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Seattle Gay News Friday, May 18, 2012 - Volume 40 Issue 20 |
Conservative pollster urges GOP shift on marriage Former Bush operative says attitudes changing fast ------------------------------
Clyburn endorses marriage equality, says national policy needed------------------------------
CHAC to dissolve later this year------------------------------
FDA panel approves Truvada as PrEP drugDecision sparks debate ------------------------------
Thousands celebrate Belgian Pride------------------------------
Coming via BuildOUT, new Gay City offices------------------------------
New campaign highlights military families harmed by DOMA
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Desmond Tutu speaks at Gonzaga commencementUrges respect for all, including LGBTs ------------------------------
Family Acceptance Project offers help for preventing youth suicide------------------------------
Volunteers sought for SEAMEC endorsement panel
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Rhode Island to recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages------------------------------
Lincoln, Neb., passes LGBT rights ordinance------------------------------
Catholic Bishops target Girl Scouts USA------------------------------
FDA panel approves Truvada as PrEP drugDecision sparks debate ------------------------------
Are we really OK?------------------------------
Forum looks at Gay rights as human rights------------------------------
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President Joyce Banda has said she wants Malawi to overturn its ban on homosexual acts - the first African country to do so since 1994.------------------------------
Researcher apologizes for study of gay therapy------------------------------
NAACP backs same-sex marriage as civil right------------------------------
Filipino Christian conservatives denounce Lady Gaga concert ------------------------------
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| Conservative pollster urges GOP shift on marriage Former Bush operative says attitudes changing fast by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor The Republican Party should change the way it discusses same-sex marriage, says the pollster for former President George W. Bush's successful 2004 re-election campaign. In a May 11 memo to party operatives, Jan van Lohuizen noted that there's been an increase in public support for marriage equality 'at an acc more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clyburn endorses marriage equality, says national policy needed by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer The third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House endorsed marriage equality in an MSNBC interview on May 14. 'I, like the president, have evolved to a point of marriage equality,' Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) told network anchor Chuck Todd. 'I have not always been the more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHAC to dissolve later this yearby Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor Earlier this week, officials of the Capitol Hill Alano Club (CHAC) notified SGN that, as of December 31, the organization will dissolve. The decision, which may come as a shock to the many members who attend weekly CHAC meetings, was made because the Board of Directors more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FDA panel approves Truvada as PrEP drugDecision sparks debate by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer A panel of medical experts recommended on May 10 that the FDA approve Truvada as a PrEP drug - one that can be taken by HIV-negative patients to prevent HIV infection. The FDA's Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee voted 19-3 in favor of prescribing Truvada for the highest risk more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thousands celebrate Belgian Prideby Albert Rodriguez - SGN A&E Writer A record 70,000 people gathered in Brussels for Belgian Pride 2012 last weekend, an event co-organized by three federations (Flemish, Brussels, and Wallonian). Taking place in the heart of the city, the parade curled through Brussels' most foot-trafficked streets to throngs more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coming via BuildOUT, new Gay City officesby James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer On Friday, May 11, the Gay City Health Project Board of Directors, along with several prominent Gay City supporters, hosted a wine-tasting benefit to raise funds for Project BuildOUT, Gay City's effort to relocate to a new and larger space. 'Cork Screw' took place in the new spa more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
New campaign highlights military families harmed by DOMA
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor A week after President Obama announced his support for ending marriage discrimination against same-sex couples, Freedom to Marry and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) announced Freedom to Serve, Freedom to Marry, a new national campaign that will highlight the stories of militar more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Desmond Tutu speaks at Gonzaga commencementUrges respect for all, including LGBTs by James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer On Sunday, May 13, the Most Rev. Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, spoke at Gonzaga University's 2012 commencement ceremony in Spokane. Tutu voiced his belief in equality for all, including Lesbians and Gays, twice during his commencement speech, and was met with long app more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Family Acceptance Project offers help for preventing youth suicideby Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor With media reports of suicide among LGBT youth becoming increasingly common, communities are grappling with the urgent need to identify interventions to prevent suicide and suicidal behavior among LGBT youth. However, until May 16, no 'best practices' had been identified or designated to more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Volunteers sought for SEAMEC endorsement panel
Seattle-area LGBTs interested in electoral politics are needed to help interview candidates for the Seattle Metropolitan Elections Committee's 2012 voter guide. 'The new 10th Congressional District will elect its first congressperson [this year], and we want to help ensure that the individual elected is supportive of our issues more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rhode Island to recognize out-of-state same-sex marriagesby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed an executive order May 14 directing state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, and to treat same-sex married couples the same as opposite-sex ones. In 2007, then-Attorney General Patrick Lynch issued more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lincoln, Neb., passes LGBT rights ordinanceby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer Lincoln, Nebraska, the state's capital and second-largest city, passed an LGBT rights ordinance May 14. The vote was unanimous, with all five Democrats on the City Council voting yes and both Republicans abstaining. The new ordinance forbids discrimination in h more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Catholic Bishops target Girl Scouts USAby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched what the Associated Press describes as an 'official inquiry' into the organizational affiliations of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. In a letter dated March 28, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne, Indiana, head of the conferenc more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FDA panel approves Truvada as PrEP drugDecision sparks debate by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer A panel of medical experts recommended on May 10 that the FDA approve Truvada as a PrEP drug - one that can be taken by HIV-negative patients to prevent HIV infection. The FDA's Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee voted 19-3 in favor of prescribing Truvada for the highest risk more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Are we really OK?by Michael Raitt - SGN Contributing Writer Dear Michael: Recently there was a death in our community - someone who had one foot in and one foot out of recovery. While I understand that we may never know the real reason a person may choose suicide, it still leaves a lot of sorrow for those of us who are still here and who l more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forum looks at Gay rights as human rightsby James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer On Tuesday, May 15, the World Affairs Council, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization that creates programs and opportunities for Seattleites to interact directly with leaders, educators, and professionals from around the world, held its first-ever specifically Gay forum in its 60-year hist more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AIDS memorial quilt returning to D.C.by James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer The NAMES Project Foundation, the nonprofit organization that houses and continues to expand the AIDS Memorial Quilt, has announced that it will bring the Quilt to Washington, D.C., this summer to mark its 25th anniversary. Now consisting of over 47,000 hand-sewn panels, The Q more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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President Joyce Banda has said she wants Malawi to overturn its ban on homosexual acts - the first African country to do so since 1994.Two Malawian men were sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2010 after saying they were getting married. Several Western leaders have recently said they would cut aid to countries which did not recognise gay rights. Mrs Banda took power last month after her predecessor, Bingu wa Mutharika, died of a heart attack. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Researcher apologizes for study of gay therapyAssociated PressBy MALCOLM RITTER NEW YORK (AP) - A prominent retired psychiatrist is apologizing to the gay community for a decade-old study that concluded some gay people can go straight through what's called reparative therapy. Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, formerly of Columbia University, now says he no longer beli more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAACP backs same-sex marriage as civil rightAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Filipino Christian conservatives denounce Lady Gaga concertAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law.' The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat in Miami to back a reso more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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