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Gay News Magazine Headlines (T24T-2)

2009-11-22T01:58:00.001-08:00

Gauge: More than 200 volleyball players from around the country, comprising 36 teams, will descend upon Washington next weekend for the 2009 Gay Volleyball Tournament.
The DC Capital Punishment Volleyball Club is hosting the games, sanctioned by the North American Gay Volleyball Association, Nov. 28-29, at the University of Maryland's Reckord Armory Gymnasium, 2103 Reckord Armory, College Park, Md.
''This is a great opportunity for us to bring folks from New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and as far away as San Francisco for a great networking opportunity,'' says tournament director Jack Fleming. ...more

Gauge: The first time Rev. Dwayne Johnson came to Washington, he was a 28-year-old in search of a hot night out. His host had different plans.
"It was Saturday night and I was ready to go out and party," Johnson remembers. "He said we were going to church in the morning! What??"

Rev. Dwayne Johnson An early night to rest up for Sunday morning services wasn't at all what Johnson was looking for. Then again, maybe it was. Raised in a very conservative household -- both his parents are Church of the Nazarene ministers -- Johnson had a hard time reconciling his sexual orientation with his spirituality. That the Church of the Nazarene considers seiders sexual relations between people of the same gender sinful, Johnson, who identifies as queer, nevertheless became a Church of the Nazarene pastor himself. His trip to D.C. from Seattle was a chance to escape that conflict, at least for a little while. ...more

Gauge: A House committee on Wednesday evening approved a bill to provide equal benefits to gay federal employees with domestic partners, but not without a political slugfest over whether the legislation is an attempt to undermine the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
The Nov. 18 clash came in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, over the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009 (HR 2517). The bill seeks to provide all federal employees with the same benefits whether they are married to a person of the opposite sex or are in a long-term intimate relationship with a person of the same sex. It was sponsored by openly gay Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and had the spoken support of President Obama.
All speakers for the bill were Democrats; all speakers against it were Republicans. ...more

By LOU CHIBBARO JR.

The gay Catholic group Dignity USA is urging the D.C. City Council to reject a demand by the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington that it amend a pending same-sex marriage bill to allow its charitable arm to discriminate against gay employees.

Dignity weighed in on the brewing controversy over the city's pending same-sex marriage bill after Catholic Charities, which is run by the Archdiocese, said it would discontinue operating dozens of city-funded programs that serve as many as 68,000 low-income people if the Council doesn't make certain changes in the bill.

“It's shameful ...

By CHRIS JOHNSON

A House committee has scheduled Wednesday for its markup of a bill that would make benefits available to the same-sex partners of federal employees.

The House Oversight & Government Reform Committee markup of the legislation, known as the Domestic Partnership Benefits & Obligations Act, will take place Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. in room 2154 of the House Rayburn Building.

The committee will consider amendments to the legislation before voting on whether to report out the bill to the House floor.

The markup will take place the same day that the House Education & Labor Committee is considering the Employment Non-Di ...

WASHINGTON (AP)
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is threatening to stop providing some social services unless lawmakers change a proposal to legalize same-sex marriages.

The city council has refused to change the measure, which is expected to pass next month.

The church says the marriage bill would force the church to offer employee benefits and adoptions to married same-sex couples. But council members say threats shouldn't determine D.C. laws.

Council member Jim Graham says the church hasn't abandoned social services in New Hampshire, Connecticut or Vermont after they began same-sex marriages.

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Martha Stewart had some harsh words to say about Sarah Palin while talking to the press outside a charity event earlier this week in New York City.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has Democrats united behind him -- for now -- for a health care reform bill vote Saturday night.Â

The first photos of a not quite completely nude Levi Johnston have been posted on Playgirl.com... but to see them, you have to become a member.Â

Promised fall hearings on repeal of the military's ban on open gay service in Congress are likely tabled for now

The former staff of the 'Washington Blade' has managed to knock out a new gay paper in less than a week

'New Moon' takes record $72.7M box office bite, tops $67.2M opening day of 'Dark Knight'

Promised fall hearings on repeal of the military's ban on open gay service in Congress are likely tabled for now

The former staff of the 'Washington Blade' has managed to knock out a new gay paper in less than a week

'New Moon' takes record $72.7M box office bite, tops $67.2M opening day of 'Dark Knight'

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Combined Gay News Headlines (T5T-1)

2009-11-22T01:04:00.000-08:00

October's just-announced $11.5 million take for the Democratic National Committee brings the party's year-to-date collection plate to a nice score of $66.3 million — all in a non-presidential election year. But how will the gay community's boycott impact things? CONTINUED Â» Permalink | 2 comments | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: Boycotts, Democrats, DNC, fundraising, Politics

Whether it's cute young gentleman claiming to be from HRC begging for our credit card number outside a grocery store or a gal standing outside Starbucks hoping we'll sign her petition to legalize marijuana, there's a reason we don't sign our names to documents thrust in front of our faces: Because we never know what, [...]

What, you thought we'd be on the cover? "A recently released guidebook for new [Canadian] immigrants, Discover Canada, is a mixed bag of trivia and ideology. The handbook has an explicit section on gender equality, where it condemns the "barbaric cultural practices" of spousal abuse, honour killings and female genital mutilation. There is a section [...]

