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2009-06-25: Headlines

Bay Windows: Putting anger to work 2009-06-25

United States case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act. The answer from a gay staffer was no -- Obama was furious when he learned of the brief. That does not get the President and his staff -- including senior folk at DOJ -- off the hook.

 

Salt Lake Tribune: Walsh: A step back for gay Utahns 2009-06-25

And this week, two nice Mormon ladies from Santa Cruz decided to give their unwilling church one more chance to reconcile with its gay members and the LGBT community outside the flock. While the rest of the country moves forward -- New Hampshire ...

 

Bay Windows: Why I like Mike for mayor 2009-06-25

Michael Flaherty's record on gay issues is outstanding. He was one of the first elected officials to publicly come out for marriage equality -- before the Goodridge decision and before our current mayor came around. Under his leadership as city council ...

 

Telegraph.co.uk: Canterbury is sufficiently gay, council inspectors rule 2009-06-25

As part of the investigation, the council had to prove its inclusiveness by giving details of "touring plays and musicals, for example, which would be of interest to the LGBT community". And it had to show that it had "put forward suggestions for small ...

 

Celebritygossip.ie: I'm Sorry 2009-06-25

I am apologizing to the gay community, to anyone who was hurt by my my choice of words, and to all the people who have ever emailed me to thank me for all that I have done to fight for gay rights over the last few years. I have reached out to Isaiah ...

 

San Francisco Bay Times: A Perfect Union? 2009-06-25

What are the “rules” and “policies” of the LGBT community, what is its history, and how does the community “work”? Compared to my first article, I have changed my point of view in a less positive direction. Now, based on the history of San Francisco ...

 

Boston Globe: Anxious about 'Bruno' 2009-06-25

Robinson has been inundated with requests from reporters to talk about “Bruno,'' and nearly every media outlet - from The New York Times to Gawker - has been analyzing the question of Bruno's power to undermine gay rights, particularly at a time ...

 

San Francisco Bay Times: Rainbow Flag-Raising Signals Beginning Of Pride 2009-06-25

By Dennis McMillan People gathered on Mayor Gavin Newsom's City Hall balcony and below on June 23 to witness the annual raising of the rainbow flag, a tradition that always precedes LGBT Pride Week. Then everyone assembled at the 2nd floor balcony ...

 

The List: This Year's Thing 2009-06-25

It's been 40 years since the death of Judy Garland and the (arguably unrelated) Stonewall Riots, a violent police raid on a New York bar that's often seen as the beginning of the gay rights movement. To mark the anniversary, Edinburgh's foremost LGBT ...

 

San Francisco Bay Times: Film Festival Kicks Off With An Englishman In New York 2009-06-25

By Sister Dana Van Iquity The Frameline 33rd SF International LGBT Film Festival kicked off on June 18 at the Castro Theater with the delightful biopic, An Englishman in New York, starring John Hurt as famed writer Quentin Crisp.

 

Bay Windows: Reflecting on Boston Pride; anger at Obama 2009-06-25

What was destructive about this group's hateful vitriol was not their point of view or their faith-based convictions regarding gay rights or marriage. I respect the fact that people have diverse points of view, and believe that in a free society people ...

 

Charleston Post Courier: Behind closed doors 2009-06-25

Journalists and activists have their say, but gay Democratic Congressman Barney Frank is the one who justifies this, saying, "There is a right to privacy. But not a right to hypocrisy." Florida's anti-gay-marriage Governor Charlie Crist lands ...

 

Bay Windows: Mann's men 2009-06-25

The book may be set in Palm Springs, but there is still the element of Hollywood from your nonfiction, particularly in the characters of Donovan and Penelope Sue, the big-time gay movie producer and his wife, who seem to have a sham marriage.

 

Bay Area Reporter: Objectifying desire 2009-06-25

After all, it was 1997's The Men from the Boys that launched his career, and though his success writing about Hollywood has brought a crossover readership, there remains a strong gay fan-base that has been waiting for another novel. The wait is over.

 

Bay Area Reporter: School safety advocates praise DOE pick 2009-06-25

by Seth Hemmelgarn Advocates for LGBT student safety received a hopeful boost recently when US Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the appointment of Kevin Jennings to be assistant deputy secretary of the Office of Safe and Drug ...

 

LIVENEWS.com.au: Hilton 'filled with regret' over heated melee 2009-06-25

“I am apologizing to the gay community, to anyone who was hurt by my choice of words, and to all the people who have ever emailed me to thank me for all that I have done to fight for gay rights over the last few years.” Hilton pressed charges against ...

 

The News-Press: Wandering gov admits straying 2009-06-25

"This trial separation was agreed to with the goal of ultimately strengthening our marriage," she said. In e-mails obtained by The State written last summer to a woman named Maria, Sanford characterized their relationship as a "hopelessly impossible ...

 

Metro Weekly: Two in one week: Second Anti-gay Republican leader scandalized ... 2009-06-25

South Carolina's Republican Governor Mark Sanford, yet another "family values" social conservative who has had to come out publicly as having an affair outside of his marriage. Sanford mysteriously dropped out of sight for a week, and the official ...

 

Bay Area Reporter: Gayest week & weekend of the year! 2009-06-25

The Castro Lions Club has gained a proud reputation for supportive social activities and fundraising, raising over $240000 in their 24 years, and they have spawned other LGBT clubs across the globe, most recently in New Zealand.

 

Elmira Star-Gazette: Paterson orders Senate to stay, looks to dock pay 2009-06-25

"Given what we saw in (Tuesday's) extraordinary session, this bill is too important to be subject to politics," said Alan Van Capelle, executive director for of the Empire State Pride Agenda, a gay-rights group. The coalition of 30 Senate Republic ...

 

Time Out Chicago: Chicago Pride Parade 40th anniversary 2009-06-25

After decades of inequality and gay oppression, these folks were mad as hell. In its second year, the parade was rerouted to Lakeview, where it's taken place ever since. Participation by local businesses and nonprofits has grown so much that parade ...

 

Lower Hudson Journal news: Paterson threatens senators' pay 2009-06-25

"Given what we saw in (Tuesday's) extraordinary session, this bill is too important to be subject to politics," said Alan Van Capelle, executive director of Empire State Pride Agenda, a gay rights group. The 30 Senate Republicans and Senate President ...

 

Bay Area Reporter: 77 reps ask Obama to suspend DADT 2009-06-25

The letter said, "Our LGBT service members and our country's national security will continue to suffer if initial action [on repeal] is delayed until 2010 or 2011." The letter argued that those soldiers "offer invaluable skills that enhance our ...

 

Bay Area Reporter: Changes afoot for SF Pride events 2009-06-25

Along with a new area called Dyke Landing, the nighttime party and fundraiser for local LGBT nonprofits will feature food vendors, beer booths, and multiple stages. Headliners at the main stage include dance diva Kaci Battaglia and boy band V Factory.

 

Bay Windows: Local activists among 40 'transgender heroes' honored at Stonewall bar 2009-06-25

by Ethan Jacobs Historians have long credited poor and working class drag queens, bull dykes and other transgender and gender-non-conforming people as key participants in the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion, but within the wider LGBT community that defining ...

 

Louisville Courier-Journal: Baptists honor President Obama, but decry some policies 2009-06-25

But they also deplored his efforts to expand abortion access, gay rights and embryonic stem-cell research. More than 8700 church representatives gathered in Louisville on Wednesday at the Kentucky Exposition Center for the conclusion of the two-day ...

 

Bay Area Reporter: Tel Aviv's sizzling gay women's scene 2009-06-25

Students from Tel Aviv University's iPride organization hosted LGBT American and European visitors for the city's 11th Pride festivities that took place June 10-14. This year's pride drew an estimated 20000 individuals who celebrated on the shore ...

