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Section One
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Dan Choi returns to National Guard unit
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
Gay rights advocate and 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (DADT) repeal poster boy Army Lieutenant Dan Choi returned to drill duty last weekend for the first time since June 2009, when a military review board recommended he be discharged from military service for violating the DADT policy.
Choi reported that he felt welcomed back b more
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The spirit of being human
On the 20th anniversary of the release of Nelson Mandela
by Rev. Robert V. Taylor -
Special to the SGN
Nelson Mandela is a reminder of what it means to be authentically human. As the world celebrates the 20th anniversary of Mandela's release from prison, a story of courageous hope and courage is celebrated. His aut more
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San Francisco Chronicle outs Prop 8 judge Walker
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
On February 7, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, the 65-year-old jurist appointed to the bench by President George H.W. Bush in 1989, was outed in a San Francisco Chronicle story. Typically, this would be a non-issue; however, Walker will be delivering a decision concerning the overturnin more
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Gay-bashing Air Force sergeant brought to justice
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
'Go ahead, try telling the cops. They won't do anything & you can't touch me.' That's what U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Benjamin Ford told Blake Hayes, a 24-year-old DJ for New York City's WPLJ-FM radio, after he attacked Hayes and his friends Alec Bell and Danny Calvert outside of a New York W more
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Out to Quit: Going through 'The Program' - Week 6
by James Whitely -
SGN Staff Writer
I quit smoking on Sunday. I'm not sure when, exactly, but I think I smoked my last cigarette around 4:30 p.m., which would put me at about 72 hours now - about five days by the time this paper hits the streets. It's extremely difficult to concentrate, and I worry it will affect my writing - not more
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Rupert Manalili;
1965-2009
Rupert was born and raised in Lakewood, Washington, an army brat and youngest of five siblings. He passed away on December 29th, 2009. He is survived by two sisters, Irene and Bonnie, and two brothers, Robert and Joe. Always interested in the arts, he first pursued graphic design and worked for a label company in Seattle in the mid '80s. He saved more
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R Place BIG GAME fundraiser a success
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
The Super Bowl has long attracted crowds of pigskin and beer lovers to sports bars around the country, so it should come as no surprise that a number of Capitol Hill Gay bars broadcast the game. But for local events planner Art Ruiz and the Emerald City Softball Association (ECSA) officials, the more
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Seattle Otters hold water polo tournament
by James Whitely -
SGN Staff Writer
The Seattle Otters, a local LGBT-friendly water polo team, held its 14th International Open Water Polo Tournament February 5-7. 'It's one of the largest water polo tournaments in the Pacific Northwest. It was 27 teams in three divisions: women, open, and co-ed,' said Wade Taylor, a player for t more
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Chinese man defies government, shows up for Mr. Gay World Pageant
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
When the Mr. Gay World 2010 Pageant takes place in Oslo this weekend, it will include a contestant from China, in spite of the Chinese government's efforts.
Chinese police raided the Mr. Gay China event on January 15, shutting it down only an hour before show time. Event organizers more
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Studies show LGBT teens bullied more, at higher suicide risk
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
It's no secret that kids can be mean to each other. But for some LGBT youth, the bullying has led to depression, self-imposed isolation, and even suicide. A new study shows that LGBT adolescents get bullied two or three times more than their heterosexual counterparts, and a separate study shows more
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Ask Michael: Bullied? Help is out there.
by Michael Raitt -
SGN Contributing Writer
As a child/adolescent, were you called a faggot or a dyke? Were you threatened or physically attacked? Did you feel isolated, or were you excluded because people perceived you as being GLBTQ? Was fear a motivating factor to keep you in the closet to avoid being labeled as Gay and, therefo more
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What is progress?
by Jennifer Vanasco -
SGN Contributing Writer
We rounded the corner and were met by an 8-year-old girl with her hand outstretched in greeting.
"How are you?" she asked. Her long ponytails jittered with energy. "My name is Selena. Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure," we said.
"What is pro more
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Section One
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| International News |
International News
Albania passes model law
against LGBT discrimination
Albania's Parliament banned discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity February 4.
The law covers employment, housing, provision of goods and services, education and access to public places. It also specifically mentions health care, banking, transportation, entertainmen more |
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Northwest News
SAFE SCHOOLS COALITION
LGBT SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES
www.safeschoolscoalition.org/RG-scholarships.html
FREE RÉSUMÉ AND
JOB SEARCH WORKSHOPS
South Seattle Community College's WorkSource Center is partnering with the Seattle Public Library to offer résumé and job search workshops at the downtown Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Room 4 on Leve more |
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National News
by Rex Wockner -
SGN Contributing Writer
National ACT UP-like network forming
Around 45 LGBT activists of varying national stature met at the Highlander Research and Education Center in rural Tennessee in late January to create a new national LGBT direct-action movement.
"We had one thing on our agenda: Discuss ways to build a national netw more |
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Bigots sue to block hate crimes law
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
A group of four anti-Gay religious leaders has filed suit to overturn the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.
The complaint was filed in the US District Court for Eastern Michigan on February 2.
The plaintiffs in the suit are Ameri more
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Summit announced on Gay service in foreign militaries
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
The Palm Center, a think tank at the University of California, Santa Barbara that has been a leader in commissioning and disseminating research in the areas of gender, sexuality and the military, has announced plans to convene a Washington, D.C. summit of officials and experts from military fo more
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Iowa and New Hampshire save marriage equality laws
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
On February 9, state legislators in both Iowa and New Hampshire voted to preserve their states' marriage equality laws.
Iowa Republicans wanted to pull House Joint Resolution 6 out of a committee and place it on the debate calendar to avoid a February 12 legislative deadline. HJR more
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A Canterbury tale, Archbishop apologizes to LGBT Anglicans
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
In his opening speech to the General Synod of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams called for an end to infighting over Gay and women clergy and apologized to LGBT Anglicans.
'The debate over the status and vocational possibilities of LGBT people in the more
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Albania passes anti-discrimination law
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Albania - Europe's poorest and least developed country - passed a comprehensive anti-discrimination law guaranteeing the rights of its LGBT citizens on February 4. The vote in Albania's Assembly was 70-0.
The new law reportedly prohibits discrimination based on "gender, race, color more
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Kenya blocks same-sex wedding
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
As SGN goes to press, BBC News reports that village chiefs have blocked a same-sex wedding in the African country of Kenya.
'I was shocked. & I won't allow it,' Chief Hussein Swaleh told BBC.
The marriage had been scheduled to take place February 11 in what was descr more
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Gay activist arrested in Malawi
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
A man has been arrested in the African nation of Malawi for putting up posters advocating LGBT rights.
Peter Sawali, 21, was arrested with stacks of posters which read 'Gay rights are human rights.' Police say they believe he is part of an international Gay conspiracy because of t more
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