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posted Friday, June 27, 2008 - Volume 36 Issue 26 |
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Section One |
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Robin Tyler ignored by Gay groups
by Rex Wockner -
SGN Contributing Writer
Veteran Lesbian activists Robin Tyler and Diane Olson, the first same-sex couple married in Southern California, have been missing from much of the material put out by the Gay organizations involved in the California marriage battle.
Although Tyler and Olson filed the first lawsuit in what became the cons more
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California's landmark Gay marriage decision
by Ed Decipolzuane -
SGN Contributing Writer
Monday, 17 June, was a historic landmark in California history as Lesbian and Gay couples had, for the first time, the legal right to marry, with all of the commensurate rights and responsibilities that come with it. California is only the second state to have granted Lesbian and more
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Ken Molsberry and Chris Vincent
Prominent Seattle couple tying the knot in San Francisco
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Contributing Writer
"The struggle for equal rights has never been so romantic!" say Ken Molsberry and Chris Vincent about their upcoming marriage in San Francisco. The Seattle couple will travel to California on July 4 and will be more
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Palm Springs celebrates Gay marriage
by Ed Depicolzuane -
SGN Contributing Writer
As California arose to another week of business as usual June 17, and Lesbian and Gay couples arose to a historical milestone in their relationships: the state had given them the right to marry. With hundreds of couples jamming the schedules in county clerks' offices for their more
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Who's right about John McCain?
by Chris Crain -
SGN Contributing Writer
The general election isn't even a month old and already two leading Gay political organizations are fighting over whether Republican presidential nominee John McCain is a friend or foe to Gay and Lesbian voters.
The Human Rights Campaign was first to attack, issuin more
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International News |
International News
by Rex Wockner -
SGN Contributing Writer
Budapest police chief bans, unbans Pride
Budapest Police Chief Gábor Tóth banned the city's Gay pride parade on June 11, then unbanned it on June 13. The parade takes place July 5.
Tóth originally said the parade would cause too much disruption of traffic.
That led to a more |
Northwest News |
Northwest News
SEE SGN'S PRIDE CALENDAR IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION FOR A GUIDE TO PRIDE EVENTS IN SEATTLE AND THE NORTHWEST
SEATTLE OUT & PROUD
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR
SEATTLE PRIDE PARADE 2008
Help Seattle Out & Proud put on Seattle's biggest and best Pride Parade ever. There are lots of ways you can help out. For details and to sign-up, go to www.seattlepride.org. more |
National News |
National News
by Rex Wockner -
SGN Contributing Writer
Calif. marriages could spell trouble for Wis., Del. Gays
Same-sex couples from Wisconsin and Delaware might not want to get married in California.
In Wisconsin, entering into a marriage outside the state that would have been prohibited inside the state can lead to a $10,000 fine, nine mo more |
Community Calendar |
Calendar Listings
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Ask Michael:
Live to Tell an inspiring memoir about overcoming meth
by Michael Raitt -
SGN Contributing Writer
Crystal meth use/abuse and addiction continues to be a crisis with broad implications in our community and the general population. Women and men, regardless of their sexual orientation, become bewitched by the drug and the allure surrounding it. In time, most users become crippled more
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The OutField: Ranging onto unfriendly ice
by Dan Woog -
SGN Contributing Writer
It's summertime, so Kevin Jennings' thoughts turn to ... ice hockey.
The energetic educator/activist - who steps down next month as executive director of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, a youth advocacy organization he founded 13 years ago - is a lifel more
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Zero to 60:The five Gayest cars
I've ever seen
by J.T. Hills -
SGN Contributing Writer
COUNTDOWN:
#5) 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
With Volkswagen's earthy '70s roots and contemporary urban styling, the Jetta is a perennial favorite in the Gay ghettos across the land. For 2008, Volkswagen has added a more powerful 5-cylinder engi more
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