 

Bay Area Reporter: Over GOP objections, Assembly proclaims Pride 2009-06-25

Assemblyman John Perez (D-Los Angeles) who is the first openly gay Latino elected to the Legislature, spoke of the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, considered the birth of the modern gay rights movement. The seven GOP legislators ...

 

Winston-Salem Journal: It won't sell 2009-06-25

She was asked her definition of marriage by gay pageant judge Perez Hilton. When her answer was the traditional one, he launched a vile tirade. Where were decency and outrage? Ultimately she missed possible selection as Miss America, and later w ...

 

Texas A&M The Battalion: Take down this fence 2009-06-25

Marriage, as a religious institution, has no place in the government, as evidenced by the brawl currently going down between conservative Christians and gay rights activists. Nationally, marriage should be relegated to the church and gay and straight ...

 

Columbia Missourian: Columbia ministers weigh in on Baptist denomination's declining ... 2009-06-25

Resolutions to be discussed at the meeting will cover topics such as abortion, gay rights and support for the president. They are meant to express opinions on particular issues but are not binding documents for members. To read more about the Southern ...

 

Augusta Chronicle: Rants and raves 2009-06-25

If he would focus on the economy and leave issues alone such as gay rights, abortion rights, and health care reform, then maybe the economy would improve. RANT TO ALL of the online bloggers: If you do not like what is happening in Americ ...

 

Bay Area Reporter: Census to count gay couples 2009-06-25

Although it's hard to pin down just exactly who in the White House said exactly what, the news is apparently true and it's a big deal to many in the LGBT community. Numbers count in Washington – they justify programs, illustrate the need for cert ...

 

E! Online: Perez Hilton Sues Black Eyed Peas Manager, Apologizes to "Anyone ... 2009-06-24

"I am apologizing to the gay community, to anyone who was hurt by my my choice of words, and to all the people who have ever emailed me to thank me for all that I have done to fight for gay rights over the last few years." Perez Hilton is ready to e ...

2009-06-24: Headlines

The Detroit News: Gay voters can persuade lawmakers to change 2009-06-24

Gay Americans are frustrated and angry -- at the lack of legislative change and at the Obama Justice Department's fighting to preserve the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Don't Ask, Don't Tell. President Obama, announcing a small package of partner ...

 

Party for Socialism and Liberation: PSL Meeting in Harlem with Socialist Mayoral Candidate Frances Villar 2009-06-24

We will use this opportunity to talk with the community about the problems -- and solutions -- that the other candidates won't address. 2) March with the Frances Villar for Mayor campaign at this year's LGBT Pride Parade! LGBT Equality Now!

 

Daily Kos: Marriage Equality in New York – Could It Happen Tomorrow? 2009-06-24

Best case scenario, we end tomorrow by joining New England and Iowa in guaranteeing equal rights to our LGBT citizens. Worst case... look, with this cast of characters, I'm afraid to even try to guess at a worst case scenario.

 

Daily Kos: redstate Morning BS: June 24, 2009 [UPDATED] 2009-06-24

They are anti-gay and anti-abortion. Finally, they see the educated and urban populations as decadent and subversive — totally deserving of oppression for being such horrible people. I completely believe that if Khamenei were standing under a cro ...

 

Daily Kos: A bold move by Obama for LGBT rights imminent!!! 2009-06-24

This move signals to the LGBT community that President Obama's administration has not forgot about them and will move to better the situation in ways they can unilaterally, without having to wait on a hamstrung congress seemingly impotent to p ...

 

AlterNet: Spies In the Classroom: The Government Is Running a Secretive ... 2009-06-24

Now we have an articulate, nuanced president who supports elements of progressive domestic policies, can even comfortably say the phrase LGBT in public speeches, while funding military programs at alarming levels and continuing the Bush ...

 

Bay Area Indymedia: Shirley Tan and Family to March with Out4Immigration at ... 2009-06-24

“Shirley and Jay, like tens of thousands of other LGBT binational couples, remain at risk until legislation such as The Uniting American Families Act is passed to ensure LGBT immigration equality,” said Melanie Nathan of Private Court ...

 

Huffington Post: The Perfect Storm is Coming: Why New York's Legislative Chaos May ... 2009-06-24

Marriage equality had stalled for years under Republican control of the Senate, and only the brand-new, Obama-era Democratic majority had made it seem achievable. (The Democrats have controlled the State Assembly for ages, and the pro-gay-marriage vote ...

 

BBC News: Accused tells of 'marriage' plans 2009-06-24

Mr Rycroft told the jury the pair often used gay internet chat sites. He said he discovered his partner, a diabetic, was also doing "searches relating to suicide with insulin blood poisoning". He added: "I found out that he was injecting himself ...

 

Tips-Q GLBT News: LGBT- friendly group seeks to heal rift with Mormon Church 2009-06-24

A website has been launched by a group of Mormons and ex-Mormons based in California that seeks to provide a forum for reconciliation between the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the LGBT community. "We felt prompted to undertake th ...

 

Decider DC: Interview: Patrick Wolf 2009-06-24

It's someone who's not even contemplating marriage—deep down maybe waiting for true love but no empathy for the rest of the world. D: What has the reaction been to this shift in tone? PW: I got negative feedback from some of the people in [the music]

 

PinkNews.co.uk: Catholic agency to cease new adoptions over gay parents 2009-06-24

Rather than comply with the new law and open applications to gay couples, the agency has opted to no longer organise adoptions. The Roman Catholic organisation claimed that it could not reconcile church teaching on marriage and the anti-discriminati ...

 

San Francisco Bay Guardian: THE QUEER ISSUE: Our annual, alternative-leaning guide to Pride ... 2009-06-24

Heklina, Cookie Dough, Matthew Martin, and Pollo Del Mar are joined by Mike Finn and Laurie Busman for live action versions of two all-new gay-themed episodes. "Identity" Femina Potens, 2199 Market, SF; (415) 864-1558, www.feminapotens.org.

 

ChicagoNow: Chicago gay leaders talk equal marriage strategy 2009-06-24

But the gay rights movement has to be careful about where it picks its battles, and how, Clark said. Depending on public opinion and legal matters, sometimes it's better to fight with politics (like the Illinois civil unions bill), and sometimes it' ...

 

New Albany Tribune: CURRAN: And another other thing ... 2009-06-24

Gay-rights activists should be spitting mad. Instead of working to reverse the Defense of Marriage Act — the federal law which defines marriage as between one man and one woman — as Obama promised during his campaign, his administration defended ...

 

Stockton Record: Group: Closet not an easy life for gay seniors 2009-06-24

"Some seniors in the LGBT community have been very closeted for the majority of their lives," said Wendy Moore, deputy director for the county's Human Services Agency. "Some of the violence and the hatred that has been directed at them can lead ...

 

Blogcritics.org: Perez Hilton is a Loser and a Hypocrite 2009-06-24

Faggot is a word that should never be used, as it insults the LGBT community. Considering Perez is from the LGBT community, I am quite shocked that this word came out of his mouth. Considering how he was for gay rights, he is a huge hypocrite.

 

Xtra.ca: Pride 2049: Eighty years after Stonewall, will we still ... 2009-06-24

The push to create a distinct gay culture has come a long way since the history-changing events of 1969. But will the gay liberation movement last another 40 years? Or will Pride parades and festivals become as passé as Kris Allen?

 

Lifesite: French Bishop and Mayor Square off on Gay Pride Events 2009-06-24

In his press release, the bishop said, “The Church intends to defend and promote, in all circumstances, the family, founded on marriage between persons of different sexes and the right of every child to be raised by a father and a mother.

 

YourTango: Ellen & Portia: No Kids For Us—Pets Are Best 2009-06-24

Why Having Children May Wreck A Marriage Last February tabloids reported that the pair were considering in-vitro fertilization, but in March Portia, 36, denied those claims in an LA Times interview saying, "How [the rumor] started, I really have no ...

