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Seattle Gay News Friday, July 9, 2010 - Volume 38 Issue 28 |
Hawaii governor vetoes civil union bill
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Federal judge strikes down DOMA------------------------------
Emerald City Classic softball tourney announces champions------------------------------
Snapshot Seattle focuses on LGBT community
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General Gayety: Change tackles the world of rugby
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'Hell hath no fury like a drag queen scorned!'
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Barry & Louis - SGN staff - dateline Africa------------------------------
Indiana man wins suit against doctors who disclosed his HIV status------------------------------
Gay marriage OK by me, says London mayor------------------------------
Google 'grosses up' domestic partner benefits
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State Supreme Court will hear Seattle's challenge to McKenna healthcare suit------------------------------
Brits OK asylum for Gay refugees
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Ask Michael: The meaning of Pride------------------------------
Capitol Hill Alano Club needs your help------------------------------
Pentagon questions soldiers on Gay military ban------------------------------
Raiding the child rapists in Belgium------------------------------
Support the Fair Treatment of Civil Society at the UN BREAKING NEWS ------------------------------ ------------------------------
Advance in Quest for HIV Vaccine------------------------------
Obama can't shake gay-rights fights------------------------------
Basis of Ruling on Gay Unions Stirs Debate------------------------------
Gays Can't Wed in New York, So a Politician Won't Either------------------------------
GOP group challenges policy on gays in military------------------------------
Obama HIV/AIDS plan calls for reducing infections------------------------------
UN: HIV among young people going down in Africa------------------------------
Charges against Choi and Pietrangelo dropped ------------------------------
Argentina legalizes same-sex marriage ------------------------------
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force reiterates call for passage of Uniting
American Families Act and comprehensive immigration reform------------------------------
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Advance in Quest for HIV Vaccine------------------------------
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| Hawaii governor vetoes civil union bill
by Rex Wockner - SGN Contributing Writer Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed a civil-union bill July 6 that would have granted same-sex couples all the rights, benefits, responsibilities, and obligations of marriage under a different name. "I have been open and consistent in my opposition to same-gender marriage and find that House Bill 444 is essentially more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal judge strikes down DOMA Massachusetts judge finds key section based on 'irrational prejudice' by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer In two stunning decisions on July 8, Federal Judge Joseph Tauro of the District of Massachusetts ruled that a key section of the federal DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) is unconstitutional. In Gill v. Office of more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Emerald City Classic softball tourney announces championsby Shaun Knittel - SGN Staff Writer Over the July 4 weekend, the Emerald City Softball Association (ECSA) hosted the 2010 Emerald City Classic - a Gay softball tournament consisting of 44 teams (18 from out of state) and over 600 players. According to the tournament's officials, ECSA Open Division commissioner Jeff more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Snapshot Seattle focuses on LGBT community
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Staff Writer The Seattle LGBT Commission has launched a new website and online survey at www.snapshotseattle.com to assess the needs of the LGBT community in Seattle. The Seattle Snapshot affords survey participants the opportunity to give the City of Seattle their opinions about how best the more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Gayety: Change tackles the world of rugby
by Leslie Robinson - SGN Contributing Writer Things do change. Consider the case of Gareth Thomas, an international rugby star. The Welshman is 6'3 and a muscular 225 pounds. He's busted his nose five times, fractured both shoulders and a hip and an arm, lost eight teeth, and been concussed an average of three time more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Hell hath no fury like a drag queen scorned!'
Happy birthday, Sylvia Rivera! by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer July 2 was the birthday of Queer revolutionary Sylvia Rivera (1951-2002). A participant in the Stonewall riots in 1969, Rivera became a founding member of the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance. With her friend Marsh P more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barry & Louis - SGN staff - dateline Africaby Barry Thorsness - SGN African Correspondent An Introduction As webmaster of the SGN since February 18, 2005, I have had the wonderful opportunity to post almost every story online that has been in the print edition. Often the SGN would 'go online' from locations other than Seattle, often Vancouver, Canada, someti more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Indiana man wins suit against doctors who disclosed his HIV statusby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer An Indiana man identified in court documents only as M.O. won a $1.25 million judgment against doctors who disclosed his HIV status in public documents. M.O. claimed that Internal Medicine Associates included the fact that he is HIV-positive in collection claims they filed in 200 more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gay marriage OK by me, says London mayorby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer London Mayor Boris Johnson, the second best-known Conservative party leader after Prime Minister David Cameron, said July 3 that he favored ending Britain's ban on same-sex marriage. Johnson was attending London's Pride Parade when he was confronted by Gay activist Peter Tatchell. more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Google 'grosses up' domestic partner benefits
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer Google announced June 30 that it would cover the extra tax cost that its LGBT employees must pay when their domestic partners get company health benefits. Called 'grossing up,' the extra pay to LGBT employees with domestic partners is designed to achieve parity with married straigh more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State Supreme Court will hear Seattle's challenge to McKenna healthcare suitby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer State Supreme Court Commissioner Steven Goff has cleared the way for a showdown between Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes and State Attorney General Rob McKenna. Goff announced July 2 that the full court would hear a complaint by Holmes, on behalf of the City of Seattle, against more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brits OK asylum for Gay refugees
