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Marching for marriage
Hundreds join to spread the message: Approve R-74
by James Whitely -
SGN Staff Writer
On Saturday, October 6, at least 250 people took to the streets of Seattle in an effort to raise awareness of Washington's marriage equality battle and the campaign to Approve Referendum 74. The march, with rallies before and afterward, was sponsored by Soci more
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63 former priests confront Catholic bishops over R-74
Former priests say marriage rights do not infringe on church
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
As SGN goes to press, 63 former Roman Catholic priests have endorsed Referendum 74, supporting equal marriage rights for Gay and Lesbian couples. The priests remain observant Catholics and all are reportedly more
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Reaching the unreached on marriage equality
Many have still not heard the Approve R-74 message, especially in minority communities. This must change.
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
On October 10 I served as moderator for a panel on marriage equality in the Asian American community, held at North Seattle Community College. I was asked t more
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Why I'm a straight ally for equality
by Wendy Wartes -
Special to the SGN
'Why do straight allies work hard on equality issues?' That was the question put to me by George Bakan when he saw me last weekend walking with others in the Phinney neighborhood for marriage equality. I can only answer for myself, as my story isn't typical.
When our exchange more
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Santorum visit energizes opposition
Seattle residents, elected officials plan final weeks of campaign
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
As opponents of the freedom to marry welcomed former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum to two marquee fundraising events in Washington state this week, LGBTQ and Allied community members did not lay out the more
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Justice Sanders voted no on marriage equality
Anti-LGBT judicial candidate Richard Sanders is a walking contradiction
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Few candidates offer political writers such interesting material as Richard Sanders, a former Washington Supreme Court justice who is now once again a candidate for a seat on the high court.
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Study finds HIV death rate falling
Despite improvement, African Americans still at highest risk
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
HIV death rates have declined significantly since the introduction of new antiretroviral drugs, but they remain disproportionately high for African Americans, according to a new study published in the Archives of more
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LPAC gives Tammy Baldwin $50k
Wisconsin candidate would be first out Lesbian U.S. Senator
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Wisconsin's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Tammy Baldwin, has received some help from the new Lesbian political action committee, LPAC, in the form of a $50,000 matching grant.
LPAC announced more
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Less religion
A new survey shows Americans becoming more secular
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
A new survey by the Pew Research Center Forum on Religion & Public Life shows that the number of Americans who do not identify with any particular religion continues to grow by about 1% per year.
The sur more
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Cubs in revolt
MA Cub Scout pack rejects BSA's anti-Gay policy
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
A Cub Scout pack in Beverly, Massachusetts, has publicly broken with the Boy Scouts of America policy against Gay Scouts and Scout leaders.
'We have been and will always be open and affirming, and will nev more
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Coming out in the Age of Twitter
Or, what Sam Champion's Gay wedding means for LGBT rights
by Abby Dees -
SGN Contributing Writer
This morning I awoke to the earth-shaking news that Sam Champion of Good Morning America fame is getting married to his longtime boyfriend - and yes, they look great together. I can hardly keep count of all th more
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Gay TV characters on the rise
GLAAD survey finds this season is the most LGBT-inclusive ever
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
If you think TV is becoming more Gay, you're not mistaken. The number of LGBT characters on scripted broadcast network television is at its highest-ever level in the new fall season, according to the G more
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REGISTER TO VOTE
The deadline for mail-in and online voter registration and changes of address has past.
If you moved since the last election and haven't submitted a change of address, contact the Washington State Elections Office, 360-902-4180 to find out what your vot-ing options for the November 6 election are.
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Malaysian Trans women told to dress as men
Court rules that as Muslims, they must obey religious law
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
A Malaysian court has ruled against four Transgender women who challenged the law that forbids them from dressing in women's clothes.
Although unsuccessful, lawyers said it was the first known eff more
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Jesse's Journal: San Francisco: the real naked city
by Jesse Monteagudo -
SGN Contributing Writer
The City of San Francisco, ahead of its time in so many ways, is the most liberal place in America with regard to public nudity. Being naked in public is allowed there as long as there is no 'sexual intent' or 'sexual gratification' involved - in other words, simply being nude is more
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A 'Dream' fulfilled
Boeing's new 787 takes air travel to new heights
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
The first-ever Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport took off October 2, but not before encountering a few bumps on the road. All Nippon Airways (ANA), a Japanese airline with a current more
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Who's a maricón?
Right-wing blog rallies to Escobar's defense after eyeblack stunt
by D'Anne Witkowski -
SGN Contributing Writer
A few weeks ago I was sitting around trying to think of something cool and hilarious to do and I came up with the idea of writing 'You are a faggot' in grammatically incorrect Spanish on my face. more
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