 

Gay NZ: Frustration building over Obama's inaction 2009-06-24

By GayNZ.com Daily News staff - 24th June 2009 USA gay rights advocates are beginning to express frustration that President Obama has not moved on his pre-election promise to repeal the controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law, which prohib ...

 

The Southern: Voice of the Reader 2009-06-24

I believe that marriage is between one man and one woman. I believe that true terrorists should be called terrorists and that patriotic Americans & Veterans who disagree with this administration, should not. I believe I have the CONSTITUTIONAL right ...

 

Gay Wired: GayWired Events Calendar: San Francisco Pride 2009-06-24

SF Pride is “the largest gathering of LGBT people and allies in the nation.” A Pink Triangle Dedication Ceremony will take place on Saturday at 10:30 am, with Oscar-winning actress Cloris Leachman telling “The History of the Pink Triangle.

 

Irish Central: Colin Farrell's brother marries 2009-06-24

Both the Farrell and Mannion families have been fully supportive of the marriage, especially Colin, who from a young age knew that his brother was gay. "He always had a huge sense of responsibility for us all, even though he's the baby of the family," ...

 

Globe and Mail: Boomers and whites will soon be America's new minorities 2009-06-24

And expanding gay rights will probably be a second-term Obama priority. But he will likely get that second term. The Republican base of older whites is diminishing, while more millennials turn 18 every year. Health-care reform will come.

 

Seattle Weekly: Pride in the Backstretch 2009-06-24

They're a breath of fresh air, because a lot of people, gay or straight, have struggled with marriage, relationships, and even themselves. And they're very inspirational. Debbie's mom and dad just adore Debbie, and Lisa is embraced by them as well.

 

Fort Worth Star Telegram: New Anglican alignment hears from famed pastor at Bedford gathering 2009-06-24

When President Barack Obama selected him to offer a prayer at his inauguration, it sparked protests by gay-rights advocates. Warren didn't bring up that subject Tuesday but warned founders of the new Anglican group about getting too wrapped up ...

 

Religion Dispatches: The Two Faces of New Atheism 2009-06-24

More than any other group, atheists and agnostics tended to express support for gay rights, a woman's right to choose, stricter environmental regulations and less government interference in promoting morality. Of course American nonbelievers are ...

 

New York Times: New Protections for Transgender Federal Workers 2009-06-24

Though transgender men and women are not believed to make up more than a fraction of a percent of the federal work force, their inclusion in the discrimination guidelines is seen as a breakthrough by transgender and gay rights advocates.

 

On Top Magazine: Obama To Protect Transgender Federal Workers 2009-06-24

Gay groups have criticized the new federal benefits as too little, too late, while social conservatives decried the measure as approximating marriage. The president's memo “appears to be a violation of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

 

Screen Weekly: Gay activists wary about Cohen's flambuoyant Bruno 2009-06-24

With that in mind, GLAAD asked in vain for Universal Pictures, the studio behind Bruno, to add a message from Cohen addressing the importance of gay rights and tolerance. Universal says in a statement it believes most moviegoers will understand ...

 

3 News NZ: Perez Hilton fires back at gay rights group over slur 2009-06-24

Perez Hilton isn't apologising for using a gay slur, and says he's never claimed to be a spokesperson for the gay community. The celebrity blogger said in a statement Tuesday that he will continue to say things upsetting to gay and straight people ...

 

San Antonio Current: Barr y Barrios 2009-06-24

Barrios is an undoubtedly prolific playwright, having completed, just in the past few years, an astonishing number of scripts: The Indian Fairy Book, about Native Americans and LGBT soldiers in the Vietnam-era military; an expanded version of his 1977 ...

 

KOLO: Amid Jewish Revival, Poland Gets Openly Gay Rabbi 2009-06-24

The only photograph in their living room shows Katz and Gleason on the day they sealed their partnership - which they refer to as a marriage - surrounded by both their families, including Katz's sons and daughters, who are close to the couple and ...

 

A.V. Club: All Real, All Uncut Case File #140: EDtv 2009-06-24

Entertainment News Special devoted to the ongoing national crisis that is the disintegration of Jon and Kate Gosselin's marriage. The mouth-breathing sentient-mannequin-type hosting the special adopted a stern, concerned look she hoped would ...

 

News-Journal.com: Texans rate economy as top national issue, divided on gay right ... 2009-06-24

The Texas Lyceum, a nonpartisan, nonprofit Austin group that promotes leadership, took the pulse of Texans on a range of issues in its latest poll, released Tuesday. Among the findings: Rick Bowmer/ASSOCIATED PRESS 58% support Gov.

 

SF Weekly: Arthouse movie listings for June 24-June 30, 2009 2009-06-23

San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival: Aka Frameline. Through June 28. 429 Castro (at Market), 621-6120, www.thecastrotheatre.com. Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Ginger e Fred: Fellini's 1986 feature. Tue., June 30, 6:30 pm $3.  ...

 

Boston Herald: Gay rights advocates protest Dem fundraiser 2009-06-24

Biden didn't show his face outside the ballpark Democratic fund-raiser, but that didn't stop the angry crowd from taking aim at the administration's stance on the Defense of Marriage Act. Gay rights protesters chanted, “We'll remember in November ...

 

AfterEllen.com: Letting Go 2009-06-24

I'm also fairly certain that this is the first long-term serious relationship she has had; she's from a country that is highly masculinized and that places a premium on marriage, and one in which women date only one or two people before getting married ...

 

CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse): CNW Daybook for Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2009-06-24

... SIRIUS Satellite Radio Stage, 235 Queens Quay West CONTACT: Christine Law for SIRIUS Canada, (416) 644-2284 URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2009/23/c9240.html TIME: 11:30 - 13:45 EVENT: LGBT IN THE WORKPLACE: UNCOVERING ...

 

CP24, Canada: Cops laud new relationship with gay community at Police Pride ... 2009-06-24

Meanwhile, officials on a makeshift stage spoke admiringly of the LGBT community's determination and a choir belted out cheeky songs including "Some of My Best Friends Are Straight." The celebratory atmosphere at the event spoke to the ever-evolving ...

 

Advocate.com: Baldwin Pitches Gay Health Care Bill 2009-06-23

Tammy Baldwin introduced a bill that would ensure health care rights for all LGBT people. Baldwin's Ending Health Disparities for LGBT Americans Act would be the first comprehensive approach to establish nondiscrimination policies for all federal ...

2009-06-23: Headlines

Daily Kos: "Tweeners Like Me 2009-06-23

Like the President-- who's only 10 months older than me, and who also came from a mixed-race marriage where he was abandoned by his dad at a young age-- I'm in that netherworld between the Baby Boomers and Gen Xers, always trying to straddle the gap.

 

Daily Kos: New Speaker to Reform House? 2009-06-23

In February 2000 he changed his mind on the question of reducing the gay age of consent to 16, and spoke in the Commons debate on the issue, admitting that his previous stance had been wrong. In a New Statesman interview in November 2000, he undermined ...

 

UK Gay News (press release): UK Tories Take the PiS in New Euro Political Group of Anti-Gay ... 2009-06-23

Speaking to the BBC this afternoon, Tory William Hague pointed out that the Polish PiS party had “changed their attitudes to gay rights”. But this was news to gay activists in Warsaw this evening. “Unbeliveable – nothing has changed,” said one activist ...

 

SunHerald.com (registration): WHAT'S HAPPENING FOR 2009-06-23

MS Rainbow Alliance LGBT/Allies meeting, 6:30 pm, MGCCC Jeff Davis campus, Switzer Road, Room H-4. Details and RSVP: 831-8152. “Heritage U,” 6:30 pm, Heritage United Methodist Church, 4322 Popp's Ferry Road, D'Iberville.

