GLBT DIGEST - January 03, 2010

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New York Times
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Calif. Pastor Takes in $2.4M After Donations Plea
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Evangelical pastor Rick Warren's plea for donations to fill a $900,000 deficit at his Southern California megachurch brought in $2.4 million, Warren announced to cheers during a sermon at the church on Saturday. Warren said the amount raised after the appeal was posted online Wednesday included only money parishioners brought in person to Saddleback Church by New Year's Eve. More was arriving by hand and by mail, he said.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/03/us/AP-US-Rick-Warren-Donations.html?_r=1&scp=9&sq=gay&st=cse/

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Washington Post
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California's scary sneak preview
By Ezra Klein
We Californians pride ourselves on the crystal-ball quality of our state. Auto emissions regulations, the tech boom and bust, Ronald Reagan, Hispanic immigration, the anti-tax revolt, the mortgage bubble, the struggle for gay rights, most movies, the popularity of Richard Nixon, the unpopularity of Richard Nixon, plastic surgery, and Tiger Woods's marital problems were all tested in the Golden State before being released to audiences nationwide.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/31/AR2009123103487.html/

Census counts on partnerships to find hard-to-reach groups
By Carol Morello
George Duangmanee is a financial adviser in the District, an immigrant and an officer in a scholarship program for Asian tennis players. It is the latter role that has made him a catch for the Census Bureau.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/02/AR2010010201605.html/

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Steve Rothaus
http://www.MiamiHerald.com/gay/
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Pioneering plaintiff wants DC's 1st gay marriage
By JESSICA GRESKO
Craig Dean's first wedding was attended by thousands, and as he recited his vows, gay couples behind him on Constitution Avenue echoed their own. It was 1993, and Dean and boyfriend Patrick Gill headlined what was billed as the largest gay marriage ceremony at the time. Dean, 29, and Gill, 26, were celebrities after suing the city of Washington for denying them a marriage license. They'd been on CNN, were profiled in The Washington Post and sat on Oprah's couch.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2010/01/pioneering-plaintiff-wants-dcs-1st-gay-marriage.html/

FIU’s gay fraternity one of many diverse student groups at South Florida universities
From a sorority for plus-size women to a fraternity for gay men, there are plentiful options for brotherhood and sisterhood at South Florida's universities.
BY LAURA FIGUEROA, lfigueroa@MiamiHerald.com
Over at Florida International University, the South Asian and Caribbean brothers of Sigma Beta Rho raise money for tsunami and hurricane ravaged countries. At Nova Southeastern University, the brothers of Alpha Nu Omega gather weekly to host Bible study sessions.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2010/01/fius-gay-fraternity-one-of-many-diverse-student-groups-at-south-florida-universities.html/

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Miami Herald
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Letting myself go for graceful exit, new life
By Ellen Goodman
Editor's Note: This is Ellen Goodman's final column.
BOSTON -- January is named for the Roman god of beginnings and endings. He looked backward and forward at the same time. So, this morning, do I.
I wish I could find the right language to describe this rite of passage. Retirement, that swoon of a word, just won't do. The Spanish translation, jubilación, is a bit over the top for my own mix of feelings.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/columnists/story/1406282.html/

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Daily Queer News
http://www.dailyqueernews.com/
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With gay marriage coming to DC, man who fought for it 2 decades ago wants first spot in line
By Jessica Gresko
Craig Dean's first wedding was attended by thousands, and as he recited his vows, gay couples behind him on Constitution Avenue echoed their own. It was 1993, and Dean and boyfriend Patrick Gill headlined what was billed as the largest gay marriage ceremony at the time. Dean, 29, and Gill, 26, were celebrities after suing the city of Washington for denying them a marriage license. They'd been on CNN, were profiled in The Washington Post and sat on Oprah's couch.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-dc-gay-marriage-pioneer,0,2028522.story/

Iowa and New Hampshire's equality and the Presidential elections
by: Joe Mirabella
(Although The Iowa Poll conducted September, 2009 found that 35% of adults strongly oppose same-gender marriage and 41% would vote for a constitutional amendment banning it, 92% admit that its advent hasn't changed their lives and 63% say other issues are more important when they vote for candidates. Joe has said elsewhere that "One Iowa has been door knocking since the Supreme Court decision was handed down....By the 2012 election nearly every Iowan will have been reached more than once. Iowans don't wait until the last minute to campaign. They campaign constantly." The possibilities are intriguing. - promoted by Lurleen) At 12:01 AM on January 1, New Hampshire became the 5th state to grant marriage equality to same gender couples, changing Presidential politics as we know them. Arguably the most important states in Presidential politics, both Iowa and New Hampshire are equality states.
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/14682/iowa-and-new-hampshires-equality-and-the-presidential-elections/

The Difference Between Conformity and Change
Filed by: Patricia Nell Warren
The other day I ran across a commentary that I put out to my newslist in 1999. Re-reading it reminded me that the ex-gay issue hasn't changed in 10 years -- just some of the talking heads that are arguing WE can change. Here, for the record, is my 1999 comment. It's still pertinent a decade later, as we launch into 2010 and fierce new ex-gay rhetoric coming from a revived religious right. A few days ago, one Diane Parker wrote to the Journal American with her own argument that homosexuality is not genetic. She believes that the "reformed homosexuals" now visible in certain videos, programs and organizations are compelling proof that homosexuals can really change.
http://www.bilerico.com/2010/01/the_difference_between_conformity_and_change.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BilericoProject+%28The+Bilerico+Project%29/

The Kung Fu Terrorist
Filed by: Bil Browning
"I think we have got to get serious about catching terrorists, not just catching weapons. I'm waiting for the terrorist who knows kung fu or something that gets on an airplane without a weapon. God knows what that is going to be like." -- MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews. I'm assuming Matthews was giving reasons why crazed rightwinger Chuck Norris should be put on the "No Fly" list.
http://www.bilerico.com/2010/01/the_kung_fu_terrorist.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BilericoProject+%28The+Bilerico+Project%29/

Rick Sanchez chews up Nevada's Senator John Ensign
Filed by: Bil Browning
While I can't stand CNN's Rick Sanchez, I have to admit I loved his grilling of Republican Senator John Ensign. Sanchez digs in about the scandal around the good Senator's "pay back" to some guy after the shtupped the poor bastard's wife. The entire scandal is too much to explain in this small area, so just enjoy the looks on Ensign's face as Sanchez keeps asking him if he did something illegal. See? Still perfectly enjoyable.
http://www.bilerico.com/2010/01/rick_sanchez_chews_up_nevadas_senator_john_ensign.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BilericoProject+%28The+Bilerico+Project%29/

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