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To the Editor:
Regarding the Vatican and the disaffected Anglicans, I have a twofold response: First, is this a precursor to the Vatican’s finally accepting a married clergy? Then amen, so be it! The Catholic Church began with a married clergy. Second, however, if the criterion of the disaffected Anglicans to convert to Roman Catholicism is based on the presupposition that the Catholic hierarchy forbids gays and women in the priesthood, then the prospective candidates will be sadly disappointed. Whether we care to admit it or not, there are many gays in the Catholic priesthood, and many faithful lay Catholics would like to see women join the priesthood. I would hope that those converting to the Roman Catholic faith would do so because of the church’s teaching on faith and morals rather than on a false perception of an ecclesiastical utopia. My advice would be to look before you leap — with faith, not fear!
(Rev.) Brian Jordan
New York, Oct. 22, 2009
The writer is a Franciscan priest.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/opinion/l24vatican.html?sq=gay&st=cse&adxnnl=1&scp=6&adxnnlx=1256396416-XDNMlx37kRoWhgIme/d7Zw/
Rightist on BBC Panel Draws Protests and Viewers
By JOHN F. BURNS
LONDON — In a usual week, “Question Time” is a worthy but largely unexciting television production, a late-night panel discussion on the BBC that for 30 years has attracted a modest, pre-bedtime audience.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/world/europe/24britain.html?scp=2&sq=gay&st=cse/
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Is Pope Benedict a closet liberal?
By David Gibson
When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected pope in April 2005, all the world rejoiced -- or recoiled -- with the certain knowledge that the cardinals had settled on the one man who would be more conservative than John Paul II.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/23/AR2009102302403.html/
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Steve Rothaus
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Rising Action Theatre auditions Nov. 9 and 10
News release from Rising Action Theatre artistic director David Goldyn: Auditions for the next season of plays at Rising Action Theatre will be held Monday Nov 9 and Tuesday Nov 10 from 6 PM to 9 PM at the theatre, 840 E Oakland Park Blvd. Suite 104
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/rising-action-theatre-auditions-nov-9-and-10.html/
Maine gay marriage supporters lead in funding
By GLENN ADAMS, Associated Press
Supporters of Maine's same-sex marriage law continued Friday to collect far more campaign contributions than their opponents in a referendum that's being watched nationally.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/maine-gay-marriage-supporters-lead-in-funding.html/
Washington state man gets 18 months in gay immigration fraud
Associated Press
A man accused of advising straight immigrants to claim homosexuality - and potential persecution in their home countries - when they applied for asylum has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/washington-state-man-gets-18-months-in-gay-immigration-fraud.html/
Miami Commissioner Joe Sanchez ‘voices strong opposition to performer Buju Banton’s violent anti-gay lyrics’
News release from Miami Commissioner (and mayoral candidate) Joe Sanchez:
City Commission Chairman Joe Sanchez issued a statement today denouncing the violent anti-gay lyrics of performer Buju Banton, who will appear as part of a reggae show October 31 at the City-owned James L. Knight Center.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/miami-commissioner-joe-sanchez-voices-strong-opposition-to-performer-buju-bantons-violent-anti-gay-lyrics.html/
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Comment: Guilty bystanders and alpha male eunuchs
Efforts to kick homophobia out of football will go nowhere if players and fans don’t have the balls to stand up to the bigots, Adrian Tippetts argues.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/23/comment-guilty-bystanders-and-alpha-male-eunuchs/
Ruling bars courts from asking for doctor's notes in trans name changes
Trans people who legally change their names will no longer need to provide courts with a doctor's note after a ruling from New York's Supreme Court.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/23/ruling-bars-courts-from-asking-for-doctors-notes-in-trans-name-changes/
Russian lesbians to marry in Canada today
A Russian lesbian couple will marry in Canada today and then attempt to force their native country to recognise their marriage.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/23/russian-lesbians-to-marry-in-canada-today/
Exclusive: Met police accused of 'watering down' lesbian and gay liaison officers as hate crime rises
Updated 6:30pm. The Metropolitan Police Service has been accused of watering down LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) liaison officers in London at a time of increased reports of homophobic hate crime.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/23/exclusive-met-police-accused-of-watering-down-lesbian-and-gay-liaison-officers/
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Paycheck Feminism
KAREN KORNBLUH AND RACHEL HOMER \ MS Magazine
In a subtle shift with momentous implications, women are on the verge of becoming more than 50 percent of U.S. paid workers. This landmark should come as no surprise; labor statisticians are well aware that women’s share of the paid workforce has been swelling for decades, hitting 48 percent at the start of the new millennium. That means that this economy depends on women’s strong participation. Oddly enough, it was the current economic bad times that helped boost women to the halfway point, as men have comprised nearly three-quarters of recent job layoffs.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10933/
The Ex-Gay Cry Censorship: No One Wants Their Books
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The headline of the story on FOX News is a doozy: “Gay Reversal Advocates Say School Libraries Banning Their ‘Ex-Gay’ Books.”, is suing the Montgomery County, MD school district for their purported “exclusion of “ex-gay” information in its sexual orientation health curriculum.”
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10932/
DC: Hundreds Plan to Testify at Same-Sex Marriage Hearing
Washington Post
More than 250 people have signed up to testify for or against a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in the District, setting the stage for what may be one of the biggest hearings ever conducted by the D.C. Council.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10931/
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
GLBT DIGEST - October 23, 2009
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Rival Groups Seek ‘.Gay’ Internet Suffix
By Jennifer 8. Lee
From our colleagues at the City Room blog: Should there be a .gay Internet suffix?
Two for-profit groups are pushing for one. The Dot Gay Alliance (dotgay.org), out of New York City, is being led by a longtime gay activist. And dotGay (dotgay.com) is being spearheaded by a heterosexual German man in Riga, Latvia, who has incorporated a company in San Francisco.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/rival-groups-seek-gay-internet-suffix/?scp=2&sq=gay&st=cse/
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Senate passes measure that would protect gays
Obama is expected to sign legislation on hate crimes
By Ben Pershing
The Senate cleared a historic hate crimes bill Thursday for President Obama's signature, approving new federal penalties for attacks on gay men and lesbians.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/22/AR2009102204689.html/
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Gay man's death a hate crime
After I read the horrendous events that led to Craig Cohen's death, I was very upset. I am angry that Cmdr. Wierzbicki feels it was not a hate crime. I think most people who are robbed aren't left with their cash, wallet and credit cards. It is obvious to me that his cell phone was taken so that he could not call for help. Most people know that many diners at the Peter Pan Diner are gay. I believe that is why Craig was targeted. The biggest mystery to me is why we have a Hate Crimes Task Force if no one is going to risk standing up for the victims and go against those who commit a hate crime.
Lin Pirretti, Delray Beach
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/letters/sfl-hate-crime-m102309sboct23,0,4910813.story/
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Reader from Jamaica: Give reggae singer Buju Banton ‘Equal Rights and Justice’
A reader e-mail I received today:
Greetings,
I'm asking please to give Buju Banton some Equal Rights and Justice. All his concerts are being canceled due to the song "Boom Bye Bye". I'm from Jamaica and that song relates to our culture and upbringing.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/reader-from-jamaica-give-reggae-singer-buju-banton-equal-rights-and-justice.html/
Christian Family Coalition: ‘With Rubio gaining, Crist getting religion’
Mailing from the Christian Family Coalition:
What do you do when your more conservative Republican primary rival for the U.S. Senate is gaining momentum? If you're Gov. Charlie Crist, you start reaching out to a community of voters with whom you've had an on-again, off-again relationship: the Christian right.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/christian-family-coalition-with-rubio-gaining-crist-getting-religion.html/
Matthew Shepard's murder made his mom an activist: An interview with Judy Shepard
Photo gallery | Judy Shepard in South Beach reflecting on son Matthew’s 1998 beating death
Originally published Sept. 11, 2009
BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com
Judy Shepard spent eight years digging into her past, recalling the excruciating details of her son Matthew's murder 11 years ago.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/matthew-shepards-murder-made-his-mom-an-activist-an-interview-with-judy-shepard.html/
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Miami Herald
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Thomas is bigoted
Cal Thomas' articles are like bad accidents -- hard not to look at and repulsive when you do. His bigotry toward gays in his Oct 17 Other Views column, Don't ask, tell or legitimize, confirms that he is a dinosaur. We have leaders today who realize that gay people are assets to our society, and that is why change is in motion. Have Thomas talk to Meghan McCain. I have Republican friends and family members who believe that gays should be able to marry and serve in the military. Divide-and-conquer is not working. We need to bring all of our people to the table to make this country happy and prosperous. Hatred comes in many subtle forms, but Thomas' is glaring.
DANIEL OUTERBRIDGE, Miami Beach
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters/story/1296041.html/
CUBANET: Police arrest nine going to gay play
HAVANA, Oct. 23 Aliomar Janjaque, Fundación Cubana LGTB, www.cubanet.org) – After letting 28 people attend a gay theatrical presentation, state security agents arrested nine others who arrived later, according to one of the attendees. Jaime Durán, 34, who is openly gay, said police gave no explanation as to why they decided to arrest others arriving at the residence of Henry SolÃs Estévez Nueves, where the play, directed by Yusmania Noublet, was presented. Those arrested were taken to a nearby police station and released hours later.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1296873.html/
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South Florida Blade
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Shane Gunderson: profile of a pioneer
Broward activist celebrates two decades of service
By STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
In May 1991, Broward County Sheriff Nick Navarro raided the Copa, a popular gay nightclub formerly located near the Fort Lauderdale airport, plus two other gay clubs that same night.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/10-22/news/localnews/6398.cfm/
Dolphin Democrats to host awards banquet
Honorees include members of Congress, Broward sheriff
By DMITRY RASHNITSOV
Broward County’s largest GLBT Democratic Party organization is hosting their annual awards dinner to recognize outstanding achievement by congressmen and people in the community in furthering the goals of full equal rights and democracy.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/10-22/news/localnews/6392.cfm/
Disability Awareness Day receives GBLT support
The Miami Beach Gay Men’s Chorus to perform at function
By STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
The first Miami Beach Disability Awareness Day will be held on October 23, 2009 with various events planned throughout Miami Beach. The Awareness Day was the idea of David New, the chairman of the Miami Beach Disability Access Committee who took office in January of this year. http://www.floridablade.com/2009/10-22/news/localnews/6394.cfm/
FTL business leader Tony Dee celebrates 75th milestone
Owner of Schubert Resort celebrates birthday
By STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Tony Dee, owner of Schubert Resort, celebrated his 75th birthday with a large party and roast in the Grand Ballroom Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood last weekend. Dee is the currently best known as the owner of the Schubert Resort, a gay resort in historic Victoria Park in Fort Lauderdale, and also owns three of the strip shopping centers on the north side of Wilton Drive.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/10-22/news/localnews/6396.cfm/
State Sen. Dan Gelber endorsed for Fla. Attorney General
Equality Florida hands Gelber endorsement
By STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Equality Florida, the largest GLBT political group in the state, announced they have endorsed Senator Dan Gelber for Attorney General.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/10-22/news/localnews/6397.cfm/
Uncovering secrets in Maine
Anti-gay group rolls out scare tactics as referendum nears
By DANIELLE TRUSZKOVSKY
ON OCT. 1, the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics & Election Practices met to determine if a complaint filed by Fred Karger of Californians Against Hate against the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) would be investigated. In his complaint, Karger claimed that NOM violated campaign reporting requirements and that the group was actively participating in money laundering. Despite the evidence he submitted, which included NOM emails pertaining to fundraising specifically for Maine while alluding to donor anonymity, the commission’s staff recommended that no investigation be conducted due to lack of supporting evidence.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/10-22/view/columns/6413.cfm/
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South Carolina Frets Over Image
By Julie Bolcer
A governor who went AWOL for love, an allegedly closeted lieutenant governor, and a congressman who called the president a “liar” on live national television could cause more than just embarrassment for South Carolina, some residents fear. For starters, there’s the lesser known case of the education board leader charged with posting erotica online under a pseudonym.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/23/South_Carolinians_Fret_Over_Image/
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365Gay.com
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Corvino: The homosexual agenda
By John Corvino
Gay-marriage opponents claim that we gay folk are trying to influence your children. In one sense, they are quite right.
http://www.365gay.com/opinion/corvino-the-homosexual-agenda/
Analysis: Schwarzenegger reversals erode trust
By The Associated Press
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has never shied away from changing his mind. Lately, it seems that’s all he’s been doing, creating confusion in the capital as he tries to tackle an ambitious policy agenda before his time in office runs out.
http://www.365gay.com/news/analysis-schwarzenegger-reversals-erode-trust/
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Exclusive: Met police accused of 'watering down' lesbian and gay liaison officers
The Metropolitan Police Service has been accused of watering down LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) liaison officers in London at a time of increased reports of homophobic hate crime.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/23/exclusive-met-police-accused-of-watering-down-lesbian-and-gay-liaison-officers/
BNP leader Nick Griffin criticises Jan Moir article and 'militant' homosexuals
BNP leader Nick Griffin appeared on Question Time last night. He attacked Jan Moir's Daily Mail article but said that gay men were "creepy" and that homosexuality should not be mentioned in schools.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/23/question-time-politicians-including-nick-griffin-criticise-the-daily-mail-for-publishing-jan-moirs-homophobic-column-about-stephen-gately/
Jan Moir apologises to Stephen Gately's parents but attacks 'hysterical overreaction' of critics
Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir has apologised to the parents of gay Boyzone star Stephen Gately for the "insensitive timing" of her column last week.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/23/jan-moir-apologises-to-stephen-gatelys-parents-but-attacks-hysterical-overreaction-of-critics/
Governor says gay marriage will be legal in New York
New York governor David Paterson has said gay marriage will soon be legal in his state. He was speaking last night at a Manhattan dinner hosted by gay rights group Empire State Pride Agenda.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/23/governor-says-gay-marriage-will-be-legal-in-new-york/
Gay Scottish football club celebrates Stonewall award nomination
HotScots FC has been nominated for Sports Award of the Year at the annual Stonewall awards. The team, which is LGBT-friendly, will rub shoulders with fellow nominees including Paul O'Grady, Boyzone and Beth Ditto on November 5th at London's V&A Museum.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/gay-scottish-football-club-celebrates-stonewall-award-nomination/
Rome holds flash mobs to call for legal protections for gays
A number of demonstrations were held in Rome, Italy, last weekend to call for more laws to protect gay people from hate crime.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/rome-holds-flash-mobs-to-call-for-legal-protections-for-gays/
Gay policeman charged with sex attack on junior officer
A gay policeman has been accused of sexually assaulting a junior officer at a Christmas party in December last year.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/gay-policeman-charged-with-sex-attack-on-junior-officer/
Germany gives pension rights to gay civil partners
Germany's high court today ruled that civil partners of government employees are eligible to receive the same pension rights as their straight married counterparts.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/germany-gives-pension-rights-to-gay-civil-partners/
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Opposite Color…Same Sex
Jennifer Vanasco \ Independent Gay Forum
First published in the Chicago Free Press on October 21, 2009
Let me tell you a story. A Louisiana couple goes to a justice of the peace. They love each other. They want to get married.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10919/
Protest Called Against “Illinois’s #1 Hater of Gays”
For Immediate Release: October 22, 2009
For Information: Bob Schwartz, Gay Liberation Network, 773.878.3697, Rufnel@aol.com
Andy Thayer, Gay Liberation Network, 773.209.1187, LGBTliberation@aol.com, www.GayLiberation.net
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10918/
New Poll Shows Maine Gay Marriage Repeal Pulling Ahead
On Top Magazine
The effort to repeal gay marriage in Maine is pulling ahead, a new poll finds, but continues to trail overall, an analysis reveals. The Public Policy Polling survey shows Question 1, the November 3 ballot question that would repeal gay marriage in the Pine State, in a dead heat. The survey of 1,130 likely voters found that the measure is now evenly divided with 48% on each side.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10917/
Daniel’s Choice
Sean Bugg \ Metro Weekly
Lt. Daniel Choi — West Point grad, Arabic linguist, platoon leader, Iraq War veteran — isn’t the first soldier to be targeted by the military’s ”Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. When Choi came out as gay in the aftermath of California’s Proposition 8, which repealed marriage equality in his home state, he became the latest in a long line of soldiers who have been told they cannot serve their country because they chose to tell the truth.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10916/
A Month of GLBT History–Where Do You Fit In?
Gay & Lesbian Times
Our success can be measured by the influence we are having on the world around us. October, which marks GLBT History Month, has truly been a momentous month for the GLBT community both state and nationwide.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10915/
Host a Party and Support GLAAD’s Work – It’s Your Movement
On November 2nd, November 4th, November 17th and December 14th, you’ll have a chance to interact with GLAAD in an exciting new way - via a live, nationwide web video conference with me to discuss the latest news, challanges and opportunities that face the movement for equality.It’s the first time we’ve ever brought our supporters together for a national conversation, and I hope you will join us, host a house party, and be part of this historic exchange.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10914/
Ex-Gay Conference in South Florida
By WAYNE BESEN \ Florida Blade
In August, the American Psychological Association released a report that explicitly said “there is insufficient evidence” for therapists to claim conversion therapy works.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10913/
Report: Big Pharma has 2.3 Lobbyists for Every Lawmaker
David Edwards and Daniel Tencer \ Raw Story
Drugmakers’ victories in Washington could keep health costs high, trade office warns
The pharmaceutical industry spent $110 million in just the first half of 2009 in its efforts to influence health care reform, part of a booming lobbying effort that now has 2.3 drug lobbyists on Capitol Hill for every member of Congress, a new investigative report reveals.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10912/
86-Yea-Old’s Plea for Gay Marriage Becomes Internet Hit
Raw Story
It happened in April, but Phillip Spooner’s speech for gay marriage equality is just now making the Internet rounds — and drawing widespread attention from large liberal websites like The Huffington Post.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10911/
Washington, Val Stevens is Your Sally Kern
Alex Blaze \ Bilerico Project
Her name is Washington state senator Val Stevens, and she’s on to the homosexual agenda. Here’s a bit from an email she sent out to supporters:
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10910/
Is the Military Ignoring Its Heroin Problem in the Ranks?