 

AfterEllen.com: The Anti-Gay Propaganda Push 2009-06-23

And there are many more. Just be aware that there is an organized effort to distribute anti-gay propaganda. These are well funded organizations dedicated to stopping and rolling back gay rights. But the effect won't just be on gay rights.

 

365Gay.com: Perez Hilton accuses member of Black Eyed Peas of assault 2009-06-23

The city is claiming the state public-records act requires the names to be released.34 Do you think the gay rights movement needs a MLK-esque central figure? Yes. We need a powerful central figure that can unite and lead us. No. We don't need a martyr ...

 

Tips-Q GLBT News: We count: LGBT Americans and the 2010 Census 2009-06-23

The following Op-Ed was written by Joe Mirabella. Joe Mirabella is a volunteer for Join the Impact as the Washington State Community Organizer. Mirabella is a full time writer and content developer. He is engaged to marry his partner of 5 1/2 years ...

 

Daytona Beach News-Journal: Developer sets sights on governor run 2009-06-23

The almost two dozen hot button issues outlined on his Web site include abolishing the death penalty, legalizing drugs and the sex trade, equal gay rights, voting reform, universal health care, population control, smart growth and controlled gun ...

 

Carolinas LGBT news source: Anti-bullying bill clears House second reading - Q-Notes 2009-06-23

by Matt Comer | June 22nd, 2009 After an hour-and-a-half of debate late in the evening Monday, June 22, the NC House of Representatives passed a comprehensive anti-bullying and anti-harassment bill inclusive of protections for LGBT students.

 

EDGE Boston: Jones says equality march approved for October 2009-06-23

Others believe this year is the right time for a march, citing inaction by Congress and President Barack Obama on LGBT issues. "The biggest challenge is not getting people to view this march through the lens of previous marches," said Jones.

 

FayObserver.com: Anti-bullying bill clears first vote 2009-06-23

The narrow approval followed more than 90 minutes of mostly partisan debate, much of it focused on whether the legislation would expand gay rights under North Carolina law. Of Cumberland County's five House members, Democrats Margaret Dick ...

 

queerplanet.com.au: Day By Day by Chris Muir June 22, 2009 – I(Ran … 2009-06-23

You see, Obama has been skating by with teleprompter speeches and “straddling” the fence positions on everything from Guantanamo Bay, Gay Rights to foreign policy. Now, with Hillary Clinton laid up with an injury, Obama might actually … ...

 

The Week Magazine: Obama's two pressing problems 2009-06-23

He doesn't have as much time as he thinks on gay rights, either. Barack Obama was elected to bend history, not bend to the prevailing wisdom. He has steadily pursued that challenging course. But after several remarkable weeks that manifested " ...

 

Concord Monitor: Ayotte for Senate? She'd face a tough race 2009-06-23

She is vehemently anti-choice and anti-gay. Whoops, there go the pro-choice and marriage equality supporters; she might even lose the support of people who are not in either group but wouldn't support someone not tolerant of them.

 

Time Out Chicago: On the Rocks, with a twist 2009-06-23

Yet these festivities take place not just in Boystown but at the decades-old—yet largely off-the-radar—Rocks Party, which annually attracts around 15000 mostly black LGBT Chicagoans to Montrose Harbor in Uptown. While accounts of its early years vary ...

 

Tips-Q GLBT News: CA Assembly Pride Month Celebration 2009-06-23

Today I proudly watched the California Assembly once again pass a resolution and hold a floor ceremony in recognition of Pride Month, honoring LGBT community leaders and advocates for change.This event has been happening ever since the LGBT Legislative ...

 

Queerty: SHOCK: Joe Solmonese Is Lying to Your Face About Secret Obama Advice? 2009-06-23

The HRC director insisted he never had a secret plan with the White House — because if he did, that would make him a turncoat on gay rights, placing the priorities of one group ahead of others. (It wouldn't have been the first time HRC turned its back ...

 

Independent: Tories embarrassed by their new friends from the East 2009-06-22

By Andrew Grice and Vanessa Mock in Brussels The Conservative Party distanced itself yesterday from the hardline views of its new partners in the European Parliament, some of whom oppose women's and gay rights. The 25 Tory MEPs have linked up with ...

 

UK Express: BLUE WHO IS TOO CLOSE TO THE REDS 2009-06-22

After being made Shadow Chief Secretary in 2001, Mr Bercow rocked the boat by calling for the party to “champion gay rights”. He finally quit the Conservative frontbench in November 2002 leading to speculation he was set to defect to Labour.

 

Advocate.com: Roos Receives Outfest Achievement Award 2009-06-22

In a release from Outfest, Los Angeles's 27-year-old LGBT film festival, executive director Kirsten Schaffer said this year's award goes to Roos because “as a writer, director, and producer, Don has had a profound impact on both mainstream and LGBT ...

 

Towleroad: Towleroad Guide to the Tube #500 2009-06-22

And given the state of current administration, Meghan is more outspoken about LGBT rights than Obama. Just saying... OK why is it that every time a Repugnut gets his balls in a compromising situation (Foley, Craig, Vetter, and now Ensign - just to name ...

 

Irish Times: DAVIN O'DWYER 2009-06-22

And not only do the murals depict images from the so-called “two communities”, they also tackle subjects of social concern such as joyriding, women's rights and even gay rights – You Are Now Entering Free Derry went pink during Pride Week in 2007.

 

Miami New Times: Perez Hilton Gets Popped For Calling will.i.am a Derogatory Slur 2009-06-22

Why is Hilton, who likes to pretend he's some renegade vigilante for gay rights on account of his outing of celebrities and involvement in the Miss California hubbub, going around calling people a faggot in a derogatory manner?

 

CTV.ca: GLAAD slams Perez Hilton for anti-gay slur 2009-06-22

Hilton, who has presents himself as an advocate for gay rights, said he was approached by will.i.am at the downtown club Cobra after the Much Music Video Awards. The rapper asked Hilton to stop being disrespectful to the band, to which Hilton said he ...

 

New York Times: Obama Invites Gay Rights Advocates to White House 2009-06-22

Shin Inouye, a White House spokesman, said, “Next Monday's event is a chance for the White House to recognize the accomplishments of LGBT Americans. Invited guests include families, volunteers and activists, and community leaders.

2009-06-22: Headlines

Daily Kos: Perhaps Progressives Like the Iranians Need to Take to the Streets 2009-06-22

You can probably think of numerous examples, such as Clinton on health care and gay rights. There are several examples unfolding right now on those very same issues. Rather than being angry at Obama, which I have been, I took a moment to think ...

 

San Francisco Chronicle: Joe Montana's new teammate has a history 2009-06-22

... belatedly handing out a dubious "Pink Brick" award to San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer for campaigning on behalf of Proposition 8, after the group had recognized dethroned Miss California USA Carrie Prejean for her anti-gay-marriage comments.

 

San Francisco Chronicle: Stonewall riot was clarion call for gay rights 2009-06-22

When eight cops raided the Stonewall Inn at 1:20 am June 28, 1969, it launched the modern gay rights movement. The Gay Liberation Front (GLF) officially started one month later and lasted into the 1970s. It is mainly the GLF veterans, more than 100 ...

 

The News-Press: Editorial: Military hurt by gay policy 2009-06-22

President Barack Obama reached out to gay rights advocates last week, but only after a Justice Department legal brief defended the Defense of Marriage Act, and some prominent gay supporters pulled out of a Democratic National Committee fundraiser.

 

Los Angeles Times: Southern California churches prepare in case gun violence shows up ... 2009-06-22

Last year, a gunman who police said had a "stated hatred of the liberal movement" killed two people during a children's performance at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville because the church advocates for gay rights.