Can’t make it out on Wednesdays? Need to work off some of those extra calories from that Turducken your aunt made for Thanksgiving? Then come check out Queer Fresno’s new event, Evolution, next Saturday night at the Starline in Fresno’s historic Tower district. Serving up a slightly different mix of music than our weekly party, [...]

This article and embedded video is all about mocking Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri for vetoing legislation that would grant same-sex spouses the right to claim their partner’s body and plan funeral proceedings.Â This is GREAT stuff!Â Enjoy! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/17/colbert-destroys-ri-gover_n_360313.html

I was browsing around the Wells Fargo website the other day and I came across this link in their financial matters/advice section.Â I thought it was pretty good so I thought I’d repost it here for all your budget queens out there!Â Lol.Â 1. Refinance your mortgage. Take advantage of lower interest rates. You could [...]

We want to take a moment to recognize everyone who participated in making this year's Southern Oregon Garden Party a tremendous success! On Octnt to take a moment to recognize everyone who participated in making this year's Southern Oregon Garden Party a tremendous success! On October 24th, our friends down in the Rogue Valley area helped to raise well over $5,000 to support the work of Basic Rights Oregon, which is double our original goal for the event! A special thanks needs to be extended to Senator Alan Bates for helping out with the special appeal, to Tammy Marston (and her friend Mark) for providing fantastic entertainment for the event, and to everyone who gave of their time and money to support fairness and equality in our state! Thank you all so much and we look forward to our next trip down to the Rogue Valley very soon!

Joyce Liljeholm is a board member and co-founder of the Oregon Safe Schools and communities Coalition. She is also a retired school counselor who works with the Oregon GSA netwd communities Coalition. She is also a retired school counselor who works with the Oregon GSA network. Before Basic Rights Oregon decided to endorse the Vote Yes for Oregon / Yes on 66 and 67 campaign, we asked Joyce what would happen if Oregon's education budget was cut further next year. Here's what she told usâ¦

In the days leading up to my departure for Maine, I wasn't sure what to expect from the people I'd meet here. I'm no strang my departure for Maine, I wasn't sure what to expect from the people I'd meet here. I'm no stranger to ballot campaigns; we've had our share of those in Oregon. I rode on Tuesday to a suburb outside of Portland, Maine with another volunteer staff to meet with nine high school students about their interest to get involved with the No On 1 campaign. Our goal was to start a âFriends and Familyâ Volunteer Recruitment Phone Bank with them on the spot, and to organize a few times when they and their friends could volunteer together, canvassing door-to-door the weekend before Election Day. We rolled up to their neighborhood Starbucks at about 3 o'clock and met the students inside. They'd come straight after school, and had heard about the campaign at an all-ages concert, where they'd been watching their favorite local band. Three of the youth were band members! A few of them had worn their No On 1 buttons to school that day, and mentioned that they'd started conversations with other students about the issue, and what it meant to them. After introducing ourselves and briefly describing the state of the campaign, we read through a script and role-played it, making sure to arm the students with the facts needed to express to their friends and family members how much this means to them and why we need their help in the last two weeks of the campaign. When we asked the students to get out their mobile phones and start calling to sign their friends up for volunteer shifts with the campaign, they excelled at the task! After about a half hour, the students made a plan to gather together with their newly signed up volunteers for a morning canvass on Halloween, knocking on doors to get out the vote. None of the nine students were affiliated with the Gay Straight Alliance at their school, (and none mentioned that they identified as LGBT,) but all shared a sense that whoever you are and whomever you love, couples deserve to be recognized equally under the law.

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GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

2009-11-21T22:23:00.000-08:00

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Logo, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), announced today the launch of LOGOonline.com's "Year in Review" video hub, featuring the best Logo video content of 2009. The launch tops off a year of tremendous growth for the network as its online properties including, LOGOonline.com, TripOutGayTravel.com, AfterEllen.com, AfterElton.com, 365Gay.com, DowneLink.com and NewNowNext.com reached new highs. The constellation of sites house close to 28,000 clips and over 2,500 hours of video online, making LOGOonline and its sister sites the premiere destination for online video geared toward the LGBT audience. The Logo Constellation currently stands as the highest-trafficked, wholly-owned family of sites serving the LGBT community in 2009*.

Concerns Raised About Relevance of Survey Questions

This time of year is filled with plans for the holidays, but even with events right around the corner, New York Won’t Back Down when it comes to marriage equality.Â Last night nine volunteers meet again in midtown Manhattan to phone bank for marriage equality, and this group shows no sign of stopping until there [...]

As we posted about earlier this week, today is the 11th annual Transgender Day of RemembranceÂ which helps make visible the thousands of transgender people and their loved ones that hate has tried so violently to erase.Â In the last 12 months alone, over 90 transgender people have lost their lives to prejudice and hate. As HRC [...]