Megan Carpentier \ Air America Media \ AlterNet
The U.S. military has known about the problem of drug use in its ranks since the Vietnam War, when contemporaneous accounts suggested up to 15 percent of enlisted men tried or became addicted to opiates. But, for the first time since then, the military has soldiers in combat in a producer-country: Afghanistan, which produces more than 90 percent of the world’s heroin despite decades of eradication efforts.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10909/
How I Realized I’m Bisexual
Rabbit White \ SeXis Magazine \ AlterNet
Who doesn’t remember their first crush? I was four years old; she was my Sunday School teacher, tall with pale skin and long sandy brown hair nipping just above her waist. I remember feeling excited by her, romantic toward her. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with her but I had fantasies of grandly sweeping her away to do…something.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10908/
Jonathan Kirsch on ‘The Woman Who Named God’
Jonathan Kirsch \ Truthdig
Here and there on the front lines of the clash of civilizations, we can glimpse a few pockets of compassion. One example is the revisionist reading of a neglected passage of Genesis that depicts the tragic fate of an Egyptian slave named Hagar, the mother of Abraham’s first son and, by tradition, the matriarch of the Arab nation. Modern commentators have rescued Hagar from obscurity and reinvented her as a feminist icon and a symbol of reconciliation among the three religions that claim Abraham as a founder.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10906/
Hate Crimes Bill Goes to Obama for Signature
CNN
The Senate passed groundbreaking legislation Thursday that would make it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10904/
“I’m not a racist. I just don’t believe in mixing the races that way”
Dear ACLU Supporter,
“I’m not a racist. I just don’t believe in mixing the races that way.” That’s how Louisiana Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell explains his stunning refusal to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10903/
Scientists Glean Lessons from Stalled AIDS Vaccine
Tan Ee Lyn \ Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - Merck and Co’s failed AIDS vaccine may not have worked, but it probably did not raise the risk of infection either, doctors said Tuesday. Data analyzed after the large clinical trial was stopped in 2007 contradict earlier findings that suggested some groups, such as uncircumcised men, may have been more vulnerable to infection if they got the vaccine, Dr. Susan Buchbinder of the San Francisco Department of Public Health told an AIDS vaccine conference.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10902/
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New York Times
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Rival Groups Seek ‘.Gay’ Internet Suffix
By Jennifer 8. Lee
From our colleagues at the City Room blog: Should there be a .gay Internet suffix?
Two for-profit groups are pushing for one. The Dot Gay Alliance (dotgay.org), out of New York City, is being led by a longtime gay activist. And dotGay (dotgay.com) is being spearheaded by a heterosexual German man in Riga, Latvia, who has incorporated a company in San Francisco.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/rival-groups-seek-gay-internet-suffix/?scp=2&sq=gay&st=cse/
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Senate passes measure that would protect gays
Obama is expected to sign legislation on hate crimes
By Ben Pershing
The Senate cleared a historic hate crimes bill Thursday for President Obama's signature, approving new federal penalties for attacks on gay men and lesbians.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/22/AR2009102204689.html/
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Gay man's death a hate crime
After I read the horrendous events that led to Craig Cohen's death, I was very upset. I am angry that Cmdr. Wierzbicki feels it was not a hate crime. I think most people who are robbed aren't left with their cash, wallet and credit cards. It is obvious to me that his cell phone was taken so that he could not call for help. Most people know that many diners at the Peter Pan Diner are gay. I believe that is why Craig was targeted. The biggest mystery to me is why we have a Hate Crimes Task Force if no one is going to risk standing up for the victims and go against those who commit a hate crime.
Lin Pirretti, Delray Beach
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/letters/sfl-hate-crime-m102309sboct23,0,4910813.story/
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Reader from Jamaica: Give reggae singer Buju Banton ‘Equal Rights and Justice’
A reader e-mail I received today:
Greetings,
I'm asking please to give Buju Banton some Equal Rights and Justice. All his concerts are being canceled due to the song "Boom Bye Bye". I'm from Jamaica and that song relates to our culture and upbringing.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/reader-from-jamaica-give-reggae-singer-buju-banton-equal-rights-and-justice.html/
Christian Family Coalition: ‘With Rubio gaining, Crist getting religion’
Mailing from the Christian Family Coalition:
What do you do when your more conservative Republican primary rival for the U.S. Senate is gaining momentum? If you're Gov. Charlie Crist, you start reaching out to a community of voters with whom you've had an on-again, off-again relationship: the Christian right.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/christian-family-coalition-with-rubio-gaining-crist-getting-religion.html/
Matthew Shepard's murder made his mom an activist: An interview with Judy Shepard
Photo gallery | Judy Shepard in South Beach reflecting on son Matthew’s 1998 beating death
Originally published Sept. 11, 2009
BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com
Judy Shepard spent eight years digging into her past, recalling the excruciating details of her son Matthew's murder 11 years ago.
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Thomas is bigoted
Cal Thomas' articles are like bad accidents -- hard not to look at and repulsive when you do. His bigotry toward gays in his Oct 17 Other Views column, Don't ask, tell or legitimize, confirms that he is a dinosaur. We have leaders today who realize that gay people are assets to our society, and that is why change is in motion. Have Thomas talk to Meghan McCain. I have Republican friends and family members who believe that gays should be able to marry and serve in the military. Divide-and-conquer is not working. We need to bring all of our people to the table to make this country happy and prosperous. Hatred comes in many subtle forms, but Thomas' is glaring.
DANIEL OUTERBRIDGE, Miami Beach
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters/story/1296041.html/
CUBANET: Police arrest nine going to gay play
HAVANA, Oct. 23 Aliomar Janjaque, Fundación Cubana LGTB, www.cubanet.org) – After letting 28 people attend a gay theatrical presentation, state security agents arrested nine others who arrived later, according to one of the attendees. Jaime Durán, 34, who is openly gay, said police gave no explanation as to why they decided to arrest others arriving at the residence of Henry SolÃs Estévez Nueves, where the play, directed by Yusmania Noublet, was presented. Those arrested were taken to a nearby police station and released hours later.
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Shane Gunderson: profile of a pioneer
Broward activist celebrates two decades of service
By STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
In May 1991, Broward County Sheriff Nick Navarro raided the Copa, a popular gay nightclub formerly located near the Fort Lauderdale airport, plus two other gay clubs that same night.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/10-22/news/localnews/6398.cfm/
Dolphin Democrats to host awards banquet
Honorees include members of Congress, Broward sheriff
By DMITRY RASHNITSOV
Broward County’s largest GLBT Democratic Party organization is hosting their annual awards dinner to recognize outstanding achievement by congressmen and people in the community in furthering the goals of full equal rights and democracy.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/10-22/news/localnews/6392.cfm/
Disability Awareness Day receives GBLT support
The Miami Beach Gay Men’s Chorus to perform at function
By STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
The first Miami Beach Disability Awareness Day will be held on October 23, 2009 with various events planned throughout Miami Beach. The Awareness Day was the idea of David New, the chairman of the Miami Beach Disability Access Committee who took office in January of this year. http://www.floridablade.com/2009/10-22/news/localnews/6394.cfm/
FTL business leader Tony Dee celebrates 75th milestone
Owner of Schubert Resort celebrates birthday
By STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Tony Dee, owner of Schubert Resort, celebrated his 75th birthday with a large party and roast in the Grand Ballroom Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood last weekend. Dee is the currently best known as the owner of the Schubert Resort, a gay resort in historic Victoria Park in Fort Lauderdale, and also owns three of the strip shopping centers on the north side of Wilton Drive.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/10-22/news/localnews/6396.cfm/
State Sen. Dan Gelber endorsed for Fla. Attorney General
Equality Florida hands Gelber endorsement
By STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Equality Florida, the largest GLBT political group in the state, announced they have endorsed Senator Dan Gelber for Attorney General.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/10-22/news/localnews/6397.cfm/
Uncovering secrets in Maine
Anti-gay group rolls out scare tactics as referendum nears
By DANIELLE TRUSZKOVSKY
ON OCT. 1, the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics & Election Practices met to determine if a complaint filed by Fred Karger of Californians Against Hate against the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) would be investigated. In his complaint, Karger claimed that NOM violated campaign reporting requirements and that the group was actively participating in money laundering. Despite the evidence he submitted, which included NOM emails pertaining to fundraising specifically for Maine while alluding to donor anonymity, the commission’s staff recommended that no investigation be conducted due to lack of supporting evidence.
http://www.floridablade.com/2009/10-22/view/columns/6413.cfm/
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South Carolina Frets Over Image
By Julie Bolcer
A governor who went AWOL for love, an allegedly closeted lieutenant governor, and a congressman who called the president a “liar” on live national television could cause more than just embarrassment for South Carolina, some residents fear. For starters, there’s the lesser known case of the education board leader charged with posting erotica online under a pseudonym.
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Corvino: The homosexual agenda
By John Corvino
Gay-marriage opponents claim that we gay folk are trying to influence your children. In one sense, they are quite right.
http://www.365gay.com/opinion/corvino-the-homosexual-agenda/
Analysis: Schwarzenegger reversals erode trust
By The Associated Press
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has never shied away from changing his mind. Lately, it seems that’s all he’s been doing, creating confusion in the capital as he tries to tackle an ambitious policy agenda before his time in office runs out.
http://www.365gay.com/news/analysis-schwarzenegger-reversals-erode-trust/
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Exclusive: Met police accused of 'watering down' lesbian and gay liaison officers
The Metropolitan Police Service has been accused of watering down LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) liaison officers in London at a time of increased reports of homophobic hate crime.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/23/exclusive-met-police-accused-of-watering-down-lesbian-and-gay-liaison-officers/
BNP leader Nick Griffin criticises Jan Moir article and 'militant' homosexuals
BNP leader Nick Griffin appeared on Question Time last night. He attacked Jan Moir's Daily Mail article but said that gay men were "creepy" and that homosexuality should not be mentioned in schools.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/23/question-time-politicians-including-nick-griffin-criticise-the-daily-mail-for-publishing-jan-moirs-homophobic-column-about-stephen-gately/
Jan Moir apologises to Stephen Gately's parents but attacks 'hysterical overreaction' of critics
Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir has apologised to the parents of gay Boyzone star Stephen Gately for the "insensitive timing" of her column last week.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/23/jan-moir-apologises-to-stephen-gatelys-parents-but-attacks-hysterical-overreaction-of-critics/
Governor says gay marriage will be legal in New York
New York governor David Paterson has said gay marriage will soon be legal in his state. He was speaking last night at a Manhattan dinner hosted by gay rights group Empire State Pride Agenda.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/23/governor-says-gay-marriage-will-be-legal-in-new-york/
Gay Scottish football club celebrates Stonewall award nomination
HotScots FC has been nominated for Sports Award of the Year at the annual Stonewall awards. The team, which is LGBT-friendly, will rub shoulders with fellow nominees including Paul O'Grady, Boyzone and Beth Ditto on November 5th at London's V&A Museum.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/gay-scottish-football-club-celebrates-stonewall-award-nomination/
Rome holds flash mobs to call for legal protections for gays
A number of demonstrations were held in Rome, Italy, last weekend to call for more laws to protect gay people from hate crime.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/rome-holds-flash-mobs-to-call-for-legal-protections-for-gays/
Gay policeman charged with sex attack on junior officer
A gay policeman has been accused of sexually assaulting a junior officer at a Christmas party in December last year.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/gay-policeman-charged-with-sex-attack-on-junior-officer/
Germany gives pension rights to gay civil partners
Germany's high court today ruled that civil partners of government employees are eligible to receive the same pension rights as their straight married counterparts.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/germany-gives-pension-rights-to-gay-civil-partners/
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Opposite Color…Same Sex
Jennifer Vanasco \ Independent Gay Forum
First published in the Chicago Free Press on October 21, 2009
Let me tell you a story. A Louisiana couple goes to a justice of the peace. They love each other. They want to get married.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10919/
Protest Called Against “Illinois’s #1 Hater of Gays”
For Immediate Release: October 22, 2009
For Information: Bob Schwartz, Gay Liberation Network, 773.878.3697, Rufnel@aol.com
Andy Thayer, Gay Liberation Network, 773.209.1187, LGBTliberation@aol.com, www.GayLiberation.net
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10918/
New Poll Shows Maine Gay Marriage Repeal Pulling Ahead
On Top Magazine
The effort to repeal gay marriage in Maine is pulling ahead, a new poll finds, but continues to trail overall, an analysis reveals. The Public Policy Polling survey shows Question 1, the November 3 ballot question that would repeal gay marriage in the Pine State, in a dead heat. The survey of 1,130 likely voters found that the measure is now evenly divided with 48% on each side.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10917/
Daniel’s Choice
Sean Bugg \ Metro Weekly
Lt. Daniel Choi — West Point grad, Arabic linguist, platoon leader, Iraq War veteran — isn’t the first soldier to be targeted by the military’s ”Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. When Choi came out as gay in the aftermath of California’s Proposition 8, which repealed marriage equality in his home state, he became the latest in a long line of soldiers who have been told they cannot serve their country because they chose to tell the truth.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10916/
A Month of GLBT History–Where Do You Fit In?
Gay & Lesbian Times
Our success can be measured by the influence we are having on the world around us. October, which marks GLBT History Month, has truly been a momentous month for the GLBT community both state and nationwide.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10915/
Host a Party and Support GLAAD’s Work – It’s Your Movement
On November 2nd, November 4th, November 17th and December 14th, you’ll have a chance to interact with GLAAD in an exciting new way - via a live, nationwide web video conference with me to discuss the latest news, challanges and opportunities that face the movement for equality.It’s the first time we’ve ever brought our supporters together for a national conversation, and I hope you will join us, host a house party, and be part of this historic exchange.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10914/
Ex-Gay Conference in South Florida
By WAYNE BESEN \ Florida Blade
In August, the American Psychological Association released a report that explicitly said “there is insufficient evidence” for therapists to claim conversion therapy works.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10913/
Report: Big Pharma has 2.3 Lobbyists for Every Lawmaker
David Edwards and Daniel Tencer \ Raw Story
Drugmakers’ victories in Washington could keep health costs high, trade office warns
The pharmaceutical industry spent $110 million in just the first half of 2009 in its efforts to influence health care reform, part of a booming lobbying effort that now has 2.3 drug lobbyists on Capitol Hill for every member of Congress, a new investigative report reveals.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10912/
86-Yea-Old’s Plea for Gay Marriage Becomes Internet Hit
Raw Story
It happened in April, but Phillip Spooner’s speech for gay marriage equality is just now making the Internet rounds — and drawing widespread attention from large liberal websites like The Huffington Post.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10911/
Washington, Val Stevens is Your Sally Kern
Alex Blaze \ Bilerico Project
Her name is Washington state senator Val Stevens, and she’s on to the homosexual agenda. Here’s a bit from an email she sent out to supporters:
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10910/
Is the Military Ignoring Its Heroin Problem in the Ranks?
Megan Carpentier \ Air America Media \ AlterNet
The U.S. military has known about the problem of drug use in its ranks since the Vietnam War, when contemporaneous accounts suggested up to 15 percent of enlisted men tried or became addicted to opiates. But, for the first time since then, the military has soldiers in combat in a producer-country: Afghanistan, which produces more than 90 percent of the world’s heroin despite decades of eradication efforts.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10909/
How I Realized I’m Bisexual
Rabbit White \ SeXis Magazine \ AlterNet
Who doesn’t remember their first crush? I was four years old; she was my Sunday School teacher, tall with pale skin and long sandy brown hair nipping just above her waist. I remember feeling excited by her, romantic toward her. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with her but I had fantasies of grandly sweeping her away to do…something.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10908/
Jonathan Kirsch on ‘The Woman Who Named God’
Jonathan Kirsch \ Truthdig
Here and there on the front lines of the clash of civilizations, we can glimpse a few pockets of compassion. One example is the revisionist reading of a neglected passage of Genesis that depicts the tragic fate of an Egyptian slave named Hagar, the mother of Abraham’s first son and, by tradition, the matriarch of the Arab nation. Modern commentators have rescued Hagar from obscurity and reinvented her as a feminist icon and a symbol of reconciliation among the three religions that claim Abraham as a founder.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10906/
Hate Crimes Bill Goes to Obama for Signature
CNN
The Senate passed groundbreaking legislation Thursday that would make it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10904/
“I’m not a racist. I just don’t believe in mixing the races that way”
Dear ACLU Supporter,
“I’m not a racist. I just don’t believe in mixing the races that way.” That’s how Louisiana Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell explains his stunning refusal to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10903/
Scientists Glean Lessons from Stalled AIDS Vaccine
Tan Ee Lyn \ Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - Merck and Co’s failed AIDS vaccine may not have worked, but it probably did not raise the risk of infection either, doctors said Tuesday. Data analyzed after the large clinical trial was stopped in 2007 contradict earlier findings that suggested some groups, such as uncircumcised men, may have been more vulnerable to infection if they got the vaccine, Dr. Susan Buchbinder of the San Francisco Department of Public Health told an AIDS vaccine conference.
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New York Times
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Housing Regs to Add Protections for Gays
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Federal housing officials said Wednesday they're developing regulations to ensure that gays and lesbians aren't denied access to federally subsidized housing based on their sexual orientation.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/22/business/AP-US-Housing-Sexual-Orientation.html?_r=1&scp=7&sq=gay&st=cse/
Offer Raises Idea of Marriage for Catholic Priests
By RACHEL DONADIO
ROME — In making it easier for traditionalist Anglicans to become Catholic, Pope Benedict XVI once again revealed the character of his papacy: to reach out to the most fervent of like-minded believers, even if they are not Catholic. Yet some observers wonder whether his move could paradoxically liberalize the church — or at least wedge it open — on a crucial issue: celibacy.
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Sailor to be ousted in harassment probe
The former leader of a dog unit in Bahrain will be removed from his current position and forced to retire after the Navy reviewed years-old allegations of hazing and sexual harassment. The Navy announced that Chief Petty Officer Michael Toussaint also would receive a letter of censure and be subject to a retirement pay-grade determination, which could affect his retirement pay. The move came after the Navy decided last month to review its investigation of more than 90 hazing incidents between 2004 and 2006 in the Military Working Dog Division at Bahrain. One of the victims of the hazing, Joseph Rocha, said he was tied to a chair and left in a dog kennel, and forced to simulate sex on another sailor. He said he decided to leave the Navy in 2007 by telling his commander he was gay, in violation of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Rocha wrote about his experience earlier this month in The Washington Post.
-- Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/21/AR2009102103859_pf.html/
Housing regs to add protections for gays
By KEVIN FREKING
Federal housing officials said Wednesday they're developing regulations to ensure that gays and lesbians aren't denied access to federally subsidized housing based on their sexual orientation.
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Vatican in Bold Bid to Attract Anglicans
By STACY MEICHTRY and AMY MERRICK
The Vatican said it will make it far easier for disgruntled Anglicans to convert to Catholicism, in one of Rome's most sweeping gestures to a Protestant church since the Reformation.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125604916994796545.html/
Pope's Wooing of Anglicans Challenges Archbishop
By DAVE KANSAS
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI are both noted theological scholars leading flocks through complicated times. In recent days, Archbishop Williams's already tough mission became even more difficult.
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Federal agency say sexual orientation won't play factor in eligibility for housing programs
By Kevin Freking
Federal housing officials said Wednesday they're developing regulations to ensure that gays and lesbians aren't denied access to federally subsidized housing based on their sexual orientation.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-housing-sexual-orientation,0,7678592.story/
Unity proving elusive for both major parties
MCT News Service
Recent years have seen the Democrats and Republicans evolve into predominantly liberal and conservative parties, respectively, rather than the broad coalitions of the past. But some current developments suggest neither has achieved total unity and that internal conflicts threaten both parties' short-term goals _ and possibly their long-term ones.
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Pridelines Youth Services to hold volunteer training on Saturday at Miami center
From Pridelines Youth Services:
Volunteer Training Announcement
October, 2009
Dear Pridelines' Friends & Volunteers,
Please join us for our Fall Volunteer Training, at the Pridelines Service Center, 180 NE 19th St, Miami, FL 33132, Saturday, October 24 from 11AM to 1PM. We will be discussing our volunteer needs (roles & responsibilities) for our New Fall '09 Programming and upcoming special events (Thanksgiving & Holiday Dinners, Angel Project, and others). Dianne Hickman, Learning For Life/Exploring Executive, will also be joining us to talk about our new Explorer carrier exploration and mentorship programs.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/pridelines-youth-services-to-hold-volunteer-training-on-saturday-at-miami-center.html/
'For Women Only' exhibit opens Nov. 1 at Stonewall Library & Archives
From Stonewall Library & Archives:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/for-women-only-exhibit-opens-nov-1-at-stonewall-library-archives.html/
‘Surprises from Hebrew’s Golden Age,’ Debbie Friedman Chanukah concert upcoming at Congregation Etz Chaim
Jesse Monteagudo shares a few interesting events coming up at Congregation Etz Chaim in Wilton Manors:
Cong. Etz Chaim lecture promises "Surprises from Hebrew's Golden Age"
Congregation Etz Chaim, Wilton Manors' reform synagogue, presents "Love! Humor! Chivalry! Surprises from Hebrew's Golden Age" on Wednesday, November 18, at 8 p.m. Dr. Murray H. Lichtenstein, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Classical and Oriental Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York, will rediscover unsuspected treasures from a bygone age. The Hebrew literature composed in medieval Spain under Moslem rule is rich, varied, and indeed full of surprises. Hebrew poets of the Middle Ages sang lavishly and sensually of love, its agony, and its ecstasy. There are also plenty of comic takes on the timeless battle of the sexes, in which men and women lampoon the foibles of the opposite gender. We will enjoy the work of Jews, especially those who lived in Spain and Italy, who composed highly creative Hebrew versions of the great works being written in the world around them: clever fables in the tradition of Aesop, heroic tales of Alexander the Great, adventures of the knights of King Arthur's court, and more.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/surprises-from-hebrews-golden-age-debbie-friedman-chanukah-concert-upcoming-at-congregation-etz-chaim.html/
Photo gallery | New scenes from this month’s gay National Equality March in Washington
Here are some photos of the National Equality March in Washington earlier this month, shot by my friend Ariel Roman-Harris of Miami:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/photo-gallery-new-scenes-from-this-months-gay-national-equality-march-in-washington.html/
‘Shortbus’ star Jay Brannan talks about himself, the Internet, gay rights and sings his new song, ‘beautifully’
BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com
Folk singer Jay Brannan's path to cult stardom (and a one-night gig in Miami): Told he has no talent, Brannan gets kicked out of acting school, then lands a plum role in John Cameron Mitchell's controversial, sexually explicit 2006 film Shortbus -- as a singer who has a ménage à trois with a dissatisfied gay couple.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/shortbus-star-jay-brannan-talks-about-himself-the-internet-gay-rights-and-sings-his-new-song-beautifully.html/
U.S. HHS to create a national resource center for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders
News release from U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS):
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced plans to establish the nation’s first national resource center to assist communities across the country in their efforts to provide services and supports for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/hhs-to-create-a-national-resource-center-for-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-elders.html/
Gay Broward Commissioner Ken Keechl endorses state Sen. Dave Aronberg for Florida attorney general
Ken Keechl, Broward’s openly gay county commissioner, has endorsed Dave Aronberg for Florida attorney general. Here’s the announcement:
A popular Broward County Commissioner set to become Broward Mayor in November is asking his supporters to line up behind the nomination of Dave Aronberg for Attorney General.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/gay-broward-commissioner-ken-keechl-endorses-state-sen-dave-aronberg-for-florida-attorney-general.html/
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Miami Herald
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Marco Rubio has cut Charlie Crist's lead in GOP Senate race by half
BY BETH REINHARD AND MARC CAPUTO
Turning a romp into a race, U.S. Senate contender Marco Rubio has cut Gov. Charlie Crist's lead in half in a nationally recognized poll. Crist, who surpassed Rubio by 29 points in an August survey, now leads 50-35 percent in the Republican contest for Florida's open Senate seat, according to a Quinnipiac University survey of 1,078 Florida voters released Wednesday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/v-print/story/1294126.html/
Sex a private issue
The God that Cal Thomas serves is an unforgiving master (Don't ask, tell or legitimize, Other Views, Oct. 17). Thomas argues against gay rights because he believes that sexual behavior is a moral issue. He's dead wrong when it comes to sexual behavior among consenting adults. That's a private, personal issue that should be within no one's power to regulate or condemn. If God made man in his own image, then he surely made gay men and women, too.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters/story/1294112.html/
Vatican decision unlikely to impact South Florida churches
BY JAWEED KALEEM
The Vatican's announcement this week that it will allow disgruntled Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church en masse has caused a stir among South Florida Episcopalians, members of the American wing of the worldwide Anglican communion. But it likely won't have much of an impact on the local church landscape because of existing denominational splits.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1294766.html/
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Man Arrested for Brewing Coffee Naked
By Julie Bolcer
A Springfield, Virginia man was arrested late Monday for indecent exposure after a neighbor reported she saw him brewing coffee in the nude. The case has ignited a civil liberties brouhaha in the community.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/22/Man_Arrested_for_Brewing_Coffee_Naked/
Gov't Creates Resource for LGBT Elders
By Julie Bolcer
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that it would create the first national resource center to assist communities across the country in providing services and support for older LGBT individuals.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/22/Government_Creates_Resource_for_LGBT_Elders/
Ricky Martin, No Shirt and a Baby
Since joining Twitter about three months ago, Ricky Martin has made it a routine to regularly post photos of himself hanging out with his kids – usually at the beach, almost always wearing nothing more than a swimsuit. The oft rumored gay singer – he’s never denied it… he simply says that part of his life is not up for discussion – became a father in August, 2008 with the help of a surrogate mother.
http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Entertainment_News/Ricky_Martin_No_Shirt_and_a_Baby/
Crist to Headline Christian Fund-raiser
By Julie Bolcer
Florida governor Charlie Crist, a frequent subject of gay rumors, will headline a right-wing Christian fund-raiser next month as he seeks to outmaneuver Marco Rubio, his more conservative opponent for the U.S. Senate nomination in 2010. According to the St. Petersburg Times,Crist will address an audience that supported Amendment 2, which last year wrote a ban on same-sex marriage and equivalent unions into Florida's constitution.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/22/Crist_to_Headline_Christian_Fundraiser/
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Pink News - UK
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Catholicism on trial: Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry attack church's record on gay rights
The Catholic Church is not a force for good in the world: that was the overwhelming verdict after a heated debate this week. Stephen Fry and author/journalist Christopher Hitchens opposed the motion, while Ann Widdecombe and Archbishop John Onaiyekan of Abuja, Nigeria, supported it.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/21/catholicism-on-trial-christopher-hitchens-and-stephen-fry-attack-churchs-record-on-gay-rights/
Woman jailed for accusing gay boss of sex assault
A waitress has been jailed for falsely accusing her boss of sexual assault. Gema Revelles, 21, of Bermondsey, had not realised Gerhard Jacobs was gay.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/woman-jailed-for-accusing-gay-boss-of-sex-assault/
Tom Cruise accused of being 'a homophobic bore'
Actor Tom Cruise was boring and homophobic on the set of a 1983 film, a co-star claims. Bronson Pinchot, who starred in Perfect Strangers, worked with Cruise on Risky Business.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/tom-cruise-accused-of-being-a-homophobic-bore/
US Navy officer forced to resign over gay hazing
An officer formerly in charge of a US Navy dog unit in Bahrain has been forced to retire after an investigation into the alleged abuse of a gay officer and others at the base.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/us-navy-officer-forced-to-resign-over-gay-hazing/
Sweden allows gay couples to marry in church
The Lutheran Church of Sweden has decided to allow gay couples to marry in church. Gay marriage became legal in the country on May 1st, allowing couples to wed in religious or civil ceremonies but not in church.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/sweden-allows-gay-couples-to-marry-in-church/
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Ex-FBI Translator Claims Spying at DoD
Bryant Jordan \ Military.com
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10893/
TWO Assails Vatican’s Appeal to Bigotry in Effort to Pilfer Anglican Church
Wayne Besen \ Truth Wins Out
Pope’s Effort To Unite Conservatives By Promoting Discrimination Is Divisive, Says TWO
Truth Wins Out today condemned the Vatican’s effort to steal conservative members of the Anglican Church by promising that Rome will remain hostile against women and gay people. In his naked appeal to prejudice, the Pope solidified his reputation as a divisive figure that is out of touch with modern society, said TWO.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10892/
New, Important Sexological Research Library in Berlin.
Please, click here: http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/news.htm
For further details and photos, just click here: http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/TELE/html/october_2009_1.html
For sexologists, this will finally put Berlin back on the map, and I don’t think there is anything else comparable in Europe.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10890/
NY: Nine Year Sentence in Brutal Dwan Prince Attack
DUNCAN OSBORNE \ Gay City News
Three years after insisting that he was not guilty, following his conviction in a 2006 trial, Steven Pomie admitted to the brutal, anti-gay assault that left Dwan Prince partially paralyzed to this day.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10889/
NY: Cops Blow Off Bias Attack
PATRICK HEDLUND \ Gay City News
Police responding to an apparent bias attack in Hell’s Kitchen over the weekend failed to report the incident or take any action against the assailant for allegedly assaulting a group of gay men and using anti-gay slurs as they walked down Ninth Avenue.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10888/
SAVE Dade Collaborates with Organizations United Together
We have come up with a plan, but it requires hard work by people committed to equality. Because of your dedication to equality for our community, we knew you needed to know about it
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10887/
Somewhat Postitive
Neal McNamara \ Lansing City Pulse
Crouched down in a small room lined with bright red couches inside the Spiral Video Dance Bar, one of three gay clubs in Old Town, Maggie Rich described why she supports At-Large Councilwoman Carol Wood for mayor.
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Housing Regs to Add Protections for Gays
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Federal housing officials said Wednesday they're developing regulations to ensure that gays and lesbians aren't denied access to federally subsidized housing based on their sexual orientation.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/22/business/AP-US-Housing-Sexual-Orientation.html?_r=1&scp=7&sq=gay&st=cse/
Offer Raises Idea of Marriage for Catholic Priests
By RACHEL DONADIO
ROME — In making it easier for traditionalist Anglicans to become Catholic, Pope Benedict XVI once again revealed the character of his papacy: to reach out to the most fervent of like-minded believers, even if they are not Catholic. Yet some observers wonder whether his move could paradoxically liberalize the church — or at least wedge it open — on a crucial issue: celibacy.
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Sailor to be ousted in harassment probe
The former leader of a dog unit in Bahrain will be removed from his current position and forced to retire after the Navy reviewed years-old allegations of hazing and sexual harassment. The Navy announced that Chief Petty Officer Michael Toussaint also would receive a letter of censure and be subject to a retirement pay-grade determination, which could affect his retirement pay. The move came after the Navy decided last month to review its investigation of more than 90 hazing incidents between 2004 and 2006 in the Military Working Dog Division at Bahrain. One of the victims of the hazing, Joseph Rocha, said he was tied to a chair and left in a dog kennel, and forced to simulate sex on another sailor. He said he decided to leave the Navy in 2007 by telling his commander he was gay, in violation of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Rocha wrote about his experience earlier this month in The Washington Post.
-- Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/21/AR2009102103859_pf.html/
Housing regs to add protections for gays
By KEVIN FREKING
Federal housing officials said Wednesday they're developing regulations to ensure that gays and lesbians aren't denied access to federally subsidized housing based on their sexual orientation.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/22/AR2009102201644.html/
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Vatican in Bold Bid to Attract Anglicans
By STACY MEICHTRY and AMY MERRICK
The Vatican said it will make it far easier for disgruntled Anglicans to convert to Catholicism, in one of Rome's most sweeping gestures to a Protestant church since the Reformation.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125604916994796545.html/
Pope's Wooing of Anglicans Challenges Archbishop
By DAVE KANSAS
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI are both noted theological scholars leading flocks through complicated times. In recent days, Archbishop Williams's already tough mission became even more difficult.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125615995448599769.html/
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Federal agency say sexual orientation won't play factor in eligibility for housing programs
By Kevin Freking
Federal housing officials said Wednesday they're developing regulations to ensure that gays and lesbians aren't denied access to federally subsidized housing based on their sexual orientation.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-housing-sexual-orientation,0,7678592.story/
Unity proving elusive for both major parties
MCT News Service
Recent years have seen the Democrats and Republicans evolve into predominantly liberal and conservative parties, respectively, rather than the broad coalitions of the past. But some current developments suggest neither has achieved total unity and that internal conflicts threaten both parties' short-term goals _ and possibly their long-term ones.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-200910220803mctnewsservbc-leubsdorf-column-da5,0,2927227.story/
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Pridelines Youth Services to hold volunteer training on Saturday at Miami center
From Pridelines Youth Services:
Volunteer Training Announcement
October, 2009
Dear Pridelines' Friends & Volunteers,
Please join us for our Fall Volunteer Training, at the Pridelines Service Center, 180 NE 19th St, Miami, FL 33132, Saturday, October 24 from 11AM to 1PM. We will be discussing our volunteer needs (roles & responsibilities) for our New Fall '09 Programming and upcoming special events (Thanksgiving & Holiday Dinners, Angel Project, and others). Dianne Hickman, Learning For Life/Exploring Executive, will also be joining us to talk about our new Explorer carrier exploration and mentorship programs.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/pridelines-youth-services-to-hold-volunteer-training-on-saturday-at-miami-center.html/
'For Women Only' exhibit opens Nov. 1 at Stonewall Library & Archives
From Stonewall Library & Archives:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/for-women-only-exhibit-opens-nov-1-at-stonewall-library-archives.html/
‘Surprises from Hebrew’s Golden Age,’ Debbie Friedman Chanukah concert upcoming at Congregation Etz Chaim
Jesse Monteagudo shares a few interesting events coming up at Congregation Etz Chaim in Wilton Manors:
Cong. Etz Chaim lecture promises "Surprises from Hebrew's Golden Age"
Congregation Etz Chaim, Wilton Manors' reform synagogue, presents "Love! Humor! Chivalry! Surprises from Hebrew's Golden Age" on Wednesday, November 18, at 8 p.m. Dr. Murray H. Lichtenstein, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Classical and Oriental Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York, will rediscover unsuspected treasures from a bygone age. The Hebrew literature composed in medieval Spain under Moslem rule is rich, varied, and indeed full of surprises. Hebrew poets of the Middle Ages sang lavishly and sensually of love, its agony, and its ecstasy. There are also plenty of comic takes on the timeless battle of the sexes, in which men and women lampoon the foibles of the opposite gender. We will enjoy the work of Jews, especially those who lived in Spain and Italy, who composed highly creative Hebrew versions of the great works being written in the world around them: clever fables in the tradition of Aesop, heroic tales of Alexander the Great, adventures of the knights of King Arthur's court, and more.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/surprises-from-hebrews-golden-age-debbie-friedman-chanukah-concert-upcoming-at-congregation-etz-chaim.html/
Photo gallery | New scenes from this month’s gay National Equality March in Washington
Here are some photos of the National Equality March in Washington earlier this month, shot by my friend Ariel Roman-Harris of Miami:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/photo-gallery-new-scenes-from-this-months-gay-national-equality-march-in-washington.html/
‘Shortbus’ star Jay Brannan talks about himself, the Internet, gay rights and sings his new song, ‘beautifully’
BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com
Folk singer Jay Brannan's path to cult stardom (and a one-night gig in Miami): Told he has no talent, Brannan gets kicked out of acting school, then lands a plum role in John Cameron Mitchell's controversial, sexually explicit 2006 film Shortbus -- as a singer who has a ménage à trois with a dissatisfied gay couple.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/shortbus-star-jay-brannan-talks-about-himself-the-internet-gay-rights-and-sings-his-new-song-beautifully.html/
U.S. HHS to create a national resource center for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders
News release from U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS):
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced plans to establish the nation’s first national resource center to assist communities across the country in their efforts to provide services and supports for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/hhs-to-create-a-national-resource-center-for-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-elders.html/
Gay Broward Commissioner Ken Keechl endorses state Sen. Dave Aronberg for Florida attorney general
Ken Keechl, Broward’s openly gay county commissioner, has endorsed Dave Aronberg for Florida attorney general. Here’s the announcement:
A popular Broward County Commissioner set to become Broward Mayor in November is asking his supporters to line up behind the nomination of Dave Aronberg for Attorney General.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/gay-broward-commissioner-ken-keechl-endorses-state-sen-dave-aronberg-for-florida-attorney-general.html/
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Marco Rubio has cut Charlie Crist's lead in GOP Senate race by half
BY BETH REINHARD AND MARC CAPUTO
Turning a romp into a race, U.S. Senate contender Marco Rubio has cut Gov. Charlie Crist's lead in half in a nationally recognized poll. Crist, who surpassed Rubio by 29 points in an August survey, now leads 50-35 percent in the Republican contest for Florida's open Senate seat, according to a Quinnipiac University survey of 1,078 Florida voters released Wednesday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/v-print/story/1294126.html/
Sex a private issue
The God that Cal Thomas serves is an unforgiving master (Don't ask, tell or legitimize, Other Views, Oct. 17). Thomas argues against gay rights because he believes that sexual behavior is a moral issue. He's dead wrong when it comes to sexual behavior among consenting adults. That's a private, personal issue that should be within no one's power to regulate or condemn. If God made man in his own image, then he surely made gay men and women, too.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters/story/1294112.html/
Vatican decision unlikely to impact South Florida churches
BY JAWEED KALEEM
The Vatican's announcement this week that it will allow disgruntled Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church en masse has caused a stir among South Florida Episcopalians, members of the American wing of the worldwide Anglican communion. But it likely won't have much of an impact on the local church landscape because of existing denominational splits.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1294766.html/
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Man Arrested for Brewing Coffee Naked
By Julie Bolcer
A Springfield, Virginia man was arrested late Monday for indecent exposure after a neighbor reported she saw him brewing coffee in the nude. The case has ignited a civil liberties brouhaha in the community.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/22/Man_Arrested_for_Brewing_Coffee_Naked/
Gov't Creates Resource for LGBT Elders
By Julie Bolcer
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that it would create the first national resource center to assist communities across the country in providing services and support for older LGBT individuals.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/22/Government_Creates_Resource_for_LGBT_Elders/
Ricky Martin, No Shirt and a Baby
Since joining Twitter about three months ago, Ricky Martin has made it a routine to regularly post photos of himself hanging out with his kids – usually at the beach, almost always wearing nothing more than a swimsuit. The oft rumored gay singer – he’s never denied it… he simply says that part of his life is not up for discussion – became a father in August, 2008 with the help of a surrogate mother.