 

Latin American Herald Tribune: Mexico City Gay Pride Parade Draws Thousands 2009-06-22

MEXICO CITY – Thousands of Mexicans marched peacefully through central Mexico City in the 31st Gay Pride March at which they demanded improvements in gay rights, watched over by some 1500 police. All transpired in calm at Saturday's parade ...

 

Babble Australia: Most Teens Say Gay Is Okay 2009-06-22

A survey company dedicated to market research recently found that most teens are quite supportive of gay rights. Pangea media conducted a survey of teens and tweens, with nearly 3500 respondents and discovered that most kids seem to take a fairly ...

 

BlueRidgeNow.com: Upstate's first gay rights march draws crowd 2009-06-22

A few hundred people participated in the Gay Pride March held in downtown Spartanburg, Saturday morning. Eight area churches and other individuals protested the event, the first of its kind held in the city. By Craig Peters Signs, songs and shouts ...

 

Enterprise-Record: Daily Planner: June 23 2009-06-22

Smoke-free; LGBT Community: 7-8 pm 2889 Cohasset Road, Suite 5, Chico. 893-3336. For meeting times, locations or to talk to a recovering alcoholic, call 342-5756. www.aabutte-glenn.org. Widowed Friends: 10 am breakfast. Cornucopia, 515 Montgomery St.

 

Tips-Q GLBT News: The Importance of Stonewall 2009-06-22

... the birth of the modern gay rights movement. During the early hours of June 28, patrons at the Stonewall Inn fought back against a police raid. Police had crashed the bar to arrest LGBT folks - a fairly common practice up until the 1960s & 70s.

 

The Santa Barbara Independent: Discrimination Laws Remain Intact 2009-06-22

It felt like Obama was living up to his self-description as a “fierce advocate” for gay rights. Then he was elected, and the first thing he did was plop Rick Warren, pastor of an Orange County mega church that ardently supported Proposition 8 ...

 

Norristown Times Herald: Time for Obama to get down to business 2009-06-22

... economy is in the outhouse, Iran is about to implode, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are dragging on, the trillion-dollar economic stimulus bill doesn't seem to be invigorating or stimulating new jobs, Obama is signing off on a gay rights bill?

 

Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association: San Francisco LGBT Pride Weekend 2009-06-22

By jamie Monday June 22, 2009 The month of June has been full of LGBT community pride activities as we approach the crescendo of events on the weekend of June 27th and 28th. The official web site for San Francisco Pride is www.SFPride.org.

 

ChicagoPride.com: Pride & Joy Reception 2009-06-22

Chicago is the only known municipality that so honors its LGBT residents. The Hall of Fame not only pays tribute to individuals and organizations but also documents the communities' heritage and diversity through its annual publication and its Web site ...

 

Globe and Mail: Gay activist Rick Bébout helped produce a newspaper th ... 2009-06-22

But the burgeoning gay rights movement wasn't the first cause that attracted Mr. Bébout's attention. In 1972, he edited a book called The Open Gate: Toronto Union Station that is credited with helping to save “Canada's biggest room” from the wrecking ...

 

Indiana Daily Student: Put on hold, again 2009-06-22

When speaking of the memorandum as it pertains to increasing gay rights, “We all have to acknowledge this is only one step,” Obama said. Obama hasn't even been taking baby steps on the issue. During the spring, Obama decided against taking any step ...

 

The Desert Sun: 'Don't call me,' says Desert Sands Unified School District president 2009-06-22

But one signature that was missing was Assemblyman Manuel Perez, who represents a large LGBT population in the 80th district. “Unfortunately, we missed it,” said Amy Wilson, spokeswoman for the Coachella Democrat, who leads the Assembly task force ...

 

San Jose Mercury News: This week in entertainment: 'Transformers' sequel hits the big ... 2009-06-22

Wednesday: Bay Area singer Connie Champagne brings her renowned Judy Garland impersonation to the Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, in a special show celebrating Garland's ties to the Stonewall Riots and the birth of the modern LGBT movement.

 

AMERICAblog: The day I quoted Malcolm X 2009-06-21

In the midst of all the anger from LGBT people over the DOMA brief and the inadequate response -- so far -- by the Obama administration, gay lobbyists, executive directors and assorted others who comprise what is identified as the gay leadership ...

 

Daily Kos: Americablog censors disagreement 2009-06-21

And who will get more done for gay rights? Americablog or those going to the White House? Putting aside the fact that you're being a dick, that's quite interesting, I didn't realize he was referring to MLK. As to your other point, that's why I'm here ...

 

Daily Kos: why neda matters (updated) 2009-06-21

I clicked on it because my own daughters are 14 and 17, and I cannot imagine life without them, and when they strike out for some cause they believe in whether it is gay rights or environmental issues or what have you I never have to imagine holding ...

 

Towleroad: LGBT Protest Planned for DNC Fundraiser in Boston on Tuesday 2009-06-21

I like that: "No gay rights? No gay money." I just received a donation request in the mail from the DNC and returned the business reply mail with a note that said "no more money for Democracts until there is some positive gay rights legislation passed.

 

Queerty: SHOCK: Obama Staffer Admits DOMA Brief Went Too Far, But … 2009-06-21

Meanwhile, the Justice Department is planning a closed door meeting with gay rights leaders. Invitees reportedly include GLAD and Lambda Legal. Neither the DoJ or the organizations have acknowledged the meeting is taking place.

 

Tolerance.ca: Mario Mauro Must not be elected President of the European Parliament 2009-06-21

Mauro, in the European Parliament there exists a “gay lobby” led by the LGBT Intergroup, and headed by the MEP Michael Cashman. The European Union (again according to the Hon. Mauro) is “incompetent in the regulation of family, common law marriage ...

 

AfterEllen.com: A strange situation 2009-06-21

Also he unintentionally forced me to come out to my mom and made her a little bitter towards the whole LGBT community. So anyways thats a little history. I have seen him a few times since he moved out 2 months ago. yesterday he called me and asked if I ...

 

Seattle Times: Tactics of Referendum 71 opponents 2009-06-21

It's time for the gay-rights activists (including the "questioning") to take a deep breath, sit down and relax. They want it all, and they want it now. They refuse to take measure of the political landscape. They decline to delay gratification.

 

Metroblogging.com: The decline of The Stranger 2009-06-21

... but the rest of it seems to have crumbled from being humorous and ironic to being a cross between an angry teenage wannabe sensitive hipster and an angry teenage wannabe gay rights activist who thinks everyone else isn't gay enough.

 

On Top Magazine: Census 2010 To Include Married Gay Couples 2009-06-21

President Obama has come under intense pressure from gay rights activists who say they want the president to make good on campaign promises he made to the GLBT community, including repealing DOMA. “The president and the administration are committed ...

 

Expatica Netherlands: 22/06/2009Antillean court rejects Dutch law in gay case 2009-06-21

The case has attracted considerable media attention and has turned into a double-loaded affair - on one hand for gay rights activists fighting for equality and, on the other, for Antilleans who saw it as a challenge to their democracy.

2009-06-21: Headlines

The Casper Star Tribune: Wyoming GOP needs young Republicans 2009-06-21

Likewise, the party has become increasingly known for purging those who do not share a narrow, ideological stance on issues such as gay rights even if their -- often young -- members share the same principles of individual responsibility and limited ...

 

OregonLive.com: Obama under pressure 2009-06-21

Gay-rights groups fume that Obama did not include health benefits last week when he extended, by executive order, partnership benefits to gay federal workers. Never mind that Obama's trying to untangle a mess at Guantanamo without making new ones.

 

NPR: Conservatives Push For Rival US Anglican Church 2009-06-21

"The folks that are gathering in Texas represent a small, conservative fringe within the Episcopal Church," says Susan Russell, a minister at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, Calif., and a leader in the church's gay rights movement.

