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Gay-marriage opponents decry new Prop. 8 language as 'inflammatory'

Google Gay News / San Jose Mercury News  Jul 30 08

PinkNews.co.uk Gay-marriage opponents decry new Prop. 8 language as 'inflammatory'San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 54 minutes ago By Mike Swift Matt Irwin, 31, of San Francisco was one of many people to take turns in waving the Pride Flag, showing their support for gay marriage outside .
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PROP. 8 BACKERS CALL LANGUAGE 'INFLAMMATORY'; PG&E SIDES WITH GAY ...

Google Gay News / San Jose Mercury News  Jul 30 08

KCBS PROP. 8 BACKERS CALL LANGUAGE 'INFLAMMATORY'; PG&E SIDES WITH GAY ...San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 28 minutes ago The utility said it wanted to support a "fundamental right" for its gay and lesbian employees.
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Prop. 8 supporters ready suit over change to gay marriage ban ...

Google Gay News / San Jose Mercury News  Jul 29 08

KCBS Prop. 8 supporters ready suit over change to gay marriage ban ...San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 7 hours ago By Mike Swift Opponents of same-sex marriage plan to file suit in Sacramento this afternoon in an attempt to overturn Attorney General Jerry Brown's .
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Anti-gay marriage group to file lawsuit in Calif.

Google Gay News / San Jose Mercury News  Jul 29 08

Anti-gay marriage group to file lawsuit in Calif.San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 4 hours ago AP LOS ANGELES—Anti-gay marriage groups say California Attorney General Jerry Brown is twisting their words.
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Ex-Gonzales aide 'crossed the lines' by repelling liberals ...

Google Lesbian News / Salt Lake Tribune  Jul 29 08

Ex-Gonzales aide 'crossed the lines' by repelling liberals ...Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Jul 28, 2008 It also said she rejected at least one applicant who was rumored to be a lesbian.
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Bay Area sports teams reach out to non-traditional groups (San Jose Mercury News)

Yahoo Lesbian News  Jul 28 08

From cultivating gay fans in San Francisco to trying to make San Jose the launch pad to promote ice hockey in China, Bay Area pro sports teams are facing the demographic fact that the biggest growth in their fan base isn't necessarily among fans with a lifelong affinity for their sport.
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Marketing appeals must go beyond those who grew up with slap shots ...

Google Lesbian News / San Jose Mercury News  Jul 28 08

Marketing appeals must go beyond those who grew up with slap shots ...San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 1 hour ago And, it's "a fair bet" no NFL owner goes so far to cultivate gay and lesbian fans, he said.
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Frayed alliances in LGBT advocacy revealed in protest of SF HRC fundraiser

Qnews  Jul 27 08

Source: LAist , Queerty , Associated Press via San Jose Mercury News , Bay Area Reporter ENDA controversy Not even a widely supported goal like the maintenance of marriage equality in California can bring all LGBT activist groups or the politicians who support them together with the nation's largest and richest advocacy group, Human Rights Campaign (HRC).
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LA mayor backs out of SF gay rights event

Google Gay News / San Jose Mercury News  Jul 27 08

LAist LA mayor backs out of SF gay rights eventSan Jose Mercury News,  USA - 2 hours ago By Lisa Leff AP Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pulled out as keynote speaker for a gay rights group's fundraising event scheduled for Saturday night .
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For gay couples, divorcing is as challenging as getting married

Google Gay News / Chicago Tribune  Jul 27 08

For gay couples, divorcing is as challenging as getting marriedChicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago Mitt Romney, a staunch opponent of same-sex marriage, had ordered some Massachusetts cities to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples who lived .
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Villaraigosa pulls out of SF gay rights event

Google Gay News / San Jose Mercury News  Jul 27 08

Villaraigosa pulls out of SF gay rights eventSan Jose Mercury News,  USA - 34 minutes ago By Lisa Leff AP SAN FRANCISCO - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pulled out as keynote speaker for a gay rights group's fundraising event scheduled .
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Villaraigosa pulls out of gay rights event

Google Gay News / San Jose Mercury News  Jul 26 08

Villaraigosa pulls out of gay rights eventSan Jose Mercury News,  USA - 1 hour ago AP SAN FRANCISCO—Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has pulled out as keynote speaker for a gay rights group's fundraising event following intense .
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Jitters hit same-sex couples, too

Google Lesbian News / San Jose Mercury News  Jul 26 08

Jitters hit same-sex couples, tooSan Jose Mercury News,  USA - 2 hours ago By Mike Swift Deb Burgard, a therapist who works with gay and lesbian couples, has seen her clients grapple with the issue of whether to get married, .
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Gay bias alleged in San Diego harbor death

Google Gay News / WLNS  Jul 26 08

The Associated Press Gay bias alleged in San Diego harbor deathWLNS, MI - 6 hours ago Hirschfield had been a dancer at a cruise ship party that was part of a gay pride celebration.
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Gay bias alleged in San Diego harbor death

Google Gay News / San Jose Mercury News  Jul 26 08

Gay bias alleged in San Diego harbor deathSan Jose Mercury News,  USA - 56 minutes ago The fatal police shooting of a male dancer who fell or jumped off a San Diego Bay cruise ship during a gay-pride party has left behind clashing accounts of .
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Judge: Teen to be tried as adult in gay killing

Google Gay News / San Jose Mercury News  Jul 25 08

Judge: Teen to be tried as adult in gay killingSan Jose Mercury News,  USA - 2 hours ago A Ventura County judge says a 14-year-old charged with killing his gay classmate will be tried as an adult and, as a result, may face a life sentence.
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Judge: Teen to be tried as adult in gay killing San Jose Mercury News, USA

Gay News Blog  Jul 25 08

OXNARD, Calif.—A Ventura County judge says a 14-year-old charged with killing his gay classmate will be tried as an adult and, as a result, may face a life sentence.
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'So gay' tourism ads cause controversy

Google Gay News / Sydney Morning Herald  Jul 22 08

Gay Socialites 'So gay' tourism ads cause controversySydney Morning Herald, Australia - 16 hours ago A gay pride organization said last week it plans to raise $5000 to pay for an advertising campaign that proclaimed "South Carolina is so gay" after the .
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Tourism experts puzzled by rejection of SC gay ad

Google Gay News / San Jose Mercury News  Jul 21 08

Tourism experts puzzled by rejection of SC gay adSan Jose Mercury News,  USA - 12 minutes ago "South Carolina is so gay" read the ad, alongside others touting Las Vegas, New Orleans, Boston and Atlanta as also being "so gay.
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Arizona Republicans Force a Second Anti-gay Ballot Measure

Google Gay News / Political Affairs Magazine  Jul 21 08

Los Angeles Times Arizona Republicans Force a Second Anti-gay Ballot MeasurePolitical Affairs Magazine, NY - 21 hours ago And on the other, irrational hatred and fear of gay and lesbian men and women.
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