Lesbian major’s DADT lawsuit moves forward
(Spokane, Washington) A full panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled a legal challenge to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” - the ban on gays serving openly in the military - can proceed.
The Bush administration had asked the court to reverse a May ruling by a three judge …
Tags: aids barack obama britney spears celebrity gossip chris, gay, lesbianBoy George guilty in gay hustler imprisonment case
(London) Singer Boy George is facing jail time following his conviction Friday for false imprisonment involving a gay escort.
The former Culture Club singer was tried under his real name, George O’Dowd.
Court was told that O’Dowd, 47, met 29-year-old Audun Carlsen on a gay internet site and agreed to meet at …
Tags: aids barack obama britney spears celebrity gossip chris, gayDrag robbers make off with $100M in gems
(Paris) Armed robbers - some dressed in drag - made off with 80 million euros ($100 million) in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store theft in central Paris, in what police Friday called one of France’s costliest jewel heists.
Three or four thieves swiped rings, necklaces and luxury watches from display …
Tags: aids barack obama britney spears celebrity gossip chris, gayGay ambassador likely to return under Clinton State Dept.
(Washington) Preparing for her new role as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton is moving to surround herself with a cast of die-hard loyalists and veterans of her husband’s administration to help her cope with world crises and backstage Washington power plays.
One notable name on the list is Michael Guest, …
Tags: aids barack obama britney spears celebrity gossip chris, gayIndia: Gays are perverse
(New Delhi) India’s federal government has told the Delhi High Court that homosexuality is the result of a perverse mind and should not be decriminalized.
In a brief filed this week with the court, the government said that if the country’s sodomy law is overturned it could have a profoundly adverse …
Tags: aids barack obama britney spears celebrity gossip chris, gay, sexGay youths among highest suicide victims in Canadian Province
(Victoria, British Columbia) A five-year study of youth suicide in British Columbia found that 70 per cent of young people who committed suicide reached out to someone for help before their final act.
The B.C. Coroners Service report makes 17 recommendations that all hinge on preventing youth suicide and making parents, …
Tags: aids barack obama britney spears celebrity gossip chris, gayNC community supports gay marriage
(Carrboro, North Carolina) The Carrboro city council has passed a resolution supporting gay marriage and sent copies of it off to the state and federal government.
The city of about 19,000, not far from Chapel Hill, is considered one of the most liberal in the South - sometimes dubbed The Paris …
Tags: aids barack obama britney spears celebrity gossip chris, gayMoscow mayor: Gay Pride parades spread AIDS
(Moscow) LGBT rights advocates and AIDS workers are voicing shock at comments by Moscow’s mayor linking gay visibility to the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Speaking at an international AIDS conference in the Russian capital Mayor Yuri Luzhkov said he will continue to ban gay pride parades in the city to prevent spreading …
Tags: aids barack obama britney spears celebrity gossip chris, gay, hivNYC firefighter settles lawsuit for $3.75M
(New York City) A New York City firefighter, critically injured when a colleague hit him with a metal chair during a firehouse fight, has reached a $3.75 million settlement with the city.
Robert Walsh, who was attacked by Michael Silvestri, testified at his federal lawsuit trial that the attack on New Year’s …
Tags: aids barack obama britney spears celebrity gossip chris, gaySurvey examines role of economics, faith in Prop 8
(San Francisco, California) Voters’ economic status and religious convictions played a greater role than race and age in determining whether they supported the Nov. 4 ballot measure outlawing same-sex marriage in California, a new poll shows.
The ban drew its strongest support from both evangelical Christians and voters who didn’t attend …
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