âLife, Liberty & the Pursuit of Familyâ is a series of conversations and blog posts celebrating National Adoption Month. This post in the series comes from Duane Taylor. Duane and his partner Regi adopted three children from foster care six years ago. Perhaps youâve seen the HRCâs All Children â" All Families Promising Practices Guide? Thatâs [...]

PFLAG, Morris County (Parents, Family and Friends of Gays and Lesbians), is a confidential, mutual support group to help parents, grandparents and friends adjust to a childâs gay or lesbian orientation.

CONSTRUCTION of Australia's first gay, lesbian and transgender retirement village is likely to begin at Ballan next year. Developer Peter Dickson said new plans for the $26 million Linton Estate would be lodged with the Moorabool Shire Council by the end of this year.

are âthe worldâs first all-gay superhero team,â according the comicâs creator. âAs far as Iâm aware, there are no well-known gay superteams,â Martin Eden told Wired....

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Combined Gay News Headlines (T5T-1)

2009-11-21T19:51:00.000-08:00

LOL! Okay, so I want to apologize ahead of time if I offend anyone, but when I saw this I about pissed on myself because I was laughing so fuckin’ hard! Please, carry on…watch…complements of perezhilton.com http://perezhilton.com/2009-11-19-snatch-that-wig-tranny -Enrique

Joyce Liljeholm is a board member and co-founder of the Oregon Safe Schools and communities Coalition. She is also a retired school counselor who works with the Oregon Gafe Schools and communities Coalition. She is also a retired school counselor who works with the Oregon GSA network. Before Basic Rights Oregon decided to endorse the Vote Yes for Oregon / Yes on 66 and 67 campaign, we asked Joyce what would happen if Oregon's education budget was cut further next year. Here's what she told usâ¦

In the days leading up to my departure for Maine, I wasn't sure what to expect from the people I'd meet here. I'm no stranger to ballot campaigns; we've had our share of those in Oregon. I rode on Tuesday to a suburb outside of Portland, Maine with another volunteer staff to meet with nine high school students about their interest to get involved with the No On 1 campaign. Our goal was to start a âFriends and Familyâ Volunteer Recruitment Phone Bank with them on art a âFriends and Familyâ Volunteer Recruitment Phone Bank with them on the spot, and to organize a few times when they and their friends could volunteer together, canvassing door-to-door the weekend before Election Day. We rolled up to their neighborhood Starbucks at about 3 o'clock and met the students inside. They'd come straight after school, and had heard about the campaign at an all-ages concert, where they'd been watching their favorite local band. Three of the youth were band members! A few of them had worn their No On 1 buttons to school that day, and mentioned that they'd started conversations with other students about the issue, and what it meant to them. After introducing ourselves and briefly describing the state of the campaign, we read through a script and role-played it, making sure to arm the students with the facts needed to express to their friends and family members how much this means to them and why we need their help in the last two weeks of the campaign. When we asked the students to get out their mobile phones and start calling to sign their friends up for volunteer shifts with the campaign, they excelled at the task! After about a half hour, the students made a plan to gather together with their newly signed up volunteers for a morning canvass on Halloween, knocking on doors to get out the vote. None of the nine students were affiliated with the Gay Straight Alliance at their school, (and none mentioned that they identified as LGBT,) but all shared a sense that whoever you are and whomever you love, couples deserve to be recognized equally under the law.

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Canadian Gay News Headlines (T13T-4)

2009-11-21T18:54:00.001-08:00

Canada's border guards are holding prints of three films destined for a gay film festival in Ottawa, and they won't release them until they've had the chance to watch them from beginning to end. That poses a problem for Inside O...

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GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

2009-11-21T18:17:00.000-08:00

Concerns Raised About Relevance of Survey Questions

are âthe worldâs first all-gay superhero team,â according the comicâs creator. âAs far as Iâm aware, there are no well-known gay superteams,â Martin Eden told Wired....

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Combined Gay News Headlines (T5T-1)

2009-11-21T14:53:00.000-08:00

October's just-announced $11.5 million take for the Democratic National Committee brings the party's year-to-date collection plate to a nice score of $66.3 million — all in a non-presidential election year. But how will the gay community's boycott impact things? CONTINUED Â» Permalink | Post a comment | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: Boycotts, Democrats, DNC, fundraising, Politics

What, you thought we'd be on the cover? "A recently released guidebook for new immigrants, Discover Canada, is a mixed bag of trivia and ideology. The handbook has an explicit section on gender equality, where it condemns the "barbaric cultural practices" of spousal abuse, honour killings and female genital mutilation. There is a section on [...]

We want to take a moment to recognize everyone who participated in making this year's Southern Oregon Garden Party a tremendous success! On October 24th, our friends down in the Rogue Valley area helped to raise well over $5,000 to support the work of Basic Rights Oregon, which is double our original goal for the event! A special thanks needs to be extended to Senator Alan Bates for helping out with the special appeal, to Tammy Marston (and her friend Mark) for providing fantastic entertainment for the event, and to everyone who gave of their time and money to support fairness and equality in our state! Thank you all so mupport fairness and equality in our state! Thank you all so much and we look forward to our next trip down to the Rogue Valley very soon!

