http://www.365gay.com/news/senate-wants-expansion-of-federal-hate-crimes-law/

Tom Duane gives stunning speech on AIDS
By Jennifer Vanasco
Before the New York State Senate closed last week, Sen. Tom Duane, gay and HIV positive, gave an impassioned, riveting speech reminding us all what the AIDS epidemic was at its worst:
http://www.365gay.com/blog/tom-duane-gives-stunning-speech-on-aids/

South Africa stops funding for AIDS vaccine research
By The Associated Press
(Cape Town, South Africa) South Africa has stopped funding research on an AIDS vaccine, a leading scientist said Monday, even as a major vaccine trial on humans began in the country ravaged by the world’s worst AIDS epidemic.
http://www.365gay.com/news/south-africa-stops-funding-for-aids-vaccine-research/

CBS censors ‘Big Brother’ slurs
By The Associated Press
It was the most memorable speech in “Big Brother” history, but fans didn’t hear all of it. Television viewers watching the “Big Brother 11″ eviction episode Thursday only heard part of contestant Chima Simone’s petition to stay on the voyeuristic CBS reality show. Host Julie Chen later called it “the most memorable last plea speech we’ve ever heard.”
http://www.365gay.com/news/cbs-censors-big-brother-slurs/

Porn actor gets 3-8 years in Pa. rooftop break-ins
By The Associated Press
A porn star who was accused of using a handsaw and an ax to break into stores through their rooftops while his twin brother and occasional co-star acted as a lookout is going to prison for at least three years.
http://www.365gay.com/news/porn-actor-gets-3-8-years-in-pa-rooftop-break-ins/


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Pink News - UK
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Vatican heaps praise on Oscar Wilde.. who it once condemned as immoral
The Vatican has praised the work of openly gay playwright Oscar Wilde, despite previously regarding him as an immoral degenerate.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13305.html

European Tory leader defends Polish MEP over 'homophobia' claims
The head of the Tories in Europe has defended the new leader of David Cameron's bloc in Europe over footage which showed him making a homophobic comment.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13306.html

If pagans can get time off for Halloween, can we set up a gay religion?
Pagan members of the police force are to get holidays on their religious festivals, bringing them in line with more established faiths. While some religious groups have protested, it proves that no one religion is really any more entitled to respect than others. Are Druid spells any more irrational than prayers to an unseen and unresponsive God? We asked Stephen Price to consider whether gays should set up their own religion in order get Pride days off.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13308.html

Rupert Everett: 'I don't want to be part of heterosexual norm'
Openly gay actor Rupert Everett has said that coming from "the last years of illegality" focused his character.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13333.html

Scottish island to hold first same-sex ceremony today
The Isle of Lewis is set to have its first gay civil partnership ceremony today when BBC children's presenter Andrew Robertson will tie the knot with his partner Craig Atkins.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13330.html

Homophobia blamed for high levels of HIV in African gay men
Research has suggested that HIV rates for gay men in sub-Saharan Africa are ten times higher than the average rate for the general male population.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13334.html

Hate crimes bill moves closer
A bill known as the Matthew Shepard Act has been approved for a Senate vote.
The bill, named after the murdered gay teenager, expands federal hate crime laws offer protection on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, and disability.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13337.html

Gay adult TV channel breaches broadcasting code
Gay TV, a digital premium adult channel, has come under fire from broadcasting standards agency Ofcom after a viewer complained that the channel's 'free-to-view' promotions were too explicit for the 10pm broadcast time.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13329.html

Doctor removed from adoption panel for refusing to consider gay couples
A Christian doctor has been removed from an adoption panel after she refused to endorse applications by same-sex couples. Dr Sheila Matthews said homosexuality was not "an appropriate lifestyle".
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13324.html

Equality and Human Rights Commission hit by resignations and 'unacceptable' spending Trevor Phillips, the newly-reappointed head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, is under fire over the organisation's annual reports, while three commissioners have resigned in the last week over the way the quango is being run.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-13327.html


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Daily Queer News
www.dailyqueernews.com
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We Know Where We’re Going; We Know Where We’ve Been!
Gay & Lesbian Times
As we celebrate San Diego’s 35th annual GLBT Pride, it’s easy to get caught up in the outrageous floats of the parade, the party beads, the boas, the glistening tanned chests of the dancers, the circuit parties, the beer gardens, electrical tape on the nipples of the Dykes on Bikes and all the revelry this week offers. But stop to think about all the festivities in context and you’ll be even prouder.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8804/

