Seattle Gay News - Mobile Edition - - Section One - Friday, April 15, 2011

Bobby Morris Playfield closing for summer use due to lighting upgrade
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

At the first sight of the summer sun, Seattleites - Gay, straight, families, students, and anyone in between - flock to Cal Anderson Park and make use of every square inch of the park and adjoining playfield.

For many nonprofit and LGBT sports teams, Bobby Morris Playfield - the south half of Cal Anderson Park more
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OLYMPIA - Anti-bullying bill passes, governor will sign
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer

This year's new anti-bullying bill - HB 1163 - passed its final test in the state House of Representatives on April 13.

It will now go to the governor for her signature.

The bill's prime sponsor was openly Gay Rep. Marko Liias (D-21).

The bill build more

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Lady Chablis birthday, $$$$$$ for Youth Suicide Prevention Program
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

Lady Chablis reigns supreme as the queen of R Place. Nearly every night of the week, fans and friends can watch one of Seattle's most recognizable drag entertainers bring down the house with one amazing performance after another. Chablis does it all. The Chablis we all know and love ca more

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Seattle City Aging & Disability Services asks for LGBT input
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

The needs of the aging LGBT population have been brought to the forefront thanks to recent media attention. Gay advocacy groups and mental and physical health professionals have all joined together to jumpstart talks about how to best serve that segment of our aging communities unique ne more

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New Jersey lawsuit seeks to define: is a male always a man?
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer

El'Jai Devoureau's driver's license says he is a man. So does his birth certificate. So do his Social Security records.

His former employer does not accept this evidence, however, and that has set the stage for a lawsuit over who is legally a man.

Although he was ide more

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DC REPORT - 12 activists arrested for taking over Rep. Cantor's office
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer

A dozen AIDS activists were arrested at the office of Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on April 11. According to witnesses, they were chanting 'GOP spreads HIV.'

The 12 were charged with unlawful conduct, Capitol Police Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said.

The p more

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Jill & Michelle tour leaves Gay military families out
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

On April 12, first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden kicked off a nationwide tour 'to address the unique challenges' faced by military families.

Is anyone in need of a little sand thrown in their face? Well here it is: The White House launch event did not include repres more

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Former NOM staffer retracts attacks against LGBT families
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

On April 8, Louis J. Marinelli, online strategist and lead organizer for the anti-Gay National Organization for Marriage's 2010 'One Man, One Woman Summer for Marriage Bus Tour,' announced his support for 'civil marriage equality' for LGBT families.

In an interview with J more

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Republican Alan Simpson says homophobes are 'disgusting'
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer

Former Republican Senator Alan Simpson now finds homophobes in his own party 'disgusting,' he said recently.

Simpson made the remark in an April 11 interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews.

Matthews asked the former senator for his impressions of the field of Republi more

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Ask Michael: Friends gone, generation forgotten
by Michael Raitt - SGN Contributing Writer

As I talk to various people, it occurred to me that the HIV/AIDS plague that ravished our community by taking so many of our loved ones also created a generation that has, for the most part, become invisible and forgotten. This is the generation of men and women who have lived through more

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SGN's Anthony swims with the Orcas
by Anthony Greer - SGN Contributing Writer

With the sun slowly creeping back into the Seattle skyline, many people find themselves preparing for swimsuit season. The Orcas, however, are in their swimming attire all year long.

In 1983, Seattle swimmer Dana Cox informed former WSU varsity swimmer Rick Peterson about more

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Navy reverses decision on bed-sharing sailor
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

For the second time in two weeks, U.S. Navy officials have dropped DADT charges against sailor who, a few short months ago, would've been given the boot under the discriminatory policy that prohibited open Gay service.

Petty Officer Second Class Stephen Jones, who was notif more

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General Gayety: Chests out, slogans on
by Leslie Robinson - SGN Contributing Writer

In my last column, I discussed the role T-shirts with slogans play in the battle over Gay rights. It occurred to me that aside from the T-shirts I've read about that have caused ruckuses in schools and elsewhere, I don't know what kinds of pro-Gay and anti-Gay T-shirts are availabl more

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Marriage equality bill introduced in Uruguay
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer

A bill to legalize same-sex marriages was introduced in Uruguay's parliament, the General Assembly, on April 13.

Because the bill was introduced by the country's government coalition - the Frente Amplio (Broad Front) - it is considered likely to pass before the end of the year. more

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National News
by Rex Wockner - SGN Contributing Writer

Arkansas adoption ban struck down Arkansas' Supreme Court on April 7 struck down a voter-passed law that banned unmarried individuals who have a sexual relationship with a live-in partner from adopting or fostering children.

Upholding a lower-court ruling, the Supreme Court more

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BREAKING NEWS!

Gay student sues ex-Michigan official over stalking
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor

Remember that jerk Andrew Shirvell, the former Michigan assistant state attorney general? Well, in a case of what goes around comes around, the openly Gay student assembly president at the University of Michigan Shirvell targeted for his blog rants is suing him on charges of stalking and more

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Gay kissing pic banned from Facebook, so why are all the hetero pics still there?
Posted by John Aravosis (DC)

UPDATE: I just received a statement from Facebook. The photo was removed in error.

"The photo in question does not violate our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and was removed in error. We apologize for the inconvenience"

Too risqué for Facebook

A more

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