 

Daily Kos: I just got a death threat for defending LGBT equality 2009-06-21

Doors are locked and all (normally never need to) This seems to be my first taste (I know it is NOTHING close to what LGBT couples have to endure) of LGBT discrimination and threat. People use fear and hatred to scare you people and it is really ...

 

Daily Kos: My letter to President Obama 2009-06-21

For the past 40 years and more I have defended and supported the Democratic Party even though their promises of support for the LGBT community always had to take a backseat to other more pressing issues, issues that affected "all" Americans.

 

San Francisco Chronicle: Law protects tenant's free speech rights 2009-06-21

Currently, one of my other tenants, a neighbor of the woman who posted the sign, is insistent that I have this tenant remove the pro-gay-marriage sign based on his own religious beliefs. I have asked the tenant to take down her sign ...

 

San Francisco Chronicle: The new chief: What's in it for Newsom 2009-06-21

Cops and robbers aside, Mayor Gavin Newsom's choice of George Gascón as San Francisco's top cop is a marriage made in political heaven. And like most political marriages, the coupling of Newsom and Gascon serves the needs and ambitions of both parties.

 

Catskill Daily Mail: Catskill hosts riverpride, celebrating gay rights 2009-06-21

Marcher Ron Puhalski has been involved in the gay rights movement for decades, and was actually at Stonewall - the Greenwich Village riot that sparked the gay revolution - back in 1969. He said it is important for people with alternative lifestyles ...

 

Cross Rhythms: Katy Perry: A rare interview with the pop star from her Christi ... 2009-06-21

Both church groups and gay rights organisations objected to the song. In her defence, Perry said the song was about a specific ex-boyfriend and seems indifferent to the fuss saying, "I'm not the type of person who walks around calling everything gay.

 

WalesOnline: Egg test idea could ease baby wait fear 2009-06-21

One of whom is now talking about getting pregnant with her gay best mate as she's lost hope of finding her Mr Right. Then, if you're lucky enough to find him, what if you don't feel ready just yet? There are financial implications, and how it'll affect ...

 

Product Design & Development: Prospects narrowing for gay-rights ordinance 2009-06-21

By AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The prospect of a gay rights ordinance passing in Anchorage under a supportive city administration is dimming. Tuesday is the cutoff to pass the anti-discrimination ordinance under the support of Acting Mayor Matt Clam ...

 

Deseret News: LGBT community, supporters gather for change 2009-06-21

"There is a problem that a (LGBT) partnership has no rights for hospital, health care and ownership," Young-Otterstrom said. She said some of her friends agree with her, but others don't, and she respects that. "(The gala) is the funnest event of ...

 

Indianapolis Star: Islamic Society reaches out to other faiths 2009-06-21

Warren has conducted workshops with Jewish rabbis, Lee said, offering tips on how to build their congregations, and established ties with the gay rights community in California. He also was unafraid to endure criticism from conservatives about his role ...

 

13WHAM-TV: Gay Pride Carries a Pricetag This Summer 2009-06-21

Cowell is referring to the Community Business Forum, a networking group for the LGBT community that went out of business in December. The group would hold annual fundraisers that covered the costs of security and other expenses associated with ...

 

Jamaica Gleaner: Fall from grace 2009-06-21

Ted Haggard and his wife recently appeared on the TV show 'Divorce Court' to explain how their marriage survived his gay-sex scandal. Monsignor Wallace Harris has denied the allegations against him and the Manhattan district attorney's office said no ...

 

Lez Get Real: Iran Election Revolution… FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE 2009-06-21

Do you think President Obama will ever be a "fierce advocate" for the LGBT community? In September 2007, a man was murdered outside of a nightclub in a city in Brazil because he was openly gay. Although it is known who is responsible, an arrest h ...

 

The Hour: Triangle center celebrates PRIDE 2009-06-21

The 8th annual event highlighted the history of the gay rights movement, marking the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall protests with the "Walk of Pride," a collection of posters featuring information about pivotal events and influential people in ...

 

Boston Herald: Obama Watch 2009-06-21

He also got brickbats from a GOP report slamming his $787 billion stimulus package as full of pork, and bent to pressure from gay rights groups when he extended benefits previously limited to straight married couples and called for nixing the Defense ...

 

The Ledger: Department of Citrus In Search of New Funding 2009-06-21

Many still consider entertainer Bryant the most effective spokesperson for Florida OJ during the 1970s until she became embroiled in a political fight over a 1977 gay rights ordinance in Miami-Dade County. Ken Keck, executive director of the Citru ...

 

The Missoulian: Gay pride goes on parade in Kalispell 2009-06-21

“Today, this is how we integrate the marriage license bureau in Montana. In the long run, we'll see that it's just the right thing to do.” The Montana Pride Network already is planning to bring its parade back to Kalispell next summer ...

 

New York Times: Obama's Fly Move 2009-06-21

If only the president could be so brazen about pushing through gay rights and health care. Harwood was bemused about the serious issues in his interview getting swallowed by a bug. “It will be the most noticed thing in my career,” he conceded ...

 

Journal Times: Gay rights march planned 2009-06-21

Michael Mueller of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Caledonia; Bruce Joffe, executive director of the LGBT Center of Southeast Wisconsin, and parent Kathleen Sexton. Music is also planned. Organizers said it's intended as a general expression ...

 

Think Progress: White House Staffers Concede 'Frustration' Over Administration' ... 2009-06-21

Podesta asked the panelists about the concern that President Obama is not doing enough on gay rights, to which the crowd offered hearty applause. Podesta referenced a recent legal brief filed by the Obama administration which argued in favor of ...

 

WYFF4.com: Spartanburg Gay Pride March Met With Protesters 2009-06-20

"They're your neighbors, your teachers, your friends -- we're here," said gay rights activist PK Weiss. A few hundred protesters were also at the rally. Spartanburg Public Safety estimated that about 300 people showed up to denounce the 400 who marched ...

 

Independent: Matthew Bell: The IoS Diary 2009-06-20

But also holding a meeting in another room at the hall that day was Peter Tatchell, the in-yer-face gay rights campaigner, who, not being a woman, passed unnoticed through the rowdy mob of hardline Islamists. "I was delighted when I arrived to find ...

 

Independent: DJ Taylor: This year's busby babes 2009-06-20

A request to the film company to encourage its star, Sacha Baron Cohen, to issue a statement confirming the importance of "gay rights and tolerance" has been politely declined. Brüno's American viewers will have to work out what they think of Bar ...

2009-06-19: Headlines

Daily Inter Lake: Follow-up parade to emphasize family values 2009-06-19

... a theme of repentance, and another focused on marriage between one man and one woman. Other entries include a hay ride for children, motorcyclists, a Ten Commandments float and animals. She called it a peaceful response to the gay-rights parade.

 

Dallas Voice: Obama's benefits memo: Still too many buts 2009-06-19

After the outrageous brief filed by the Department of Justice defending the Defense of Marriage Act, this signing has all the earmarks of a token event. Right now under current law, federal agencies already have the right to give these benefits to gay ...

 

GoErie.com: LGBT Youth To Converge In Pittsburgh For First Statewide ... 2009-06-19

He will discuss civil and legal rights, and how young people need to prepare themselves in an evolving society as it pertains to LGBT issues. Mr. Glassman is the first openly gay individual in the country to chair a state gubernatorial commissi ...

 

Ottumwa Courier: We must make a stand for morals in Iowa 2009-06-19

Eric Palmer should come clean on his connection to Tim Gill, a gay activist from Colorado. Tom Rielly is a so-called good Catholic, but goes against the church's view. They both talk about family, marriage and children. What a bunch of bull.