First the Abortionists, Then the ‘Homosexuals’: TheCall Declares War
Patricia Nell Warren | Bilerico Project
Just this morning, an announcement went out from TheCall, asking its list of followers to join a national prayer-and-fasting movement aimed at “the spiritual darkness of the homosexual agenda” and the “restraining” of our “ideology.” TheCall is not just another fringy extremist church group — we need to pay serious attention to this move it’s making. Lou Engle, founder and leader of TheCall, is not the familiar old bible-thumping enemy like Jerry Falwell and James Dobson. A major figure in the New Apostolic Reformation that I’ve been writing about, Engle has close ties with the violent anti-abortion movement called The Army of God, who stirred up such a frenzied atmosphere of attacks on abortion clinics that they finally incited someone to assassinate the well-known doctor George Tiller.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8802/

Cheney’s CIA Secrets: We Must Fight to Get the Truth
Marie Cocco, Washington Monthly | AlterNet
It is the damned spot that simply will not go out. The legacy of the Bush administration’s antiterrorism tactics cannot be washed away in a tide of feel-good rhetoric about moving on, nor will it fade eventually if we apply President Barack Obama’s spiritual wisdom that this should be a time for
“reflection, not retribution.” The revelation that CIA Director Leon Panetta killed a secret program reportedly aimed at assassinating top al-Qaeda leaders, and quickly informed Congress of its existence, does not shock. It has long been a presidential aim to decapitate the terrorist network. Despite Republican claims that President Bill Clinton limply addressed terrorism as only a law enforcement problem, he had taken steps to allow what would have amounted to an in-the-field execution of Osama bin Laden, according to the 9/11 commission.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8801/

The Power of Apology
Peg McEntee
Took a stroll on the Main Street Plaza Wednesday, seeking out any sign of
“inappropriate behavior.” I struck out, but it was midmorning and a tad too early for the lunch and temple-wedding folks. An LDS Church spokeswoman used those words to explain why a couple of tipsy lovers were ordered to leave the plaza after one of them kissed the other’s cheek. They said no, suggested the security guy call the police, which he did, and the two men ended up charged with criminal trespass.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8800/

Big Day for Kennedy
Boston Globe
Even without him there in person, it was a big day on Capitol Hill for Senator Edward M. Kennedy. His bill to extend federal hate crimes protections to gays and the disabled made it to the Senate floor with its best prospects since Kennedy, who is fighting brain cancer, first introduced the bill in 1997. Democrats control both the Senate and House, which passed a version in April, and President Obama supports the legislation as well. The bill, named for Matthew Shepard, the gay Wyoming college student who was beaten to death, would add gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability to current hate crimes law, which applies to acts of violence motivated by prejudice against a person’s race, color, national origin, or religion.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8799/

McCain Leads Protest Against Hate Crimes Bill
Carlos Santoscoy
A vote that would attach hate crimes legislation as an amendment to a must-pass defense bill is expected Thursday. Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona is leading the charge against the move, Politico reported. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday announced he would attach the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act to a $690 billion defense authorization bill. The bill (S909) would add disability, gender and sexual orientation to the list of hate crime protections. The law would also aid state and local governments prosecute hate crimes.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8798/

Immigration Law Should be Fair to Gay Couples
Deb Price | Detriot News
Shortly before dawn on Jan. 28, a knock at the door turned the idyllic life of Shirley Tan and her family upside down.
Agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement handed a deportation letter to Tan, the stay-at-home lesbian mom of 12-year-old twin boys. Stunned, Tan, who describes herself as a “housewife,” told the agents she had never before seen the letter, dated 2002.
“I was handcuffed and taken away, like a criminal,” Tan recently told the Senate Judiciary Committee, which called a first-ever hearing to look into the outrageous harm done to gay bi-national families by locking them out of the protections built into immigration law for heterosexual spouses of U.S. citizens.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8797/

Gay Student’s Relentless Struggle Pays Off
Silicon Valley De-Bug, Interview, G. Melesaine | New America Media
Editor’s Note: Last year, Silicon Valley De-Bug featured the struggle of a Vallejo student, Rochelle Hamilton, and her mother, Cheri, as they fought to end the harassment and discrimination faced by the then 15-year-old Rochelle because she was a lesbian. De-Bug’s G. Melesaine interviewed the pair last week after the American Civil Liberties Union announced that it had won a five-year battle against the Vallejo City Unified School District.So tell me, what’s this journey been like for you?
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8796/

Gays Not the New Black
LZ Granderson
Far from flowing rainbow flags, the sound of Lady Gaga and, quite honestly, white people, stands a nightclub just outside of Wicker Park in Chicago, Illinois, by the name of The Prop House.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/8795/


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