http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/index.cfm Gay, Lesbian News National and International Sat, June 2008 01:37:00 GMT en-us http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page1.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page1.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT by John Griffin - SGN Contributing Writer It was a cool, cloudy afternoon at Centralia College on Wednesday, but the warm, friendly atmosphere created by the GSA at the college and all of the people who came out to celebrate their second annual Gay Pride made it seem like a very bright day. There was no conservative protest to cast a shadow on the fun, affirmative amb http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page2.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page2.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT by Rex Wockner - SGN Contributing Writer Faced with Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's ban on Gay pride activities for the third year in a row, about 35 Moscow activists misled police into going to the wrong location and then successfully staged two surprise actions May 31. As city police and riot police blockaded City Hall, activists pulled off a demonstration nea http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page3.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page3.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT Olympia's 2008 Capital City Pride parade and festival will be the city's largest-ever, according to Pride Co-Chairs who said they expect up to10,000 people to come to Washington's capital city for Pride weekend June 21 and 22. The parade and festival takes place Sunday June 22. "We're very fortunate again this year," says Tony Sermonti, Olympia Pride co-chair. "We have http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page4.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page4.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT by Jennifer Vanasco - SGN Contributing Writer Some think that the one-two punch of California legalizing Gay marriage and New York recognizing them will mean a resurgence of the Gay culture wars. Not that they've ever fully gone away. Gays and Lesbians are still at the center of a debate about whether it's "moral" to give us full equal rights. http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page5.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page5.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid - SGN A&E Writer Northwest Winter Soldier May 31 Town Hall In spite of little mainstream media coverage, hundreds of people from various anti-war and other concerned groups showed up at Town Hall last Saturday, May 31, for the second Northwest Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Speak Out Abou http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page6.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page6.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid - SGN A&E Writer Not only was it a cheery event for a rainy, gray start to the long Memorial Day weekend, but this year's GLSEN banquet honoring GSAs around the area also gave many who attended a first chance to see 43rd District Representative Jamie Pedersen's and partner's baby boy. And dressed in blue to match eyes like dad Jamie's, he http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page7.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page7.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT by Lisa Keen - Keen News Service U.S. Senator Barack Obama secured enough delegate votes Tuesday to clinch the Democratic nomination for president. The achievement marks the first time in the nation's history that a racial minority has won the nomination of one of the two major political parties. Most evidence suggested the majority of the LGBT comm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page8.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page8.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT by Nick Bowen - Special to the SGN The Emerald City Softball Association Open C division finished their round robin schedule last week, and the division was split into upper and lower. The upper C divisional teams are now playing against the B division squads, in games that may determine divisional champs for both B and C divisions. The lower C division teams are still in action http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page9.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page9.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT by Rex Wockner - SGN Contributing Writer Argentine government seeks to legalize same-sex marriage A bill legalizing same-sex marriage was informally presented to Argentina's Congress May 22 by the head of the National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism. "The Casa Rosada (presidential palace) tells us we should do our http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page10.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page10.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT by Albert Rodriguez - SGN A&E Writer The Seattle native in me wants to support as many local businesses as possible, from Jones Soda to Starbucks to Sub Pop Records to a hidden stash of Cougar Mountain cookies somewhere in my office. Undoubtedly, this means I've flown Alaska Airlines all along the West Coast. So, with a pinch of guilt, I recently flew its newes http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page12.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page12.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT by Michael Raitt - SGN Contributing Writer June is the month when people in our community focus on and celebrate Pride. Pride represents a lot of different things for different people. For many of us, it is a time of celebration and it highlights struggles we've been through, challenges we still face, and the accomplishments we have made. Equally as important, it http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page13.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page13.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page14.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page14.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page15.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page15.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page16.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page16.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page17.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page17.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page18.cfm http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews36_23/page18.cfm Sat, June 2008 18:37:00 GMT