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer Britain's Supreme Court ruled on July 7 that Gays and Lesbians seeking asylum have a right not to be deported if they would be in danger in their home countries. The unanimous ruling came in cases involving Gay men from Cameroon and Iran. Both men had previously more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ask Michael: The meaning of Prideby Michael Raitt - SGN Contributing Writer This is the season when Pride is celebrated in the GLBTQ community in Seattle and throughout the nation. This is when we honor who we are, reflect upon what it means to be GLBTQ, and, for many, it is a period of personal and community growth. It is a time when leaders and members of more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capitol Hill Alano Club needs your helpby Shaun Knittel - SGN Staff Writer The Capitol Hill Alano Club (CHAC), an organization dedicated to providing a safe place for Seattle's LGBT recovery community, knows a thing or two about helping people. For years, CHAC has held weekly meetings to help members of our community deal with addiction through recovery. Now the CHA more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pentagon questions soldiers on Gay military banby Shaun Knittel - SGN Staff Writer On July 7, the Department of Defense sent surveys to 200,000 active duty and 200,000 guard and reserve servicemembers asking for their personal assessments of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (DADT), the military's discriminatory policy that bans Gays and Lesbians from openly serving in the U.S. mili more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Raiding the child rapists in Belgiumby Wayne Besen - SGN Contributing Writer There was certainly no waffling in Belgium when law enforcement officials raided a Catholic Bishop's meeting to pursue tawdry allegations of sexual abuse by pedophile priests. When Pope Benedict XVI heard about the operation, he put down his incense and announced he was incensed that p more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRIDE EVENTS CALENDARPride events continue in Washington state and British Columbia BELLINGHAM PRIDE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Newsby Rex Wockner - SGN Contributing Writer Lambda fights for Arizona partner benefits Lambda Legal presented oral arguments in U.S. District Court in Phoenix on June 28 to block a law that strips domestic-partner benefits from Gay and Lesbian state employees. Arizona lawmakers eliminated health car more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BREAKING NEWS! Dear Friends & Colleagues: The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission needs your support. Three years ago we applied to the UN for consultative status so that we can bring the voices and issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to the UN. We finally have a chance on during this session of ECOS more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Advance in Quest for HIV VaccineBy MARK SCHOOFS Wall Street Journal HIV research is undergoing a renaissance that could lead to new ways to develop vaccines against the AIDS virus and other viral diseases. In the latest development, U.S. government scientists say they have discovered three powerful antibodies, the strongest of which neut more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Obama can't shake gay-rights fightsBy JOSH GERSTEIN POLITICO When President Barack Obama agreed to back legislation in May that could eventually repeal the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, the resolution seemed to offer twin benefits for the White House: Quell the anger of gay activists who accused Obama of foot-dragging on the issue more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basis of Ruling on Gay Unions Stirs DebateBy KIRK JOHNSON New York Times A judge's decision on Thursday declaring that a state law allowing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts should take precedence over a federal definition of marriage has exposed the fractures and fault lines among groups working to bolster states' rights. T more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gays Can't Wed in New York, So a Politician Won't EitherHiroko Masuike The New York Times Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, buys his bagels at H&H, his groceries at Fairway and his coffee at Lenny's (Starbucks is, after all, a Seattle company). He roots for the Jets, exercises in Riverside Park and pops into the Museum of Natural History. The id more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GOP group challenges policy on gays in militaryBy JULIE WATSON and GREG RISLING Associated Press Writers SAN DIEGO - A Republican gay rights group frustrated with the Obama administration's failure to repeal the 'don't ask, don't tell' law is challenging the policy's constitutionality in federal court. If the Log Cabin Republicans win their case, their lawyer says he will ask a federal more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Obama HIV/AIDS plan calls for reducing infectionsBy JULIE PACE Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is announcing a new national strategy for combatting HIV and AIDS aimed at helping reduce the number of infections and providing those living with the virus high-quality care free from stigma or discrimination. The strategy calls for more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UN: HIV among young people going down in AfricaBy MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Charges against Choi and Pietrangelo droppedBy MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Argentina legalizes same-sex marriageBy MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force reiterates call for passage of Uniting
American Families Act and comprehensive immigration reformBy MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON - The number of young people infected with HIV in Africa is falling in 16 of the 25 countries hardest hit by the virus, according to a new report by a U.N. agency. The number of young people infected with HIV dropped by at least 25 percent in a dozen countries, the U more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
QUOTE UNQUOTEby Rex Wockner - SGN Contributing Writer 'I think if two people love each other, then what the hell? I think that everyone should have the chance to be equally miserable, if they want.' -Rapper Eminem when asked by The New York Times on June 14: 'You've been accused of writing Gay-bashing lyrics in the past. Would more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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