SF Chronicle defends impartiality of gay judge in Prop 8 trial

The San Francisco Chronicle is defending the impartiality of 'outed' gay Justice Vaughn Walker,  the federal judge presiding over the historic Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco's high court,  even...

Rhode Island next state to attempt gay marriage bill

Rhode Island new battlefield state in gay marriage fight  After heavy losses and reversals of fortune in Maine,  New York,  and New Jersey  -  and with problems plaguing the Proposition 8...

Proposition 8 Judge is 'outed': National Review says 'step down'

Vaughn Walker,  the federal judge presiding over the historic Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco's district court,   has been "outed"  as gay, and the National Review is already calling for...

Obama gives harsh condemnation of Ugandan gay bill

At the annual national prayer breakfast in Washington, DC,  President Barack Obama had strong words of condemnation for Uganda's legislature on homosexuality.   Obama called the legal precepts in the...

Repeal of DADT may call out ' the foot soldiers of Bush'

Reigniting the Culture Wars?   Some political analysts see pushing for the repeal of 'Don't Ask,   Don't Tell'  as throwing a match on a powder keg;  sparking a backlash such as the one...

Power attorney gives legal help to NY mother and gay teen son

High profile Chicago attorney,  politician,  human rights advocate gives New York mother and gay teen a helping hand in ongoing New York legal battle  In an ongoing legal battle in Niagara County,...

Utah 'refuses to be battleground' state for gay issues

Gay rights advocates were hoping to get Utah legislators to weigh in on a bill which would make discrimination against gays and lesbians illegal in that state.   Hoping to build on the momentum of last...

Hawaii lawmakers decline to vote on civil unions bill

Hawaii House kills Senate-approved civil unions bill  In Hawaii,  state lawmakers in the House declined to vote Friday on a  civil unions bill which would have extended the rights and duties of...

US House Dem. introduces anti-gay discrimination legislation

A Colorado House of Representatives Democrat has introduced a federal bill which would make it a federal crime for public schools to discriminate due to gender identity and sexual orientation.   Jared Polis...

Prop 8 trial came down to children, society

The federal historic trial over Proposition 8's  constitutionality ended its witness testimony in the high district court of San Francisco this week.   The defense had only two...

Pentagon starts countdown to repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

In Washington,  DC,  the Department of Defense and the Pentagon have started the clock ticking for the repeal of the DADT policy for gays in the military.  The process will likely take several...

Notre Dame Students Protest for Gay Rights

Notre Dame students continue protesting for Gay Rights after the University's student newspaper, The Observer, ran a cartoon earlier this month that advocated beating, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender...

Italy Opening World's First Prison For Transgender Inmates

Italy is opening world's first prison for transgender inmates. The prison, at Pozzale, located near the Tuscan city of Florence, will house approximately 30 transgendered inmates, and is scheduled to open in March...

New Study: Sexual Minority Youth Bullied More Than Straight Youth

A new study conducted by doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital located in central Ohio finds, sexual minority youth, or youth who identify as gay, lesbian or bi-sexual, are bullied two to three more times...

GOP members coming out for gay marriage

As the Proposition 8 trial winds toward its closing in the federal court of San Francisco,  some gay blogs are compiling a list of GOP members and other conservatives who are taking a pro-same sex marriage stance in light of the trial. Among the names are such...

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