Anti-Gay NY Congressman Quits Race After Family Values Scandal
365 Gay News May 20 08(New York City) New York Rep. Vito Fossella said Tuesday he will not seek re-election after a series of damaging revelations about a child from an extramarital affair. Full story...
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Norway Bishops Nix Gay Weddings
365 Gay News 21 hours ago(Oslo) Same-sex marriage will become legal in Norway in January, but the Church of Norway has voted not to allow its pastors to perform church weddings.
China Opposes Peace Prize For AIDS Activist
365 Gay News 21 hours ago(Beijing) China said Thursday that a prominent Chinese human rights activist should not be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, saying such an honor would go against the spirit of the award.
McDonald’s Caves In To Anti-Gay Group Demands
365 Gay News 22 hours ago(New York City) The American Family Association is calling off a boycott of McDonald's after the fast-food giant agreed to end its support for the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
Connecticut Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
365 Gay News 22 hours ago(Hartford, Connecticut) Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to marry, making the state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions through the courts.
Arkansas To Drop Unmarried Foster Parent Ban
365 Gay News 23 hours ago(Little Rock, Arkansas) Arkansas plans to reverse course and allow unmarried or same-sex couples to take on foster children on a case-by-case basis, even as voters prepare to decide the issue in November, the state Department of Human Services said Thursday.
Portugal Says No To Gay Marriage
365 Gay News 23 hours ago(Lisbon) Portugal's Parliament voted by a large majority Friday against proposals to allow same-sex marriages in the mostly Roman Catholic country.
Supreme Court Declines Gay Book Suit
365 Gay News less than a day ago(Washington) The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a case involving the use of a gay-themed book by a Lexington, Massachusetts public school.
Polls Show Anti-Gay Amendments Gaining In FL, CA
365 Gay News less than a day ago(Washington) New polls in both Florida and California show that support for constitutional amendments barring same-sex marriage is gaining strength.
Canadian Candidate Faces Second Probe For Anti-Gay Remarks
365 Gay News less than a day ago(Toronto, Ontario) An Independent federal election candidate in Sudbury, Ont., is the focus of a second hate crime investigation, this one following a complaint that he told a radio station a prominent gay rights activist should be executed.
Laureates: Financial Crisis May Hit AIDS Funding
365 Gay News less than a day ago(Paris) Two French researchers who shared the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering the AIDS virus are voicing fears that the world financial crisis will hurt funding to fight the disease.
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