 

Rhode Island Newspaper: Without a Doubt Tidbits 2009-06-19

Speaking of the gay agenda, the left-leaning columnist of the “Providence Journal” Bob Kerr, who frequently sounds the trumpet on behalf of the gay lobby, has asked why some people feel the need to defend traditional marriage. “What are they protecting ...

 

PR-Inside.com News: AMERICAS NEWS AT 0500 GMT 2009-06-19

NEW YORK _ Frustrated gay-rights leaders want President Barack Obama to be far more forceful in supporting their political goals and vow to step up lobbying efforts in hopes of seeing campaign promises fulfilled. By David Crary.

 

Dallas Voice: Remembering the rebellion that birthed a movement 2009-06-19

... same week that the patrons of the Stonewall Inn decided to fight back against repeated police raids of the club in a series of events that came to be known as the Stonewall Riots — and the birth of the modern LGBT rights movement in this country.

 

CanMag: The Proposal Looking to be Adorable 2009-06-19

She needs a marriage for citizenship. He needs a promotion and he knows more about her than she does about him, so the balance of power shifts. They have fun playing with it. The mechanics of the story are contrived. She's trying to get a reclusive ...

 

The Virginian-Pilot: Biking champ from Va. Beach charged in drug plot 2009-06-19

An affidavit also was filed Wednesday in Virginia Beach Circuit Court for a warrant to search the Sandbridge home that Giove shares with Beach family law attorney and gay rights activist Kristen Hofheimer Giove. It wasn't clear whether any drugs ...

 

AMERICAblog: Key Senate Dems sell out on health care reform 2009-06-19

Now do you get why I made such a freaking huge deal about gay rights this past week on this blog. As Joe has been saying for a while now, we are the canary in the coal mine. Now it's another key Democratic constituency's turn to get screwed on ...

 

TMCnet: AP US NewsBrief at 11:52 pm EDT 2009-06-19

Gay activists impatient with Obama and CongressNEW YORK (AP) _ Frustrated gay-rights leaders want President Barack Obama to be far more forceful in supporting their political goals, but they also fault the Democratic-led Congress and vow to step up ...

 

Dallas Voice: There is nothing like a Dame (Edna, that is) 2009-06-19

And she largely has gay men to thank for it all. “I am told I appeal to them,” she says. “I think generally speaking it's because they are in the arts and theater and respond to art. But I don't charge them extra. It's the same price for all!

 

Dallas Voice: Heart of Stone 2009-06-19

Among those active in the LGBT community, Stone's story is well known. In 1992, she and her husband Dan founded the Dallas chapter of PFLAG, which helped spawn a number of other PFLAG groups throughout North Texas. The help line she ran provided tool ...

 

Dallas Voice: Lambda Legal marks 6th anniversary of landmark ruling 2009-06-19

Dennis Coleman, executive director of Lambda Legal's South Central Region, says that the celebration is intended to recognize the fact that the lawsuit “decriminalized LGBT people.” Coleman said, “In some places we couldn't adopt because we ...

 

AMERICAblog: Of Barney Frank, Tammy Baldwin, and old wineskin 2009-06-19

During the years leading up to Stonewall, Mattachine did the hard work of laying the foundation for the gay rights movement. They carefully cultivated relationships with politicians (who seldom reciprocated) and were careful to avoid rocking the bo ...

 

AfterElton.com: Best. Gay. Week. Ever. (June 19, 2009) 2009-06-19

But there is no misunderstanding about the official Mormon church — they are against gay rights, are our enemies, and only one side can get to have their way. And it's not going ot be them. This weekend marks the finals of the The International Gay ...

 

Gay NZ: Dunedin: Stonewall event set for Octagon 2009-06-19

By GayNZ.com Daily News Staff - 19th June 2009 To mark the 40th anniversary of New York's Stonewall Riots, members of Dunedin's LGBT community will be gathering in the Octagon on Sunday 28 June for a few hours of fun, music, and reflection.

 

Globe and Mail: India's gay community fights for dignity 2009-06-19

There will be huge ramifications for India – where the courts seem to be out ahead of most of the population – and for the rest of South Asia and the developing world, where only a handful of countries have legally enshrined gay rights.

 

Dallas Voice: Denton Stonewall group to sponsor gay Pride celebration 2009-06-19

By John Wright News Editor For the first time in recent memory, the Denton LGBT community will host a Gay Pride of its own next weekend. Denton County Gay Pride, sponsored by Stonewall Democrats of Denton County, will begin with a mixer Friday night ...

 

Nouse: Environmental issues at the centre of final UGM 2009-06-18

The amendment also included a rewrite of the section of the constitution outlining the job of the LGBT Officers and their role in the LGBT Committee and the Union. The amendment also outlines some changes to the LGBT Committee, specifically relating ...

 

Media For Freedom: Honor cites contributions to LGBT community 2009-06-18

The awards honor local and national organizations and individuals for their continued efforts in supporting the African-American LGBT community in the areas of entertainment, media, civil rights, business and art. NBLCA was chosen in the "Outstanding ...

 

Gay.com UK: Justin Utley's New York City 2009-06-18

Are you involved with any LGBT community organizations there? Which ones? Absolutely. I have been involved with Out In Front, OffSprung, and Empire State Pride Agenda. I recently attended a lobbying event in Albany, and met with members of the State ...

 

Gayapolis: HRC Logo Featured in New Orbitz Ad 2009-06-18

"Orbitz reached out to HRC and asked to license use of our logo on the shirt in the ad," HRC's Director of Media Relations Brad Luna told Towleroad in an email, "And since Orbitz is a company that has a strong history of reaching out to the LGBT ...

 

Iowa Independent: One Iowa works to raise awareness of extremists 2009-06-18

By Jason Hancock 6/18/09 4:00 PM Controversial radio host Steve Deace is the focus of a new YouTube video put together Iowa's largest gay rights group with the hope it will help raise awareness of “attempts by extremists to undermine the Supreme ...

 

WeHo News: WeHo's Book Buzz Brings Gay Writers, Readers, Together 2009-06-18

West Hollywood, California (Thursday, June 18, 2009) - Longtime West Hollywood resident John Morgan Wilson, an award winning novelist, now writes Book Buzz, a monthly Internet column for the LGBT writing, reading and publishing community on the Lambd ...

 

IdahoStatesman.com: Revisions to Anchorage's gay rights measure criticized 2009-06-18

ANCHORAGE — Hundreds of people gathered outside Loussac Library for a second night of demonstration Wednesday, and scores lined up to testify at a special session of the Anchorage Assembly considering an amendment to the city's anti-discrimination law ...

 

Atlantic Online: A Little Tired Of Saying This But... 2009-06-18

"Absolutely not," said Rick Garcia, political director of Equality Illinois, the Chicago-based state gay rights group. "Trinity has been among the strongest supporters of LGBT rights," Garcia said. "I have the highest regard and admiration for Rev.

 

Pewsitter: Former Miss California, Archbishop Niederauer Given Anti-Award ... 2009-06-18

San Francisco, CA - June 18, 2009 - The Pink Brick is awarded annually by the organizers of San Francisco's Pride Parade to "a person or institution that has caused significant harm to the LGBT community." This year, organizers voted to give it ...

 

The Colorado Independent: Spox: Polis got an RBI but didn't boycott gay benefits signing ... 2009-06-18

He had an initial stumble early on when he misspoke about the status of gay rights legislation on the Hill. People were a bit ticked at him. But Jared made up for it yesterday. First he issued a blistering statement about the DOJ brief.

2009-06-18: Headlines

Eurweb.com: 06-18-09 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE 2009-06-18

During a radio interview Monday on the Bert Show on Atlanta's Q100, Smith was asked how she felt about longstanding rumors that both she and her husband are gay and in a marriage of convenience. "I've heard all the things -- their marriage is not real ...

