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Mormons enter Calif. marriage fight - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Church president Thomas S. Monson and his two top counselors call on Mormons to donate "means and time" to passing a constitutional ban Nov. 4.
http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2008/06/24/1

Obama: Marriage = one man, one woman - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Some gays might not be too surprised as the words carefully crafted by the Christian right emerge from the candidate now seeking the mainstream.
http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2008/06/20/3

Study: Treating herpes doesn't cut HIV risk - (Found June 24, 2008 )

A WHO official calls the findings of the multinational study of 3,000 patients "a significant, disappointing finding" that contradicts current thought.
http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2008/06/20/2

N.Y.'s trans-friendly youth jails - (Found June 24, 2008 )

The trans youth in New York juvenile detention centers now wear the uniform they choose, are called by the name they want and have special housing.
http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2008/06/20/1

Va. says marrying men deceived the state - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Authorities weigh misdemeanor charges against two men, though Virginia's license application only calls for "bride" and "groom," not "male" and "female."
http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2008/06/23/7

Haggard leaves "restoration" early - (Found June 24, 2008 )

The megavangelist felled by a gay-sex-for-pay scandal quits his "spiritual restoration program" and returns to his Colorado Springs home.
http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2008/06/23/6

Four held in attack after Flagstaff Pride - (Found June 24, 2008 )

The suspects are accused of knocking one man unconscious and shoving and punching others as they waited for cabs early Sunday morning.
http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2008/06/23/5

21 alleged gays jailed in Saudi Arabia - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Scores of men are arrested at a large gathering at a rest house in Qatif, Saudi Arabia, where gay acts are punishable by prison or flogging.
http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2008/06/23/4

Activists sue to keep ban off Calif. ballot - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Because the Supreme Court had not yet ruled, petition-signers didn't know the ban would indeed change law and rescind rights, argues Equality California.
http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2008/06/23/3

Weekend of weddings in California - (Found June 24, 2008 )

The city of West Hollywood hosts a daylong marriage marathon Saturday for about 100 same-sex couples, officiated by council members and administrators.
http://www.gay.com/news/article.html?2008/06/23/2