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Seattle Gay News Friday, July 20 2012 - Volume 40 Issue 29 |
Abbey of St. Joan turns sweet 16 Seattle's Sisters celebrate by giving $12k in charity grants ------------------------------
White House honors Seattle activists------------------------------
FDA approves Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis------------------------------
Texas shooting victim leaves hospital Kristene Chapa helps police update suspect sketch ------------------------------
Guest opinion Remember their names! ------------------------------
Magic Hype = go-go Local dancers, businesses see boost in interest, sales after Magic Mike released in theaters ------------------------------
ERW and SEAMEC announce candidate endorsementsGroups give nod to all incumbents who voted for marriage equality ------------------------------
Approve R-74 action center holds grand opening------------------------------
Boy Scouts reaffirm anti-Gay policies------------------------------
No 'loyalty oaths' for Seattle Catholics Archdiocese says Virginia church policy won't apply here ------------------------------
Expedited ruling sought in DOMA challengeACLU urges Supreme Court to review 83-year-old Lesbian's case ------------------------------
Cancer-stricken soldier fights for her life, family's equality
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Discrimination against API Transgenders at high level, new analysis finds
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Big Brothers Big Sisters launches LGBT initiative------------------------------
No membership unless you support LGBT rights, EU says------------------------------
Netherlands OKs asylum for LGBT Iraqis------------------------------
UW confronts neo-Nazi graffiti on campusBREAKING NEWS ------------------------------ ------------------------------
London hosts World Pride Festival------------------------------
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Members of military march in San Diego gay pride parade
The event marks the first time the Defense Department has permitted personnel to wear their uniforms in such a parade. ------------------------------
An Early Death but Perhaps Not a Surprise------------------------------
Oh, By the Way, Sally Ride Was Gay------------------------------
Sally Ride sparks posthumous debate on coming out ------------------------------
Gay Oklahoma City Man Escapes with Life After Vandals Target His Car with Firebomb, Slurs: VIDEO ------------------------------
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| Abbey of St. Joan turns sweet 16 Seattle's Sisters celebrate by giving $12k in charity grants by James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer The Abbey of St. Joan, Seattle's chapter of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, gathered at Piecora's Pizza on July 14 to celebrate the Abbey's 16th anniversary. For their super-sweet 16, the Sisters gave away more than $12,000 in grants to Washington charities supportive of the LGBT community from their yearly grant fund. more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- White House honors Seattle activists by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer Three local activists were among a group of individuals and organizations honored by the White House this week as 'Champions of Change' in the LGBT community. OUTLoud program director Heather Carter, filmmaker Dru Dinero, and SGN Associate Editor Shaun Knittel received awards at more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FDA approves Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxisby James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer On July 16, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the anti-retroviral drug Truvada (emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) for use by HIV-negative individuals to lower their risk of infection. It is the first drug ever approved for such use. Truvada can now be more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Texas shooting victim leaves hospital Kristene Chapa helps police update suspect sketch by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer Kristene Chapa, one of the victims of a June 22 shooting near Corpus Christi, Texas, was discharged from Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital on July 16. Police also released a new suspect sketch based on information she gave them. Chapa was shot in the head in the attack, and will more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guest opinion Remember their names! by Paul Kawata - Special to the SGN The first time Cleve Jones shared with me his vision for making memorial quilts, I said to him, 'I don't think that's a very good idea.' I'm thankful that Cleve didn't listen to me, because his quilts turned into the Names Project, a powerful memorial for our epidemic. The AI more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Magic Hype = go-go Local dancers, businesses see boost in interest, sales after Magic Mike released in theaters by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor There are some things about life that are intrinsically Gay. Male strippers are on that list. Magic Mike, otherwise known as 'the movie where Channing Tatum got naked,' is a new film about a group of male strippers. And would you believe it if I told you that Gay men are he more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ERW and SEAMEC announce candidate endorsementsGroups give nod to all incumbents who voted for marriage equality by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer This week, ERW (Equal Rights Washington) and the Seattle Metropolitan Election Committee (SEAMEC) announced their endorsements for the state's primary election. Ballots will be mailed to voters on July 20 and must be returned by August 7, either by mail or in person. ERW is an adv more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Approve R-74 action center holds grand openingby James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer On July 19, Washington United for Marriage, the coalition working to Approve Referendum 74 and uphold Washington's bipartisan marriage law, held a grand opening ceremony for the campaign's high-visibility 'action center' on East Pike Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The center, more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Boy Scouts reaffirm anti-Gay policiesby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer The Boy Scouts of America reaffirmed its controversial anti-Gay policies in a statement to media on July 17. According to BSA spokesperson Deron Smith, an 11-member special committee formed in secret by top Scout leaders in 2010 'came to the conclusion that this policy is absolute more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No 'loyalty oaths' for Seattle Catholics Archdiocese says Virginia church policy won't apply here by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer Three Sunday-school teachers in the Roman Catholic diocese of Arlington, Virginia, resigned July 12 rather than sign a 'loyalty oath' promising to believe everything their bishops tell them. 