» Editorial: Who polices the police? (Scarlet & Black)
» Salt Lake City sued over domestic partner benefits (Salt Lake Tribune)
» Americans to go to Rome to oppose Catholic gay priest ban (New York Times)

» Dreier bid torpedoed by House conservatives (Washington Post)
» Princess Anne calls for Papua New Guinea leadership on HIV/AIDS (Seven News)
» Brazil may break international drug patents to help HIV patients (Financial Express)
» Episcopal row over gays ends up in court (UK.Gay.com)
» Royal Navy bars lieutenant from Mr. Gay U.K. contest (UK.Gay.com)
» Ford Foundation funds HIV/AIDS program in Yunnan (Xinhua)
» Researchers say HIV may have weakened since 1989 (Bloomberg)
» Priest pulled from Mass for opposing marriage ban (Boston globe)
» Norway leftists look at equal marriage rights (Aftenposten)
» Number of gay Scots having unprotected sex doubles (UK.Gay.com)
» Pressure grows over Iran executions (UK.Gay.com)

» Delay indicted (Reuters)
   › Dreier floated as acting Majority Leader (Washington Blade)
        (Note: We would be amazed if Dreier actually got the position. The hinges
        on his closet door could not long withstand the pressure. Editor.)
   › Dreier passed over in favor of hard-right Blunt (Washington Post)
   › Editorial: Now is the time to out Dreier (Alternet)
   › More GOP woe: SEC inquiry of Frist becomes formal investigation (Associated Press)
» Lamar Alexander measures drapes for Santorum's office (The Hill)
» Delta'a financial troubles could impact giving to gay causes (Washington Blade)
» Oklahoma City settles with harassed transgender officer (Associated Press)
» Washington Supreme Court ruling any day on marriage (KOMO-TV)
» Column: Gay-hunters may end up shooting down church morale (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
» Denver AIDS activists rally for federal support (Rocky Mountain News)
» Religious coalition hopeful about gay acceptance (Boston Globe)

» Biological mom loses custody to non-biological mom (PlanetOut.com)
» Rwanda First Lady calls for better HIV programming (New Times)
» Decades-old U.K. "Little Kinsey" survey unearthed (United Press International)
» Poll: Sixty percent of Arizona voters oppose marriage ban amendment (KAET-TV)
» Mbeki accused of betraying South Africa on AIDS (Vanguard)
» Human Rights Watch condemns Turkey move against LGBT group (Human Rights Watch)
» South Africa government criticized for AIDS inaction (BBC)
» Lesbian moms picket school that expelled daughter (Daily Bulletin)
» False HIV+ test results scared Ozzy into monogamy (Ireland Online)
» China nine-year-old helps AIDS orphans (China Daily)
» Mandela calls for more funding to fight AIDS, TB, malaria (Canadian Press)
» D.C. man pleads guilty in killing of transgender prostitute (Associated Press)
» Gay Catholics keeping faith despite Vatican (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Reggae star in Jamaica court over gay bashing (UK.Gay.com)
» Liverpool looks at developing gay district (UK.Gay.com)
» Anglican Bishop backs ordination of transgender woman (UK.Gay.com)

» Petition signature count begins in recall of Spokane Mayor (365Gay.com)
» Iowa man accused of spreading HIV faces judge (KTIV-TV)
» Panel: Religious leaders should do more to fight HIV/AIDS (Rapid City Journal)
» Zambia ex-president says stigma hinders AIDS fight (East Africa Standard)
» Illinois university adds gender identity to non-discrimination policy (Chicago Flame)
» Court urged to overturn Oregon gay marriage ban (Washington Post)
» Homophobic party wins in Poland elections (365Gay.com)
» Canada courts gay U.S. doctors (365Gay.com)
» Vatican starts witch hunt at St. Louis seminary (KSDK-TV)
   › Bishops, not seminarians, responsible for abuse scandals (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
» Lesbian becomes New Brunswick party leader (Telegraph Journal)

» Morocco Princess takes lead in AIDS fight (Morocco Times)

» Untreated daughter of AIDS dissident dies of AIDS-related pneumonia (Los Angeles Times)

» Vatican likely to ban gays, even celibates, from the priesthood (Sydney Morning Herald)
» Jamaica reggae star charged in gay bashing (Jamacia Observer)
» Tennessee "ex-gay" facility may be closed by the state (Associated Press)
» Ashley Judd has had a twenty-year crush on kd lang (Contact Music)
» Nadler introduces Antibullying Campaign Act (New York Blade)
» Ferrer rips into Bloomberg over broken promises on gay issues (New York Blade)
» Three gay-themed books among top ten most targeted for banning (Washington Blade)
» Black HIV rate called genocide (Washington Blade)
» Gays become cannon fodder in time of war (Washington Blade)
» Virginia Governor candidates argue over gay adoption (Washington Blade)
» Bush unlikely to name gay attorney to D.C. Superior Court (Washington Blade)
» Two U.S. Senate candidates in Maryland support equal marriage rights (Washington Blade)

