Source: Ynet News Local police proudly declared they they had raided and closed down what they called a "brothel" in the Kratyot area in northern Israel, but an gay rights group says what they shut down was a gay sauna that it describes as "a meeting place for men looking to meet men." Israel's Ynetnews.com reports that the Association of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexuals and Trans-genders in Israel ("The Aguda") reacted with anger to the raid, in which 11 men were arrested on suspicion that they had worked in prostitution. The association's chairman, Mike Hammel, said. Full story...
Source: CBS News , Newsweek Matthew Shepard It was ten years ago last Monday that openly gay Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten.
by Scott Larsen Oct. 08,2008 The man who was attacked on a downtown Vancouver street just after midnight on Sept.
Source: Arkansas News Bureau , KARK-TV , KATV , Associated Press via WXVT , AP via Fox News LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
Source: Portfolio.com , Chicago Sun Times , Chicago Tribune A right-wing anti-gay group, American Family Association, is claiming victory after McDonalds Corp.
Source: AFP , Reuters via Toronto Star LISBON -- Lawmakers in Portugal soundly rejected a proposal on Friday to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, sparking anger among gays who say they face discrimination in the conservative Catholic country.
Source: Stamford Advocate , Hartford Courant HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making the state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions.
:: Jack Gilbert , the executive director of Proud Heritage , hopes to open England's first LGBT museum three years from now in London 's King's Cross.
Source: Culture-Buzz , PageOneQ , Bandweek Rather than try to get a catch phrase ingrained in our head, the non-profit Advertising Council , which directs and coordinates public service campaigns on behalf of Madison Avenue and the media industry, will use an ad campaign to try to get an offensive phrase out of our language.
Source: Chicago Sun Times , Chicago Tribune Gay and lesbian historical figures -- from James Baldwin to Gertrude Stein -- would be woven into the curriculum of a new gay-friendly school that garnered official support Wednesday from Chicago Public Schools.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle , Deseret News , KSL CA Prop. 8 Mormons living outside California have been asked to volunteer for a telephone campaign to help pass Proposition 8 -- the ballot initiative on marriage equality in California.
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