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Two Gay Candidates Vie in Chicago

Friday, October 30th, 2009

A Democratic state house primary in Chicago this February will find an openly gay man and a lesbian candidate competing against each other, but neither one makes sexual orientation a selling point.
The primary in the northwest side’s 40th district will be historic, according to local NBC news blogger Matt Bartosik.
”Columbia College instructor Joe Laiacona — […]

Police arrest nine going to gay play

Monday, October 26th, 2009

HAVANA, Oct. 23 Aliomar Janjaque, Fundación Cubana LGTB, www.cubanet.org) – After letting 28 people attend a gay theatrical presentation, state security agents arrested nine others who arrived later, according to one of the attendees.
Jaime Durán, 34, who is openly gay, said police gave no explanation as to why they decided to arrest others arriving at […]

The U.S. Census Courts the Gays

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Census ads on your Happy Meal box? Maybe not just yet, but readers of the Philadelphia Gay News were privy to a test run of an ad campaign when the United States Census placed an ad on the paper’s front page.
The October 9-15 edition of the weekly paper features a yellow sticker advertisement placed prominently […]

Lieberman: I’m Committed to DADT Repeal

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Independent senator Joseph Lieberman said Thursday that he is in discussions with the White House and the “advocacy community” about repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell,” but he stopped short of saying whether he would take the lead on repeal legislation.
“That hasn’t been decided, but we’re all working together in a very collegial way,” Lieberman said […]

Straight Couple Sues Over Gay Cruise

Friday, October 16th, 2009

A straight Italian couple is suing a cruise line for accidentally booking them on Italy’s first all-gay cruise.
 
The unnamed middle-aged couple was booked for three nights aboard a Grimaldi Lines ship from Civitavecchia to Barcelona. They said that when they saw media crews at the dock they thought a celebrity was on the ship. They […]

Prop. 8 Heads Back to Court

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

The legal battle over same-sex marriage in California is headed back to court Wednesday when a federal judge will consider a motion that would scrap plans for a January trial and put a quick end to the federal effort to overturn the ban.
Prop. 8 supporters will argue that U.S. Supreme Court precedent and the historical […]

Obama vows to end restrictions on gays in military

Monday, October 12th, 2009

President Barack Obama, speaking on the eve of a major gay-rights march, told gay supporters on Saturday he would fight for their causes and renewed a pledge to end restrictions on their service in the U.S. military.To a standing ovation at a dinner held by the Human Rights Campaign, a gay advocacy group, Obama said […]