Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» First gay candidate runs for Czech Senate (Prague Post)
» Presbyterian church court rules on gay unions (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Robinson criticizes Canterbury (Press Association)
» Illinois group pushing anti-gay referendum (Windy City Times)
» People of Lesbos take gay group to court over term "lesbian" (Associated Press)
» Australia to remove gay discrimination from 100 laws (Associated Press)

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Monday, April 28, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» Two Long Island men to apply for marriage license (Newsday)
» A story of love but not marriage (Times Argus)
» Transgendered students speak out (The Post)
» North Carolina LGBT leaders speak out on presidential candidates (Q Notes)
» Northern California city focuses on hate-crime prevention (Alameda Times-Star)
» Philly: The city of equality (Philadelphia Daily News)
» Police storm international meeting for gay rights in Kyrgyzstan (Pink News)
» Paris's gay Mayor campaigns for London's gay-friendly Mayor (Pink News)

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Sunday, April 27, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» Australia big business joins push for same-sex marriage (Sydney Morning Herald)
» Through sickness, health and sex change (New York Times)
» Gay Sikhs are not alone (Surrey North Delta Leader)
» Out for good (Rutland Herald)
» Young gay rites (New York Times)

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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» Breaking the Silence rally brings attention to challenges faced by gay teens (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
» Gender transformation is a real test of friendship (Manchester Guardian)
» Transgenders escaping from the fear (Ottawa Sun)
» The times, they are a changing for transgender acceptance (Ottawa Sun)
» Seattle high school's Day of Silence is far from quiet (Seattle Times)
» Ottawa's one-man health care sector for transgenders (Ottawa Sun)
» Presbyterian church deciding case of pastor who performed gay marriages (Louisville Courier-Journal)
» Editorial: Long and winding road to equality (Trinidad & Tobago Express)
» Column: Halted Maryland transgender anti-discrimination bill must be pushed forward (Silver Chips)
» Eunuchs demand job quota, protection (Times of India)
» United Methodists engage in transgender talks (Christian Post)
» A coming out party for Ottawa transgenders (Ottawa Sun)

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Friday, April 25, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» Georgia Democrats lag behind national party on gay issues (Southern Voice)
» Anti-gay graffiti mars Day of Silence at Charlotte high school (Charlotte Observer)
» Record number of schools observe Day of Silence (365Gay.com)
» Politician claims gay blackmailer made him steal (365Gay.com)
» Fort Wayne AIDS memorial damaged by vandals (365Gay.com)
» Episcopal Diocese sues deposed Fresno bishop (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Federal court overturns verdict in lesbian discrimination case (365Gay.com)
» Effort intensifies for same-sex marriage ban (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Is Main Street USA ready for gay public displays of affection? (ABC News)
» Column: Day of silence might be good for pastor (Seattle Press-Intelligencer)
» As part of annual service, transgender minister to speak (Daily News)

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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» Transgender files lawsuit alleging discrimination (KFDM)
» Transgender United Methodists share stories (Worldwide Faith News)
» Singapore TV fined $11,000 for "pro-gay" scene (Reuters)
» Five months in prison for terrorizing gay neighbors (365Gay.com)
» New York House Speaker tends to gay groups (New York Observer)
» "Christian" students counter Day of Silence (Baptist Press)
» Harvard forum examines role of LGBT elected officials (Bay Windows)
» Discharged gays fuming over felony waivers (Washington Blade)
» Federal court allows student to wear anti-gay T-shirt on Day Of Silence (365Gay.com)
» France suspends database that recorded sexual orientation (IDG News Service)

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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» Same-sex parenting rights for lesbians, not gay men, in Australia state (Daily Telegraph)
» Gay rights debate shows change in Florida county (St. Petersburg Times)
» Moscow mayor outlaws May Day gay events (Agence France-Presse)
» Another year of mixed results in state legislatures for gay marriage (Washington Blade)
» United Methodist Church stresses unity for General Conference in Fort Worth (Dallas Morning News)
» DNC gay leader must take stand (Queerty)
» Winthrop University students protest sexual orientation discrimination (The Herald)
» Day of Silence at Fullerton College (Hornet)

