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Christmas card from gay politician prompts support and some loud complaints

Maxime St. Pierre and MP Scott Brison with dog Simba in their Christmas card. It’s standard fare for most any politician: Send out a Christmas card to constituents showing the politician with spou…

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Welch rugby star comes out

Gareth Thomas via Cardiff Blues Gareth Thomas is described by London’s Daily Mail as a “sporting legend”. And he’s gay. It’s something his coaches and teammates have known for a few years,…

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Item: Gay bar in China opens after three-week delay

::: A near-capacity crowd of about 60 people turned out Saturday night for the low-key opening of China’s first gay bar that’s partially funded by a government agency, People’s Dail…

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DC marriage equality bill signed at Friday ceremony.

DC Mayor Adrian Fenty as council members look on DC Agenda photo by Michael Key With about 200 cheering supporters watching from the pews of an historic DC church, Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty…

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Video: SNL\'s kissy-face family with James Franco sparks tsk-tsks

Here we go again. SNL ran this skit with host James Franco Saturday night about an super-affectionate family. According to New York Daily News, Franco “topped off his performance with an x-rated ma…

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Item: Man gets year in jail for Salt Lake City anti-gay beating

Google map ::: A 21-year-old man from a Salt Lake City suburb was sentenced Friday to probation and a year in jail for joining in on the Aug. 9, 2008 beating of three people near a natu…

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Item: Prop. 8 campaign doesn’t have to share campaign docs, court rules

::: The 9th Circuit Court ruled Friday that internal campaign documents and advertising strategies generated by the campaign to pass California’s Prop. 8 do not have to be turned over t…

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Item: Anti-gay singer Buju Banton arrested on drug charges

Buju Banton via LATimes ::: Jamaican reggae artist Buju Banton, who has drawn protests because of violently anti-gay lyrics in some of his songs, was arrested Thursday on federal charge…

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Houston picks Annise Parker, an out lesbian, as its next mayor

Houston Mayor-elect Annise Parker Annise Parker was elected mayor in Houston Saturday in a race that was closely watched by the nation’s LGBT leaders. When Parker is sworn in, Houston will become…

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Out gay first-term lawmaker chosen speaker of California Assembly

Speaker-elect of the California Assembly, John Perez Sacramento Bee photo by Paul Kitagaki Jr A freshman lawmaker from Los Angeles was unanimously chosen yesterday by fellow Democrats to become the…

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Video: Maddow investigates US ties to Uganda’s kill-gays bill

Rachel Maddow continues her superb reporting on Uganda’s “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” and on the American activists who helped bring it about. In a two-part report on Wednesday’s show, Maddow de…

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Item: Reports—Anti-gay slur from b-ball player leads to melee

::: A Tuesday-night chair-throwing melee at a Dallas Denny’s restaurant started out with a simple “What’s up?” addressed to Tim Thomas, a forward with the Dallas Maver…

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Item: Key NJ senate committee passes marriage-equality bill

::: The marriage equality bill in New Jersey passed over a key hurdle Monday night when it was narrowly approved on a 7-6 vote by the state Senate’s Judiciary Committee. Six Democ…

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Choice of lesbian Episcopal bishop praised by those who know her, blasted by right-wing

Rev. Canon Mary D. Glasspool was chosen Saturday by members of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles to become an assistant bishop in the diocese. If her choice is confirmed by US bishops, she wil…

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Recent headlines; Plus winter break

HEADLINER: Blog on winter break OK. So there’s no reason for these guys to be headliners, except to serve as a reminder that it’s a sizzling hot summertime down under in Australia,…

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Video: Daily Show — ‘because NY and CA aren’t as progressive as Iowa’

In the Daily Show’s occasional series “Gaywatch”, Jon Stewart offers this observation about the New York state senate’s vote Wednesday which rejected a marriage equality bill: Ni…

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Many LGBT activists dissatisfied with Irish civil partnerships

Politicians in Ireland and some LGBT activists congratulated each other for a civil partnership bill that was introduced today in the Dáil—the country’s parliament. As debate on the bill bega…

