http://www.pinknews.co.uk/aroundtheworld PinkNews.co.uk/aroundtheworld the best of the gay web Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:59:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en OBAMA LIFTS HIV TRAVEL BANRead more.... http://www.pinknews.co.uk/aroundtheworld/2009/11/obama-lifts-hiv-travel-ban-2/ Second hearing for DC marriage equalityRead more.... http://www.pinknews.co.uk/aroundtheworld/2009/11/second-hearing-for-dc-marriage-equality-2/ (San Francisco) In one ad after another, voters in California and Maine were besieged with images of what would supposedly happen if same-sex marriage were legal: Students on a field trip to a lesbian wedding, elementary kids gobbling up books featuring gay couples, kindergartners learning about homosexuality from their teachers. The ... http://www.pinknews.co.uk/aroundtheworld/2009/11/schools-emerge-as-new-tactic-in-gay-marriage-votes/ (London) Elton John has been released from a London hospital after being treated for flu and an E. coli bacterial infection. The singer's spokesman Gary Farrow says John was at home Friday and was feeling fine. He left the hospital early Thursday. He says John planned to resume his suspended tour and ... http://www.pinknews.co.uk/aroundtheworld/2009/11/elton-john-on-mend-resuming-tour-dates/ The Chicago Cubs have become the first major-league team to have an openly gay owner according to the Windy City Times. On Oct. 30, the Ricketts family became the new owners of MLB team, the Chicago Cubs. The family bought the team and Wrigley Field for $845 million. Laura Ricketts, one of the ... http://www.pinknews.co.uk/aroundtheworld/2009/11/the-first-openly-gay-mlb-owner/ (Durham, NC) A campus religious leader is unhappy about a study at Duke University that invites female students to attend parties where they can buy sex toys. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that the director of the Duke Catholic Center has lodged a complaint with researchers. The Rev. ... http://www.pinknews.co.uk/aroundtheworld/2009/11/sex-toy-study-at-duke-raises-some-eyebrows/ (Olympia, Wash.)  Washington voters have approved the state's new "everything but marriage" law, expanding rights for domestic partners and marking the first time any state's voters have approved a gay equality measure at the ballot box. With about 72 percent of the expected vote counted Thursday in unofficial returns, Referendum 71 ... http://www.pinknews.co.uk/aroundtheworld/2009/11/gay-partnership-measure-approved-by-voters/ (Albany, NY) New York Gov. David Paterson is calling the Legislature back to Albany for a special session to cut the budget and possibly vote on legalizing same-sex marriage. Paterson wants the Senate to give final legislative approval to same-sex marriage. But there's no guarantee there are enough votes to carry ... http://www.pinknews.co.uk/aroundtheworld/2009/11/ny-gov-calls-for-session-on-gay-marriage/ (Los Angeles) In the blink of an eye, late-night TV is shifting from a white men's club to the start of a rainbow coalition. Wanda Sykes' weekly Fox comedy show debuts 11 p.m. EST Saturday, followed by George Lopez's four-night-a-week talk show on TBS, starting 11 p.m. EST Monday. They join ... http://www.pinknews.co.uk/aroundtheworld/2009/11/sykes-lopez-bring-new-colors-to-late-night-tv/ STATEMENT OF THOMAS E. PEREZ ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS, UNITED STATES SENATE   “EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT: ENSURING OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS” PRESENTED NOVEMBER 5, 2009    Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Enzi and members of the HELP Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before ... http://www.pinknews.co.uk/aroundtheworld/2009/11/full-civil-rights-division-enda-testimony/