http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Entertainment_News/Ricky_Martin_No_Shirt_and_a_Baby/
Crist to Headline Christian Fund-raiser
By Julie Bolcer
Florida governor Charlie Crist, a frequent subject of gay rumors, will headline a right-wing Christian fund-raiser next month as he seeks to outmaneuver Marco Rubio, his more conservative opponent for the U.S. Senate nomination in 2010. According to the St. Petersburg Times,Crist will address an audience that supported Amendment 2, which last year wrote a ban on same-sex marriage and equivalent unions into Florida's constitution.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/22/Crist_to_Headline_Christian_Fundraiser/
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Catholicism on trial: Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry attack church's record on gay rights
The Catholic Church is not a force for good in the world: that was the overwhelming verdict after a heated debate this week. Stephen Fry and author/journalist Christopher Hitchens opposed the motion, while Ann Widdecombe and Archbishop John Onaiyekan of Abuja, Nigeria, supported it.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/21/catholicism-on-trial-christopher-hitchens-and-stephen-fry-attack-churchs-record-on-gay-rights/
Woman jailed for accusing gay boss of sex assault
A waitress has been jailed for falsely accusing her boss of sexual assault. Gema Revelles, 21, of Bermondsey, had not realised Gerhard Jacobs was gay.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/woman-jailed-for-accusing-gay-boss-of-sex-assault/
Tom Cruise accused of being 'a homophobic bore'
Actor Tom Cruise was boring and homophobic on the set of a 1983 film, a co-star claims. Bronson Pinchot, who starred in Perfect Strangers, worked with Cruise on Risky Business.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/tom-cruise-accused-of-being-a-homophobic-bore/
US Navy officer forced to resign over gay hazing
An officer formerly in charge of a US Navy dog unit in Bahrain has been forced to retire after an investigation into the alleged abuse of a gay officer and others at the base.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/us-navy-officer-forced-to-resign-over-gay-hazing/
Sweden allows gay couples to marry in church
The Lutheran Church of Sweden has decided to allow gay couples to marry in church. Gay marriage became legal in the country on May 1st, allowing couples to wed in religious or civil ceremonies but not in church.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/22/sweden-allows-gay-couples-to-marry-in-church/
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Ex-FBI Translator Claims Spying at DoD
Bryant Jordan \ Military.com
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10893/
TWO Assails Vatican’s Appeal to Bigotry in Effort to Pilfer Anglican Church
Wayne Besen \ Truth Wins Out
Pope’s Effort To Unite Conservatives By Promoting Discrimination Is Divisive, Says TWO
Truth Wins Out today condemned the Vatican’s effort to steal conservative members of the Anglican Church by promising that Rome will remain hostile against women and gay people. In his naked appeal to prejudice, the Pope solidified his reputation as a divisive figure that is out of touch with modern society, said TWO.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10892/
New, Important Sexological Research Library in Berlin.
Please, click here: http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/news.htm
For further details and photos, just click here: http://www2.hu-berlin.de/sexology/TELE/html/october_2009_1.html
For sexologists, this will finally put Berlin back on the map, and I don’t think there is anything else comparable in Europe.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10890/
NY: Nine Year Sentence in Brutal Dwan Prince Attack
DUNCAN OSBORNE \ Gay City News
Three years after insisting that he was not guilty, following his conviction in a 2006 trial, Steven Pomie admitted to the brutal, anti-gay assault that left Dwan Prince partially paralyzed to this day.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10889/
NY: Cops Blow Off Bias Attack
PATRICK HEDLUND \ Gay City News
Police responding to an apparent bias attack in Hell’s Kitchen over the weekend failed to report the incident or take any action against the assailant for allegedly assaulting a group of gay men and using anti-gay slurs as they walked down Ninth Avenue.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10888/
SAVE Dade Collaborates with Organizations United Together
We have come up with a plan, but it requires hard work by people committed to equality. Because of your dedication to equality for our community, we knew you needed to know about it
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10887/
Somewhat Postitive
Neal McNamara \ Lansing City Pulse
Crouched down in a small room lined with bright red couches inside the Spiral Video Dance Bar, one of three gay clubs in Old Town, Maggie Rich described why she supports At-Large Councilwoman Carol Wood for mayor.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10886/
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San Francisco Alters When Police Must Report Immigrants
By JESSE McKINLEY
The San Francisco board of supervisors voted Tuesday to overturn a city policy that has been at the center of a national debate over offering illegal immigrants sanctuary.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/us/21sanctuary.html?_r=1&scp=6&sq=gay&st=cse/
Vatican Bidding to Get Anglicans to Join Its Fold
By RACHEL DONADIO and LAURIE GOODSTEIN
VATICAN CITY — In an extraordinary bid to lure traditionalist Anglicans en masse, the Vatican said Tuesday that it would make it easier for Anglicans uncomfortable with their church’s acceptance of female priests and openly gay bishops to join the Roman Catholic Church while retaining many of their traditions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/world/europe/21pope.html?scp=4&sq=gay&st=cse/
Telling Court He's Gay, Mob Informer Crosses Line
By ALAN FEUER
There are certain rules — explicit rules — that all made members of the mob are meant to follow: No beards. No sleeping with another gangster’s wife. No cooperation with the government in accordance with “omertà ,” the Mafia code of silence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/nyregion/21gaymob.html?scp=2&sq=gay&st=cse/
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Vatican fishing for disgruntled Anglicans
Catholic invitation to join church allows for married priests
By Jacqueline L. Salmon and William Wan
In a remarkable bid to attract disillusioned members of the Anglican Communion, the Vatican announced Tuesday that it is establishing a special arrangement that will allow Anglicans to join the Catholic Church while preserving their liturgy and spiritual heritage, including married priests.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/20/AR2009102000504.html/
UN investigator urges protection of detainees
By EDITH M. LEDERER
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N.'s top investigator on torture and punishment called Tuesday for a new U.N. convention to protect the rights of detainees, saying many are held for years and sometimes for a lifetime in inhuman and degrading conditions.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/21/AR2009102100138.html/
The one-man library on gay rights speaks volumes
By Paul Schwartzman
His first article in the Washington Blade was a front-page scoop, but Lou Chibbaro Jr. didn't claim credit. He wrote under a pseudonym, Lou Romano, because those were the days when being associated with a gay newspaper could ruin a reputation.
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The GOP's New York Fiasco
Republicans try to lose a House seat.
Republicans are telling themselves that a political wave is building that could carry them to big election gains next year. Judging by their performance so far in a special election in New York, however, they deserve to wander in the minority for another generation or two.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704500604574483990102017038.html/
Vatican in Bold Bid to Attract Anglicans
By STACY MEICHTRY and AMY MERRICK
The Vatican said it will make it far easier for disgruntled Anglicans to convert to Catholicism, in one of Rome's most sweeping gestures to a Protestant church since the Reformation.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125604916994796545.html/
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A troubling sign of rigid intolerance
By Tony Plakas
I want to reach U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Palm Beach Gardens, but since we graduated from Leadership Palm Beach County in 2005, I've become increasingly concerned that he'll be tackled for being intentionally intolerant, and never be moved by a word from my mouth.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-tpcol-plakas-column-m102109sboct21,0,1525946.story/
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Ros-Lehtinen mailing: 'Everyone deserves equal treatment under our laws, regardless of sexual orientation'
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-MIami, sent an interesting piece of mail to her constituents this week:
"Everyone deserves equal treatment and protection under our laws and our Constitution, regardless of their sexual orientation," reads the postcard.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/roslehtinen-mailing-everyone-deserves-equal-treatment-under-our-laws-regardless-of-sexual-orientatio.html/
GLAAD to hold TGIF parties at Eden Roc on Friday, Oct. 23, and Friday, Nov. 13
GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, will hold TGIF events on Friday, Oct. 23, and Friday, Nov. 13, at the Eden Roc hotel. Here are the details:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/glaad-to-hold-tgif-parties-at-eden-roc-on-friday-oct-23-and-friday-nov-13.html/
George Maiko Coronado in ‘Miami Babylon’: Corporate types, older guys chasing young models scared away a cooler crowd
George Maiko Coronado of Give Me a Beat Productions, at right, is quoted in Gerald Posner’s new book, Miami Babylon:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/george-maiko-coronado-in-miami-babylon-corporate-types-older-guys-chasing-young-models-scared-away-a-cooler-crowd.html/
Gay rights group Equality Florida endorses state Sen. Dan Gelber for Florida attorney general
News release from Equality Florida:
(MIAMI) Today, Florida’s largest LGBT political group endorsed Senator Dan Gelber for Attorney General. Equality Florida Action PAC is the state’s largest PAC devoted to electing pro-equality candidates. Our endorsement is the first by any statewide organization in the hotly contested race.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/gay-rights-group-equality-florida-endorses-state-sen-dan-gelber-for-florida-attorney-general.html/
Silly DETAILS: Adam Lambert says ‘I am gay, but I like kissing women sometimes’
Adam Lambert in new DETAILS:
"I am gay, but I like kissing women sometimes. Women are pretty. It doesn't mean I'm necessarily sleeping with them."
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Don't discharge gays
Cal Thomas' assertions in his Oct. 17 Other Views column, Don't ask, tell or legitimize, are as absurd as most homophobic arguments. Using misdirected association and illogical conclusions, Thomas' defense of the military's ``don't ask-don't tell'' policy is nonsense when compared to history.
From the Spartan defense at Thermopole by 300 homosexuals (they were the most terrifying force of their time) fighting to the death against 10,000 through two world wars and into the present, there is no solid evidence that heterosexuals can claim being braver or more dedicated, or that homosexuals display a lack of courage or discipline any more or less than any other group.
We desperately need qualified personnel in the ranks. Let's do away with the hypocrisy promulgated by a few whose fears prevent it.
STEPHEN CARNER, Miami
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters/story/1292301.html/
UN investigator urges protection of detainees
By EDITH M. LEDERER
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N.'s top investigator on torture and punishment called Tuesday for a new U.N. convention to protect the rights of detainees, saying many are held for years and sometimes for a lifetime in inhuman and degrading conditions.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1292454.html/
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Nick Carter Wants It That Way
By David Michael Conner
Nick Carter embraced his gay fans before it was trendy -- at 17, he posed for the cover of a gay teen mag, unheard of at the time. Now, with a new Backstreet album in stores, Nick is sober, happy, and, most important, back.
http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Music/Nick_Carter_Wants_It_That_Way/
Bush Takes Motivational Speaker Gig
By Julie Bolcer
Former President George W. Bush is scheduled to appear at a motivational speakers’ series that bills him among “America’s foremost success experts.” Bush, who tried to motivate legislators to ban same-sex marriage in 2004, will join other speakers such as General Colin Powell, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and NFL veteran Terry Bradshaw for a Get Motivated! business seminar in Fort Worth, Texas on October 26, according to Talking Points Memo.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/21/Bush_Takes_Motivational_Speaker_Gig/
Couple May Be First Kenyan-Born to Wed
By Shawna Amini
A same-sex couple who registered their civil partnership in London last week are believed to be the first gay Kenyans to do so in the U.K. Charles Ngengi, 40, and Daniel Chege Gichia, 39, who each immigrated from Kenya, wed in London on Saturday, October 17.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/20/Couple_May_Be_First_Kenyan-Born_to_Wed/
Patricia Cornwell Out $40 Million
By Advocate.com Editors
Best-selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell is out $40 million, and she’s suing her team of accountants and financial advisers to find out exactly where all that money went.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/20/Patricia_Cornwell_Out_$40_Million/
Obama Death Threats Escalating
By Neal Broverman
The White House has registered a 400% uptick in threats on President Obama's life versus threats on President George W. Bush's, straining the Secret Service and making some question whether the agency is equipped to protect the president.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/20/Obama_Death_Threats_Escalating/
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Marriage in Maine is down to the wire
By Lisa Keen, Keen News Service
Less than two weeks away from the vote on Maine’s marriage equality law, things are looking up for marriage equality supporters, but they’re not letting down their guards.
http://www.365gay.com/news/marriage-in-maine-is-down-to-the-wire/
Full results show AIDS vaccine is only of modest help
By The Associated Press
Fresh results from the world’s first successful test of an experimental AIDS vaccine confirm that it is only marginally effective.
http://www.365gay.com/news/full-results-show-aids-vaccine-is-only-of-modest-help/
Tulsa 23-year-old beaten in hate crime
By 365gay Newswire
Brandon Patrick, 23, was beaten Sunday night because he is gay. Patrick was walking to a friend’s house around midnight when he was followed by two women and a man who he says were yelling homophobic threats.
http://www.365gay.com/news/tulsa-23-year-old-beaten-in-hate-crime/
New Vatican plan lets Anglicans convert easier
By The Associated Press
(Vatican City) The Vatican announced a stunning decision Tuesday to make it easier for Anglicans to convert, reaching out to those who are disaffected by the election of women and gay bishops to join the Catholic Church’s conservative ranks.
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18 per cent rise in London gay hate crimes
The number of homophobic hate crimes in London has risen by 18 per cent since last year, Scotland Yard figures show.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/18-per-cent-rise-in-london-gay-hate-crimes/
Priest who claimed gays were paedophiles resigns
Father John Owen, the priest who said earlier this year that gay men are the main perpetrators of paedophilia in the Catholic Church has resigned as a chaplain at Cardiff University.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/21/priest-who-claimed-gays-were-paedophiles-resigns/
BBC announces cast for new lesbian drama
The BBC has revealed the cast of its new lesbian drama. Lip Service, a six-part series, will focus on the sex lives of a group of 20-something lesbian friends in Glasgow.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/21/bbc-announces-cast-for-new-lesbian-drama/
Man charged with male sex attack at party
A Torquay man has been accused of a sex attack on another man during a party. Exeter crown court heard today that Sean Clancy, 40, of Ash Hill Road, was accused of sexual assault and assault by penetration.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/man-charged-with-male-sex-attack-at-party/
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Repeal the DOMA
Peter Rothberg \ The Nation
For more than a decade, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), signed into law by President Bill Clinton, has denied married same-sex couples certain federal rights. Under DOMA, these couples, even if legally married in their state, are denied social security survivors’ benefits, medical leave to care for a sick spouse, and equal treatment under immigration law. DOMA also prevents states from recognizing same-sex marriages that were enacted in other states, making it difficult for couples to move from state to state.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10857/
Spying on Americans: The Bipartisan National Security State
Tom Burghardt \ Global Research
The bipartisan consensus that encourages unaccountable secret state agencies to illegally spy on the American people under color of a limitless, and highly profitable, “war on terror” was dealt a (minor) blow October 13.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10856/
RI: Gay Marriage Advocates Rally at State House
Tracy Breton \ Journal Staff Writer \ Providence Journal
With the General Assembly scheduled to reconvene at the end of the month, supporters of same-sex marriage Saturday held a rally on the steps of the State House to try to put more heat on individual senators and representatives to come around to their cause.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10855/
Maine Gay Marriage Vote Looks Tight
Susan Sharon \ NPR
As Election Day nears, the national spotlight is on Maine, where the latest battle over same-sex marriage is under way. Campaign finance reports show that supporters of a ballot proposal to repeal the state’s gay marriage law are trailing significantly in fundraising. But polls show a tight race.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10854/
Anti-Discrimination Adoption Bill Introduced
CHRIS JOHNSON \ Washington Blade
A federal lawmaker is touting an adoption anti-discrimination bill he recently introduced as a way to find more homes for children living in the welfare system.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10853/
TX: Action Alert: Help Annise Parker Become Mayor of Houston!
Equality Texas is asking you to volunteer your time to help elect Annise Parker as the mayor of Houston.