» HIV+ girl sues Medicaid provider for "buffalo hump" surgery (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders)
» NGLTF lashes out at Roberts vote (National Gay and Lesbian Task Force)
» Vanderbilt University addresses anti-gay image (Vanderbilt Hustler)
» Editorial: Miss Teen Bahamas, a lesbian, is an "embarrassment" but should not be judged (Nassau Guardian)
» Baldwin can't get FEMA to help with Wisconsin tornadoes from weeks ago (Capital Times)
» Petitions to recall Spokane Mayor are turned in (Associated Press)
» Vancouver school district cancels Laramie (Vancouver Sun)
» Washington gays prepare for state Supreme Court marriage ruling (Seattle Times)
» Transgender woman beaten, raped in Sacramento jail (Amnesty International)
» Amnesty International condemns police abuse of LGBT people across U.S. (Amnesty International)
» Lesbian and gay Americans pay more in tax (Andrew Tobias)
» Latvians united in hostility to gays and lesbians (Transitions Online)

» Salt Lake City Mayor signs order for domestic partner benefits (Associated Press)
» Turkey gay group may be forced closed (UK.Gay.com)
» Pride organizers reach out to Eastern Europe (UK.Gay.com)
» Town council in UK splits over gay unions (UK.Gay.com)
» Pentagon penalizes three law schools over Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell protests (UK.Gay.com)
» Wales youth sentenced over transgender attack (UK.Gay.com)
» Sides clash in debate of Maine gay rights law (Bangor News)
» "Ex-gay" crusader has melt-down after television debate (WayneBesen.com)
» California Medical Association pulls controversial anti-gay legal brief (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Malaysia politicians threaten each other over gay allegations (Associated Press)
» Gay groups turn up heat on Schwarzenegger (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Italy hospital told to rescind gay blood donor ban (ANSA)

» The Archbishop of Canterbury can't sleep at night (Reuters)
» Trial begins over Texas rapes of gay ex-inmate (Associated Press)
» Iranian gay activists call for action (UK.Gay.com)
» Czech Republic next for gay unions? (UK.Gay.com)
» Jerry Springer the Opera to be staged in spite of right-wing pickets over gay content (UK.Gay.com)
» Spanish conservatives appeal gay marriage (UK.Gay.com)
» New Hampshire marriage commission hears testimony (Concord Monitor)
» HRC releases fourth annual corporate report card (Human Rights Campaign)
   › Report text (Human Rights Campaign)
» Gay couples get ready for December nuptials in UK town (Hartlepool Mail)
» Baptist university pulls Starbucks cups with gay quotes (Associated Press)
» Malawi food crisis compounded by HIV/AIDS (Relief Web)
» Worker awarded settlement for HIV infection (Virgin.net)

» Gays and lesbians often out of step with each other (The Star)
» Fortune 500 company adds sexual orientation to non-discrimination policy (Miami Herald)
» Illinois Governor increases funds for AIDS campaign aimed at blacks (Kaiser Family Foundation)
» Gay U.K. dads fight for child to stay (UK.Gay.com)
» Nigeria to split formally from Anglican Church (UK.Gay.com)
» Cricketeers fight HIV in India (The Sun)
» Lesbian and gay journalists convene in Chicago (National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association)
» HIV workshop in Yemen continues (Reuters)
» Bodybuilding parachutist speaks out about his HIV (Independent Online)
» AIDS cuts deadly swath among Nigeria's young (Daily Sun)
» Lambda Legal opposes Roberts nomination (Lambda Legal)

» Phelps brood, not known for logic, curse Rehnquist for Lawrence decision (Raw Story)
» Gay billboards cause uproar in Italy (The Observer)
   › See the ads (Ra-Re)
» Hate-crime amendment to child-safety bill irks House GOP (Washington Times)
» Lesbian mom to join New South Wales Parliament (Sun-Herald)
» Forty Africa First Ladies launch HIV/AIDS campaign (Borsa Italia)
» Florida interfaith gathering opposes Pride ban (St. Petersburg Times)
» Michigan schools developing HIV/AIDS curriculum for all levels (Detroit News)
» The Methodist Moms preach love for all of God's children (Missourian)
» Calgary pastor to defend anti-gay stance (Edmonton Sun)
» Katrina costs Santorum $1 million (Philadelphia Inquirer)
» Texas religious leaders rally against marriage ban amendment (San Antonio Expres-News)
» HIV/AIDS prevention workshop for Red Sea religious leaders (Yemen Observer)
» Georgia may ban gay foster parenting (Atlant Journal-Constitution)
» Western Pennsylvania seminaries among those targetted by Vatican (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

» Gays find community in the suburbs (Washington Post)
» Editorial: The normality of gay marriage (New York Times)
» Clinton Foundation to assist Antigua (Antigua Sun)
» Column: Maine anti-gay referendum should be defeated (Bangor News)
» Vatican witch hunt irks gays (Mail & Guardian)

