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Strong testifies at Senate partnership
"Those stories should be the reason that this Legislature rushes this bill right out of here," said Sen. Ed Murray.
by Robert Raketty - SGN Staff Writer
The Senate Committee on Government Operations and Elections heard emotional testimony on Thursday, January 25, during a standing room only hearing on Senate Bill 5336, which would extend certain right more
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First anniversary of Anderson-Murray Civil Rights Bill passage to be 'Equal Rights Day,' says Murray
by Robert Raketty -
SGN Staff Writer
The Legislature passed the Anderson-Murray Civil Rights Bill (House Bill 2661) just one year ago on January 27, 2006. However, the emotional impact and practical implications of the new law, which ban's discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment, fin more
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Hutcherson seeks to repeal Anderson-Murray Civil Rights Bill
"It is a war and we are out to win it," said Rev. Ken Hutcherson.
by Robert Raketty -
SGN Staff Writer
Rev. Ken Hutcherson, pastor of Redmond-based Antioch Bible Church, filed an initiative to the people with the Secretary of State on Friday, January 19, seeking to repeal the Anderson-Murray Civil Rights Bill more
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Transgender religious summit breaks new ground - First-of-its-kind conference held in Berkeley
BERKELEY, CA - The first conference to be held on Transgender issues at a Christian seminary wrapped up on Sunday afternoon. The conference was held at the Pacific School of Religion (PSR) and co-sponsored by the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) in Washington D.C. and PSR's Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Mini more
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Holleran, Bechdel win 2007 Stonewall Book awards Winners announced in Seattle at meeting of ALA
Holleran, Bechdel win 2007 Stonewall Book awards Winners announced in Seattle at meeting of ALA
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Round Table
(GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 Stonewall Book Awards. Andrew Holleran, author of Grief (Hyperion), is the winner of the Barb more
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Part IV: Women's night at the South End Steam Baths (July 17, 1993)
by Don Paulson -
SGN Contributing Writer
"Pussy Galore" was a great success but it only happened once, much to the disappointment of the promoters. A second event, "Octopussy," was cancelled because of complaints from the male customers.
In a 1993 SGN article, historian and playwright Caitlin Sullivan writes: "Ma more
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Gay vote, rights likely to play a role in presidential campaigns
by Lisa Keen -
SGN Contributing Writer
Early polling suggests the 2008 presidential election could very well come down to a one-point margin of victory -a development that lends more import to the votes of minorities such as Gays. And though campaign trails are as hazardous to the reputations of prognosticators as they are to th more
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NEW COLUMN - To Your Health
by Que Areste, N.D. -
SGN Contributing Writer
This is your column on staying healthy in an unhealthy world. If you have general questions you want answered or topics you would like me to cover, write to the SGN. I will try to cover items of interest to you and our community.
It's the middle of winter, prime c more
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Unique training in Tacoma to address special needs of Gay and Lesbian service members
Are you looking for a way to support members of our military and their families besides displaying a yellow ribbon or bumper sticker on your car? Deployed service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and their families, face unique challenges in our communities. While many of them will receive support services on post, it is expected more
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Christian singer admits hating homosexuality
New song says "[i]f you're a fag, then God hate you..."
Donnie Davies says he hates homosexuality. He also claims on his websites and warbles in his new song, The Bible Says, that "If you're a fag, then God hates you, too."
"It's not often that people actually admit to their own hatefulness of others of their ac more
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Bush criticized for past State of the Union promises on HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS advocates, anticipating that President Bush may once again make AIDS-related promises in his State of the Union speech, noted persistent and growing gaps in prevention and treatment in this nation and around the world.
US EPIDEMIC
Some 240,000 people in the United States have become newly infected with HIV more
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First Outgames files for bankruptcy protection
by Kelly Stevens -
SGN Contributing Writer
A Quebec government audit revealed 5.3 million (CDN) deficit for the 2006 Outgames on a 15 million total budget on November 13, 2006. On December 7, 2006 Montreal Outgames filed for bankruptcy protection. of the deficit, 3.1 million is loans from the government of Montreal and Quebec more
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Grey's Anatomy co-stary to combat anti-Gay intolerance
LOS ANGELES, Calif. , January 22, 2007 - Neil G. Giuliano, president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and Kevin Jennings, founder and executive director of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) today met with Grey's Anatomy co-star Isaiah Washington in Los Angeles. The three discussed Washington's uses of a more
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The Journey Begins: Prologue - Mariah and Me, a Love Affair
by Rev. Barbara Allen, CMP -
SGN Contributing Writer
Sometimes things experienced earlier in our lives that seem unrelated to one another converge to affect us later on, although we may not quickly recognize the connection.
From childhood the music and lyrics for the song "They Call the Wind Mariah" from the Le more
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The Saga Continues& Let us pray!
by Nevin Jefferson -
SGN Contributing Writer
Lord,
Make me instrumental of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is discord, union;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness more
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Real Estate
'Generation Young' goes DIY
Across the country, first-time homeowners are moving into houses that all too often look their age -- much older than the new occupants.
According to a report from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, people under 35 are making the greatest gains in homeownership rates in the United more
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