ANOTHER MISGUIDED EFFORT BY RIGHT-WING TO FOMENT ANTI-GAY ...- July 13, 2008 Tomorrow, leaders of the anti-gay right wing will gather at the Family Research Council to discuss the results of their latest poll on the political impact of anti-gay amendments on the November ballot. This is clearly another effort by right-wing to force Republican presidential nominee John McCain into using gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues as a divisive wedge during the presidential campaign. In reality, the FRC&39;s efforts another symbol of its movement&39;s weakness in 2008...http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/2008/07/another-misguided-effort-by-right-wing.html Italian wins gay driving ban case- July 13, 2008 An Italian court has ordered the government to pay 100,000 euros (79,919) to a man who had to retake his driving test because he was gay. Danilo Giuffrida, now 26, told doctors he was homosexual during a medical examination for military service. The information was passed to the defence and transport ministries. Mr Giuffrida was told to repeat his driving test or have his licence suspended because of his "sexual identity disturbance". Mr Giuffrida passed his test for the second...http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/2008/07/italian-wins-gay-driving-ban-case.html More media coverage from the UK conservtaive press: "US gay cleric Gene Robinson 'received death threats' from England"- July 13, 2008 "He is the most divisive figure in the Anglican world, whose appointment as bishop five years ago engulfed the Anglican communion in a bitter conflict that shows no signs of abating," begins the newspaper article. As though Nigeria&39;s archbishop and his US minions are "non-controversial," as though if Gene were not a bishop the forces driving towards schism would be placated, their egos sated, their "theology" satisfied. remember: neither Gene nor the issue.http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/2008/07/more-media-coverage-from-uk.html Fathers' protest as bishops meet- July 13, 2008 Fathers&39; rights campaigners may stage a protest at the Lambeth Conference next week when 650 Anglican bishops gather in Kent. The 10-yearly gathering is taking place at the University of Kent in Canterbury, where many of the meetings will be held. Fathers 4 Justice founder Matt O&39;Connor told BBC Radio Kent the group&39;s next stunt could be in the cathedral city. He said the General Synod had not debated family breakdown since 1992. Mr O&39;Connor said he could not reveal details of...http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/2008/07/fathers-protest-as-bishops-meet.html Church of England should appoint Britain's first gay bishop, says Archbishop of Wales- July 13, 2008 The Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, told The Sunday Telegraph that practising homosexuals should not be barred from becoming bishops. He accused conservative Anglicans of being "exclusive" and narrow-minded in their opposition to gay clerics. His comments, which come on the eve of the Lambeth Conference - the Anglican communion's ten-yearly gathering of bishops - are set to inflame the bitter controversy over homosexuality. Church of England should appoint Britain&39;s ..http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/2008/07/church-of-england-should-appoint.html Singing out: Miami hosts gay choruses from around the world- July 12, 2008 Choral instructor Gary Keating keeps a rainbow with the words &39;&39;safe space&39;&39; on the front of his office door at Dr. Michael M. Krop High in Northeast Miami-Dade.When Keating came out as a gay man in the early &39;80s, there were very few safe spaces. Then, one evening in 1986 when Keating was in Manhattan for business, he passed Carnegie Hall and bought a ticket.&39;&39;They had a big poster that the Gay Men&39;s Chorus was performing. I didn&39;t even know it existed,&39;&39; said.http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/2008/07/singing-out-miami-hosts-gay-choruses.html Anti-gay messages perplex Buckhead men- July 12, 2008 Beginning late last month, someone has returned to the couple&39;s upholstery and design business in Buckhead over and over, using spray paint or permanent markers to write anti-gay messages on their windows, according to an Atlanta police report. "It has flabbergasted us," said Young, 53. "We&39;ve never had a cross word with anybody. We have no idea." Young said he and his partner, 61-year-old Larry Bilger, have owned the business, Top Notch Upholstery & Design,..http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/2008/07/anti-gay-messages-perplex-buckhead-men.html For first time since 1993, House to hear testimony on Dont Ask, Dont Tell- July 11, 2008 A subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to hold a hearing on the militarys Dont Ask, Dont Tell policy July 23. The event will be the first hearing in which lawmakers have evaluated military policy toward gays since Dont Ask, Dont Tell was enacted in 1993. The law prohibits gays from being open about their sexual orientation while serving in the armed forces. About 12,600 service members have been expelled from the military since 1993 as a result of the policy. more...http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/2008/07/for-first-time-since-1993-house-to-hear.html Judge rules entrapment in Holiday Park arrest- July 11, 2008 A Broward County Judge ruled that Fort Lauderdale Police unfairly entrapped a gay man in Holiday Park by luring him into a sexual situation, inducing him to expose himself to an undercover officer before arresting him on false prostitution charges about a block outside of the park.Judge Gary Cowart dismissed the charges against Michael Marsh, a Fort Lauderdale man who was encountered undercover Fort Lauderdale officer Nick Coffin Aug. 20 near the baseball fields of Holiday Park.The park has...http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/2008/07/judge-rules-entrapment-in-holiday-park.html Openly gay Dallas County judge pushing for sexual orientation to be added to nondiscrimination policy, following in citys path- July 11, 2008 Despite concerns that Republican commissioners would vote down such a proposal, openly gay Dallas County Judge Jim Foster has requested that staff look into the possibility of adding sexual orientation to the countys employment nondiscrimination policies. Mattye Taylor, the countys director of Human Resources, confirmed Wednesday, July 9, that Foster has asked her to provide him with more information about the subject. In response to Fosters request, Taylor said shes looked at the countys.http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/2008/07/openly-gay-dallas-county-judge-pushing.html |