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Gay and lesbian seniors home proposed for Vancouver
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08A seniors home for gays and lesbians in the East Vancouver neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant could be the first of its kind in Canada.
LGBT Groups: Try Lawrence King's Killer as a Juvenile
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08LOS ANGELES, CA -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans activists have issued a statement asking the Ventura County, CA, district attorney to try the 14-year old murderer of gay teenager Lawrence King as a juvenile.
NC personnel handbook with gay-bias ban removed from Web site
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08
The state government personnel office has removed from its Web site a personnel handbook that banned anti-gay discrimination.
Doctor Who writer laughs off "most influential" tag-
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08
TV guru Russell T Davies has dismissed the Independent on Sunday's Pink List as "slightly demeaning" and laughed off their assertion that he is the most influential gay person in the UK.
Homophobic Attacks Lead Gay Couple To Split
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08
Dreams of domestic bliss following their civil partnership have been shattered for a Scots gay couple following a series of homophobic attacks, allegedly by their neighbors.
GED Program Launches for LGBT Youth
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08It's tough enough to be a teenager today, but for Boston teens who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, it can be traumatic.
Pioneering out mayor ready to lead
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08
Pioneering out mayor ready to lead Out black Cambridge, Mass., Mayor Denise Simmons is profiled as a leader whose challenges as a minority have helped her become a more effective political leader.
New York's out council leader retains lawyer for city, federal probe
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08
Christine C. Quinn , the speaker of the New York City Council, has hired a criminal defense lawyer to represent her in federal and city investigations into Council spending practices, an aide said on Friday.
O'Reilly's show "platform" for homophobic views
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08
Fox News talk show host Bill O'Reilly consistently uses his show as a "platform" to spread his own and his guests' homophobic views, according to this Media Matters for America posting.
New Mexico: Man takes plea in attack authorities call hate crime
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08FARMINGTON - The second of the three men accused of attacking another man for being gay pleaded to the crime Monday in district court on reduced charges that dropped the one-year hate crime sentencing enhancement.
Stonewall Youth show is anything but a drag
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08
The Stonewall Youth Drag Show is full of camp, humor and flash, but it's the show's serious message that organizers really want to talk about.
A Textbook Case of Misinformation and Bias
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08
Last week, the Center for Inquiry, a Hudson, NY think tank, announced that "a civics textbook used in many secondary schools around the country contains inaccurate and misleading statements, in particular in its analysis of certain constitutional law issues, including school prayer, and global warming.
Some private schools are cool with openly gay students & thier gay partners
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08
One of Australia's top private schools says it is happy for its students to bring gay partners to the end-of year formal following news that a leading Brisbane school will enforce a ban on the practice.
IL House rejects benefits for partners of gay Chicago teachers
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois House has rejected a measure aimed at helping gay teachers in Chicago.
Gay & Lesbian Books: Scott Heim Lets It All Out
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08
Scott Heim's debut novel, 1995's Mysterious Skin rocked the literary world with its stark portrayal of child abuse and sexuality in a sleepy rural town.
Ruggiero goes GLAAD
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08
After putting his sexuality in the spotlight earlier this year, Degrassi's Adamo Ruggiero made a conscious effort to involve himself in the gay community, through comedy, TV work and social outreach.
Brazil Targets Young Gays with Anti-AIDS Educational Campaign
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08Following an alarming increase in HIV rates among young men over a two-year period, the Brazilian Health Ministry has launched an educational campaign to encourage gay men to use condoms.
Gay Weddings: A Booming New England Industry
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08As acceptance, and availability, of same-sex unions grows, so does an industry devoted to servicing gay and lesbian families formalizing their relationship.
ENDA again
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08Last week Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) told the Associated Press that he planned to bring the controversial Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) up for a vote in the Senate before the year's end - raising the specter of the brutal infighting among LGBT advocates that accompanied the tumultuous debate over ENDA in the House last fall.
Maine Gay Rights Groups Opposed To Latest Rights Referendum
Topix Gay News Apr 15 08Gay rights groups are protesting a proposed referendum question submitted last week aimed at banning gay marriage and repealing the state's gay rights law.
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