Seattle Gay News - Mobile Edition - - Section One - Friday, September 10, 2010

Constance McMillen, the Mississippi high school student who sued the Itawamba, Mississippi school district after she was refused permission to bring her girlfriend as a prom date.

She spoke to a crowd of over 200 at Cal Anderson Park on September 9 to celebrate the ACLU of Washington's 75th anniversary.

McMillen spoke for 30 minutes about the support sh more
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California Supreme Court dismisses Prop 8 suit: State does not have to defend Prop 8
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer

In a victory for marriage equality advocates, the California Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by Prop 8 supporters seeking to force state officials to defend the ban on same-sex marriage.

The high court denied review on September 8 without comment. Their decision means more

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SGN exclusive Story: Republican candidate Hans Zeiger explains his homophobic blog posts
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer

In an interview with SGN, Republican legislative candidate Hans Zeiger backed away from homophobic articles he posted on conservative blogs.

Sort of.

Zeiger is running for the state House in the 25th Legislative District against incumbent Democrat Dawn Morrell. more

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Rosehedge and Multifaith Works merge
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

Two of the premier organizations within the AIDS Care Continuum of Seattle, Rosehedge and Multifaith Works, are merging forces to strengthen the power of their services.

The two organizations have been instrumental in providing services to people living with HIV/AIDS. Roseh more

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Duke University Republicans lose funding and charter after harassing Gay member
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer

Duke University's Student Senate voted 20-3 to deprive its College Republican Club of its school funding. It also voted to deprive the Republicans of their school charter by a two-thirds majority.

At a meeting held on September 8, the senate was presented with evidence that Duke more

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Violence hits Capitol Hill Transgender woman
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

Seattle police are investigating a case of malicious harassment after a group of men hurled anti-Gay slurs and threw rocks at a Transgender woman on Capitol Hill last week.

Malicious harassment is Washington's hate crime statute.

According to a Seattle Poli more

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Young Gay men fueling HIV epidemic
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

The HIV epidemic in Europe - largely in the UK - is being fueled by the risky behavior of a subset of the Gay community: young white males.

Research published in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases has found that public messages and campaigns about the dangers o more

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The constitutionality of religious freedom and Gay marriage
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

The fight over the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 rages on. Last month, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled in Perry v. Schwarzenegger that defining marriage as the union of one woman and one man in the California Constitution does, in fact, violate the U.S. Constitu more

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CHAC throws thank-you BBQ
by James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer

Capitol Hill Alano Club Thank-You BBQ September 12 1-5 PM Volunteer Park

The Capitol Hill Alano Club (CHAC), a substance abuse support network, is holding a thank-you barbeque at Volunteer Park to thank the community for reaching out in the Alano Club's 'Staying Ali more

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Tea Party scrambles over jokes about Matthew Shepard murder
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer

The Big Sky Tea Party Association of Montana is on the brink of civil war after its president was tossed out of the group for posting an egregiously homophobic remark on a Facebook page.

Big Sky Tea Party President Tim Ravndal posted the comment on July 23, on a thread discussing more

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Overzealous Xbox censors boot Fort Gay, WV resident
by James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer

Microsoft Corporation and Xbox Live are issuing a formal apology to a small West Virginia town and a 26-year-old Xbox gamer they accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by publicly declaring he's from "Fort Gay" - a name the company considered offensive.

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The Outfield: Hoosiers show their pride
by Dan Woog - SGN Contributing Writer

Former Indiana University football player Alex Perry is a confident young man.

This past June, he stepped out of his comfort zone. One of four people - all straight - representing his school's athletic department at Indianapolis's Circle City Pride festival, at first he felt more

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VELOCITY DANCE CENTER FALL KICK-OFF EXTRAVAGANZA
On September 10-12 at Velocity Founders Theater (1621 12th Ave.), Velocity Dance Center will hold their Fall Kick-Off Extravaganza benefit. At 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night, an eclectic mix of some of Seattle's most talented and charismatic choreographers (and two from Jap more

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