Gay/Lesbian NewsNews on Gay/Lesbian continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Bush's Anti-Gay Surgeon General Nominee Refuses Senate Questions- July 2, 2008 The Louisville Courier-Journal reports the University of Kentucky cardiologist who was "picked by President Bush in May 2007, is more than 10 months late answering written questions from the Senate committee ...http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/07/bushs-anti-gay-surgeon-general-nominee-refuses-senat... Gay Religion: news of religion and GLBT folks: Don't Miss this Historic Gathering in New Orleans!- July 2, 2008 The Witness Our Welcome (WOW) gatherings in 2000 and 2003 marked an historic turning point for LGBT-affirming Christians across several denominations. Back then, many such Christians and LGBT groups worked in virtual isolation from each other and rarely had opportunities to share strategies, insights, and worship. Many things have changed since then, including more channels for intentional cooperation in this important work. But the opportunity to gather together is still very much needed. The..http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/07/gay-religion-news-of-religion-and-glbt-folks-dont-mi... The God Box: an engaging novel by Alex Sanchez- July 2, 2008 TAny list of the top ten most highly-charged issues in human life would surely include these three: religion, sexuality, and being a teenager. In this engaging novel by Alex Sanchez, all three of these issues are woven together in a poignant and moving coming-of-age story for people of faith. Many in the baby boomer generation were certainly bereft of any resources at all that brought together religion and sexuality in helpful ways, let alone all the angst that goes along with being an...http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/07/the-god-box-an-engaging-novel-by-alex-sanchez?fromrs... CA Marriage foes fight to keep initiative on ballot- July 2, 2008 Tuesday, July 1, 2008 Marriage foes fight to keep initiative on ballot Sponsors of an initiative to restore the state's ban on same-sex marriage have told the state Supreme Court that a suit by gay-rights groups seeking to remove the measure from the Nov. 4 ballot would violate Californians' right to change their Constitution. The pre-election challenge "unnecessarily deprives the people of their initiative power" and would, if successful, "prevent Californians from defining marriage for...http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/07/ca-marriage-foes-fight-to-keep-initiative-on-ballot?... India's gay rights movement comes out- July 2, 2008 Aggrieved Indians have long taken their causes to the streets. From Mohandas Gandhi's nationalist campaigns to contemporary marches against racy movies, protests are as Indian as spicy curry. But one group, despite its large size, has long kept silent. That silence broke Sunday, when gays and lesbians found their voice in three major cities - New Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore - in the first large public display of gay pride India has ever seen. "Up until now, we've been in the public space...http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/07/gay-news-blog-indias-gay-rights-movement-comes-out?f... Obama: No To Gay Marriage Ban- July 2, 2008 Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has announced his opposition to a November ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriage in California, a move that puts gay rights front and center in the 2008 presidential campaign. In a letter to San Francisco's Alice B. Toklas Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Democratic Club Sunday, the presumptive presidential nominee said he opposed "the divisive and discriminatory efforts to amend the California Constitution" and similar efforts in other states. Earlier...http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/07/obama-no-to-gay-marriage-ban?fromrss=1 US Christian group was key player in pressing Heinz to drop ad- July 1, 2008 The American Family Association, a powerful Christian group, has emerged as a key player pressuring Heinz to pull its Deli Mayo commercial featuring two men kissing - even though it was never broadcast on US TV.http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/07/us-christian-group-was-key-player-in-pressing-heinz-... LDS Professor Speaks Out Against Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment- July 1, 2008 (KCPW News) Westminster College professor Jeffrey Nielsen lost his previous teaching job at BYU for criticizing the LDS Church over its opposition to gay marriage, but he's not letting that deter him from speaking out again. After church leaders urged California Mormons last weekend to support a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, Nielsen wrote his own open letter to them, encouraging them not to support the amendment.http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/07/lds-professor-speaks-out-against-anti-gay-marriage-a... Heinz petition to reinstate tv commercial (over 12000 signatures so far)- July 1, 2008 Yes there is a petition going on to reinstate the Heinz commercial. Interesting enough they pulled the commercial due to a couple hundred complaints. But they have yet to reinstate the commercial after over 12,000 names on a petition. If you feel the controversial Heinz commercial should never have been pulled, head on over to the online petition site to cast your vote: Linkhttp://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/07/heinz-petition-to-reinstate-tv-commercial-over-12000... The spokesman for American theofascism speaks- July 1, 2008 James Dobson has a Ph.D. in child development. He advocates spanking. He was once known as "the Religious Right's New Kingmaker." The "king" he helped make was George W. Bush, who tops "the list when American voters pick the worst U.S. President in the last 61 years." As a prominent character in the Bush-Rove nightmare, Dobson, according to Brian Elroy McKinley, set "himself up as a religiously-based political dictator bent on getting us to support his personal view of legislated morality. "And.http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/07/the-spokesman-for-american-theofascism-speaks?fromrs... |