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Commentary
Matt Baume’s ‘This Week in Prop 8’ — Politicians and Gay Bashers
What’s the connection between an anti-gay assault in New York and an anti-gay politician in California? We take a closer look at both this week, and analyze some new ads airing in Oregon. Watch “This Week in Prop 8” here.
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News (World)
Shanghai police raid gay bar on complaints of ‘pornographic’ shows
Police in Shanghai raided a popular gay over the weekend, taking more than 60 people into custody for several hours.
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News (USA)
California legislature debates bill that would require LGBT-inclusive textbooks
California’s lawmakers are fighting over legislation that would require public schools to include the historical contributions of LGBT people in their curriculum.
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News (USA)
Chair of Texas College Republicans resigns after gay slur caught on video
A Southern Methodist University student has resigned his post with the Texas College Republicans after a video was posted of him describing getting “hammered,” “hooking up” with a young woman and referring to political opponents using a gay slur.
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News (USA)
Lesbian teacher fired from Catholic school after launching ‘burn in hell’ website
A lesbian teacher has been fired from her job at St. Francis Prep School in Fresh Meadows, Queens, after launching her website, “Burn and Rot in Hell!”.
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News (USA)
Man arrested in alleged hate crime beating in NYC says no bias because he too is gay
Police have arrested one of two men responsible for an alleged hate crime attack on a gay man in New York City’s West Village last month, but the man arrested claims the attack was not a hate crime — because he is also gay.
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News (USA)
Gay pastor reaches settlement with Catholic college, lands new teaching job
A Pennsylvania professor and cleric, who was forced to leave Chestnut Hill College because he is gay, has reached a settlement with his former employer, and has landed a new teaching job at the University of Pennsylvania.
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News (World)
Ireland ‘LGBT Awareness Weeks’ to target anti-gay bullying (Video)
More powerful messages: BeLonG To Youth Services in Ireland has launched a new advocacy campaign targeting anti-gay bullying.
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News (USA)
U.S. Navy panel: Gay sailor will not be discharged
A three member panel of U.S. Navy Officers voted 3-0 on Thursday in favor of retaining Petty Officer Derek Morado, who had been facing a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” disciplinary discharge hearing, more than a year after being told he would be discharged.
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News (USA)
Pentagon says certification on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ likely mid-summer
Pentagon officials told a House subcommittee Friday that training for implementation of repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has gone “extremely well so far” and that certification to Congress might come by mid-summer.
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News (USA)
Delaware civil unions bill moves forward in state Senate
A same-sex civil unions bill cleared a Delaware senate committee Wednesday and now heads to the senate floor for debate.
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News (USA)
Republican majority in Colorado House committee stalls civil unions bill
Republican legislators in the Colorado House Judiciary Committee on Thursday stalled any further action on a proposed measure that would allow for Civil Unions in the state to move to the full House for a vote.
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News (USA)
U.S. government again prohibiting green-card applications from same-sex couples
The U.S. government is once again prohibiting foreign spouses of gay and lesbian Americans from applying for green cards, federal authorities announced Wednesday.
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News (USA)
Washington State legislature votes to recognize out-of-state same-sex unions
The Washington state Senate on Wednesday passed it’s last hurdle in recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages and domestic partnerships.
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Life
Archie Comics’ openly gay character gets four issue spin-off
Archie’s first openly gay character Kevin Keller will receive receiving his own run in a four-issue spin-off this June.
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News (USA)
Indiana state Senate votes to ban same-sex marriage and civil unions
The Indiana state Senate on Tuesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban both gay marriage as well as civil unions.
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News (USA)
Frank plans to reintroduce Employment Non-Discrimination Act this week
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is expected to reintroduce the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) this week, as early as Wednesday, but said he was not optimistic about the bill’s passage in the near term.
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News (USA)
Police seek attackers in latest anti-gay assault in New York’s West Village
New York City police are searching for two men responsible for a hate crime attack on a gay man in the city’s West Village over the weekend.
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News (USA)
Illinois sheriff under fire for anti-Semitic, homophobic Facebook comment
A west-central Illinois county sheriff has come under fire after making a derogatory post on Facebook, in which he referred to a co-worker as a “little fag jew boy.”
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News (USA)
Fred Karger, first openly gay candidate, announces run for President
Fred Karger, a retired political consultant and former adviser to three Republican presidents, has announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination for President of the United States. He will be the first openly gay Republican ever to run for President.