Joyce Liljeholm is a board member and co-founder of the Oregon Safe Schools and communities Coalition. She is also a retired school counselor who works with the Oregon GSA network. Before Basic Rights Oregon decided to endorse the Vote Yes for Oregon / Yes on 66 and 67 campaign, we asked Joyce what would decided to endorse the Vote Yes for Oregon / Yes on 66 and 67 campaign, we asked Joyce what would happen if Oregon's education budget was cut further next year. Here's what she told usâ¦

In the days leading up to my departure for Maine, I wasn't sure what to expect from the people I'd meet here. I'm no stranger to ballot campaigns; we've had our share of those in Oregon. I rode on Tuesday to a suburb outside of Portland, Maine with another volunteer staff to meet with nine high school students about their interest to get involved with the No On 1 campaign. Our goal was to start a âFriends and Familyâ Volunteer Recruitment Phone Bank with them on the spot, and to organize a few times when they and their friends could volunteer together, canvassing door-to-door the weekend before Election Day. We rolled up to their neighborhood Starbucks at about 3 o'clock and met the students inside. They'd come straight after school, and had heard about the campaign at an all-ages concert, where they'd been watching their favorite local band. Three of the youth were band members! A few of them had worn their No On 1 buttons to school that day, ool that day, and mentioned that they'd started conversations with other students about the issue, and what it meant to them. After introducing ourselves and briefly describing the state of the campaign, we read through a script and role-played it, making sure to arm the students with the facts needed to express to their friends and family members how much this means to them and why we need their help in the last two weeks of the campaign. When we asked the students to get out their mobile phones and start calling to sign their friends up for volunteer shifts with the campaign, they excelled at the task! After about a half hour, the students made a plan to gather together with their newly signed up volunteers for a morning canvass on Halloween, knocking on doors to get out the vote. None of the nine students were affiliated with the Gay Straight Alliance at their school, (and none mentioned that they identified as LGBT,) but all shared a sense that whoever you are and whomever you love, couples deserve to be recognized equally under the law.

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GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

2009-11-21T12:36:00.001-08:00

Concerns Raised About Relevance of Survey Questions

âLife, Liberty & the Pursuit of Familyâ is a series of conversations and blog posts celebrating National Adoption Month. This post in the series comes from Duane Taylor. Duane and his partner Retner Regi adopted three children from foster care six years ago. Perhaps youâve seen the HRCâs All Children â" All Families Promising Practices Guide? Thatâs [...]

are âthe worldâs first all-gay superhero team,â according the comicâs creator. âAs far as Iâm aware, there are no well-known gay superteams,â Martin Eden told Wired....

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International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

2009-11-21T12:14:00.001-08:00

As one door closes, another door opens - AJ wants another chance, Wilma is on hand with her magic beans, and a night out produces unexpected results.

CBC.ca

International briefs: Canadian court says lesbian deserter must be given ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram
She testified that she was stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky., the same base where a gay soldier was beaten to death with a baseball bat in 1999. ...
Board must reconsider lesbian deserter caseToronto Sun

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Caster Semenya keeps her medal
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Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards on Thursday were named winners of USA Track & Field's Jesse Owens awards, and while end-of-season awards typically aren't much ...
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... Rothaus covers gay and lesbian issues in South Florida. Steve joined The Herald in 1985, while a journalism major at Florida International University. ...

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Kiwi transgender icon and former Labour MP Georgina Beyer is set to be Mike King's in-studio guest on Radio Live's mental health-focussed 'The Nutter's Club' show tomorrow (Sunday) night.

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Combined Gay News Headlines (T5T-1)

2009-11-21T09:55:00.000-08:00

It's not even 2011 yet, when Oprah will go off the air, but the daytime queen is already tearing up at the thought of her exit. CONTINUED Â» Permalink | 2 comments | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: Oprah, Television

ON OUR GAYDAR â" News, notes, clicks, and quips from around the web. → Oh Ru, how we've missed you! Season 2 of Drag Race arrives in January — with guest judges Kathy Griffin Cloris Leachman, and Debbie Reynolds — , but first it's time to brush up on the cast. (via) CONTINUED Â» Permalink | Post a [...]

Levi Johnston isn't the only one making porn headlines on this website. So too is Marine Cpl. David A. Bradberry, whose appearance in a Marine-geared magazine helped expose his other day job: performing in gay videos for the website ActiveDuty.com. As you might imagine, neither Bradberry nor ActiveDuty.com's owner is pleased with the coverage. Were [...]

