» South Africa race-based blood donation policy may have cut HIV (Associated Press)

» Stonewall Democrats, other gay groups won't push for Alito filibuster (Washington Blade)
» Column: Gay Democrats are cowards in addressing Kaine marriage ban support (Washington Blade)
» Gay families to join White House Easter egg hunt (Washington Blade)
» Gay Holocaust memorial design unveiled in Berlin (Gay.com)
» Sharpton chides black churches over homophobia, gay marriage (Southern Voice)
» Celibate gay student expelled for blogging that he's gay (The Morning News)
» Nigeria moves to outlaw gay sex, marriage (Chicago Tribune)
» Malaysia politician suing over gay claims (BBC)
» Japan HIV/AIDS cases increase again (Technology Marketing Corporation)
» Sexual-orientation bias complaints rare, tough to prove (Seattle Times)

» North Carolina Sheriff says gay bashing was no hate crime (Asheville Citizen-Times)
» Gay drop-in centers to expand across Prince Edward Island (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
» Column: Immigration options for gays, lesbians, and transgenders (Immigrant's Weekly)
» Column: Life after Gwen (San Francisco Chronicle)
» China, accused of undercounting HIV cases, says it actually overcounted (New York Times)
» NYC Stonewall Democrats try to stifle debate, threaten candidate (New York Times)
» U.K. HIV cases continue to rise (BBC)
» San Francisco police seek leads in transgender shooting (Bay Area Reporter)
» Ohio to propose buffer zone around military funerals to thwart Phelps brood (WBNS-TV)
» Frank, Obey to offer campaign public funding proposal (Green Bay Press-Gazette)

» Virginia Democratic Governor likely to sign marriage and civil union ban bill (Washington Blade)
» Official China AIDS death toll in 2005 is 25,000 (People's Daily)
» Caribbean HIV/AIDS behavior changes not happening (RJR-940)
» Arkansas university ousts gay student after first imposing bizarre restrictions (The Hometown Channel)
» New Jersey politicians finally grant benefits to dying lesbian cop's partner (365Gay.com)
» South Dakota HIV cases reach ten-year high (KELO-TV)
» U.S. aligned with Iran in anti-gay U.N. vote (Human Rights Watch)
» Wisconsin transgender inmates sue for therapy (Gay.com)
» Gay leaders fight to keep Alito vote low (Gay.com)
» Drive for Maryland constitutional marriage ban picks up heat (Christian Post)
» Nepal trip lands Pakistani transgenders in trouble (Hindustan Times)
» Teachers refuse to put up gay-friendly posters (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Vermont legislator to introduce gay marriage bill (Associated Press)
» Canada Conservatives may try to overturn gay marriage (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Column: With no protections, memories and photos are sometimes all that's left (Windy City Times)

» Betty Berzon, pioneer therapist, L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center cofounder, dies (Associated Press)
» ACLU condemns Pennsylvania marriage amendment (ACLU)
» Wisconsin prison ban on transgender medical therapy challenged (ACLU)

» Column: If Democrats won't fight Alito, when will they fight? (Washington Blade)
» ACLU hails Maryland marriage protections ruling (ACLU)

» D.C. pizza parlor employees watch gay-bashing, then serve bashers (Metro Weekly)

» European Parliament debates anti-homophobia resolution (Gay Community News)
» Spain transgender officer readmitted to police force (Think Spain)
» Counting the gay homeless (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
» Bulgaria refuses to pay ransom in Libya HIV scandal (Sofia News Agency)
» Gay- and transgender-oriented films win at Golden Globes (Reuters)
» Arizona cities try to lure gay tourists (Arizona Republic)
» Hepatitis C co-infection inhibits HIV drug effectiveness (AIDSMap)
» HIV-fighting mutation may increase risk for West Nile virus (EurekAlert)
» Pastor urges boycott of companies supporting Washington gay-rights bill (Columbus Dispatch)
» U.K. Muslim head investigated for anti-gay hate speech (GayNZ.com)
» Human Rights Watch calls on Nepal to end harassment of transgenders and gays (Human Rights Watch)
» Column: Australia government's opposition to civil unions is medieval (Online Opinion)
» South Africa gay group admits its blood service action was unethical (The Star)
» Nigeria to spend 10% of debt relief on HIV/AIDS (Angola Press)

» South Africa school outreach to children affected by AIDS (News24.com)
» Africa heads of state to meet on HIV/AIDS (This Day Online)
» Scottish gays outraged by Catholic bid for non-discrimination exemption (Pink News)
» Column: Churches should be for justice and love (Seattle Press-Intelligencer)
» Play about transgender murder timely after Araujo case (Inside Bay Area)

» Mobile HIV vans bring counseling, testing to Delhi slums (New Delhi TV)
» NGLTF recognizes seven black LGBT figures for MLK Day (NGLTF)
» India may eliminate taxes on foreign HIV drugs (Economic Times)
» Idaho gay-straight alliance targeted by GOP (Associated Press)
» Gay surfer film making waves in Australia (The Statesman)
» South Africa blood service rips gay activists over covert donations (News24.com)
» Laura Bush annoyed by criticism of husband's abstinence program for HIV (Reuters)
» Editorial: Do away with anti-gay laws (Daily New & Analysis India)
» Brokeback in the outback (Sunday Mail)
» Hate-speech charges against student who called police horse "gay" dropped (GayNZ.com)

» Florida gay Republicans surprised that GOP opposes gay marriage (Orlando Sentinel)
» Catholic Church rebels against gay-parent adoption rights in Scotland (London Times)
» World Economic Forum survey shows uneven HIV/AIDS response among businesses (Rediff India Abroad)
» Oklahoma's oldest gay newspaper prints last issue (The Oklahoman)
   › The Gayly Oklahoman says goodbye (Gayly Oklahoman)
» Gay marriage ban advances in Virginia (Washington Post)
» Italy argues over gay marriage (BBC)
» AIDS epidemic forcing some South Africa cemeteries to recycle graves (Independent Online)
» Democratic legislator tries to add sexual orientation to Alabama hate crimes law (Montgomery Advertiser)
» Brokeback is becoming a date movie for heterosexuals (San Jose Mercury News)
» Northern Ireland politicians applaud Pope's anti-gay marriage statements (Belfast Telegraph)
» South Africa gay group encourages gay men to lie to blood centers (Independent Online)

» Alito hedges on LGBT issues (Washington Blade)
» Florida GOP bankrolling marriage-ban amendment (Miami Herald)
» Gay leaders unmoved after Alito testimony (PlanetOut)
» Girl, expelled for same-sex slumber party kiss, sues (PlanetOut)
» Singapore group gets grant to assist gays and lesbians (Channel News Asia)
» Transwoman takes Hebrew name in newly-crafted ceremony (New Jersey Jewish News)

» Human Rights Watch calls on India to repeal colonial-era sodomy law (Human Rights Watch)
» California committee votes to limit gay panic criminal defense (Assemblymember Sally Lieber)

» Numerous religious, civil rights groups support gay marriage in California case (ACLU)

» Register for SLDN Lobby Day 2006 (Servicemembers Legal Defense Fund)
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