'The Arlington 'profession of faith' asks teachers to commit to 'believe everything' more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Expedited ruling sought in DOMA challengeACLU urges Supreme Court to review 83-year-old Lesbian's case by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer 'Today, we asked the United States Supreme Court to review the ACLU's challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act on behalf of Edie Windsor,' the American Civil Liberties Union said in a statement issued July 16. Windsor sued the government in 2010, claiming that the death of h more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cancer-stricken soldier fights for her life, family's equality
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor More than 30,000 petitions have been delivered to Congress by Freedom to Marry and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) seeking legislative repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), citing the inequalities it has forced upon Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan and her wife, more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discrimination against API Transgenders at high level, new analysis finds
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander Transgender and gender-nonconforming people face high levels of discrimination, according to an analysis released July 19. Titled Injustice at Every Turn: A Look at Asian American, South Asian, Southeast A more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Big Brothers Big Sisters launches LGBT initiativeby Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound has launched an effort to recruit members of the LGBT communities in the Puget Sound region to become volunteer mentors and share their time and experiences with children and young people in the community. 'We also have a commitme more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No membership unless you support LGBT rights, EU saysby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer The European Commission said on July 13 that respect for LGBT rights is a legal criterion for membership in the European Union. The commission, which is the EU's executive body, cited the 1993 Copenhagen criteria for EU eligibility and Article 2 of the EU Treaty, which prohib more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Netherlands OKs asylum for LGBT Iraqisby Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer In a reversal of policy, the government of the Netherlands announced on July 16 that it would grant asylum to LGBT immigrants from Iraq. Dutch Immigration Minister Geert Leers said Iraq is no longer a safe place for LGBT people, and the Iraqi government has failed to take mea more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pride Events CalendarTACOMA PRIDE FESTIVAL From Friday, July 13, to Saturday, July 21, celebrate nine whole days of Pride in Tacoma. The highlight is the annual Out in the Park event, Saturday, July 14, from noon to 6 p.m. on Broadway (between 9th and 11th) in the citys historic downtown theater district. Other events include three days of more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Newssorry, not in this edition more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BREAKING NEWS! by James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer A group of about 50 people gathered at the University of Washington's Red Square on July 15 to formulate a response to a recent rash of racist and anti-Semitic graffiti on the UW campus. 'We're very distressed to hear about this incident,' said UW Provost Ana Mari Cauce, who more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
London hosts World Pride Festivalby Carmen Rivera - Special to the SGN Like any major city, London has a Pride Weekend celebration every year. However, what made this year so special was that the city hosted the World Pride Festival, which is organized by InterPride (the International Association of Pride Organizers) and which coincided with the 19th annual Eu more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Members of military march in San Diego gay pride parade
The event marks the first time the Defense Department has permitted personnel to wear their uniforms in such a parade. By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times SAN DIEGO - Led by a Marine sergeant wearing her dress blue uniform and bearing the American flag aloft, several hundred members of the military marched in the city's LGBT Pride parade Saturday, marking the first time the Department of Defense has permitted personnel to wear their uniforms in a more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
An Early Death but Perhaps Not a SurpriseBy JACOB BERNSTEIN THE bereaved reactions on Twitter came from all over: Kim Hastreiter, the editor of Paper Magazine; Bruce LaBruce, the independent film director; and Jake Shears of the Scissor Sisters, who called his recently departed friend 'brave' and 'honest.' The source of their grief? more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oh, By the Way, Sally Ride Was GayBy Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sally Ride sparks posthumous debate on coming outBy Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gay Oklahoma City Man Escapes with Life After Vandals Target His Car with Firebomb, Slurs: VIDEOBy Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
By Dan Amira If you know anything about Sally Ride, who died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 61, it's that she was the first American woman in space. And, sadly, that's probably it. But it turns out Ride was a pioneer in another way as well: She was gay. Ride came out of the closet in her website's obituary: more --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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