Joyce Liljeholm is a board member and co-founder of the Oregon Safe Schools and communities Coalition. She is also a retired school counselor who works with the Oregon GSA network. Before Basic Rights Oregon decided to endorse the Vote Yes for Oregon / Yes on 66 and 67 campaign, we asked Joyce what would happen if Oregon's education budget was cut further next year. Here's what she told usâ¦

In the days leading up to my departure for Maine, I wasn't sure what to expect from the people I'd meet here. I'm no stranger to ballot campaigns; we've had our share of those in Oregon. I rode on Tuesday to a suburb outside of Portland, Maine with another volunteer staff to meet with nine high school students about their interest to get involved with the No On 1 campaign. Our goal was to start a âFriends and Familyâ Volunteer Recruitment Phone Bank with them on the spot, and to organize a few times when they and their friends could volunteer together, canvassing door-to-door the weekend before Election Day. We rolled up to their neighborhood Starbucks at about 3 o'clock and met the students inside. They'd come straight after school, and had heard about the campaign at an all-ages concert,aign at an all-ages concert, where they'd been watching their favorite local band. Three of the youth were band members! A few of them had worn their No On 1 buttons to school that day, and mentioned that they'd started conversations with other students about the issue, and what it meant to them. After introducing ourselves and briefly describing the state of the campaign, we read through a script and role-played it, making sure to arm the students with the facts needed to express to their friends and family members how much this means to them and why we need their help in the last two weeks of the campaign. When we asked the students to get out their mobile phones and start calling to sign their friends up for volunteer shifts with the campaign, they excelled at the task! After about a half hour, the students made a plan to gather together with their newly signed up volunteers for a morning canvass on Halloween, knocking on doors to get out the vote. None of the nine students were affiliated with the Gay Straight Alliance at their school, (and none mentioned that they identified as LGBT,) but all shared a sense that whoever you are and whomever you love, couples deserve to be recognized equally under the law.

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GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

2009-11-21T08:35:00.001-08:00

Concerns Raised About Relevance of Survey Questions

âLife, Liberty & the Pursuit of Familyâ is a series of conversations and blog posts celebrating National Adoption Month. This post in the series comes from Duane Taylor. Duane and his partner Retner Regi adopted three children from foster care six years ago. Perhaps youâve seen the HRCâs All Children â" All Families Promising Practices Guide? Thatâs [...]

are âthe worldâs first all-gay superhero team,â according the comicâs creator. âAs far as Iâm aware, there are no well-known gay superteams,â Martin Eden told Wired....

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Canadian Gay News Headlines (T13T-4)

2009-11-21T05:54:00.001-08:00

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Combined Gay News Headlines (T5T-1)

2009-11-21T04:52:00.000-08:00

LOL! Okay, so I want to apologize ahead of time if I offend anyone, but when I saw this I about pissed on myself because I was laughing so fuckin’ hard! Please, carry on…watch…complements of www.perezhilton.com http://perezhilton.com/2009-11-19-snatch-that-wig-tranny -Enrique

Joyce Liljeholm is a board member and co-founder of the Oregon Safe Schools and communities Coalition. She is also a retired school counselor who works with the Oregon GSA network. Before Basic Rights Oregon decided to endorse the Vote Yes for Oregon / Yes on 66 and 67 campaign, we asked Joyce what would happen if Oregon's education budget was cut further next year. Here's what she told usâ¦

This week’s featured music video has Shelly Goldstein singing a comic parody about gay marriage equality. Video: Stupid Callous Homophobic Hateful Legislation More of Shelly Goldstein: - Shelly Goldstein on MySpace - Shelly Goldstein on Twitter

Scholars Question Methodology of New Poll on Gay Troops — Concerns Raised About Relevance of Survey Questions. SANTA BARBARA, Calif., (PRNewswire-USNewswire) — Academic researchers are expressing concerns over a new survey about “don’t ask, don’t tell” that the Military Times has distributed to some of its subscribers. The poll is expected to play a role in [...]

Friday’s News HeadlinHeadlines Post — Updates On Stories We’ve Been Following Plus New Stories… Crime Files: UPI: Update from Puerto Rico — Police say Suspect in killing may claim ‘gay panic’ Court Cases: - More on the German Gay Spy Case: German spy’s wife exposes his gay affair — A German spy has gone on trial in [...]

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GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

2009-11-21T04:35:00.001-08:00

Concerns Raised About Relevance of Survey Questions

âLife, Liberty & the Pursuit of Familyâ is a series of conversations and blog posts celebrating National Adoption Month. This post in the series comes from Duane Taylor. Duane and his partner Retner Regi adopted three children from foster care six years ago. Perhaps youâve seen the HRCâs All Children â" All Families Promising Practices Guide? Thatâs [...]

are âthe worldâs first all-gay superhero team,â according the comicâs creator. âAs far as Iâm aware, there are no well-known gay superteams,â Martin Eden told Wired....

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GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

2009-11-21T00:37:00.001-08:00

KIRKLAND, Wash., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Like other longer-living Ameriliving Americans, gay males and lesbians (as well as bisexuals and transsexuals) face the prospect of eventual incapacity and the need for long term care. But they have special problems getting that care when needed, according to LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation's largest and most experienced long-term care insurance agencies. Those problems include --

âLife, Liberty & the Pursuit of Familyâ is a series of conversations and blog posts celebrating National Adoption Month. This post in the series comes from Duane Taylor. Duane and his partner Retner Regi adopted three children from foster care six years ago. Perhaps youâve seen the HRCâs All Children â" All Families Promising Practices Guide? Thatâs [...]

are âthe worldâs first all-gay superhero team,â according the comicâs creator. âAs far as Iâm aware, there are no well-known gay superteams,â Martin Eden told Wired....

