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posted Friday, April 23, 2010 - Volume 38 Issue 17 |
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Section One
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SGN Exclusive Interview:
Charlene Strong talks about Obama's executive order
by Scott Rice -
SGN Contributing Writer
On April 15, President Obama sent an executive order to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius requesting that all hospitals that receive Medicare and Medicaid money grant the same visitation rights to Gay and Lesbian partners that they do to married heterosexual couples.
The moment I read about Obam more
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Bisexual men sue national Gay softball group, claim bias
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
Three Bisexual athletes are suing the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) because they say they were discriminated against during the Gay Softball World Series held in Seattle two years ago.
On April 20, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and the law more
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Horror in California -
Sonoma County, CA victimizes elderly Gay couple
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Officials in Sonoma County, California, forcibly separated an elderly Gay couple, confined both of them in county medical facilities against their will, prevented one of the men from visiting his dying partner, and sold off all their belongings, leaving the surviving partner destitute.
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Choi and five others protest DADT at White House
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
On April 20, Lt. Dan Choi and five others - Capt. Jim Pietrangelo, Petty Officer Larry Whitt, Petty Officer Autumn Sandeen, Cadet Maria Boyd, and Cpl. Evelyn Thomas - handcuffed themselves to the White House gates to demand that President Obama keep his promise to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' more
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Gay City Quinceañera celebrates 15 years of community
by James Whitely -
SGN Staff Writer
Gay City's Quinceañera
April 28
Gay City (511 E Pike St.)
On April 28, Gay City Health Project, Seattle's multicultural Gay men's health organization and the leading provider of HIV and STD testing in King County, will be celebrating their 'Quinceañera' for 1 more
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You can't marry - or divorce, Texas attorney general says
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is appealing two recent divorces of same-sex couples in order to 'defend the traditional definition of marriage that was approved by Texas voters.'
In 2005, Texas voters passed a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage by a 3-to-1 margin even thou more
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Labor complaint targets porn industry
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has filed complaints with the California Labor Commissioner against nine talent agencies which recruit performers for the porn industry.
AHF alleges that the agencies recruited performers and sent them out to porn shoots knowing they would be more
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'Too Gay' for San Francisco -
Gay union organizer fired by cruise line
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
San Francisco Pride At Work and the Harvey Milk Democratic Club picketed Alcatraz Cruises April 19 to protest the cruise line's firing of Gay union organizer Vincent Atos.
Atos was questioned about his sexual orientation and then suspended for 15 days for sexual harassment in Octob more
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Arkansas judge strikes down adoption ban
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
An Arkansas circuit judge struck down a state law prohibiting unmarried couples from adopting children or serving as foster parents.
The law effectively banned Gay men and Lesbians from adopting or foster parenting children because they may not marry in Arkansas. In 2004, Arkansas v more
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Section One
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| International News |
International News
by Rex Wockner -
SGN Contributing Writer
Gay group can run candidates in Philippines election
The Philippines' Supreme Court on April 8 overruled the nation's Elections Commission and ordered that the Gay group Ang Ladlad can register as a political party and run candidates for Congress. The ruling was 14-1.
In blocking the group, the Ele more |
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Northwest News
FREE RÉSUMÉ AND
JOB SEARCH WORKSHOPS
South Seattle Community College's WorkSource Center is partnering with the Seattle Public Library and the King County Library System to offer résumé and job search workshops. The Seattle Public Library events will be held at the downtown Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Room 4 on Level 4. No registration is required, but seating ma more |
| National News |
National News
Out magazine lists 'most
influential' Gays, Lesbians
Ellen DeGeneres is America's 'most influential' Gay man or woman, according to Out magazine's fourth annual 'Power 50' list.
'Since DeGeneres replaced Paula Abdul as a judge on American Idol in February, millions upon millions of viewers are getting a double dose of the hugely popular talk show hos more |
| Community Calendar |
Calendar Listings
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Day of Silence observed around the nation
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
On April 16, hundreds of thousands of students at thousands of middle schools, high schools, and colleges participated in the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network's (GLSEN) 15th annual Day of Silence by taking some form of silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying a more
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Legal drama in Argentina -
Lesbian marriage annulled, then un-annulled
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
In a case featuring dueling Argentine judges, Lesbian couple Norma Castillo and Ramona Arevalo were married after more than 30 years together, saw their marriage annulled, and then restored - all in the space of two weeks.
Castillo and Arevalo, both 67, were legally married April 1 more
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Tory J. Plaisance
1963-2010
Tory J. Plaisance passed away in his home in Renton on March 20, 2010 from multiple cancers. Born September 10, 1963, in Everett, WA, Tory was a 1982 graduate from Edmonds High School.
Tory had a very active life. While in high school he was a member of the Edmonds choir as well as dancing jazz with the Barclay School of Dance for s more
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Justice Alito sole dissenter in animal abuse video ruling
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was the sole dissenter in an 8-1 decision striking down a federal law that banned video depictions of violence against animals.
The court ruled on April 20 that the law violated 1st Amendment protections of free speech.
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Brits will ban author of Uganda 'kill the Gays' bill
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
The British government will ban the author of Uganda's notorious 'kill the Gays' bill from entering the U.K. if the bill is passed, The Guardian newspaper reported April 19.
Officials in the British Foreign Office Department for International Development and the Borders Agency are more
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QLaw aims to educate and influence community
by James Whitely -
SGN Staff Writer
On April 29, QLaw, Washington state's GLBT Bar Association celebrated its fifth annual banquet. The keynote address was delivered by Sergeant Darren Manzella, a volunteer for the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, who was dismissed from the United States Army under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell more
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