Vermont judge awards sole custody of daughter to non-bio lesbian mom

In a striking decision, a Vermont judge yesterday granted sole custody of 7-year-old Isabella Miller to her non-biological mother, Janet Jenkins, Mombian, the lesbian-mom’s blog, reports.

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Must read: Box Turtle on Christian’s new manifesto – ‘a war over religious domination’

On Friday, a group of clerics and political activists released a document that they call “Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience”.

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Exclusive!!! Varnished Take! (Fake) Q&A with Adam Lambert

EW.com touts a very brief piece now on the site as an “Exclusive Q&A with Adam Lambert”.

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Anti-gay or anti-militarism? Memphis vandalism reinterpreted

Did the radical queer anarchist group Bash Back Memphis “take credit” for defacing a billboard in Memphis that showed a local gay Marine?

‘Yes, they did’, reported several major blogs last week.

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Item: AWOL lesbian soldier wins new chance for Canadian asylum

    ::: US Army Private Bethany Smith, 21, (aka Skyler James) will have another chance to argue her case for getting asylum in Canada because of a key court victory Friday, Canada.

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Lessons in homophobia: Philippines denial of LGBTQ party’s ballot bid

  Philippines Senate hopeful Danton Remoto photo by Ralph Camus, from Danton’s campaign blog

“I will definitely run as senator in 2010,” said Philippine LGBTQ rights advocate Danton Remoto Wednesday.

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DC Agenda, the ex-Blade staff’s new paper, launches its website

DC Agenda, “The LGBTQ Community’s Newssource”—according to its web tagline—is now out on the web.

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Uganda’s anti-gay law blasted by surprising source - ‘ex-gays’ at Exodus

About 40 people picketed outside of Uganda’s UN mission Thursday, chanting: “Gay rights are human rights.

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Court must pay gay employee for ‘unjustified’ denial of partner benefits, judge rules

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the government must pay for the extra cost of insuring the spouse of a federal worker who was denied federal worker’s insurance benefits because the married couple is gay, Metropolitan News reports.

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Item: Lesbian lawyer’s spousal benefits can’t be blocked by DOMA

   ::: The federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) can’t be used to prevent a gay or lesbian federal court employee from getting full, equal benefits, Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski ruled today, according to an AP report.

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