» Analysis: Schwarzenegger could sign bill and call vote (FindLaw.com)
» Federal court weighs job protection in HIV case (Denver Post)
» Schwarzenegger aides to meet with LGBT leaders (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Taking the AIDS battle forward (BBC)

» Casey widens lead over Santorum (The Hill)
» Poll: Gay ban hurts military's reputation (University of California, Santa Barbara)
» Kansas legislative committee won't consider gay adoption ban (Associated Press)
» Schwarzenegger veto may help gay marriage (San Diego Union-Tribune)
» After Massachusetts vote, both sides in debate energized (Boston Globe)
» Transgender Katrina evacuee survives all obstacles (Houston Chronicle)
» Transgender killings become an investigative quagmire (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Latvia moves to ban gay marriage (Interfax)
» U.K. publicizes civil unions requirements (UK.Gay.com)
» Isle of Jersey considers equalizing gay age of consent (UK.Gay.com)
» The transgeneration question their birth sex early (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Conservative Baptists consider split from national group over gays (Associated Press)

» Schwarzenegger suddenly seeks meeting with LGBT leaders (365Gay.com)
» Campaign prepares U.K. for partner law (UK.Gay.com)
» Another gay-straight alliance starts in Georgia (Main Street News)
» Arizona ditches abstinence-only (Arizona Daily Star)

» Researchers uncover army document ordering commanders not to fire gays (University of California, Santa Barbara)
» Shaq helps nab gay bashing suspect (All Headline News)
» Students attend LGBT law conference (The Docket)
» HIV prevalence jumps to 19% in South Africa corporate sector (Kaiser Family Foundation)
» Device helps memory-impaired HIV patients take their medicine (EurekAlert)
» Katrina displaces 8,000 HIV+ people (Kaiser Family Foundation)
» Massachusetts legislature to vote on marriage ban (North Adams Transcript)
» Araujo trial ends with two guilty, one mistrial (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Tougher hate crimes laws for Scotland? (UK.Gay.com)
» Prodi calls for gay civil unions in Italy (The Independent)
» Tory slams gay couple army quarters plan (UK.Gay.com)
» Space station crew to conduct HIV vaccine experiments (Russian News and Information Agency Novosti)
» Editorial: Terminator turning wimpy (Portland Press Herald)

» Mark Bingham's mother speaks (UK.Gay.com)
» Clinton Foundation provides funding for China HIV/AIDS outreach (China Daily)
» HIV testing to be compulsory for Indian military recruits (NewIndPress.com)
» India's secretive gays stepping out of closet (Reuters)
» Concern rises over treatment of LGBT, HIV Katrina evacuees (PlanetOut)
» U.S. Archbishop opposes gays in the seminary (PlanetOut)
» Gay army couples get married quarters in U.K. (UK.Gay.com)
» Protests target Schwarzenegger over impending gay marriage veto (UK.Gay.com)
» HSBC bank drops HIV test requirement for gay couple mortgages (UK.Gay.com)
» Cardiff Pride attracts 40,000 (UK.Gay.com)
» UNICEF program for Ethiopia AIDS orphans lagging (Reuters)
» Singapore rolls out HIV education program for youths (Channel News Asia)

» Fears of second hung jury grow in Araujo trial (365Gay.com)
» Anti-gay marriage sentiment in Massachusetts legislature evaporating (Associated Press)
» Conservative infighting could scuttle California marriage ban attempt (Associated Press)
» Perry silent as preacher claims Katrina purifies us of our sins (Austin American-Statesman)
» Mugabe's slum-clearing campaign is killing AIDS patients (News24.com)
» Oregon gays target GOP Speaker (Associated Press)

» Study: Lives, money could be saved with HIV tests for all with flu symptoms (Annals of Family Medicine)

» Oregon high school cancels Laramie Project, claiming it's obscene (The Oregonian)

» New Jersey lesbian former student files harassment suit against school district (Asbury Park Press)
» California lesbian student sues school district over kissing discipline (Los Angeles Times)
» Gay advocates to post names of anti-gay petition signers on internet (Associated Press)
   › KnowThyNeighbor.org web site (KnowThyNeighbor.org)
» New LGBT Democratic club in upstate New York (Ithaca Journal)
» Arafat's physician says Arafat had HIV (Haaretz)
» Uganda to probe possible looting of AIDS fund (Reuters)
» HIV+ inmate sentenced to 13 years for biting-and-spitting attack (New York Daily News)
» AIDS causes big decline in Africa agriculture (BBC)
» In spite of impending veto, it's been a momentous year (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Almost half of Japan hospices reluctant to accept HIV+ cancer patients (Japan Today)
» Ghana bank loans may be tied to HIV status (Mail & Guardian)

» HRC denounces Massachusetts Attorney General action (Human Rights Campaign)
» Utah Lesbian activist admits she halted partner visitation (Deseret News)

» Arizona university allows group to discriminate against Jews, but not gays (State Press)

» NAPWA demands government action to protect HIV+ Katrina victims (National Association of People with AIDS)