Don’t live in Houston? Doesn’t matter. Here’s why you should get involved:
Besides being the best candidate for the job, Annise would be the first openly lesbian mayor of any of the 25 largest cities in the United States.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10852/
Obama’s Safe School Czar Says Teach Respect for Homosexuality in Kindergarten
Fred Lucas\ Staff Writer \ CNSNews
The Obama administration’s safe schools czar, Kevin Jennings, has accused the Baptists, the Boy Scouts and sports fans of anti-gay bias, and he has advocated a special high school for gay teens as well as gay-straight alliance clubs for every high school in America. Jennings, who was a prominent homosexual activist before being named director of the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools at the U.S. Department of Education, also has called for kindergarteners to be taught to respect all sexual orientations, while insisting that “ex-gay messages” and “Christian values” are ‘misused to isolate or denigrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people” and have no place in the nation’s public schools.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10851/
Clear Majority Now Back Public Option: Poll
John Byrne \ Raw Story
A “clear majority” of Americans now support a government-run public insurance plan as a competitor to private insurance companies, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll published Tuesday.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10850/
Judge Rules FBI Can Continue to Gag Recipient of National Security Letter
Raw Story
A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that the government can continue to gag an internet servicer provider who received a National Security Letter from the FBI — five years ago.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10849/
Why is Uber-Homophobe Tom Coburn Writing for the Advocate?
Alex Blaze \ Bilerico Project
Sen. Tom Coburn has a column up in The Advocate about health care. His argument is asinine (the private health care system is great for people with HIV, particularly the individual market, that we should further empower it), but that’s not really the point.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10848/
Chuck Bass Outed, A Million Teenage Girls Weep, while Slash Fangirls Squee!
Jason Tseng \ Bilerico Project
I admit it. I watch Gossip Girl. It’s a terribly cheesy, melodramatic, poorly written soap opera. But it’s so pretty! That, and the show’s tone is so borderline camp it’s hard to look away. It’s my guilty pleasure, but I draw the line at the CW’s new 90210 or Melrose Place remakes. I may be a trashy TV viewer, but that’s plain skankerific.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10847/
High School Hand Holding as Punishment…with a Dash of Internalized Homophobia
Waymon Hudson \ Bilerico Project
he Advocate has a brief story up on a Colorado high school football coach who made two players hold hands and run together as punishment during a recent practice:
Officials from the Aurora Public Schools say they are investigating the claims that Coach Grant Pippert told freshmen Rafael Merced and another student to hold hands and run together after a brief altercation. The two were taunted by their teammates, who called them derogatory names. Merced told KMGH-TV News that he felt the experience was humiliating.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10846/
Media Enabled Bush 1’s Savage Attacks on Maddow and Olbermann, Yet Continue to Ignore Bush Family’s Sordid Past
Russ Baker \ AlterNet
The other day, George H.W. Bush fired a salvo against mean media liberals who savaged his son. Soon, brickbats were flying to and fro about who said what about whom. But this mini-controversy is nothing more than a distraction from the real story: even the most animated of Bush critics on television have not gotten around to acknowledging the full, unspeakably dark nature of the Bush enterprise. Bush41, it turns out, has nothing at all to complain about.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10845/
Rethinking Marriage. The World Has Changed. It’s Time!
Melissa Harris-Lacewell \ The Nation \ AlterNet
Feminist author Jessica Valenti’s marriage to Andrew Golis of Talking Points Memo was the lead wedding story in the New York Times style section this Sunday. It was odd to see this Full Frontal Feminist not only marry, but also submit to a romantic short story about her union. Indeed the Times seemed intent on portraying Valenti’s marriage as a morality tale: tough feminists may talk about social equality, but all girls really want is a good man and note-worthy bustle. For some, Valenti’s wedding became a lens for assessing her feminist credentials.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10843/
GLBT History Month 2009–Joan Nestle
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10842/
IG Harshely Criticizes Treasury’s Handling of $700B Bailout Program
Silla Brush \ The Hill
Steps taken by the Treasury Department to implement the $700 billion financial bailout program have undermined the credibility of the U.S. government, a top government watchdog said in a report released on Wednesday.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10841/
Medicare for Everyone
Mike Soraghan \ The Hill
Say hello to “Medicare Part E” — as in, “Medicare for Everyone.” House Democrats are looking at re-branding the public health insurance option as Medicare, an established government healthcare program that is better known than the public option.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10840/
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San Francisco Alters When Police Must Report Immigrants
By JESSE McKINLEY
The San Francisco board of supervisors voted Tuesday to overturn a city policy that has been at the center of a national debate over offering illegal immigrants sanctuary.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/us/21sanctuary.html?_r=1&scp=6&sq=gay&st=cse/
Vatican Bidding to Get Anglicans to Join Its Fold
By RACHEL DONADIO and LAURIE GOODSTEIN
VATICAN CITY — In an extraordinary bid to lure traditionalist Anglicans en masse, the Vatican said Tuesday that it would make it easier for Anglicans uncomfortable with their church’s acceptance of female priests and openly gay bishops to join the Roman Catholic Church while retaining many of their traditions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/world/europe/21pope.html?scp=4&sq=gay&st=cse/
Telling Court He's Gay, Mob Informer Crosses Line
By ALAN FEUER
There are certain rules — explicit rules — that all made members of the mob are meant to follow: No beards. No sleeping with another gangster’s wife. No cooperation with the government in accordance with “omertà ,” the Mafia code of silence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/nyregion/21gaymob.html?scp=2&sq=gay&st=cse/
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Vatican fishing for disgruntled Anglicans
Catholic invitation to join church allows for married priests
By Jacqueline L. Salmon and William Wan
In a remarkable bid to attract disillusioned members of the Anglican Communion, the Vatican announced Tuesday that it is establishing a special arrangement that will allow Anglicans to join the Catholic Church while preserving their liturgy and spiritual heritage, including married priests.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/20/AR2009102000504.html/
UN investigator urges protection of detainees
By EDITH M. LEDERER
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N.'s top investigator on torture and punishment called Tuesday for a new U.N. convention to protect the rights of detainees, saying many are held for years and sometimes for a lifetime in inhuman and degrading conditions.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/21/AR2009102100138.html/
The one-man library on gay rights speaks volumes
By Paul Schwartzman
His first article in the Washington Blade was a front-page scoop, but Lou Chibbaro Jr. didn't claim credit. He wrote under a pseudonym, Lou Romano, because those were the days when being associated with a gay newspaper could ruin a reputation.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/20/AR2009102003630.html/
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The GOP's New York Fiasco
Republicans try to lose a House seat.
Republicans are telling themselves that a political wave is building that could carry them to big election gains next year. Judging by their performance so far in a special election in New York, however, they deserve to wander in the minority for another generation or two.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704500604574483990102017038.html/
Vatican in Bold Bid to Attract Anglicans
By STACY MEICHTRY and AMY MERRICK
The Vatican said it will make it far easier for disgruntled Anglicans to convert to Catholicism, in one of Rome's most sweeping gestures to a Protestant church since the Reformation.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125604916994796545.html/
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A troubling sign of rigid intolerance
By Tony Plakas
I want to reach U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Palm Beach Gardens, but since we graduated from Leadership Palm Beach County in 2005, I've become increasingly concerned that he'll be tackled for being intentionally intolerant, and never be moved by a word from my mouth.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-tpcol-plakas-column-m102109sboct21,0,1525946.story/
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Ros-Lehtinen mailing: 'Everyone deserves equal treatment under our laws, regardless of sexual orientation'
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-MIami, sent an interesting piece of mail to her constituents this week:
"Everyone deserves equal treatment and protection under our laws and our Constitution, regardless of their sexual orientation," reads the postcard.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/roslehtinen-mailing-everyone-deserves-equal-treatment-under-our-laws-regardless-of-sexual-orientatio.html/
GLAAD to hold TGIF parties at Eden Roc on Friday, Oct. 23, and Friday, Nov. 13
GLAAD, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, will hold TGIF events on Friday, Oct. 23, and Friday, Nov. 13, at the Eden Roc hotel. Here are the details:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/glaad-to-hold-tgif-parties-at-eden-roc-on-friday-oct-23-and-friday-nov-13.html/
George Maiko Coronado in ‘Miami Babylon’: Corporate types, older guys chasing young models scared away a cooler crowd
George Maiko Coronado of Give Me a Beat Productions, at right, is quoted in Gerald Posner’s new book, Miami Babylon:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/george-maiko-coronado-in-miami-babylon-corporate-types-older-guys-chasing-young-models-scared-away-a-cooler-crowd.html/
Gay rights group Equality Florida endorses state Sen. Dan Gelber for Florida attorney general
News release from Equality Florida:
(MIAMI) Today, Florida’s largest LGBT political group endorsed Senator Dan Gelber for Attorney General. Equality Florida Action PAC is the state’s largest PAC devoted to electing pro-equality candidates. Our endorsement is the first by any statewide organization in the hotly contested race.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/gay-rights-group-equality-florida-endorses-state-sen-dan-gelber-for-florida-attorney-general.html/
Silly DETAILS: Adam Lambert says ‘I am gay, but I like kissing women sometimes’
Adam Lambert in new DETAILS:
"I am gay, but I like kissing women sometimes. Women are pretty. It doesn't mean I'm necessarily sleeping with them."
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/silly-details-adam-lambert-says-i-am-gay-but-i-like-kissing-women-sometimes.html/
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Don't discharge gays
Cal Thomas' assertions in his Oct. 17 Other Views column, Don't ask, tell or legitimize, are as absurd as most homophobic arguments. Using misdirected association and illogical conclusions, Thomas' defense of the military's ``don't ask-don't tell'' policy is nonsense when compared to history.
From the Spartan defense at Thermopole by 300 homosexuals (they were the most terrifying force of their time) fighting to the death against 10,000 through two world wars and into the present, there is no solid evidence that heterosexuals can claim being braver or more dedicated, or that homosexuals display a lack of courage or discipline any more or less than any other group.
We desperately need qualified personnel in the ranks. Let's do away with the hypocrisy promulgated by a few whose fears prevent it.
STEPHEN CARNER, Miami
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters/story/1292301.html/
UN investigator urges protection of detainees
By EDITH M. LEDERER
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N.'s top investigator on torture and punishment called Tuesday for a new U.N. convention to protect the rights of detainees, saying many are held for years and sometimes for a lifetime in inhuman and degrading conditions.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/1292454.html/
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Nick Carter Wants It That Way
By David Michael Conner
Nick Carter embraced his gay fans before it was trendy -- at 17, he posed for the cover of a gay teen mag, unheard of at the time. Now, with a new Backstreet album in stores, Nick is sober, happy, and, most important, back.
http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Music/Nick_Carter_Wants_It_That_Way/
Bush Takes Motivational Speaker Gig
By Julie Bolcer
Former President George W. Bush is scheduled to appear at a motivational speakers’ series that bills him among “America’s foremost success experts.” Bush, who tried to motivate legislators to ban same-sex marriage in 2004, will join other speakers such as General Colin Powell, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and NFL veteran Terry Bradshaw for a Get Motivated! business seminar in Fort Worth, Texas on October 26, according to Talking Points Memo.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/21/Bush_Takes_Motivational_Speaker_Gig/
Couple May Be First Kenyan-Born to Wed
By Shawna Amini
A same-sex couple who registered their civil partnership in London last week are believed to be the first gay Kenyans to do so in the U.K. Charles Ngengi, 40, and Daniel Chege Gichia, 39, who each immigrated from Kenya, wed in London on Saturday, October 17.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/20/Couple_May_Be_First_Kenyan-Born_to_Wed/
Patricia Cornwell Out $40 Million
By Advocate.com Editors
Best-selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell is out $40 million, and she’s suing her team of accountants and financial advisers to find out exactly where all that money went.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/20/Patricia_Cornwell_Out_$40_Million/
Obama Death Threats Escalating
By Neal Broverman
The White House has registered a 400% uptick in threats on President Obama's life versus threats on President George W. Bush's, straining the Secret Service and making some question whether the agency is equipped to protect the president.
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/20/Obama_Death_Threats_Escalating/
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Marriage in Maine is down to the wire
By Lisa Keen, Keen News Service
Less than two weeks away from the vote on Maine’s marriage equality law, things are looking up for marriage equality supporters, but they’re not letting down their guards.
http://www.365gay.com/news/marriage-in-maine-is-down-to-the-wire/
Full results show AIDS vaccine is only of modest help
By The Associated Press
Fresh results from the world’s first successful test of an experimental AIDS vaccine confirm that it is only marginally effective.
http://www.365gay.com/news/full-results-show-aids-vaccine-is-only-of-modest-help/
Tulsa 23-year-old beaten in hate crime
By 365gay Newswire
Brandon Patrick, 23, was beaten Sunday night because he is gay. Patrick was walking to a friend’s house around midnight when he was followed by two women and a man who he says were yelling homophobic threats.
http://www.365gay.com/news/tulsa-23-year-old-beaten-in-hate-crime/
New Vatican plan lets Anglicans convert easier
By The Associated Press
(Vatican City) The Vatican announced a stunning decision Tuesday to make it easier for Anglicans to convert, reaching out to those who are disaffected by the election of women and gay bishops to join the Catholic Church’s conservative ranks.
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18 per cent rise in London gay hate crimes
The number of homophobic hate crimes in London has risen by 18 per cent since last year, Scotland Yard figures show.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/18-per-cent-rise-in-london-gay-hate-crimes/
Priest who claimed gays were paedophiles resigns
Father John Owen, the priest who said earlier this year that gay men are the main perpetrators of paedophilia in the Catholic Church has resigned as a chaplain at Cardiff University.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/21/priest-who-claimed-gays-were-paedophiles-resigns/
BBC announces cast for new lesbian drama
The BBC has revealed the cast of its new lesbian drama. Lip Service, a six-part series, will focus on the sex lives of a group of 20-something lesbian friends in Glasgow.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/21/bbc-announces-cast-for-new-lesbian-drama/
Man charged with male sex attack at party
A Torquay man has been accused of a sex attack on another man during a party. Exeter crown court heard today that Sean Clancy, 40, of Ash Hill Road, was accused of sexual assault and assault by penetration.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/man-charged-with-male-sex-attack-at-party/
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Repeal the DOMA
Peter Rothberg \ The Nation
For more than a decade, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), signed into law by President Bill Clinton, has denied married same-sex couples certain federal rights. Under DOMA, these couples, even if legally married in their state, are denied social security survivors’ benefits, medical leave to care for a sick spouse, and equal treatment under immigration law. DOMA also prevents states from recognizing same-sex marriages that were enacted in other states, making it difficult for couples to move from state to state.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10857/
Spying on Americans: The Bipartisan National Security State
Tom Burghardt \ Global Research
The bipartisan consensus that encourages unaccountable secret state agencies to illegally spy on the American people under color of a limitless, and highly profitable, “war on terror” was dealt a (minor) blow October 13.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10856/
RI: Gay Marriage Advocates Rally at State House
Tracy Breton \ Journal Staff Writer \ Providence Journal
With the General Assembly scheduled to reconvene at the end of the month, supporters of same-sex marriage Saturday held a rally on the steps of the State House to try to put more heat on individual senators and representatives to come around to their cause.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10855/
Maine Gay Marriage Vote Looks Tight
Susan Sharon \ NPR
As Election Day nears, the national spotlight is on Maine, where the latest battle over same-sex marriage is under way. Campaign finance reports show that supporters of a ballot proposal to repeal the state’s gay marriage law are trailing significantly in fundraising. But polls show a tight race.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10854/
Anti-Discrimination Adoption Bill Introduced
CHRIS JOHNSON \ Washington Blade
A federal lawmaker is touting an adoption anti-discrimination bill he recently introduced as a way to find more homes for children living in the welfare system.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10853/
TX: Action Alert: Help Annise Parker Become Mayor of Houston!
Equality Texas is asking you to volunteer your time to help elect Annise Parker as the mayor of Houston.
Don’t live in Houston? Doesn’t matter. Here’s why you should get involved:
Besides being the best candidate for the job, Annise would be the first openly lesbian mayor of any of the 25 largest cities in the United States.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10852/
Obama’s Safe School Czar Says Teach Respect for Homosexuality in Kindergarten
Fred Lucas\ Staff Writer \ CNSNews
The Obama administration’s safe schools czar, Kevin Jennings, has accused the Baptists, the Boy Scouts and sports fans of anti-gay bias, and he has advocated a special high school for gay teens as well as gay-straight alliance clubs for every high school in America. Jennings, who was a prominent homosexual activist before being named director of the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools at the U.S. Department of Education, also has called for kindergarteners to be taught to respect all sexual orientations, while insisting that “ex-gay messages” and “Christian values” are ‘misused to isolate or denigrate lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people” and have no place in the nation’s public schools.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10851/
Clear Majority Now Back Public Option: Poll
John Byrne \ Raw Story
A “clear majority” of Americans now support a government-run public insurance plan as a competitor to private insurance companies, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll published Tuesday.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10850/
Judge Rules FBI Can Continue to Gag Recipient of National Security Letter
Raw Story
A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that the government can continue to gag an internet servicer provider who received a National Security Letter from the FBI — five years ago.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10849/
Why is Uber-Homophobe Tom Coburn Writing for the Advocate?
Alex Blaze \ Bilerico Project
Sen. Tom Coburn has a column up in The Advocate about health care. His argument is asinine (the private health care system is great for people with HIV, particularly the individual market, that we should further empower it), but that’s not really the point.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10848/
Chuck Bass Outed, A Million Teenage Girls Weep, while Slash Fangirls Squee!
Jason Tseng \ Bilerico Project
I admit it. I watch Gossip Girl. It’s a terribly cheesy, melodramatic, poorly written soap opera. But it’s so pretty! That, and the show’s tone is so borderline camp it’s hard to look away. It’s my guilty pleasure, but I draw the line at the CW’s new 90210 or Melrose Place remakes. I may be a trashy TV viewer, but that’s plain skankerific.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10847/
High School Hand Holding as Punishment…with a Dash of Internalized Homophobia
Waymon Hudson \ Bilerico Project
he Advocate has a brief story up on a Colorado high school football coach who made two players hold hands and run together as punishment during a recent practice:
Officials from the Aurora Public Schools say they are investigating the claims that Coach Grant Pippert told freshmen Rafael Merced and another student to hold hands and run together after a brief altercation. The two were taunted by their teammates, who called them derogatory names. Merced told KMGH-TV News that he felt the experience was humiliating.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10846/
Media Enabled Bush 1’s Savage Attacks on Maddow and Olbermann, Yet Continue to Ignore Bush Family’s Sordid Past
Russ Baker \ AlterNet
The other day, George H.W. Bush fired a salvo against mean media liberals who savaged his son. Soon, brickbats were flying to and fro about who said what about whom. But this mini-controversy is nothing more than a distraction from the real story: even the most animated of Bush critics on television have not gotten around to acknowledging the full, unspeakably dark nature of the Bush enterprise. Bush41, it turns out, has nothing at all to complain about.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10845/
Rethinking Marriage. The World Has Changed. It’s Time!