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Combined Gay News Headlines (T5T-1)

2009-11-20T23:52:00.001-08:00

LOL! Okay, so I want to apologize ahead of time if I offend anyone, but when I saw this I about pissed on myself because I was laughing so fuckin’ hard! Please, carry on…watch…complements of www.perezhilton.com http://perezhilton.com/2009-11-19-snatch-that-wig-tranny -Enrique

Following on the heels of my post about immigration a few weeks ago is actually a new development from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. From the New York Times: In her first major speech on the overhaul, Ms. Napolitano dispelled any suggestion that the administration â" with health care, energy and other major issues crowding its [...]

We want to take a moment to recognize everyone who participated in making this year's Southern Oregon Garden Party a tremendous success! On October 24th, our friends down in the Rogue Valley area helped to raise well over $5,000 to support the work of Basic Rights Oregon, which is double our original goal for the event! A special thanks needs to be extended to Senator Alan Bates for helping out with the special appeal, to Tammy Marston (and her friend Mark) for providing fantastic entertainment for the event, and to everyone who gave of their time and money to support fairness and equality in our state! Thank you all so much and we look forward to our next trip down to the Rogue Valley very soon!

Joyce Liljeholm is a board member and co-founder of the Oregon Safe Schools and communities Coalition. She is also a retired school counselor who works with the Oregon GSA network. Before Basic Rights Oregon decided to endorse the Vote Yes for Oregon / Yes on 66 and 67 campaign, we asked Joyce what would happen if Oregon's education budget was cut further next year. Here's what she told usâ¦

In the days leading up to my departure for Maine, I wasn't sure what to expect from the people I'd meet here. I'm no stranger to ballot campaigns; we've had our share of those in Oregon. I rode on Tuesday to a suburb outside of Portland, Maine with another volunteer staff to meet with nine high school students about their interest to get involved with the utside of Portland, Maine with another volunteer staff to meet with nine high school students about their interest to get involved with the No On 1 campaign. Our goal was to start a âFriends and Familyâ Volunteer Recruitment Phone Bank with them on the spot, and to organize a few times when they and their friends could volunteer together, canvassing door-to-door the weekend before Election Day. We rolled up to their neighborhood Starbucks at about 3 o'clock and met the students inside. They'd come straight after school, and had heard about the campaign at an all-ages concert, where they'd been watching their favorite local band. Three of the youth were band members! A few of them had worn their No On 1 buttons to school that day, and mentioned that they'd started conversations with other students about the issue, and what it meant to them. After introducing ourselves and briefly describing the state of the campaign, we read through a script and role-played it, making sure to arm the students with the facts needed to express to their friends and family members how much this means to them and why we need their help in the last two weeks of the campaign. When we asked the students to get out their mobile phones and start calling to sign their friends up for volunteer shifts with the campaign, they excelled at the task! After about a half hour, the students made a plan to gather together with their newly signed up volunteers for a morning canvass on Halloween, knocking on doors to get out the vote. None of the nine students were affiliated with the Gay Straight Alliance at their school, (and none mentioned that they identified as LGBT,) but all shared a sense that whoever you are and whomever you love, couples deserve to be recognized equally under the law.

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GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

2009-11-20T20:36:00.000-08:00

Concerns Raised About Relevance of Survey Questions

âLife, Liberty & the Pursuit of Familyâ is a series of conversations and blog posts celebrating National Adoption Month. This post in the series comes from Duane Taylor. Duane and his partner Regi adopted three chhree children from foster care six years ago. Perhaps youâve seen the HRCâs All Children â" All Families Promising Practices Guide? Thatâs [...]

are âthe worldâs first all-gay superhero team,â according the comicâs creator. âAs far as Iâm aware, there are no well-known gay superteams,â Martin Eden told Wired....

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Combined Gay News Headlines (T5T-1)

2009-11-20T18:52:00.001-08:00

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We want to take a moment to recognize everyone who participated in making this year's Southern Oregon Garden Party a tremendous success! On October 24th, our friends down in the Rogue Valley area helped to raise well over $5,000 to support the work of Basic Rights Oregon, which is double our original goal for the event! A special thanks needs to be extended to Senator Alan Bates for helping out with the special appeal, to Tammy Marston (and her friend Mark) for providing fantastic entertainment for the event, and to everyone who gave of their time and money to support fairness and equality in our state! Thank you all so much and we look forward to our next trip down to the Rogue Valley very soon!