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Uganda’s ‘kill-gays’ bill is an American product

Uganda’s ethics minister, James Buturo, yesterday defended a proposed draconian anti-gay law “Uganda is likely to pass a bill criminalizing homosexuality in the east African nation,” Jack Kimb…

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Publicity delays opening of gay bar in China

The official opening of a gay pub in southwest China's Yunnan Province has been delayed. The bar in the tourist city of Dali had been set to open Tuesday, the 22nd World AIDS Day. But extensive nation…

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Item: Mormons say they never wanted to advertize on Queerty, anyway

::: The LDS church (aka Mormons) insisted in a Wednesday clarification email to Salt Lake Tribune that the church hadn’t ever really wanted to advertize on the gay blog Queerty, d…

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Two life sentences given to killer of Florida gay student Ryan Skipper

Pat Mulder, Ryan Skipper’s mother, reacts Monday at the sentencing hearing where her son’s killer was given two life sentences Ledger photo by Rick Runion A central Florida man was sentenced thi…

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Both protest and praise in Vallejo for mayor who says gay citizens are sinners

About 250 of people rallied at Vallejo City Hall Tuesday evening to condemn recent comments made by Mayor Osby Davis, who was quoted in a New York Times column as saying gays and lesbians won’t be…

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Item: 80s TV mom, actress Meredith Baxter says ‘I’m a lesbian’

::: “I am a lesbian, and it was a later-in-life recognition,” actress Meredith Baxter, 62, told Matt Lauer this morning on NBC’s Today. Baxter is best known for playing Elyse…

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New York senate rejects marriage equality bill 24-38 in long-delayed vote

Less than three hours after the New York state senate decisively defeated a marriage equality measure that many observers thought would pass, a crowd of about 200 peopled gathered in Times Square…

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Read it: Houston victim of anti-gay attack speaks out to Dallas Voice

Site: Dallas Voice Article: Jayron, LaKenya Martin say they are thankful for LGBT community’s support, disappointed in response from Cy-Fair school officials Author: Tammye…

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Today’s headlines; Plus Georgi Dochev

HEADLINER: Georgi Dochev On the night that Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died, Bulgarian model Georgi Dochev was a guest of Gately and his husband, Andy Cowles, at their apartment on on the…

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Read this: Right-wing Catholic bishops hold US politics hostage

Site: DailyBeast Article: Does God Hate the Kennedys? Author: James Carroll In a DailyBeast feature, Boston Globe columnist John Carroll, whose recent book is Practicing Catholic, “a sto…

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Video: Rick Warren wants Bible marriage. What does that mean?

Pastor Rick Warren appeared to slightly backpedal in an appearance on Meet the Press this morning about his opposition to marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples. See the interview at msnbc.c…

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Australians rally for marriage equality in wake of disappointing report

Warren McGaw and Chris Rumble exchanged legally-binding civil partnership vows Wednesday in Canberra. They were the first couple in Australia to celebrate such a ceremony. The Age photo: Stefan Postl…

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Today’s headlines; Plus Tripathi

HEADLINER: Laxmi Narayan Tripathi Tripathi’s friend, photographer Firoze Shakir, considers her his “metrosexual Hijra Guru”. He took this and other photos to help reveal the world of t…

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Read this: Murderer’s claim doubted by friends of Jorge Steven Lopez

Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado In the Nov. 25 issue of New York City’s Gay City News, journalist Doug Ireland offers an extensive update on the investigation into the murder in Puerto Rico of 19-year-…

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Item: Catholic bishops threaten Spain’s politicians over abortion bill

::: Roman Catholic bishops have stepped up their international culture war with a threat issued last week to punish any member of parliament in Spain who votes for a bill that would make…

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Low-key anniversary vigil in San Francisco honors Milk and Moscone

Harvey Milk. Last night’s commemorative vigil moved to the former location of Milk’s Castro Camera store. A small and low-key vigil was held Friday evening in San Francisco's Castro District to…