 

KTUU: Churches using pulpit to preach positions on Prop 64 2009-06-18

By Ashton Goodell ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The discussion on the city's proposed gay rights ordinance continued Wednesday as church leaders preach their points from the pulpit. Opponents and supporters are also using e-mails and radio appearances to sway ...

 

Eurweb.com: JADA GIVING TOO MUCH INFORMATION?: Actre... 2009-06-18

During a radio interview Monday on the Bert Show on Atlanta's Q100, Smith was asked how she felt about longstanding rumors that both she and her husband are gay and in a marriage of convenience. "I've heard all the things -- their marriage is not real ...

 

Xtra.ca: Fairy goddess of trip hop 2009-06-18

“Currently I live in California where there is a major civil rights issue at hand concerning the LGBT community,” she says. “The Supreme Court has sadly decided to uphold Prop 8. I attended the peaceful protest of that decision, and witnessed ...

 

The Desert Sun: Annual festival is short but oh, so sweet 2009-06-18

“It's about the difference between love and marriage.” “Teleglobal Dreamin',” 1:30 pm Thursday, June 25: Philippines drama in the “Alien Nation” package about a call center agent who plays host to a small-time actor turned corporate-trainer ...

 

Mania: Live for Love Vol. #01 2009-06-18

By Patricia Beard June 18, 2009 Yasuie and Yoshiyuki run a detective agency in Tokyo's gay neighborhood of Shinjuku Nichome. They have no money and no work, though they live an easy life, scraping by one day at a time. But one day something set ...

 

Reno News & Review: Harry Reid and his Republicans 2009-06-18

He received a failing grade (57 percent) from the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights organization. On the Washington Post “Votes Database,” which provides the most recent 100 votes of members of Congress, Reid voted with Republicans 41 time ...

 

Sheffield Telegraph: Gay pride festival city's biggest ever 2009-06-18

Local LGBT choir Out Aloud will be among the performers, while a dance arena will offer a showcase for some of Sheffield's most prolific gay scene DJs. A community area will feature therapeutic massage, self-defence, origami, art, Bollywood dancing ...

 

Irish Independent: Out of Austria: Brüno storms London 2009-06-18

Introducing the film he announced that he hoped it would "undo all the negative stereotyping of the gay community done by Milk [about the gay rights activist Harvey Milk] in which the lead actor wasn't even gay". There have already been rumblings ...

 

Baltimore Sun: A civil service 2009-06-18

What has particularly enraged many in the gay community is the administration's choice to file a brief in federal court in support of the Defense of Marriage Act. That may reflect tradition (administrations usually back federal laws when challenged)

 

Salon: Obama's a Bigot 2009-06-18

"During the presidential primaries, then-candidate Obama promoted himself as the biggest defender of gay rights since Harvey Milk. He would be a "fierce advocate" for our rights, he promised, and he even out-gayed Hillary Clinton: telling gay ...

 

Los Angeles Times: Obama offers expanded benefits to gay partners of federal employees 2009-06-18

Obama strongly supported gay rights during his presidential campaign.  But he has outraged gay activists since then by failing to fight for two of their priorities: repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, and ending the military's "don't ask ...

 

Globe and Mail: Obama disappoints gay-rights activists 2009-06-18

U.S. President Barack Obama signalled to gay-rights activists yesterday that he's listening to their desire for greater equality in "a more perfect union." But he didn't give them even close to everything they want as he signed a memorandum extending ...

 

Bay Windows: Stars under the sun 2009-06-18

Thousands packed City Hall Plaza over the course of the sunny Saturday, and the vibe certainly wasn't far from a family cookout affair: gorgeous weather, the wafting aroma of fried munchies, and an air of reunion as members of the LGBT community met ...

 

Record-Searchlight: Redding officials ban gay pride group's screening of 'Milk' 2009-06-18

The commemoration is sponsored by Planned Parenthood: Shasta Diablo and NorCal OUTreach, a local gay-rights group. Pride Festival 2009 will be held from 1 to 4 pm June 27 at the Planned Parenthood Redding Health Center, 2935 Bechelli Lane.

 

Gay Wired: Highest Incidence of Homophobic Murders in a Decade 2009-06-18

The report synthesized data collected from over 2000 LGBT individuals who were victims of hate-related violence in major American metropolitan cities including Chicago, Colorado, New York, Minnesota, Houston, and Los Angeles.

 

Philadelphia Daily News: Ronnie Polaneczky: Need marital help, Sen. Ensign? Ask a gay couple 2009-06-18

That's why I thought it would be helpful to solicit marital advice for Ensign from some local couples whose sturdy unions make them experts on how to keep marriage healthy. Unlike Ensign, these people are gay. But they seem to have a better handle ...

 

Daily Californian: Maher Shreds Obama 2009-06-18

But the gay rights strategy seems to be not a strategy at all, but a tangled mess of contradictory paths. The anti-Prop. 8 folks (and Mr. Gimme-Another-Shot, Jerry Brown), are taking their case to federal court on equal protection grounds.

 

Queerty: Tammy Baldwin's Barely Believable Argument Obama's Memo ... 2009-06-18

Meanwhile, Baldwin will be attending next week's DNC gay fundraiser, so she can "convey the sense of urgency … and impatience" on gay rights to her fellow Dems. Also, there will be a fabulous cheese spread. It's easier to leave comments when you ...

 

The Olympian: 19 years later, even more Pride 2009-06-18

It was, many people say, a drag queen who ignited the gay rights movement 40 years ago at a New York City bar called the Stonewall Inn, the event that pride festivals across the country commemorate each year. “A lot of people don't know that,”  ...

 

Daily Californian: Graduate Fellowship Fund Will Support LGBT-Related Research 2009-06-18

By Kelly Strickland Since its approval in March, UC Berkeley's first ever LGBT graduate fellowship fund has been receiving ample attention from faculty, staff and students in all areas of study, campus officials say. The Philip Brett Fund-which w ...

 

Baltimore Sun: Flamboyant and laid-back 2009-06-18

Although partying is typically a major element to pride festivals, there may be a deeper political note underneath the 2009 celebrations, given the 40th anniversary this month of the Stonewall riots in New York City that sparked the modern gay right ...

 

San Jose Mercury News: Bay Area directors in spotlight at Frameline, nation's biggest ... 2009-06-18

The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival kicks off June 18, ushering in its 33rd year of championing niche cinema that shuns Terminators, Transformers and titan-sized budgets. What some of the 220 films lack in polish and star power ...

 

PR Web (press release): Groundbreaking Refugee Advocacy Organization Focuses On Refugee ... 2009-06-18

ORAM provides free legal counsel for LGBT refugees in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), who have escaped violence, executions and "honor killings" in their home countries. Additionally, ORAM conducts wide-ranging international advocacy ...

 

Monroe News Star: Let the readers pick their paths 2009-06-18

If one half of the population wants marriage to be between a man and a woman, and the other half wants to expand it to gay "marriages," what is this, if not a culture war? And, to suggest that there is no "religious war," has he not seen the ACLU ...

 

Seattle Times: Obama's effort to help gay couples falls flat 2009-06-18

David Mixner, a gay-rights activist, said of the new benefits plan: "I think it's insulting. Without minimizing how it will improve lives to some extent, what they said to us today is we will give you family leave, some things like th ...

 

EDGE Boston: Head of NH non-profit prematurely announces pending closure 2009-06-18

by Joe Siegel Contrary to previous claims, a Portsmouth, NH-based non-profit that caters to LGBT youth is not closing. William Wesley, executive director of Seacoast Outright, announced earlier this month his organization would close its doors after 15 ...

 

The Times: New York Times: Poll Finds Unease With Obama on Key Issues 2009-06-18

President Obama signaled to gay rights activists Wednesday that he is listening to their desire for greater equality. But he did not give them even close to everything they want, bringing anger that has been growing against the president to the surface ...