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Seattle Gay News Friday, June 4, 2010 - Volume 38 Issue 23 |
Gates and Mullen say DADT repeal not imminent
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IT STARTED WITH A KISS - Kirkland sailor's DADT nightmare------------------------------
Malawi couple pardoned, may seek asylum abroad------------------------------
Col. Grethe Cammermeyer named to Pentagon panel
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Anti-Gay bigotry a trick to deceive the naïve
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Voices Rising performance a 'sheer privilege'
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Mr. Leather title taken by disabled Transman------------------------------
Suspect charged in Ballard hate crime------------------------------
Peter Orlovsky, partner of Allen Ginsburg, dies------------------------------
Marriage Equality campaign debuts in Ireland
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Moscow Pride Parade defies authorities, evades police------------------------------
JUNE 13 - Self-defense workshop for Gay men
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Ashburn speaks out on Gay rights------------------------------
Barney Frank calls for probe of Israeli raid------------------------------
Chinese school tells students to man up------------------------------
Portuguese soccer star supports marriage equality------------------------------
Dutch scientists suggest 'Gaydar' is realBREAKING NEWS ------------------------------ ------------------------------
One Very Gay Time
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U.N. committee moves to keep out gay-lesbian NGO------------------------------
New York begins gay couple commitment ceremonies------------------------------
Lesbian couple weds in Portugal's 1st gay marriage------------------------------
Gay? Whatever, Dude------------------------------
20 LGBT groups blast Arizona ------------------------------
Marriage equality for all couples------------------------------
Federal Prop 8 Trial Schedule for Closing Arguments ------------------------------
Fines Proposed Against Mormon Church for Prop 8 Campaign Finance Violations ------------------------------
Equality on Trial: Judge Walker's Amazing Questions for Closing Argument------------------------------
New Policy on Gender Change in Passports Announced ------------------------------
Firestorm over column on gays in Catholic paper -
Linked same-sex parents with porn------------------------------
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| Gates and Mullen say DADT repeal not imminent
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Staff Writer The nation's top uniformed military officer and highest-ranking civilian told troops that a possible 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (DADT) repeal is not imminent. The comments were not made in a joint statement; instead, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to troops on two more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IT STARTED WITH A KISS - Kirkland sailor's DADT nightmare by Shaun Knittel - SGN Staff Writer When the House voted to pass legislation last week that could begin to unravel the Gay military ban, there was cause to celebrate. Headlines across the country told the tale of jubilation. However, as historic as the vote for repeal may be, the cold, hard truth is that 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' ( more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Malawi couple pardoned, may seek asylum abroadby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer Steven Monjeza and his Transgender partner, Tiwonge Chimbalanga, recently convicted and sentenced to 14 years' hard labor under Malawi's anti-Gay laws, were pardoned by President Bingu wa Mutharika on May 30. They were released from custody the same day. Mutharika an more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Col. Grethe Cammermeyer named to Pentagon panel
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Staff Writer On June 2, Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Clifford Stanley announced the appointment of retired Reserve Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer to the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). Cammermeyer, an out Lesbian, served 31 years in the more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anti-Gay bigotry a trick to deceive the naïve
by Wayne Besen - SGN Contributing Writer It was once a speculative cliché to say that rabidly anti-Gay individuals were actually closeted, self-loathing homosexuals. But thanks to an avalanche of hypocrites, the notion is quickly becoming a truism. Last month, the nation alternately cackled and cringed when viru more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Voices Rising performance a 'sheer privilege'
by James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer Voices Rising May 29 Southside Commons, Columbia City Voices Rising, the ongoing series of performances by LGBTQ performers of color, held its most recent show on May 29 at the Southside Commons (3518 S. Edmunds St.) in Columbia City. According to Tamika J more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr. Leather title taken by disabled Transmanby James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer Last weekend, Tyler McCormick took home the International Mr. Leather (IML) title, beating out 50 other contestants in the Chicago, Illinois competition. The second runner-up was Jack Andrew Duke (Mr. Texas Leather), and the first runner-up was Lance Holman (Mr. San Francisco Leather). The Mr more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Suspect charged in Ballard hate crimeby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer As SGN goes to press, police spokesperson Renee Witt has confirmed that Daniel Woodward, 51, of Seattle, has been charged in an assault on a Transgender woman. The assault occurred at 3:50 p.m. on May 30, at 15th Avenue NW and NW Market Street in Ballard. Woodward more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Peter Orlovsky, partner of Allen Ginsburg, diesby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer Peter Orlovsky, lifelong partner of the late Beat icon Allen Ginsberg, died in Vermont on May 30. Orlovsky was 76, and had been battling lung cancer for several months. Orlovsky was born to poor Russian immigrants in the Lower East Side, and dropped out of high sch more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marriage Equality campaign debuts in Ireland
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer The Irish organization Marriage Equality announced on June 1 that it is launching a national poster campaign to give 'visibility to Gay and Lesbian families living in Ireland.' Titled 'We Are Family,' the campaign will distribute posters depicting actual Lesbian and Gay couples and more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Moscow Pride Parade defies authorities, evades policeby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer LGBT activists defied authorities to hold an unauthorized Pride Parade in Moscow on May 29. As in the five previous years, Moscow's homophobic mayor, Yuri Luzhkov, banned the parade. In previous years, riot police attacked and dispersed the marchers. This year, how more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