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Transgender sports writer Mike Penner/Christine Daniels an apparent suicide

2007 snapshot of Christine Daniels by Greg Hernandez Los Angeles Times sports columnist Mike Penner was found dead in his apartment Friday evening, the Times reports. Penner, who returned to using t…

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Today’s headlines; Plus Lautner

HEADLINER: Taylor Lautner 17-year-old actor Taylor Lautner is usually referred to these days with the prefix “teen heartthrob”. That’s especially true since the actor—who has b…

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Item: Two indicted for June anti-transgender assault in Queens

Leslie Mora ::: Two men who are accused in the June beating of a transgender woman in Queens, NY were indicted by a grand jury and arraigned Friday on multiple charges, including assaul…

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Reactions to mayor’s comments show clash of faith and tolerance in Vallejo

Vallejo Mayor Osby Davis photo: SF Chronicle Osby Davis, the mayor of Vallejo, Calif. issued a standard semi-apology for remarks he made last week to a New York Times reporter. “I apologize if my…

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Canadian border agency’s seizure of LGBT films raises specter of past censorship

Three films sent to an Ottawa LGBT film festival were held for "review" last weekend by Canadian customs officials. The films are Clapham Junction, I Can’t Think Straight, and the…

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Montana judge lets two lesbian moms jointly adopt toddler

A Montana lesbian couple had special reason to be thankful this week along with their three children—two older children and a four-year-old boy, Morrgan. On Nov. 10, A state judge in Billings allo…

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Headlinks: Recent headlines

Recent headlines and links from lgbtQnews.com Twitter stream: RT @QueerjohnPA @xtra_canada: Queer film experts baffled by detention of gay films at Canada's border [Link:NYTimes TV Watch…

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Deep thanks to all readers. Especially ‘followers’

Let me take a moment on this day dedicated (in the US) to giving thanks, to thank those who read this news-blog. I’m not sure who you are because, unfortunately, my posts don’t generate many com…

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Video: \'What do you want from me?\' and other Glambertana from Early Show

So, after all the pixels of virtual ink (and some of the real oil-based stuff, too) that’s been spilled since Adam Lambert’s American Music Awards performance, this seems the best res…

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Item: Thousands march in San Juan to honor Jorge Steven Lopez

::: Thousands of people, many holding candles, marched Wednesday evening in San Juan, Puerto Rico in a vigil celebrating the life of a gay teenager whose brutal murder has sho…

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Must listen: Explaining LGBT count on 2010 census – NPR

Demographer Gary Gates explains to NPR’s Jennifer Ludden the changes that will be made for the 2010 census which will, for the first time, count same-sex couples who identify themselves as spouses.…

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Patrons sue police and city for Sept. raid at Atlanta gay bar

via mc4bbs.livejournal.com/ A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the City of Atlanta, the city’s police department, and up to 45 officers involved in a Sept. 10 raid of the Atl…

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Item: Charleston, SC adds LGBT-inclusive human rights laws

::: The Charleston, SC city council on Tuesday passed a pair of inclusive non-discrimination ordinances that protect city resident in housing and public accommodations, Q-Notes,…

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Video: Glambert’s official video, with unsolicited history

We doubt that this will satisfy Elizabeth Hasselbeck from ABC’s The View, but Adam Lambert released this official video for his album’s title track, “For Your Entertainment”.…

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Must read: Gay son finds love and embrace from his macho hockey families

In a family snapshot, Brendan Burke poses with the Stanley Cup in 2007, shortly after his father’s team at the time, Anaheim Ducks, won it all Brendan Burke is a student manager for the Miami o…

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Even in death, same-sex couples face extra tax burden, study finds

Unless Congress acts before the end of the year to renew the law the federal estate tax will disappear for one year in 2010 before returning with a much higher tax rate in 2011. Congress is currently…

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Shock value of Glambert’s AMA performance well-planned

‘The Kiss’ from Adam Lambert’s AMA performance via CNN If there was any doubt that Adam Lambert’s provocative performance at last night’s American Music Awards show was well planned, then…

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