Source: Arizona Daily Sun , KTAR TV , Gay.com , Arizona Republic Flagstaff -- One man has been criminally charged with aggravated assault in connection with an attack that happened after the Pride in the Pines gay pride festival in this northern Arizona city. Travis A. Reiner, 24, of Flagstaff, has been charged with one felony count of aggravated assault and misdemeanor counts of assault and disorderly conduct, according to a complaint filed in Flagstaff Justice Court. Reiner and three other men were arrested downtown early in the morning on June 22. Cases against three other men initially arrested. Full story...
-- A proposed lesbian/gay retirement community called Marigold Creek in Surprise , Arizona -- near Phoenix -- is facing a major hurdle after a land deal for 32 acres fell apart .
Source: KARE TV , Los Angeles Times St. Paul, Minn. -- Gays and lesbians had a big impact a week ago at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, which included nearly 400 GLBT delegates.
Source: Belfast Telegraph , BBC News Less than a year after the team was formed, Ulster Titans headed to the Bingham Cup, the world championship for gay-friendly rugby teams.
-- Thousands of people are expected to descend on Cardiff, Wales this weekend for a gay pride festival that earlier this year looked like it would never happen.
Source: Western Mail , Times (London) , Bexley Times , A spokesman for the Church of Wales has attempted to quiet speculation that an openly gay celibate priest will be appointed bishop next month, but despite the denials, Dr Jeffrey John is widely expected to be nominated for ordination as a Bishop of Bangor next week.
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune , Minnesota Public Radio With several hundred delegates, media, and LGBT activists in Denver for the Democratic National Convention, we tended to hear about them in groups.
Source: Missoulian , KPAX TV Missoula, Mont. -- What started more than a year ago as a small effort to address hate crimes with a few hundred dollars worth of posters has blossomed into a well-funded plan announced at a news conference Tuesday at Missoula City Hall.
-- Time takes a look at what the GOP talking points claim is the primary qualification of their veep candidate, Sarah Palin : that she's been an executive.
Source: KSTP TV , ABC News (US), Minneapolis Star Tribune , Rainbow Network The Virginia delegation canceled their order of The Rake magazine's Secrets of the City guide because it includes a section for gays and lesbians.
-- A Framington, Mass. man charged with a hate crime attack against three men and a woman in South Boston was freed on $10,000 bail and given a 10 pm curfew after pleading not guilty Tuesday.
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