JUNE 13 - Self-defense workshop for Gay men
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Staff Writer Fight the Fear Campaign self-defense workshop June 13, 1-3 PM Location TBA Fight the Fear Campaign officials have announced a free self-defense workshop for Gay men on June 13 from 1-3 p.m. to be held in Seattle's Central District. The community event is a more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ashburn speaks out on Gay rightsby Shaun Knittel - SGN Staff Writer Republican State Senator Roy Ashburn, a political conservative from Bakersfield, California, was the only GOP vote in favor of a resolution demanding an end to the DADT policy in the U.S. military. Ashburn was forced out of the closet last March after being arrested for a DUI on more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barney Frank calls for probe of Israeli raidby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has called for investigation of Israel's raid on a convoy of ships bringing medical supplies to the Palestinian port of Gaza. Frank's statement on the controversial Israeli raid came in a June 2 interview with the Boston Herald. At l more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese school tells students to man upby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer An elementary school in central China has launched a new program intended to eliminate nelly behavior in its boy students. Qinlinglu Elementary School in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, announced its 'Looking for a Real Man' initiative on June 1. Boy students will be more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portuguese soccer star supports marriage equalityby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer Star soccer forward Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal endorsed his country's new same-sex marriage law in a May 30 interview with Publico newspaper. Ronaldo made his reputation with Britain's Manchester United, but left Man U in 2009. He is also captain of the Portuguese more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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National Newsby Rex Wockner - SGN Contributing Writer Seventy-eight percent support letting military Gays come out Seventy-eight percent of Americans support letting Gays serve in the military openly, as opposed to their staying closeted as required by the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy. CNN and Opinion Resear more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BREAKING NEWS! by Shaun Knittel - SGN Staff Writer 'Gaydar,' the instinctive power LGBT people supposedly have to zero in on other Gays - even in a crowd - may really exist. According to Dutch scientists, when they examined how heterosexual and homosexual people focus their attention, the study found that Gays are much more det more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
One Very Gay Time
'So tell me, America, how do I introduce Joyce?' I posed that question back in May 1992 in the first column I ever wrote. That debut was an earthshaking breakthrough - a nationally syndicated, weekly column in mainstream newspapers about life from a gay perspective. Over the next 18 years - and about 900 columns - I more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.N. committee moves to keep out gay-lesbian NGOLouis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS Thu Jun 3, 2010 6:39pm EDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A United Nations committee that decides which nongovernmental organizations can be accredited to the world body moved on Thursday to keep out the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. The group more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New York begins gay couple commitment ceremoniesBy Karina Ioffee Karina Ioffee Reuters Thu Jun 3, 6:23 pm ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City officials began offering wedding-like ceremonies for same-sex couples on Thursday, drawing as much criticism as praise from gay rights advocates who want nothing short of full marriage rights. The ceremonie more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lesbian couple weds in Portugal's 1st gay marriageBarry Hatton Associated Press Writer LISBON, Portugal - Two lesbians who were pioneers in bringing gay marriage to Portugal wed on Monday, becoming the first couple to enjoy the benefits of the law they helped usher into this predominantly Catholic country. Teresa Pires and Helena Paixao, divorced Portugue more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gay? Whatever, DudeBy CHARLES M. BLOW New York Times Published: June 4, 2010 Last week, while many of us were distracted by the oil belching forth from the gulf floor and the president's ham-handed attempts to demonstrate that he was sufficiently engaged and enraged, Gallup released a stunning, and little noticed, report on American more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
20 LGBT groups blast Arizona Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights groups and allies join outcry against anti-immigrant measure in Arizona More than 20 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality groups and allies today issued the following joint statement: Arizona's S.B. 1070 takes the state down a path that will lead more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marriage equality for all couplesBy John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Prop 8 Trial Schedule for Closing ArgumentsBy John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fines Proposed Against Mormon Church for Prop 8 Campaign Finance Violations By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equality on Trial: Judge Walker's Amazing Questions for Closing ArgumentBy John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New Policy on Gender Change in Passports Announced By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Firestorm over column on gays in Catholic paper -
Linked same-sex parents with pornBy John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By John D. Podesta and Robert A. Levy washingtonpost.com Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Nearly a century after the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed that "marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man.' " That 1967 case, Loving v. Virginia, ended bans on interracial marriage i more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
by Rex Wockner - SGN Contributing Writer "I think that we ought to definitely look at it [same-sex marriage] and debate it. I think there are a lot of people who have trouble coming to terms with that because they see marriage as traditionally between a man and a woman. But I also know that, you know, when couples are committed t more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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