Joyce Liljeholm is a board member and co-founder of the Oregon Safe Schools and communities Coalition. She is also a retired school counselor who works with the Oregon GSA network. Before Basic Rights Oregon decided to endorse the Vote Yes for Oregon / Yes on 66 and 67 campaign, we asked Joyce what would happen if Oregon's education budget was cut further next year. Here's what she told usâ¦

In the days leading up to my departure for Maine, I wasn't sure what to expect from the people I'd meet here. I'm no stranger to ballot campaigns; we've had our share of those in Oregon. I rode on Tuesday to a suburb outside of Portland, Maine with another volunteer staff to meet with nine high school students are of those in Oregon. I rode on Tuesday to a suburb outside of Portland, Maine with another volunteer staff to meet with nine high school students about their interest to get involved with the No On 1 campaign. Our goal was to start a âFriends and Familyâ Volunteer Recruitment Phone Bank with them on the spot, and to organize a few times when they and their friends could volunteer together, canvassing door-to-door the weekend before Election Day. We rolled up to their neighborhood Starbucks at about 3 o'clock and met the students inside. They'd come straight after school, and had heard about the campaign at an all-ages concert, where they'd been watching their favorite local band. Three of the youth were band members! A few of them had worn their No On 1 buttons to school that day, and mentioned that they'd started conversations with other students about the issue, and what it meant to them. After introducing ourselves and briefly describing the state of the campaign, we read through a script and role-played it, making sure to arm the students with the facts needed to express to their friends and family members how much this means to them and why we need their help in the last two weeks of the campaign. When we asked the students to get out their mobile phones and start calling to sign their friends up for volunteer shifts with the campaign, they excelled at the task! After about a half hour, the students made a plan to gather together with their newly signed up volunteers for a morning canvass on Halloween, knocking on doors to get out the vote. None of the nine students were affiliated with the Gay Straight Alliance at their school, (and none mentioned that they identified as LGBT,) but all shared a sense that whoever you are and whomever you love, couples deserve to be recognized equally under the law.

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Canadian Gay News Headlines (T13T-4)

2009-11-20T16:56:00.000-08:00

In Marcus McCann's office at Xtra, the hammer is out. One painting is already up on the wall and a new whiteboard is being mounted. McCann is Xtra's new managing editor, and though he arrived from Ottawa early in November, he is still settling into both his office and his home nearby....

Not many people spend time thinking about their deaths, but Dina Paige has. She's made plans to put her body on display for the education of the world through the Body Worlds travelling science exhibits. Paige is the first transgendered p...

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GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

2009-11-20T16:37:00.000-08:00

KIRKLAND, Wash., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Like other longer-living Americans, gay males and lesbians (as well as bisexuals and transsexuals) face the prospect of eventual incapacity and the need for long term care. But they have special problems getting that care when needed, according to LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation's largest and most experienced long-term care insurance agencies. T agencies. Those problems include --

âLife, Liberty & the Pursuit of Familyâ is a series of conversations and blog posts celebrating National Adoption Month. This post in the series comes from Duane Taylor. Duane and his partner Retner Regi adopted three children from foster care six years ago. Perhaps youâve seen the HRCâs All Children â" All Families Promising Practices Guide? Thatâs [...]

are âthe worldâs first all-gay superhero team,â according the comicâs creator. âAs far as Iâm aware, there are no well-known gay superteams,â Martin Eden told Wired....

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Combined Gay News Headlines (T5T-1)

2009-11-20T13:53:00.001-08:00

It's not even 2011 yet, when Oprah will go off the air, but the daytime queen is already tearing up at the thought of her exit. CONTINUED Â» Permalink | Post a comment | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: Oprah, Television

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From th[From the L.A. Times: Los Angeles County saw an overall 4% drop in hate crimes last year, while crimes against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people increased, prompted in part by last Novemberâs highly charged Proposition 8 initiative, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in California, according to a new report released today. There were 134 sexual-orientation [...]

We want to take a moment to recognize everyone who participated in making this year's Southern Oregon Garden Party a tremendous success! On October 24th, our friends down in the Rogue Valley area helped to raise well over $5,000 to support the work of Basic Rights Oregon, which is double our original goal for the event! A special thanks needs to be extended to Senator Alan Bates for helping out with the special appeal, to Tammy Marston (and her friend Mark) for providing fantastic entertainment for the event, and to everyone who gave of their time and money to support fairness and equality in our state! Thank you all so much and we look forward to our next trip down to the Rogue Valley very soon!

Joyce Liljeholm is a board member and co-founder of the Oregon Safe Schools and communities Coalition. She is also a retired school counselor who works with the Oregon GSA network. Before Basic Rights Oregon decided to endorse the Vote Yes for Oregon / Yes on 66 and 67 campaign, we asked Joyce what would happen if Oregon's education budget was cut further next year. Here's what she told usâ¦

Mediaweek’s Alan Frutkin looks at AMC’s Emmy;s Emmy Awardâ"winning period drama Mad Men, and the evolving storyline of gay character Salvatore Romano (Bryan Batt), ex-art director at Sterling Cooper. Mediaweek TV: Gay TV Now – Mad Men Ep.

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GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

2009-11-20T12:35:00.001-08:00

Concerns Raised About Relevance of Survey Questions

Today 145 evangelical, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian leaders releasedÂ the âManhattan Declarationâ — a document indicating that they will not cooperate with laws that conflict with their beliefs, including those recognizing same-sex couples. The document also references the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) as a threat to religious liberty.Â Yet ENDA â" which prohibits workplace [...]

are âthe worldâs first all-gay superhero team,â according the comicâs creator. âAs far as Iâm aware, there are no well-known gay superteams,â Martin Eden told Wired....

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International Gay News Headlines (T25T-3)

2009-11-20T11:14:00.000-08:00

The all-singing, all-dancing high school teen dramedy Glee has been a huge success and the last few months have seen many of us become die-hard "Gleeks".

