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Man burned in KOMO chopper crash is a member of the Gay community
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
Richard Newman, 38, was driving along Broad Street in Seattle Tuesday morning when a KOMO news helicopter crashed onto his car, engulfing his red car in flames and killing chopper pilot Gary Pfitzner and photographer Bill Strothman. The King County Medical Examiner's office announced Wednesday that Pfitzner, 59, died of blunt more
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Panel says Department of Defense regulations banning Transgender military service are outdated
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
The United States should join other nations that allow Transgender people to serve in the armed forces, a commission, led by a former U.S. surgeon general, said in a report released last week, that concludes there is no medical reason for the decades-old ban and calls on President Bara more
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Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell, Jim McDermott, Adam Smith sign letter on anti-LGBT discrimination
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and Seattle-area Congressmen Jim McDermott and Adam Smith joined 191 other Democratic lawmakers in a letter asking President Obama to issue an executive order barring anti-LGBT discrimination by federal contractors.
'We are writing to ur more
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Jesse's Journal: Norm Kent: Publisher and Activist
by Jesse Monteagudo -
SGN Contributing Writer
Those of you who have been to South Florida may know me as a Senior Features Correspondent (along with Tony Adams) for South Florida Gay News (SFGN), the area's leading LGBT publication. Recently SFGN honored 'The Out 50:' the 50 most influential people in South Florida's LGBT com more
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Anti-Gay Mark Miloscia comes out as Republican
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Anti-Gay, anti-choice Democrat Mark Miloscia has finally come out politically, switching to the Republican Party to run for the state Senate in the 30th District.
As a Democratic state Rep. from 1999 to 2012, Miloscia managed to combine a 91% positive rating from the Washingto more
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Race is on for 37th District Senate seat
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Immigrant rights activist Pramila Jayapal will face off against tenants' rights attorney Rory O'Sullivan and Democratic Party stalwart Louis Watanabe in the race for the 37th District State Senate seat being vacated by Adam Kline.
The 37th District stretches from Madison Street more
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Most conservative Washington state Supreme Court Justice to retire
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Washington Supreme Court Justice Jim Johnson, characterized by the Seattle Times as the court's 'most conservative member,' announced his retirement March 17.
Johnson said he would step down on April 30.
'This has been a difficult decision,' Johnson said in a s more
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Tennessee appeals marriage ruling
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
The Attorney General of Tennessee has appealed the March 14 ruling of a federal judge that would have compelled the state to recognize Gay and Lesbian marriages from other jurisdictions.
Attorney general Robert Cooper filed the appeal - and a demand for a stay of the judge's rul more
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New York man wins HIV discrimination suit
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
A federal court awarded a New York hotel worker more than $500,000 in damages after he was fired from his job because of a dispute over his HIV status.
Antonio Muñoz was an assistant office manager at the Manhattan Club, described by the New York Daily News as a 'boutique hote more
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New study on effects of meth use on HIV-positive men
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
A new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) indicates that meth - unlike other party drugs - has a negative impact on the health of HIV-positive men, even when they are on antiretrovirals and have an undetectable viral load.
It has been known th more
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CDC warns about antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Officials at the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) are warning about a 'major public health challenge' - strains of gonorrhea bacteria that are resistant to the antibiotics commonly used to treat the disease.
This is a concern because gonorrhea is one of the mos more
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