Melissa Harris-Lacewell \ The Nation \ AlterNet
Feminist author Jessica Valenti’s marriage to Andrew Golis of Talking Points Memo was the lead wedding story in the New York Times style section this Sunday. It was odd to see this Full Frontal Feminist not only marry, but also submit to a romantic short story about her union. Indeed the Times seemed intent on portraying Valenti’s marriage as a morality tale: tough feminists may talk about social equality, but all girls really want is a good man and note-worthy bustle. For some, Valenti’s wedding became a lens for assessing her feminist credentials.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10843/
GLBT History Month 2009–Joan Nestle
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10842/
IG Harshely Criticizes Treasury’s Handling of $700B Bailout Program
Silla Brush \ The Hill
Steps taken by the Treasury Department to implement the $700 billion financial bailout program have undermined the credibility of the U.S. government, a top government watchdog said in a report released on Wednesday.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10841/
Medicare for Everyone
Mike Soraghan \ The Hill
Say hello to “Medicare Part E” — as in, “Medicare for Everyone.” House Democrats are looking at re-branding the public health insurance option as Medicare, an established government healthcare program that is better known than the public option.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10840/
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
GLBT DIGEST - October 20, 2009
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New York Times
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AIDS Vaccine Seen as Modest Help
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fresh results from the world's first successful test of an experimental AIDS vaccine confirm that it is only marginally effective and suggest that its protection against HIV infection may wane over time.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/20/health/AP-US-MED-AIDS-Vaccine.html?_r=1&scp=9&sq=gay&st=cse/
Mind: When Parents Are Too Toxic to Tolerate
By RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M.D.
You can divorce an abusive spouse. You can call it quits if your lover mistreats you. But what can you do if the source of your misery is your own parent?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/health/20mind.html?scp=6&sq=gay&st=cse/
As the Commander in Chief Deliberates, Frustration Builds Within the Ranks
By ELISABETH BUMILLER
Only nine months ago, the Pentagon pronounced itself reassured by the early steps of a new commander in chief. President Obama was moving slowly on an American withdrawal from Iraq, had retained former President George W. Bush’s defense secretary and, in a gesture much noticed, had executed his first military salute with crisp precision.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/world/asia/20military.html?scp=4&sq=gay&st=cse/
Pope Approves Plan to Bring Anglicans Into the Fold
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican has made it easier for Anglicans to join the Catholic Church, responding to the disillusionment of some Anglicans over the election of openly gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/20/world/AP-EU-Vatican-Anglicans.html?scp=3&sq=gay&st=cse/
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Washington Post
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Virginia governor race a snapshot of US attitudes
By LIZ SIDOTI and BOB LEWIS
Just a year after this one-time Confederate state helped elect a black man president, Democrats are desperately trying to hang onto the governorship.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/20/AR2009102000204.html/
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Wall Street Journal
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Steve Rothaus
http://www.MiamiHerald.com/gay/
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Photo gallery | Former WPLG-TV news anchor Charles Perez weds accountant Keith Rinehard
Fired WPLG-TV news anchor Charles Perez has married Miami accountant Keith Rinehard in Westport, Conn. Here are a few of the wedding pictures:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/photo-gallery-former-wplg-tv-news-anchor-charles-perez-weds-accountant-keith-rinehard.html/
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365Gay.com
http://www.365gay.com/
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‘Queer the Census’ campaign launched
By Lisa Neff, columnist, 365gay.com
The U.S. Census Bureau will make an official count of same-sex couples next spring while LGBT activists will attempt to “queer the census” with a grassroots write-in campaign.
http://www.365gay.com/news/%E2%80%98queer-the-census%E2%80%99-campaign-launched/
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Pink News - UK
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/
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Exclusive: Barnado's calls for more gay couples to adopt children
Children's charity Barnardo's is looking for more gay couples and individuals to adopt children. In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, head of adoption at the charity, Carolyn Oliver, said she wanted to ensure gays and lesbians were aware of their adoption rights.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/19/barnados-calls-for-more-gay-couples-to-adopt/
Anti-gay Miss California sued for the price of her breast implants
Carrie Prejean, the Miss California who publicly disagreed with gay marriage, is being sued for $5,200, the price of her breast implants.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/anti-gay-miss-california-sued-for-the-price-of-her-breast-implants/
BBC Trust rules Lindsay Lohan 'lesbian jokes' reinforced homophobic stereotypes
A BBC3 programme in which lesbians were described as "munters" was crude and offensive, the BBC Trust's Editorial Standards Committee (ESC) has found.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/bbc-trust-rules-lindsay-lohan-lesbian-jokes-reinforced-homophobic-stereotypes/
Elton John regrets losing his virginity at 23
Singer Elton John has spoken about losing his virginity at the age of 23, saying he wished he had slept with a man sooner. The gay star said that he didn't know who he was until having sex for the first time.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/elton-john-regrets-losing-his-virginity-at-23/
Young lesbian couple beaten in Brighton
A young lesbian couple were verbally abused and punched in the face by a group of men in Brighton. The women, aged 18 and 22, were walking along Gloucester Place at around 3am on October 7th when three men began shouting homophobic insults at them.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/young-lesbian-couple-beaten-in-brighton/
Gordon Brown wants civil partnerships to be held in the House of Commons
Prime minister Gordon Brown will today suggest to the Speaker's Committee that civil partnerships for gay couples should be held in parliament.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/gordon-brown-wants-civil-partnerships-to-be-held-in-the-house-of-commons/
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Daily Queer News
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WA: Voters to Settle Issue of Rights for Same-Sex Couples
Jerry Cornfield \ Herald Net
Herald WriterReferendum 71 is the biggest civil rights issue placed in the hands of Washington voters since an anti-affirmative action measure reached the ballot a decade ago.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10838/
TX: Gay ‘Kiss-In’ Turns Into Shouting Match
On Top Magazine
A gay “kiss-in” descended into a war of words Sunday when a group of mostly Christian protesters staged a counter protest in Fort Worth, the Star-Telegram reported. The gay rights group Queer Liberaction’s “kiss-in” was suppose to be about showing a little bit of queer love in the conservative Stockyards, a uniquely Texas scene of rodeo, shopping and dining.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10836/
Gay Partner Benefits Bill Warmly Greeted In Senate Hearing
Carlos Santoscoy \ On Top Magazine
Senator Joseph Lieberman’s federal gay partner benefits bill was warmly greeted during a Thursday Senate hearing.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10835/
RI Gov. to Meet with Activist After Anti-Gay Marriage Speech
Carlos Santoscoy \ On Top Magazine
Outgoing Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri has agreed to meet in early November with a group of gay and lesbian activists, but proceeded to speak out against gay marriage at a fundraiser for a Massachusetts group opposed to gay and lesbian rights.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10834/
Obama Must Make Time for Gay Rights
Sun Sentinel
As if he didn’t have enough headaches. President Barack Obama has to decide not only whether to deploy more troops to Afghanistan but also whether gays and lesbians will be allowed to serve there.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10832/
A Manifesto! The Time Has Come!
Soulforce
I have made a decision. I will no longer debate the issue of homosexuality in the church with anyone. I will no longer engage the biblical ignorance that emanates from so many right-wing Christians about how the Bible condemns homosexuality, as if that point of view still has any credibility. I will no longer discuss with them or listen to them tell me how homosexuality is “an abomination to God,” about how homosexuality is a “chosen lifestyle,” or about how through prayer and “spiritual counseling” homosexual persons can be “cured.” Those arguments are no longer worthy of my time or energy. I will no longer dignify by listening to the thoughts of those who advocate “reparative therapy,” as if homosexual persons are somehow broken and need to be repaired. I will no longer talk to those who believe that the unity of the church can or should be achieved by rejecting the presence of, or at least at the expense of, gay and lesbian people. I will no longer take the time to refute the unlearned and undocumentable claims of certain world religious leaders who call homosexuality “deviant.” I will no longer listen to that pious sentimentality that certain Christian leaders continue to employ, which suggests some version of that strange and overtly dishonest phrase that “we love the sinner but hate the sin.” That statement is, I have concluded, nothing more than a self-serving lie designed to cover the fact that these people hate homosexual persons and fear homosexuality itself, but somehow know that hatred is incompatible with the Christ they claim to profess, so they adopt this face-saving and absolutely false statement. I will no longer temper my understanding of truth in order to pretend that I have even a tiny smidgen of respect for the appalling negativity that continues to emanate from religious circles where the church has for centuries conveniently perfumed its ongoing prejudices against blacks, Jews, women and homosexual persons with what it assumes is “high-sounding, pious rhetoric.” The day for that mentality has quite simply come to an end for me. I will personally neither tolerate it nor listen to it any longer. The world has moved on, leaving these elements of the Christian Church that cannot adjust to new knowledge or a new consciousness lost in a sea of their own irrelevance. They no longer talk to anyone but themselves. I will no longer seek to slow down the witness to inclusiveness by pretending that there is some middle ground between prejudice and oppression. There isn’t. Justice postponed is justice denied. That can be a resting place no longer for anyone. An old civil rights song proclaimed that the only choice awaiting those who cannot adjust to a new understanding was to “Roll on over or we’ll roll on over you!” Time waits for no one.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10830/
Island House Key West Named Favorite Gay Resort by Gay.com
By Robert Malcolm
Since its renovation in 2000, Island House in Key West has been winning awards and applause from the gay press for its high standards of accommodation and service including the coveted “Best gay resort in the world” from Out Traveler Magazine in 2007. This year Island House has received the “Oscar” of all gay travel awards, the Planet Out - Gay.com Travel Award 2009 for Favorite Guest House, voted by more than 24,000 of the website’s readers.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10829/
Toronto Chosen to Host 2014 World Pride Event
Montreal Gazette
An international celebration of gay rights will be held in Toronto in 2014. The city has been chosen to host World Pride, a statement on the website of the Pride Toronto organization announced Sunday. World Pride, which includes a parade, festivals and cultural activities, promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues on the international stage.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10827/
Straight Dope: Feds Won’t Prosecute Medical Marijuana Use, Sale
Joel Zand \ Findlaw Blogs
Medical marijuana use and sales won’t be prosecuted by the federal government, according to a new Justice Department memo from Deputy U.S. Attorney General David Ogden. But there’s a catch: the federal directive only applies in states that have laws authorizing medical marijuana usage.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10826/
Click Here to Email 36 US Representatives Unconfirmed on ENDA
Dr. Jillian T. Weiss \ Bilerico Project
The House is poised to take a vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) soon. While the real fight is going to be in the Senate, it is worthwhile to pause for a moment and take note of where we are in the House. Crunch time is coming, and it won’t work to call the day before the vote.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10825/
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New York Times
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AIDS Vaccine Seen as Modest Help
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fresh results from the world's first successful test of an experimental AIDS vaccine confirm that it is only marginally effective and suggest that its protection against HIV infection may wane over time.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/20/health/AP-US-MED-AIDS-Vaccine.html?_r=1&scp=9&sq=gay&st=cse/
Mind: When Parents Are Too Toxic to Tolerate
By RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M.D.
You can divorce an abusive spouse. You can call it quits if your lover mistreats you. But what can you do if the source of your misery is your own parent?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/health/20mind.html?scp=6&sq=gay&st=cse/
As the Commander in Chief Deliberates, Frustration Builds Within the Ranks
By ELISABETH BUMILLER
Only nine months ago, the Pentagon pronounced itself reassured by the early steps of a new commander in chief. President Obama was moving slowly on an American withdrawal from Iraq, had retained former President George W. Bush’s defense secretary and, in a gesture much noticed, had executed his first military salute with crisp precision.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/world/asia/20military.html?scp=4&sq=gay&st=cse/
Pope Approves Plan to Bring Anglicans Into the Fold
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican has made it easier for Anglicans to join the Catholic Church, responding to the disillusionment of some Anglicans over the election of openly gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/10/20/world/AP-EU-Vatican-Anglicans.html?scp=3&sq=gay&st=cse/
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Washington Post
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Virginia governor race a snapshot of US attitudes
By LIZ SIDOTI and BOB LEWIS
Just a year after this one-time Confederate state helped elect a black man president, Democrats are desperately trying to hang onto the governorship.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/20/AR2009102000204.html/
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Wall Street Journal
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Steve Rothaus
http://www.MiamiHerald.com/gay/
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Photo gallery | Former WPLG-TV news anchor Charles Perez weds accountant Keith Rinehard
Fired WPLG-TV news anchor Charles Perez has married Miami accountant Keith Rinehard in Westport, Conn. Here are a few of the wedding pictures:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/photo-gallery-former-wplg-tv-news-anchor-charles-perez-weds-accountant-keith-rinehard.html/
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365Gay.com
http://www.365gay.com/
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‘Queer the Census’ campaign launched
By Lisa Neff, columnist, 365gay.com
The U.S. Census Bureau will make an official count of same-sex couples next spring while LGBT activists will attempt to “queer the census” with a grassroots write-in campaign.
http://www.365gay.com/news/%E2%80%98queer-the-census%E2%80%99-campaign-launched/
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Pink News - UK
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/
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Exclusive: Barnado's calls for more gay couples to adopt children
Children's charity Barnardo's is looking for more gay couples and individuals to adopt children. In an exclusive interview with PinkNews.co.uk, head of adoption at the charity, Carolyn Oliver, said she wanted to ensure gays and lesbians were aware of their adoption rights.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/19/barnados-calls-for-more-gay-couples-to-adopt/
Anti-gay Miss California sued for the price of her breast implants
Carrie Prejean, the Miss California who publicly disagreed with gay marriage, is being sued for $5,200, the price of her breast implants.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/anti-gay-miss-california-sued-for-the-price-of-her-breast-implants/
BBC Trust rules Lindsay Lohan 'lesbian jokes' reinforced homophobic stereotypes
A BBC3 programme in which lesbians were described as "munters" was crude and offensive, the BBC Trust's Editorial Standards Committee (ESC) has found.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/bbc-trust-rules-lindsay-lohan-lesbian-jokes-reinforced-homophobic-stereotypes/
Elton John regrets losing his virginity at 23
Singer Elton John has spoken about losing his virginity at the age of 23, saying he wished he had slept with a man sooner. The gay star said that he didn't know who he was until having sex for the first time.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/elton-john-regrets-losing-his-virginity-at-23/
Young lesbian couple beaten in Brighton
A young lesbian couple were verbally abused and punched in the face by a group of men in Brighton. The women, aged 18 and 22, were walking along Gloucester Place at around 3am on October 7th when three men began shouting homophobic insults at them.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/young-lesbian-couple-beaten-in-brighton/
Gordon Brown wants civil partnerships to be held in the House of Commons
Prime minister Gordon Brown will today suggest to the Speaker's Committee that civil partnerships for gay couples should be held in parliament.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/20/gordon-brown-wants-civil-partnerships-to-be-held-in-the-house-of-commons/
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Daily Queer News
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WA: Voters to Settle Issue of Rights for Same-Sex Couples
Jerry Cornfield \ Herald Net
Herald WriterReferendum 71 is the biggest civil rights issue placed in the hands of Washington voters since an anti-affirmative action measure reached the ballot a decade ago.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10838/
TX: Gay ‘Kiss-In’ Turns Into Shouting Match
On Top Magazine
A gay “kiss-in” descended into a war of words Sunday when a group of mostly Christian protesters staged a counter protest in Fort Worth, the Star-Telegram reported. The gay rights group Queer Liberaction’s “kiss-in” was suppose to be about showing a little bit of queer love in the conservative Stockyards, a uniquely Texas scene of rodeo, shopping and dining.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10836/
Gay Partner Benefits Bill Warmly Greeted In Senate Hearing
Carlos Santoscoy \ On Top Magazine
Senator Joseph Lieberman’s federal gay partner benefits bill was warmly greeted during a Thursday Senate hearing.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10835/
RI Gov. to Meet with Activist After Anti-Gay Marriage Speech
Carlos Santoscoy \ On Top Magazine
Outgoing Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri has agreed to meet in early November with a group of gay and lesbian activists, but proceeded to speak out against gay marriage at a fundraiser for a Massachusetts group opposed to gay and lesbian rights.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10834/
Obama Must Make Time for Gay Rights
Sun Sentinel
As if he didn’t have enough headaches. President Barack Obama has to decide not only whether to deploy more troops to Afghanistan but also whether gays and lesbians will be allowed to serve there.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10832/
A Manifesto! The Time Has Come!
