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Seattle Gay News Friday, April 20, 2012 - Volume 40 Issue 16 |
Seattle archbishop to lead Vatican crackdown on nuns ------------------------------
The obligation to make historySGN interview - Evan Wolfson, Freedom to Marry ------------------------------
Voters rank marriage equality last when listing their concerns
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SGN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Catholics for Marriage Equality's Barbara Guzzo------------------------------
Boston Tea Party speaker: 'We will not be silenced by faggots'------------------------------
Catholic priest declines to circulate R-74 petition, gets standing ovation------------------------------
Spokane council tables marriage equality resolution
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Jason Hamilton------------------------------
The Day of Silence 2012------------------------------
Support and acceptance of
LGBT refugees
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Marriage equality study suggests foes assume own marriages are stable------------------------------
One thousand mourn victim of Halifax hate crime------------------------------
Catholic bishop compares Obama to Hitler and Stalin------------------------------
Ask Michael: 'Relationship' is a verb------------------------------
Report: Meth users more likely to contract HIV------------------------------
Stem cells can kill HIV, UCLA researchers say ------------------------------
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National 'Equality Ride Young Activists to Meet With Officials from the LDS (Mormon) Church------------------------------
Cher at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards------------------------------
VIDEO of Cher at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards------------------------------
New GLAAD President ushers in an aggressive new tone ------------------------------
For Quinn Wedding, Politics on the Side ------------------------------
Lesbian Reports Being Punched, Told to 'Hit Like a Man' After Local Bar Says They Don't Serve Her Type------------------------------
Support for Same-Sex Marriage Is Up------------------------------
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| Seattle archbishop to lead Vatican crackdown on nuns by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer Seattle's Roman Catholic Archbishop J. Peter Sartain, who recently opened churches in his jurisdiction to a petition drive against marriage equality, has now been appointed by the Vatican to lead a crackdown on the largest U.S. nuns' association. The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) represents about 80% o more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The obligation to make history SGN interview - Evan Wolfson, Freedom to Marry by James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer Longtime Gay marriage activist and executive director of Freedom to Marry (FTM) Evan Wolfson came to Seattle Thursday, April 19, as the keynote speaker at the annual banquet of the Washington-based LGBT bar association QLaw. From arguing in front of the Supreme Court on Gay rights to being na more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Voters rank marriage equality last when listing their concerns
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, conducted April 4-15, finds that people say the economy and jobs will be very important to their vote. A majority of respondents, 86%, said the economy is 'very important' to them, leaving marriage equal more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SGN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Catholics for Marriage Equality's Barbara Guzzoby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer Barbara Guzzo, one of the founders of Catholics for Marriage Equality, says she is upholding the best traditions of her Catholic faith, even as she speaks out against her archbishop's decision to support the petition drive against marriage equality. 'I don't think I'm a heret more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Boston Tea Party speaker: 'We will not be silenced by faggots'by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor During a Tea Party Tax Day protest that took place in Boston, Massachusetts, last weekend, a speaker reportedly told LGBT protesters that supporters of the conservative movement would 'not be silenced by faggots.' The comment was allegedly made while local authorities were a more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Catholic priest declines to circulate R-74 petition, gets standing ovationby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer When Father Tim Clark told his congregation at Sunday Mass that he would not allow Referendum 74 petitions to be circulated at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, they gave him a standing ovation. The Wedgwood church became the sixth in Seattle to opt out of the petition drive more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Spokane council tables marriage equality resolution
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor Following five hours of public testimony and debate on April 16, the Spokane City Council tabled a resolution supporting the state's new marriage equality law, by a 4-3 vote. According to news reports, Councilman Mike Fagan requested the council table the issue, pointing to a more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jason HamiltonJason Hart Hamilton, 37, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2012, in Seattle, Washington. Jason was a native of Shreveport, LA, and resident of Seattle for 14 years. He was a graduate of Captain Shreve High School where he played golf and tennis. Jason worked in Seattle as a service engineer in the information technology field, working most recent more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Day of Silence 2012by James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer Friday, April 20, is the annual National Day of Silence, a student-led event that brings attention to anti-LGBT harassment and bullying in schools. In middle schools, high schools, and colleges, students take a vow of silence for a day to promote visibility of anti-LGBT behavior. The idea is t more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Support and acceptance of
LGBT refugees
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor As increasing numbers of LGBT refugees flee to the United States, ORAM (the Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration) has released the first-ever guide for American LGBT and accepting communities on welcoming people fleeing persecution in their home countries. Rainbow Brid more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marriage equality study suggests foes assume own marriages are stableby Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor According to a new report in the Huffington Post, 'Opponents of same-sex marriage worry that extending the institution's rights to Gay people will harm heterosexual marriages. But a new study suggests that no one really believes their own relationships are at risk - only other people's.' more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
One thousand mourn victim of Halifax hate crimeby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer One thousand people turned out to mourn Gay activist and journalist Raymond Taavel outside the bar in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he was murdered April 17. Police have charged a suspect in the killing. Andre Noel Denny was arraigned April 18 on a charge of second-degree murder. more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Catholic bishop compares Obama to Hitler and Stalinby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer In what is possibly the most hysterical language used to date in the Catholic church's fight against the Affordable Care Act, Roman Catholic Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria, Illinois, compared President Obama to Hitler and Stalin. In an April 15 speech condemning the president's 'radi more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ask Michael: 'Relationship' is a verbby Michael Raitt - SGN Contributing Writer How many of you have found yourselves saying, 'I'm in a relationship' or 'I'm working on my relationship'? Do you know the difference? These statements have very different connotations. When we hear about someone being in a relationship, it feels as though the relationship is going wel more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Report: Meth users more likely to contract HIVby Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor According to a new study headed by Robert Bolan, M.D., medical director of the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center since 1996, crystal meth users are more likely to contract HIV than non-users. 'My interests have always been driven by what the problems are that threaten our community,' B more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stem cells can kill HIV, UCLA researchers say by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer Human stem cells can be genetically engineered to kill HIV-infected cells in a living organism, a new UCLA study says. The study, published in the journal PLoS Pathogens on April 12, follows up on previous research providing 'proof-of-principle' that stem cells can become anti-HIV more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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National 'Equality Ride Young Activists to Meet With Officials from the LDS (Mormon) ChurchLesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Social Justice Bus Tour to Bring Message of Acceptance to Salt Lake City Area SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Today, Soulforces 'Equality Ride' - a national social justice bus tour promoting acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and allied people to discriminato more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cher at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media AwardsCher surprised all of us last night at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Award in Los Angeles when she presented Chaz with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award alongside Mary Bono Mack. No one in the room had any clue that Cher was there -- including her son -- which made for an incredibly special moment. We have a few back more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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