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posted Friday, August 1, 2008 - Volume 36 Issue 31 |
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SGN INTERVIEW: Gov. Gregoire looks forward to next four years
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Contributing Writer
"One four-year term is not enough to do everything we want to do for Washington," says Governor Christine Gregoire. "We came in wanting to address a number of significant issues, and we've made progress, but we still have more to do."
Gregoire is running for re-election this year, against a field of eight oth more
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Jean Rietschel - innovative judge runs for Superior Court
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Contributing Writer
Judge Jean Rietschel has been an innovator in her 12 years on the bench. The first openly Lesbian judge in Washington State, she is also the originator of the Domestic Violence Court, one of the Co-Chairs of the Misdemeanor Report work group, and a long-time advocate for Seattle's re-li more
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"Little Prick" takes on a big health issue
by Dr. Bob Wood, -
Director, HIV/AIDS Program, ?Public Health Seattle-King County
Rising from the clutter of ordinary advertising, a new, local HIV testing campaign is making its mark. In June, the Little Prick campaign made its debut, using a sense of humor to deliver a serious health message.
Little Prick i more
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Uganda: Torture threat
for HIV/AIDS activists
Abduction and intimidation accompany unfair trial
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The abduction and torture of a Ugandan HIV/AIDS activist who faces trial for holding a peaceful protest reveals the danger to those who challenge the Ugandan government's policies, Human Rights Watch and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights D more
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POZSeattle receives generous donation from Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Abbey of St. Joan
POZSeattle, a non-profit social organization for Seattle-area HIV positive men and their friends, is pleased to be the recipient of a $725 grant award from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Abbey of St. Joan.
According to POZSeattle volunteer Steve Plunk, "the generous grant from the Sisters will go toward promoting and contin more
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| International News |
International News
Moscow gays to try Pride
a FOURth time with a twist
After being banned for three years running, Moscow activists will try a fourth time to stage a Gay pride parade next May 16.
But with a twist: They will do so on the same day that the Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Moscow.
The campy contest, which is staged in the country of the more |
| Northwest News |
Northwest News
COUNTRY DOCTOR
COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC
OFFERS HEALTH CARE NIGHT
FOR LGBTQ COMMUNITY
Spectrum Natural Health at County Doctor Community Health Clinic, 500 19th Ave. E. offers primary and naturopathic care for the LGBTQ community every Thursday, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Providers have been serving the LGBTQ community for many years. Cost is sliding scale - no one more |
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National News
Californians still oppose
marriage discrimination
A second Field Poll has found that Californians do not plan to amend the state constitution Nov. 4 to re-ban same-sex marriage.
Poll results released July 18 showed that 51 percent of likely voters will oppose Proposition 8 and only 42 percent plan to vote for it.
The numbers are similar to those of an earlier Field P more |
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GLBT Christians meet in Tacoma for ConnECtion
by Tim Peter -
SGN Staff Writer
Whoever said Gays can't be Christian apparently got it wrong. From July 10 to July 13, approximately 125 GLBT Christians and their allies gathered at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma for the 28th ConnECtion. ConnECtion is the name given to the annual conferences sponsored by Evangelicals Conc more
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McCain should talk to the expert on my family - me
by Alan O'Brien-Myers -
Special to the SGN
As someone who was adopted by two Lesbian moms, I was certainly disappointed to find out that John McCain, a candidate for President of the United States, doesn't "believe in Gay adoption." What's not to believe in? Many Gays and Lesbians adopt children and create wonderful, loving fa more
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Entre Hermanos - International AIDS conference opens in Mexico City Aug. 3rd
by Marcos Martinez -
Executive Director, Entre Hermanos
Comenzando el día 3 de Agosto, 2008, el mundo fijara su vista sobre la Ciudad de Mexico, donde la decimoséptima conferencia mundial del SIDA se llevara a cabo. La reunión incluirá al Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas Ban Ki-moon, el anterior presidente estadouni more
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