Soulforce
I have made a decision. I will no longer debate the issue of homosexuality in the church with anyone. I will no longer engage the biblical ignorance that emanates from so many right-wing Christians about how the Bible condemns homosexuality, as if that point of view still has any credibility. I will no longer discuss with them or listen to them tell me how homosexuality is “an abomination to God,” about how homosexuality is a “chosen lifestyle,” or about how through prayer and “spiritual counseling” homosexual persons can be “cured.” Those arguments are no longer worthy of my time or energy. I will no longer dignify by listening to the thoughts of those who advocate “reparative therapy,” as if homosexual persons are somehow broken and need to be repaired. I will no longer talk to those who believe that the unity of the church can or should be achieved by rejecting the presence of, or at least at the expense of, gay and lesbian people. I will no longer take the time to refute the unlearned and undocumentable claims of certain world religious leaders who call homosexuality “deviant.” I will no longer listen to that pious sentimentality that certain Christian leaders continue to employ, which suggests some version of that strange and overtly dishonest phrase that “we love the sinner but hate the sin.” That statement is, I have concluded, nothing more than a self-serving lie designed to cover the fact that these people hate homosexual persons and fear homosexuality itself, but somehow know that hatred is incompatible with the Christ they claim to profess, so they adopt this face-saving and absolutely false statement. I will no longer temper my understanding of truth in order to pretend that I have even a tiny smidgen of respect for the appalling negativity that continues to emanate from religious circles where the church has for centuries conveniently perfumed its ongoing prejudices against blacks, Jews, women and homosexual persons with what it assumes is “high-sounding, pious rhetoric.” The day for that mentality has quite simply come to an end for me. I will personally neither tolerate it nor listen to it any longer. The world has moved on, leaving these elements of the Christian Church that cannot adjust to new knowledge or a new consciousness lost in a sea of their own irrelevance. They no longer talk to anyone but themselves. I will no longer seek to slow down the witness to inclusiveness by pretending that there is some middle ground between prejudice and oppression. There isn’t. Justice postponed is justice denied. That can be a resting place no longer for anyone. An old civil rights song proclaimed that the only choice awaiting those who cannot adjust to a new understanding was to “Roll on over or we’ll roll on over you!” Time waits for no one.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10830/
Island House Key West Named Favorite Gay Resort by Gay.com
By Robert Malcolm
Since its renovation in 2000, Island House in Key West has been winning awards and applause from the gay press for its high standards of accommodation and service including the coveted “Best gay resort in the world” from Out Traveler Magazine in 2007. This year Island House has received the “Oscar” of all gay travel awards, the Planet Out - Gay.com Travel Award 2009 for Favorite Guest House, voted by more than 24,000 of the website’s readers.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10829/
Toronto Chosen to Host 2014 World Pride Event
Montreal Gazette
An international celebration of gay rights will be held in Toronto in 2014. The city has been chosen to host World Pride, a statement on the website of the Pride Toronto organization announced Sunday. World Pride, which includes a parade, festivals and cultural activities, promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues on the international stage.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10827/
Straight Dope: Feds Won’t Prosecute Medical Marijuana Use, Sale
Joel Zand \ Findlaw Blogs
Medical marijuana use and sales won’t be prosecuted by the federal government, according to a new Justice Department memo from Deputy U.S. Attorney General David Ogden. But there’s a catch: the federal directive only applies in states that have laws authorizing medical marijuana usage.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10826/
Click Here to Email 36 US Representatives Unconfirmed on ENDA
Dr. Jillian T. Weiss \ Bilerico Project
The House is poised to take a vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) soon. While the real fight is going to be in the Senate, it is worthwhile to pause for a moment and take note of where we are in the House. Crunch time is coming, and it won’t work to call the day before the vote.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10825/
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Monday, October 19, 2009
GLBT DIGEST - October 19, 2009
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Truth Wins Out
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American Evangelicals Play Role In Uganda Effort To 'Wipe Out' Gays
October 19, 2009
In March, American anti-gay activists traveled to Uganda for a conference that pledged to "wipe out" homosexuality. Seven months later, a draconian bill has been introduced that pledges to make good on this threat. The "Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009" is so severe that it is designed to shred the spirit and suffocate the soul of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Ugandans. If it passes, Uganda will become a predator state that actively hunts down GLBT people to destroy them. Uganda already punished gay intimacy with life in prison. But, apparently that was not harsh enough,
with this bill penalizing anyone who "attempts to commit the offence" with up to seven years in jail. Additionally, a person charged will be forced to undergo an invasive medical examination to determine their HIV status. If the detainees are found to be HIV+, they may be executed.
http://www.truthwinsout.org/pressreleases/2009/10/4397/
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Washington Post
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God vs. Gay? Black vs. White? Marriage Equality's False Divides
By Dennis W. Wiley and Robert M. Hardies
As the struggle for marriage equality moves to the nation's capital, the District of Columbia is debunking many of the myths surrounding this important human rights issue.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/16/AR2009101601977.html/
'It doesn't seem right'
A group plagued by service, cost complaints is awarded $4.5 million. How?
By Debbie Cenziper
Alexander Harrington walked into the house "where miracles happen every day" with a single suitcase and $3 to his name, fresh out of prison and determined not to spend another day doped up in dark alleyways. At 59, he had been living with HIV for more than a decade. Now, he was four years sober with grandchildren he wanted to see. While visiting a local medical clinic, he had heard about a house of second chances, part of a District-funded AIDS nonprofit group called Miracle Hands Community Development Corp., that provided emergency housing, counseling, job training and help with finding a permanent place to live.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/18/AR2009101802571_pf.html/
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Wall Street Journal
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Gypsies, Jews, Homosexuals Beware: Fidesz Eyes 2010 Elections
By Veronika Gulyas
Are you a Jew, a Gypsy or attracted to your own sex? Members of Hungarian opposition party Fidesz, widely expected to win power in spring 2010, may have a word or two for you. “I love Hungary, I love Hungarian people, and I prefer Hungarian interests to global financial capital, or Jewish capital, if you like, which wants to devour the whole world, but especially, Hungary,” said Fidesz Member of Parliament Oszkar Molnar, who is also mayor of Edeleny, a town of 10,300 inhabitants in Eastern Hungary. Molnar made his remarks at the end of 2008 on a local TV channel, but they’ve just burst into national prominence. (Video in Hungarian here.) The same official in the summer claimed as fact that pregnant Roma women take medication to give birth to “fools to receive higher family subsidies. I have checked this and it’s true; they hit their bellies with a rubber hammer so that they’ll give birth to handicapped kids.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/new-europe/2009/10/19/gypsies-jews-homosexuals-beware-fidesz-eyes-2010-elections/
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Sun-Sentinel
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Gays in the military might hinder its duty
E-mail Cal Thomas at tmseditors@tribune.com.
I am sympathetic to the story told by Joseph Rocha, who claims in a Washington Post opinion column that he was discharged from the Navy because he is gay, though he says he never told anyone. Rocha says his male colleagues concluded he was gay when he wouldn't laugh at their dirty jokes about women or visit prostitutes with them.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-19thomassboct19,0,7144831.story/
Obama must make time for gay rights
E-mail Clarence Page at cpage@tribune.com.
As if he didn't have enough headaches. President Barack Obama has to decide not only whether to deploy more troops to Afghanistan but also whether gays and lesbians will be allowed to serve there.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-19pagesboct19,0,7794342.story/
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Straight Women Hot for Gay Vampires
By Julie Bolcer
In an essay for Esquire magazine, writer Stephen Marche sinks his teeth into the current vampire trend, arguing that, “Vampires have overwhelmed pop culture because young straight women want to have sex with gay men.”
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/19/Straight_Women_Hot_for_Gay_Vampires/
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In Mideast, marriage too can be a battlefield
By The Associated Press
(Nicosia, Cyprus) The two couples had never met each other, and probably never would. They had come from opposite sides of a border between longtime enemies. But Elie Wakim and Nada Ghamloush from Lebanon, and Dimitri Stafeev and Olga Zaytseva from Israel, had a problem in common: Belonging to different religions, neither couple could get married in their home country, and had to fly to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus to tie the knot.
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Trans woman found murdered in burnt-out flat
A graduate who was found strangled in her Brighton flat was a trans woman, police have confirmed. Andrea Waddell, 29, a graduate of Durham University, was found dead on Thursday night.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/19/trans-woman-found-murdered-in-burnt-out-flat/
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The Other Gay Ballot Battles
John Corvino, columnist, 365gay.com \ 365Gay.com
I’ve spent the last week traveling through rural Wisconsin for a series of diversity lectures at small technical colleges. Lecturing on gay issues at such venues can be eye-opening. It’s a big country out there, and while students today may be a good deal more gay-friendly than they once were, not everyone shares the views of a typical liberal-arts major at NYU or UC-Berkeley.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10808/
Russian Stars Urge Gay Acceptance
Gay Russia
A group of well-known Russian singers and writers has called for an end to discrimination against gay people. They met after a local official tried to close Moscow’s longest-running gay club, Dusha i Telo, where many of the artists have performed.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10806/
Got Pot? It’s Legal to Take It on the Plane in Oakland
Josh Richman \ Oakland Tribune \ AlterNet
Oakland International Airport may be the nation’s only airport with a specific policy letting users of medical marijuana travel with the drug. The policy is spelled out in a three-page document quietly enacted last year by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. It states that if deputies determine someone is a qualified patient or primary caregiver as defined by California law and has eight ounces or less of the drug, he or she can keep it and board the plane.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10805/
Three Questions for…Theodore Olson
San Francisco Chronicle
Of all the lawyers who might have challenged California’s ban on same-sex marriage, one of the least likely candidates would seem to be Theodore Olson: a high-ranking Justice Department attorney under Ronald Reagan, U.S. solicitor general under George W. Bush, and lawyer for Bush in the Bush vs. Gore case that decided the 2000 presidential election. But when a federal judge in San Francisco held a critical hearing last week in a suit by two same-sex couples challenging Proposition 8, they were represented by Olson and David Boies, his courtroom adversary in Bush vs. Gore. Before the hearing, Olson talked with Chronicle staff writer Bob Egelko about the case.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10803/
Rebranding America
BONO \ New York Times
A FEW years ago, I accepted a Golden Globe award by barking out an expletive. One imagines President Obama did the same when he heard about his Nobel, and not out of excitement. When Mr. Obama takes the stage at Oslo City Hall this December, he won’t be the first sitting president to receive the peace prize, but he might be the most controversial. There’s a sense in some quarters of these not-so-United States that Norway, Europe and the World haven’t a clue about the real President Obama; instead, they fixate on a fantasy version of the president, a projection of what they hope and wish he is, and what they wish America to be.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10801/
Preaching the Gospel Would Be Against the Law! (and Other Hate Crime Myths)
David Gibson \ Politics Daily
With a Senate vote expected soon to expand federal hate crimes laws to include sexual orientation, religious conservatives are ramping up the rhetoric against the bill, which passed the House last week. Their anxiety is understandable. Democrats are behind the legislation, and at this month’s gala for the Human Rights Campaign, the leading gay rights lobby, President Obama renewed his pledge to sign the bill.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10800/
Evangelical Explains Why He’s for Gay Rights
Brent Childers \ Newsweek Web Exclusive \ Newsweek
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans are a diverse, extraordinary, resilient, and passionate group of forgiving men and women. I wouldn’t be standing beside them demanding full and equal treatment under the law and speaking out against the harm caused by religion-based bigotry at the National Equality March in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11 if I thought they were not created in God’s image the same as myself, same as my family, as we all are—we are all God’s children.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10799/
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American Evangelicals Play Role In Uganda Effort To 'Wipe Out' Gays
October 19, 2009
In March, American anti-gay activists traveled to Uganda for a conference that pledged to "wipe out" homosexuality. Seven months later, a draconian bill has been introduced that pledges to make good on this threat. The "Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009" is so severe that it is designed to shred the spirit and suffocate the soul of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Ugandans. If it passes, Uganda will become a predator state that actively hunts down GLBT people to destroy them. Uganda already punished gay intimacy with life in prison. But, apparently that was not harsh enough,
with this bill penalizing anyone who "attempts to commit the offence" with up to seven years in jail. Additionally, a person charged will be forced to undergo an invasive medical examination to determine their HIV status. If the detainees are found to be HIV+, they may be executed.
http://www.truthwinsout.org/pressreleases/2009/10/4397/
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God vs. Gay? Black vs. White? Marriage Equality's False Divides
By Dennis W. Wiley and Robert M. Hardies
As the struggle for marriage equality moves to the nation's capital, the District of Columbia is debunking many of the myths surrounding this important human rights issue.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/16/AR2009101601977.html/
'It doesn't seem right'
A group plagued by service, cost complaints is awarded $4.5 million. How?
By Debbie Cenziper
Alexander Harrington walked into the house "where miracles happen every day" with a single suitcase and $3 to his name, fresh out of prison and determined not to spend another day doped up in dark alleyways. At 59, he had been living with HIV for more than a decade. Now, he was four years sober with grandchildren he wanted to see. While visiting a local medical clinic, he had heard about a house of second chances, part of a District-funded AIDS nonprofit group called Miracle Hands Community Development Corp., that provided emergency housing, counseling, job training and help with finding a permanent place to live.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/18/AR2009101802571_pf.html/
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Gypsies, Jews, Homosexuals Beware: Fidesz Eyes 2010 Elections
By Veronika Gulyas
Are you a Jew, a Gypsy or attracted to your own sex? Members of Hungarian opposition party Fidesz, widely expected to win power in spring 2010, may have a word or two for you. “I love Hungary, I love Hungarian people, and I prefer Hungarian interests to global financial capital, or Jewish capital, if you like, which wants to devour the whole world, but especially, Hungary,” said Fidesz Member of Parliament Oszkar Molnar, who is also mayor of Edeleny, a town of 10,300 inhabitants in Eastern Hungary. Molnar made his remarks at the end of 2008 on a local TV channel, but they’ve just burst into national prominence. (Video in Hungarian here.) The same official in the summer claimed as fact that pregnant Roma women take medication to give birth to “fools to receive higher family subsidies. I have checked this and it’s true; they hit their bellies with a rubber hammer so that they’ll give birth to handicapped kids.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/new-europe/2009/10/19/gypsies-jews-homosexuals-beware-fidesz-eyes-2010-elections/
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Gays in the military might hinder its duty
E-mail Cal Thomas at tmseditors@tribune.com.
I am sympathetic to the story told by Joseph Rocha, who claims in a Washington Post opinion column that he was discharged from the Navy because he is gay, though he says he never told anyone. Rocha says his male colleagues concluded he was gay when he wouldn't laugh at their dirty jokes about women or visit prostitutes with them.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-19thomassboct19,0,7144831.story/
Obama must make time for gay rights
E-mail Clarence Page at cpage@tribune.com.
As if he didn't have enough headaches. President Barack Obama has to decide not only whether to deploy more troops to Afghanistan but also whether gays and lesbians will be allowed to serve there.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-19pagesboct19,0,7794342.story/
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Straight Women Hot for Gay Vampires
By Julie Bolcer
In an essay for Esquire magazine, writer Stephen Marche sinks his teeth into the current vampire trend, arguing that, “Vampires have overwhelmed pop culture because young straight women want to have sex with gay men.”
http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/19/Straight_Women_Hot_for_Gay_Vampires/
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In Mideast, marriage too can be a battlefield
By The Associated Press
(Nicosia, Cyprus) The two couples had never met each other, and probably never would. They had come from opposite sides of a border between longtime enemies. But Elie Wakim and Nada Ghamloush from Lebanon, and Dimitri Stafeev and Olga Zaytseva from Israel, had a problem in common: Belonging to different religions, neither couple could get married in their home country, and had to fly to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus to tie the knot.
http://www.365gay.com/news/in-mideast-marriage-too-can-be-a-battlefield/
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Trans woman found murdered in burnt-out flat
A graduate who was found strangled in her Brighton flat was a trans woman, police have confirmed. Andrea Waddell, 29, a graduate of Durham University, was found dead on Thursday night.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/19/trans-woman-found-murdered-in-burnt-out-flat/
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The Other Gay Ballot Battles
John Corvino, columnist, 365gay.com \ 365Gay.com
I’ve spent the last week traveling through rural Wisconsin for a series of diversity lectures at small technical colleges. Lecturing on gay issues at such venues can be eye-opening. It’s a big country out there, and while students today may be a good deal more gay-friendly than they once were, not everyone shares the views of a typical liberal-arts major at NYU or UC-Berkeley.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10808/
Russian Stars Urge Gay Acceptance
Gay Russia
A group of well-known Russian singers and writers has called for an end to discrimination against gay people. They met after a local official tried to close Moscow’s longest-running gay club, Dusha i Telo, where many of the artists have performed.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10806/
Got Pot? It’s Legal to Take It on the Plane in Oakland
Josh Richman \ Oakland Tribune \ AlterNet
Oakland International Airport may be the nation’s only airport with a specific policy letting users of medical marijuana travel with the drug. The policy is spelled out in a three-page document quietly enacted last year by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. It states that if deputies determine someone is a qualified patient or primary caregiver as defined by California law and has eight ounces or less of the drug, he or she can keep it and board the plane.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10805/
Three Questions for…Theodore Olson
San Francisco Chronicle
Of all the lawyers who might have challenged California’s ban on same-sex marriage, one of the least likely candidates would seem to be Theodore Olson: a high-ranking Justice Department attorney under Ronald Reagan, U.S. solicitor general under George W. Bush, and lawyer for Bush in the Bush vs. Gore case that decided the 2000 presidential election. But when a federal judge in San Francisco held a critical hearing last week in a suit by two same-sex couples challenging Proposition 8, they were represented by Olson and David Boies, his courtroom adversary in Bush vs. Gore. Before the hearing, Olson talked with Chronicle staff writer Bob Egelko about the case.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10803/
Rebranding America
BONO \ New York Times
A FEW years ago, I accepted a Golden Globe award by barking out an expletive. One imagines President Obama did the same when he heard about his Nobel, and not out of excitement. When Mr. Obama takes the stage at Oslo City Hall this December, he won’t be the first sitting president to receive the peace prize, but he might be the most controversial. There’s a sense in some quarters of these not-so-United States that Norway, Europe and the World haven’t a clue about the real President Obama; instead, they fixate on a fantasy version of the president, a projection of what they hope and wish he is, and what they wish America to be.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10801/
Preaching the Gospel Would Be Against the Law! (and Other Hate Crime Myths)
David Gibson \ Politics Daily
With a Senate vote expected soon to expand federal hate crimes laws to include sexual orientation, religious conservatives are ramping up the rhetoric against the bill, which passed the House last week. Their anxiety is understandable. Democrats are behind the legislation, and at this month’s gala for the Human Rights Campaign, the leading gay rights lobby, President Obama renewed his pledge to sign the bill.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10800/
Evangelical Explains Why He’s for Gay Rights
Brent Childers \ Newsweek Web Exclusive \ Newsweek
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans are a diverse, extraordinary, resilient, and passionate group of forgiving men and women. I wouldn’t be standing beside them demanding full and equal treatment under the law and speaking out against the harm caused by religion-based bigotry at the National Equality March in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11 if I thought they were not created in God’s image the same as myself, same as my family, as we all are—we are all God’s children.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10799/
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Washington Post
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God vs. Gay? Black vs. White? Marriage Equality's False Divides
By Dennis W. Wiley and Robert M. Hardies
As the struggle for marriage equality moves to the nation's capital, the District of Columbia is debunking many of the myths surrounding this important human rights issue.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/16/AR2009101601977.html/
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Yes, it was hate crime
Regarding the story of a Wilton Manors gay man stomped to death and how the police won't treat it as a hate crime: I am flabbergasted. According to the Sun Sentinel, "Police documents show Villanova's wallet and cell phone were stolen, while Cohen's cell phone and keys were taken. The attackers didn't take Cohen's wallet or other property, including a watch." That story and other news reports tell us how Mr. Cohen's brain was smashed in by the bottom of the suspects' feet. Either Cmdr. Rick Wierzbicki, who heads the Broward sheriff's Hate Crimes Task Force, isn't qualified for his position with the police department, or he's a wolf in sheep's clothing. Either way, he's wrong. Furthermore, as a gay man, I am appalled by our so-called gay leaders. There's more to leading a community than pressing the flesh in an attempt to gain political clout, more to being a leader than going to health department meetings and fighting for a single cause or standing up in front of a congregation each Sunday and providing a moral compass. If they won't fight for our safety, who will?
