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5 January 2009Blow for Obama as Commerce Secretary nominee withdraws + The Governor of New Mexico has told the US President-elect Barack Obama that he wishes to withdraw his name from nomination for the position of Commerce Secretary. -
2 January 2009Portland becomes largest US city to have gay mayor 1 The US city of Portland, Oregon, swore in its openly gay mayor Sam Adams on New Year's Day. -
2 January 2009Four arrested after lesbian attacked and raped 6 Four males have been arrested in Richmond, California, during investigations over the alleged gang rape of a lesbian. -
31 December 2008Three black gay men gunned down in New Orleans 3 New Orleans police are searching for the killers of three black gay men after they were found dead at their home on December 18th. -
31 December 2008Gay and bisexual black men have lowest rate of prostate testing, research finds 1 A new study published in the December issue of Medical Care claims that African-American gay and bisexual men are the least likely to be tested for prostate cancer than any other men. -
30 December 2008Lawrence King murder suspect denied access to files 4 14 year old murder suspect Brandon McInerney's lawyers requested that a judge allow them access to files demonstrating how prosecutors decide to try under-18s as adults in court. McInerney stands accused of shooting classmate Lawrence King in February, who was reportedly openly gay and sometimes wore 'feminine' clothing to school, at a junior high school in Oxnard, California. -
30 December 2008Mother fights against ban on sleeping with lesbian partner 8 Divorcee and mother of two Angel Chandler has approached the Tennessee Court of Appeals to allow her to have her female partner stay overnight. Ms Chandler, who has been with her partner for almost a decade, is appealing against a child custody restriction known as a paramour clause, in which she is not permitted to have her lover stay overnight if her children are present. -
30 December 2008Church group discrimination against New Jersey lesbians ruled unlawful 4 A church group yesterday lost its case to a lesbian couple who it barred from holding a civil ceremony on their property. Civil unions were introduced in New Jersey after the state Supreme Court's 2006 ruling that gay and lesbian couples are entitled to equal civil rights. -
30 December 2008Sean Penn to win award for gay politician role + Holllywood actor Sean Penn will be honoured at January's Palm Springs International Film Festival for his role in new film Milk. -
29 December 2008Obama advisor supports choice of anti-gay preacher for inauguration 5 President-elect Barack Obama's senior advisor David Axelrod has spoken in support of the decision invite evangelical preacher Rick Warren to his inauguration. Mr Axelrod is a chief advisor to President-elect Obama. -
29 December 2008Campbell Soup’s gay ads attacked by American Family Association 19 An ad for Campbell's Soup Company appearing in gay magazine The Advocate has been condemned by the American Family Association (AFA). The double-page ad features two female restaurateurs and a young boy. -
29 December 2008Senator sex scandal toilet no longer a tourist hot-spot + The public toilet where Rebulican Senator Larry Craig was arrested for soliciting sex became something of a tourist favourite in 2007. -
24 December 2008US federal judge orders Louisiana registrar to recognise out of state adoption 1 An organisation that furthers gay rights through litigation has hailed a federal court decision on same-sex adoption as "a major victory for same-sex parents." -
23 December 2008New York Times admits publishing fake letter from gay Mayor of Paris 3 One of America's most respected newspapers has had to apologise after it published a letter they claimed was written by the Mayor of Paris. -
22 December 2008Documentary about shamed US evangelical Ted Haggard airs next month 5 Preacher Ted Haggard will talk publicly about his fall from grace at the American Television Critics Association next month. -
22 December 2008Gay Congressman attacks Obama’s choice of inauguration preacher 2 A leading Democratic politician has said the President-elect of the United States was wrong to ask an evangelical preacher who likened gay couples to incest to participate in his inauguration. -
22 December 2008Victory Fund upset at lack of gays in Obama’s Cabinet 4 A group that funds lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans candidates for political office in the United States has expressed disappointment at the makeup of President-elect Barack Obama's proposed Cabinet.
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22 December 2008California “marriage defenders” want gay unions anulled 10 Gay and lesbian couples who legally married in California earlier this year are being targeted by supporters of a ballot proposition that removed the right to same-sex marriage in the state. -
19 December 2008Comment: Gays should give Obama a break over inauguration preacher 30 Forget for a moment Obama's attempts to reach across the political aisle by appointing Republicans to his Cabinet, probably the boldest and most potentially provacative move he has made so far. -
19 December 2008US general backs gay man for Secretary of the Navy + An openly gay man is on the shortlist for the role of Secretary of the Navy in the new Obama administration.
