Gay/Lesbian NewsNews on Gay/Lesbian continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.No longer mainly for gays, Provincetown courts all- August 14, 2008 Waiting for a whale-watch boat with his wife and 5-year-old daughter one recent morning, Brian Grunert of Buffalo marveled at this seaside community's beautiful beaches, laid-back atmosphere - and child-friendliness. It was a far cry, Grunert said, from the wild Provincetown he had visited in the 1970s. "I remember coming here and it was all about alternative lifestyles," he said. "Now, it's calmer. . . . The restaurants are very kid-welcoming."http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/08/no-longer-mainly-for-gays-provincetown-courts-all?fr... Since My Last Confession: a witty account of his struggle with his faith & same-sex marriage- August 14, 2008 oston's St. Anthony Shrine is not your typical Catholic experience. Scott Pomfret, a gay porn writer and SEC attorney who is a lay lector there, writes of when a blue-haired lady approached a Franciscan friar before Mass and pointed to the announcement for the Gay and Lesbian Spirituality Group in the weekly bulletin. She asked angrily, ''What's next You going to have a support group for prostitutes'' The friar replied, ''Why Did you want to join'' Since My Last Confession is Pomfret's witty...http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/08/since-my-last-confession-a-witty-account-of-his-stru... A bold and historic moment for lesbian, gay and bisexual members of the military.- August 14, 2008 This is a bold and historic moment for lesbian, gay and bisexual members of the military. On Saturday, the Democratic Platform Committee listened to SLDN, and our allies, and approved a platform that calls for repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and replacing it with a non-discrimination policy. Coming after last month's successful Congressional hearing on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and a national poll showing that 75 percent of Americans want to overturn the failed policy, it's clear that our...http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/08/a-bold-and-historic-moment-for-lesbian-gay-and-bisex... Dearth of gay candidates on Nov. ballot- August 14, 2008 Apparently, 2008 will not see another "Lavender Sweep" at the ballot box in San Francisco. The list of qualified candidates released by the elections department following the August 8 filing deadline shows only two openly gay candidates running for the Board of Supervisors, and they're up against each other in District 9.http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/08/dearth-of-gay-candidates-on-nov-ballot?fromrss=1 Self-proclaimed "Christian" financial planning firm "refuses" to invest in "pro-gay" McDonald's- August 14, 2008 Looking for some free advertising to bolster it's self-appointed position as as "Christian" financial planning firm, the so-called "Timothy Fund" has taken a cheap shot at McDonald's. Based on McDonald's support of LGBT people, these "Christian" money makers say they refuse to invest in the burger behemoth. Somehow, the stock market seems to have ignored this shocking development and McDonald's stock has not lost all of it's value. The bigots for bucks fund slams "McDonald's foray into...http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/08/self-proclaimed-christian-financial-planning-firm-re... 9th Circuit dismisses right-wing challenge to Oregon gay-rights laws- August 14, 2008 Today, an opinion was issued pdf by a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Lemons v. Bradbury.http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/08/9th-circuit-dismisses-right-wing-challenge-to-oregon... "Elite" HIV wife may hold secret to AIDS vaccine- August 14, 2008 A woman who has never shown symptoms of infection with the AIDS virus may hold the secret to defeating the virus, U.S. researchers say.http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/08/elite-hiv-wife-may-hold-secret-to-aids-vaccine?fromr... Prop. 8 not retroactive, Jerry Brown says- August 14, 2008 If voters approve a November ballot measure banning same-sex marriages in California, thousands of gay and lesbian weddings conducted since the state Supreme Court legalized the unions on May 15 will probably remain valid, Attorney General Jerry Brown said Monday. The potential effect of Proposition 8 on existing same-sex marriages is already being debated among legal scholars and opposing sides in the Nov. 4 ballot measure campaign. Brown's position is significant because his office will...http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/08/prop-8-not-retroactive-jerry-brown-says?fromrss=1 Panama Legalizes Gay Sex- August 14, 2008 Panamanian President Martin Torrijos Espino signed a decree July 29 repealing a 1949 law that criminalized sodomy under penalty of a $500 fine or jail time.http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/08/panama-legalizes-gay-sex?fromrss=1 "Barbie" undergoes artsy makeover in San Francisco- August 14, 2008 The blond hair, pert nose and twinkling eyes of the shapely doll were unmistakably Barbie, but what was she doing attached to a prehistoric bug Welcome to San Francisco's annual "Altered Barbie" exhibition, where the iconic doll of American pop culture is cut up, glued down, juxtaposed with all sorts of objects and transformed in a new mode of self-expression. There is Barbie in a battle with an Iguana, Barbie and the Burning Bush, Barbie with a sex toy, Barbie dipped in polenta and Barbie...http://www.topix.net/news/gay/2008/08/barbie-undergoes-artsy-makeover-in-san-francisco?fro... |