Jim Buresch, Fort Lauderdale
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-hate-crime-m101809pnoct18,0,2108802.story/
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Photo gallery | 2009 National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Miami Recognition Dinner
More than 700 people turned out Saturday night for the 13th annual National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Miami Recognition Dinner, held this year at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.
Honorees this year:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/photo-gallery-2009-national-gay-and-lesbian-task-force-miami-recognition-dinner.html/
Censorship the wrong way to fight hatred, ACLU of Florida says of Buju Banton controversy
By HOWARD SIMON, executive director, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
and ROBERT ROSENWALD, director, LGBT Advocacy Project, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Miami
It is disheartening that some of our colleagues in the gay and lesbian equality movement have embraced censorship as a tactic to combat hate speech. In his Oct. 6 Other Views article, Songs of hate, George Byars calls on public officials to ban the Miami concert by Buju Banton and Beenie Man.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/censorship-the-wrong-way-to-fight-hatred-aclu-of-florida-says-of-buju-banton-controversy.html/
Belfast Telegraph: Call to boycott Daily Mail over 'vile slur' on Stephen Gately
From Saturday’s Belfast Telegraph:
By Ian Burrell
Saturday, 17 October 2009
More than 1,000 people complained to the Press Complaints Commission yesterday after an article in the Daily Mail newspaper that apparently linked the Boyzone singer's death to his homosexuality.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/belfast-telegraph-call-to-boycott-daily-mail-over-vile-slur-on-stephen-gately.html/
Miami Herald op-ed: Gay rights are human rights
BY JOANNA GROVER, jodygrover@aol.com
Imagine having only five minutes to say goodbye to your dying husband or wife of nearly two decades. Imagine being a 10-year-old girl and being physically blocked from saying a last, ``I love you,'' to your mother, who is just down the hall at the hospital. This may sound unconscionable, but it happened, just as described, to the Langbehn-Pond family at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/miami-herald-op-ed-gay-rights-are-human-rights.html/
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Political Beat
Broward County Commissioner Ken Keechl, leading all commission candidates in fundraising, appears to be the only one paying for a campaign office. And that rent check is going to his partner -- as it did during his 2006 campaign. Keechl is paying $3,100 a month to rent a Wilton Manors office from Ted Adcock, according to his campaign finance report.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/story/1288230.html/
BUJU BANTON: Censorship the wrong way to fight hatred
It is disheartening that some of our colleagues in the gay and lesbian equality movement have embraced censorship as a tactic to combat hate speech. In his Oct. 6 Other Views article, Songs of hate, George Byars calls on public officials to ban the Miami concert by Buju Banton and Beenie Man. This is terribly short-sighted: Giving government the power to censor messages it thinks are dangerous never advances the cause of equality and freedom.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters/story/1287093.html/
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Corvino: The other gay ballot battles
By John Corvino, columnist, 365gay.com
I’ve spent the last week traveling through rural Wisconsin for a series of diversity lectures at small technical colleges. Lecturing on gay issues at such venues can be eye-opening. It’s a big country out there, and while students today may be a good deal more gay-friendly than they once were, not everyone shares the views of a typical liberal-arts major at NYU or UC-Berkeley.
http://www.365gay.com/opinion/corvino-the-other-gay-ballot-battles/
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Video: Stars and family mourn Stephen Gately at emotional funeral
Boyzone bandmates, friends, relatives and partner have paid an emotional tribute to Stephen Gately whose funeral was held today at St Laurence O'Toole Church in north Dublin.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/17/video-stars-and-family-mourn-stephen-gately-at-emotional-funeral/
Human rights groups oppose Uganda's proposed death penalty for homosexuality
Seventeen human rights groups have called for proposed new laws on homosexuality in Uganda to be scrapped immediately. The proposals could see gay people being executed.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/16/human-rights-groups-oppose-ugandas-proposed-death-penalty-for-homosexuality/
Man admits robbing men he met on gay chatlines
A man has admitted using gay chatlines to find men to rob. Adil Zahid, 27, from Walthamstow, pleaded guilty to four counts of robbery, one of false imprisonment and one theft of a motor vehicle.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/16/man-admits-robbing-men-he-met-on-gay-chatlines/
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SAVE Dade continues to work with Jackson Health Systems to assure patient visitation rights for LBGT families
CONTACT: C.J. Ortuno
Executive Director
SAVE Dade
786-351-0656
cj@savedade.org
SAVE Dade continues to work with Jackson Health Systems to assure patient visitation rights for LBGT families. Despite the recent United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruling that Jackson Memorial Hospital had no obligation to allow visitors to see patients, and that that there was no obligation to provide patients’ families, healthcare surrogates, or visitors with access to patients in their trauma unit, SAVE Dade continues to work with the hospital to review and enhance its visitation policies.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10798/
TWO Denounces Baseless Political Anti-Gay Smear Campaign Against Kevin Jennings
Wayne Besen
Contact: Wayne Besen
Phone: 917-691-5118
E-Mail: wbesen@truthwinsout.org
Americans Are Tired of the Politics of Personal Destruction, Says TWO
Truth Wins Out criticized the on-going smear campaign that anti-gay organizations and politicians are orchestrating against Kevin Jennings, who is serving as the Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10796/
Unprecedented Civil Disobedience for Hemp Legalization
Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle \ AlterNet
Fresh from the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) annual convention last weekend in Washington, DC, a pair of real life farmers who want to be hemp farmers joined with hemp industry figures and spokesmen to travel across the Potomac River to DEA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, where, in an act of civil disobedience, they took shovels to the lawn and planted hemp seeds. Within a few minutes, they were arrested and charged with trespassing.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10795/
53 House Republicans Call for Gay Appointee’s Removal
Gay Politics
53 House Republicans have signed on to a letter written by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) calling on President Obama to remove openly gay appointee Kevin Jennings from his post in the Department of Education. Jennings currently serves as Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10794/
Wolfe: Stop the Witch Hunt in Washington
Chuck Wolfe \ Gay Politics
Right-wing, anti-gay lawmakers and talking heads are on a witch hunt. They’re trying to destroy the reputations and careers of openly gay and lesbian presidential appointees, and you don’t need a PhD in rocket science to figure out why.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10791/
VA, Congress Share Blame for GI Bill Payments Delay
Tom Philpott \ Military.com
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki got a bipartisan hug from the House Veterans Affairs Committee Wednesday as lawmakers accepted his plan to fix Post-9/11 GI Bill payment delays, and blamed their own rush to enact the complex education benefit last year for some of the challenges VA now faces.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10788/
MI: Kalamazoo Plays Host to Struggle Over Gay, Transgender Rights
David Alire Garcia \ Michigan Messenger
KALAMAZOO - With the constant din of volunteers talking and phones ringing behind him, City Commissioner David Anderson sat on a metal folding chair at campaign headquarters and explained his reluctant entry into the battle over a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance in this southwest Michigan city.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10787/
Lindsey Graham Asked About Gay Rumors
Advocate
During the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor, Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, had some questions about Sotomayor’s rumored temper, claiming that his questions were valid even though there was no evidence that the rumors were true. So blogger Mike Stark of The Crooked Dope felt it was only fair to turn the tables on Graham and ask him about those anonymous rumors that he is gay.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10786/
White House Says No to Antigay Referenda
Kerry Eleveld Advocate
In response to an inquiry from The Advocate, the White House sent the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s position on same-sex relationship recognition voter referenda in Maine and Washington. “The President has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same-sex couples, and as he said at the Human Rights Campaign dinner, he believes ‘strongly in stopping laws designed to take rights away.’ Also at the dinner, he said he supports, ‘ensuring that committed gay couples have the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple in this country.’”
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10785/
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God vs. Gay? Black vs. White? Marriage Equality's False Divides
By Dennis W. Wiley and Robert M. Hardies
As the struggle for marriage equality moves to the nation's capital, the District of Columbia is debunking many of the myths surrounding this important human rights issue.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/16/AR2009101601977.html/
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Sun-Sentinel
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Yes, it was hate crime
Regarding the story of a Wilton Manors gay man stomped to death and how the police won't treat it as a hate crime: I am flabbergasted. According to the Sun Sentinel, "Police documents show Villanova's wallet and cell phone were stolen, while Cohen's cell phone and keys were taken. The attackers didn't take Cohen's wallet or other property, including a watch." That story and other news reports tell us how Mr. Cohen's brain was smashed in by the bottom of the suspects' feet. Either Cmdr. Rick Wierzbicki, who heads the Broward sheriff's Hate Crimes Task Force, isn't qualified for his position with the police department, or he's a wolf in sheep's clothing. Either way, he's wrong. Furthermore, as a gay man, I am appalled by our so-called gay leaders. There's more to leading a community than pressing the flesh in an attempt to gain political clout, more to being a leader than going to health department meetings and fighting for a single cause or standing up in front of a congregation each Sunday and providing a moral compass. If they won't fight for our safety, who will?
Jim Buresch, Fort Lauderdale
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-hate-crime-m101809pnoct18,0,2108802.story/
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Steve Rothaus
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Photo gallery | 2009 National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Miami Recognition Dinner
More than 700 people turned out Saturday night for the 13th annual National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Miami Recognition Dinner, held this year at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.
Honorees this year:
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/photo-gallery-2009-national-gay-and-lesbian-task-force-miami-recognition-dinner.html/
Censorship the wrong way to fight hatred, ACLU of Florida says of Buju Banton controversy
By HOWARD SIMON, executive director, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
and ROBERT ROSENWALD, director, LGBT Advocacy Project, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Miami
It is disheartening that some of our colleagues in the gay and lesbian equality movement have embraced censorship as a tactic to combat hate speech. In his Oct. 6 Other Views article, Songs of hate, George Byars calls on public officials to ban the Miami concert by Buju Banton and Beenie Man.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/censorship-the-wrong-way-to-fight-hatred-aclu-of-florida-says-of-buju-banton-controversy.html/
Belfast Telegraph: Call to boycott Daily Mail over 'vile slur' on Stephen Gately
From Saturday’s Belfast Telegraph:
By Ian Burrell
Saturday, 17 October 2009
More than 1,000 people complained to the Press Complaints Commission yesterday after an article in the Daily Mail newspaper that apparently linked the Boyzone singer's death to his homosexuality.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/belfast-telegraph-call-to-boycott-daily-mail-over-vile-slur-on-stephen-gately.html/
Miami Herald op-ed: Gay rights are human rights
BY JOANNA GROVER, jodygrover@aol.com
Imagine having only five minutes to say goodbye to your dying husband or wife of nearly two decades. Imagine being a 10-year-old girl and being physically blocked from saying a last, ``I love you,'' to your mother, who is just down the hall at the hospital. This may sound unconscionable, but it happened, just as described, to the Langbehn-Pond family at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/10/miami-herald-op-ed-gay-rights-are-human-rights.html/
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Political Beat
Broward County Commissioner Ken Keechl, leading all commission candidates in fundraising, appears to be the only one paying for a campaign office. And that rent check is going to his partner -- as it did during his 2006 campaign. Keechl is paying $3,100 a month to rent a Wilton Manors office from Ted Adcock, according to his campaign finance report.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/story/1288230.html/
BUJU BANTON: Censorship the wrong way to fight hatred
It is disheartening that some of our colleagues in the gay and lesbian equality movement have embraced censorship as a tactic to combat hate speech. In his Oct. 6 Other Views article, Songs of hate, George Byars calls on public officials to ban the Miami concert by Buju Banton and Beenie Man. This is terribly short-sighted: Giving government the power to censor messages it thinks are dangerous never advances the cause of equality and freedom.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters/story/1287093.html/
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365Gay.com
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Corvino: The other gay ballot battles
By John Corvino, columnist, 365gay.com
I’ve spent the last week traveling through rural Wisconsin for a series of diversity lectures at small technical colleges. Lecturing on gay issues at such venues can be eye-opening. It’s a big country out there, and while students today may be a good deal more gay-friendly than they once were, not everyone shares the views of a typical liberal-arts major at NYU or UC-Berkeley.
http://www.365gay.com/opinion/corvino-the-other-gay-ballot-battles/
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Video: Stars and family mourn Stephen Gately at emotional funeral
Boyzone bandmates, friends, relatives and partner have paid an emotional tribute to Stephen Gately whose funeral was held today at St Laurence O'Toole Church in north Dublin.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/17/video-stars-and-family-mourn-stephen-gately-at-emotional-funeral/
Human rights groups oppose Uganda's proposed death penalty for homosexuality
Seventeen human rights groups have called for proposed new laws on homosexuality in Uganda to be scrapped immediately. The proposals could see gay people being executed.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/16/human-rights-groups-oppose-ugandas-proposed-death-penalty-for-homosexuality/
Man admits robbing men he met on gay chatlines
A man has admitted using gay chatlines to find men to rob. Adil Zahid, 27, from Walthamstow, pleaded guilty to four counts of robbery, one of false imprisonment and one theft of a motor vehicle.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/10/16/man-admits-robbing-men-he-met-on-gay-chatlines/
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SAVE Dade continues to work with Jackson Health Systems to assure patient visitation rights for LBGT families
CONTACT: C.J. Ortuno
Executive Director
SAVE Dade
786-351-0656
cj@savedade.org
SAVE Dade continues to work with Jackson Health Systems to assure patient visitation rights for LBGT families. Despite the recent United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruling that Jackson Memorial Hospital had no obligation to allow visitors to see patients, and that that there was no obligation to provide patients’ families, healthcare surrogates, or visitors with access to patients in their trauma unit, SAVE Dade continues to work with the hospital to review and enhance its visitation policies.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10798/
TWO Denounces Baseless Political Anti-Gay Smear Campaign Against Kevin Jennings
Wayne Besen
Contact: Wayne Besen
Phone: 917-691-5118
E-Mail: wbesen@truthwinsout.org
Americans Are Tired of the Politics of Personal Destruction, Says TWO
Truth Wins Out criticized the on-going smear campaign that anti-gay organizations and politicians are orchestrating against Kevin Jennings, who is serving as the Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10796/
Unprecedented Civil Disobedience for Hemp Legalization
Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle \ AlterNet
Fresh from the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) annual convention last weekend in Washington, DC, a pair of real life farmers who want to be hemp farmers joined with hemp industry figures and spokesmen to travel across the Potomac River to DEA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, where, in an act of civil disobedience, they took shovels to the lawn and planted hemp seeds. Within a few minutes, they were arrested and charged with trespassing.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10795/
53 House Republicans Call for Gay Appointee’s Removal
Gay Politics
53 House Republicans have signed on to a letter written by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) calling on President Obama to remove openly gay appointee Kevin Jennings from his post in the Department of Education. Jennings currently serves as Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10794/
Wolfe: Stop the Witch Hunt in Washington
Chuck Wolfe \ Gay Politics
Right-wing, anti-gay lawmakers and talking heads are on a witch hunt. They’re trying to destroy the reputations and careers of openly gay and lesbian presidential appointees, and you don’t need a PhD in rocket science to figure out why.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10791/
VA, Congress Share Blame for GI Bill Payments Delay
Tom Philpott \ Military.com
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki got a bipartisan hug from the House Veterans Affairs Committee Wednesday as lawmakers accepted his plan to fix Post-9/11 GI Bill payment delays, and blamed their own rush to enact the complex education benefit last year for some of the challenges VA now faces.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10788/
MI: Kalamazoo Plays Host to Struggle Over Gay, Transgender Rights
David Alire Garcia \ Michigan Messenger
KALAMAZOO - With the constant din of volunteers talking and phones ringing behind him, City Commissioner David Anderson sat on a metal folding chair at campaign headquarters and explained his reluctant entry into the battle over a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance in this southwest Michigan city.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10787/
Lindsey Graham Asked About Gay Rumors
Advocate
During the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor, Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, had some questions about Sotomayor’s rumored temper, claiming that his questions were valid even though there was no evidence that the rumors were true. So blogger Mike Stark of The Crooked Dope felt it was only fair to turn the tables on Graham and ask him about those anonymous rumors that he is gay.
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10786/
White House Says No to Antigay Referenda
Kerry Eleveld Advocate
In response to an inquiry from The Advocate, the White House sent the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s position on same-sex relationship recognition voter referenda in Maine and Washington. “The President has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same-sex couples, and as he said at the Human Rights Campaign dinner, he believes ‘strongly in stopping laws designed to take rights away.’ Also at the dinner, he said he supports, ‘ensuring that committed gay couples have the same rights and responsibilities afforded to any married couple in this country.’”
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/news/10785/
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Dolphin Democratic Awards Reception
Saturday October 24th, 2009 6:30 PM
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Jamie Bloodworth Award- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz
Trailblazer Award- Mayor Gary Resnick
Media Award(s)- Pompano Bill, Charles Perez, Steve Rothaus
Community Alliance Award- Broward Sheriff Bias Commission Chair -Commander Rick Wierzbicki
Political Alliance Award- Rep. Alcee Hastings
Volunteer Award- William Vayens
Community Service Award- Stonewall Library
Broward Leadership Award- Woman In Distress- EAGLE Campaign Ending Abuse Of Gays And Lesbians Everywhere
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