Earlier this month we offered one lucky Same Samer the opportunity to see global pop phenomenon Mika's Sydney concert, and also meet the man himself.

Chaz Bono recently said that his gender transition has been tough, but "feels so much more comfortable" than he's ever been.

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Activists denounce Uganda's homosexuality bill
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A Ugandan government bill that is advocating the death penalty for gay people will hinder the country's fight against HIV/Aids, legal experts and activists ...
Op-Ed: Homophobia and AIDS funding can't coexistLos Angeles Times
Phair honoured for AIDS awareness workEdmonton Journal
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Grisly murder of gay Puerto Rican teen raises alarm in US
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Other news agencies are coming forth with news that a "gay panic" defense may be used by Matos. (NY1) ''What happened happened because I defended myself. ...
Vigil tonight in Philadelphia for teen found dead in Puerto RicoBlinq (blog)

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Auckland City Council has indirectly assisted with the cost of running February's Big Gay Out through a Community Board contribution of $2,500.

Glenn Mills, the HIV positive Auckland man charged with exposing young sex partners to HIV, has this afternoon been denied bail.

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Combined Gay News Headlines (T5T-1)

2009-11-20T08:54:00.001-08:00

SOUNDBITES — "My burden is not to show that originalism is perfect but to show that it beats the other available alternatives. Did any provision of the Constitution guarantee a right to abortion? No one thought so for almost two centuries after the founding. Did any provision in the Constitution guarantee a right to homosexual [...]

You're going about your business, spying in Kosovo for the German government, and cheating on your wife with your male translator. And your wife has the audacity to expose you?! CONTINUED Â» Permalink | Post a comment | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: Anton K., Germany, Kosovo, Murat A., spies, Spying

OMG you guys, fun! Some Roman Catholic leaders say they just simply aren't going to follow any same-sex marriage laws that force them to take part. They also won't follow any abortion laws that do the same. Which, actually, IS NOT A NEWS STORY, because religious institutions will always remain exempt from these rules. CONTINUED Â» Permalink [...]

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From the L.A. Times: Los Angeles County saw an overall 4% drop in hate crimes last year, while crimes against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people increased, prompted in part by last Novemberâs highly charged Proposition 8 initiative, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in California, according to a new report released today. There were 134 sexual-orientation [...]

Joyce Liljeholm is a board member and co-founder of the Oregon Safe Schools and communities Coalition. She is also a retired school counselor who works with the Oregon GSA network. Before Basic Rights Oregon decided to endorse the Vote Yes for Oregon / Yes on 66 and 67 campaign, we asked Joyce what would happen if Oregon's education budget was cut further next year. Here's what she told usâ¦

In the days leading up to my departure for Maine, I wasn't sure what to expect from the people I'd meet here. I'm no stranger to ballot campaigns; we've had our share of those in Oregon. I rode on Tuesday to a suburb outside of Portland, Maine with another volunteer staff to meet with nine high school students about their interest to get involved with the No On 1 campaign. Our goal was to start a âFriends and Familyâ Volunteer Recruitment Phone Bank with them on the spot, and to organize a few times when they and their friends could volunteer together, canvassing door-to-door the weekend before Election Day. We rolled up to their neighborhood Starbucks at about 3 o'clock and met the students inside. They'd come straight after school, and had heard about the campaign atl, and had heard about the campaign at an all-ages concert, where they'd been watching their favorite local band. Three of the youth were band members! A few of them had worn their No On 1 buttons to school that day, and mentioned that they'd started conversations with other students about the issue, and what it meant to them. After introducing ourselves and briefly describing the state of the campaign, we read through a script and role-played it, making sure to arm the students with the facts needed to express to their friends and family members how much this means to them and why we need their help in the last two weeks of the campaign. When we asked the students to get out their mobile phones and start calling to sign their friends up for volunteer shifts with the campaign, they excelled at the task! After about a half hour, the students made a plan to gather together with their newly signed up volunteers for a morning canvass on Halloween, knocking on doors to get out the vote. None of the nine students were affiliated with the Gay Straight Alliance at their school, (and none mentioned that they identified as LGBT,) but all shared a sense that whoever you are and whomever you love, couples deserve to be recognized equally under the law.

Friday’s News Headlines Post — Updates On Stories We’ve Been Following Plus New Stories… Crime Files: UPI: Update from Puerto Rico — Police say Suspect in killing may claim ‘gay panic’ Court Cases: - More on the German Gay Spy Case: German spy’s wife exposes his gay affair — A German spy has gone on trial in [...]

Mediaweek’s Alan Frutkin looks at AMC’s Emmys Emmy Awardâ"winning period drama Mad Men, and the evolving storyline of gay character Salvatore Romano (Bryan Batt), ex-art director at Sterling Cooper. Mediaweek TV: Gay TV Now – Mad Men Ep.

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VIDEO: "Boys Beware" and "Girls Beware" - Food For Thought

2009-11-20T08:44:00.000-08:00

Below are two short videos from the 1950s. Both produced around the same time by the same interest.

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