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» How gay activism shapes U.S. politics (Christian Broadcasting network)
» Arizona House revives marriage measure (Associated Press)
» Pinellas County, Florida approves gay rights measure (Tampa Bay's 10)
» San Diego residents bankroll same-sex marriage ban (San Diego Union-Tribune)
» Gay rights group leaves Manchester Hyatt event (San Diego Union-Tribune)
» Ang Lee making gay Woodstock movie (Reuters)

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Monday, April 21, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» Online gay museum opens for business (Pink News)
» Michigan gay rights group opening field office (Grand Rapids Press)
» India state to create database of transgenders (The Hindu)
» Russian gay activists again demand blood donation ban repeal (U.K. Gay News)
» Mayor pledges to make London world's most lesbian and gay friendly city (24Dash)

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» For gay couples, divorces tougher than marriages (San Francisco Chronicle)
» Transgender interests excluded from 2020 Summit (SX News)
» Ottumwa City, IA, approves sexual orientation ordinance (Ottumwa Courier)
» LGBT Groups: Try teen in Lawrence King murder as juvenile (365Gay.com)
» Number of Hawai'i gay couples increasing (Honolulu Star Bulletin)
» Scot Parliament asks for more information on gay blood ban (Pink News)
» Two hundred transgender rights advocates lobby Congress (Washington Blade)
» Creating safe school environment for all will be focus of Indiana forum (Pantagraph)
» Column: I am a papal party pooper (Huffington Post)
» Champaign man faces hate crime charge in assault (News-Gazette)

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Monday, April 14, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» Dispute stalls bill banning bias over sexual orientation (Sun-Sentinel)
» Gay athlete at Brown diving into leadership role (OutSports)
» Gay Catholics urge Pope to enter dialogue (Ekklesia)
» Students start gay-straight alliance in Ontario town (Radio Owen Sound)
» Gay couples face higher tax bills (Associated Press)
» Gay weddings are a booming New England industry (Edge)
» Pennsylvania lawmakers hear testimony on same-sex marriage ban (Associated Press)
» Anti-gay hate becomes a family affair (365Gay.com)
» Right-wing photographer found guilty in anti-gay discrimination (CBN)
» Transgender refinery worker sues employer for sex discrimination (Southeast Texas Record)

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Stonewall Review Gay News
» Anger at Australia school gay ban for spring formal (Herald Sun)

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» Gay Catholics plan "respectful presence" along pope's route (Dayton Daily News)
» Column: Pregnant, yes; but not a man (Boston Globe)
» Gender identity and phantom genitalia (San Francisco Chronicle)

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Friday, April 11, 2008

Trial begins for lesbian couple arrested at Denver marriage license office

TRIAL BEGINS FOR LESBIAN COUPLE ARRESTED AT DENVER MARRIAGE LICENSE OFFICE

Local Faith Leaders Support Demand for Civil Marriage

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Media Advisory: April 10, 2008 For Immediate Release

Contact(s): Kate Burns & Sheila Schroeder, kateburns303@comcast.net , 303-806-8444

Attorney Mari Newman; Killmer, Lane & Newman LLP, 303-571-1000, mnewman@killmerlane.com

Christopher Hubble, Soulforce Colorado State Organizer, 303-241-3225, cahubble08@gmail.com

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(Denver, CO) – The trial for lesbian couple Kate Burns and Sheila Schroeder is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 14th at the Denver City and County Building located at 1437 Bannock Street, in Courtroom 117M. The two were arrested for trespassing on September 24, 2007 when they peacefully remained at the Denver Clerk and Recorder Office after being denied the opportunity to apply for a marriage license. Burns and Schroeder will be represented by lead counsel Mari Newman of Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP. Their sit-in protest was an effort to achieve basic fairness and marriage equality for all of Colorado's families. Numerous religious leaders have registered their endorsement for the couple by submitting affidavits in support of marriage equality.

"Ms. Burns and Ms. Schroeder are proud participants in one of America's greatest traditions: speaking out publicly against injustice. Strong and committed individuals like Kate and Sheila are responsible for some of our greatest civil rights achievements from the signing of the Declaration of Independence, to the end of racial segregation, to the legalization of multiracial marriages. One wonders what the current state of our country would be without civil rights heroes like Kate and Sheila. I am proud to represent them," said attorney Mari Newman.

When asked about her decision to participate in their September 24 action, Sheila said, "In the four years since my partner and I had our commitment ceremony, we have experienced numerous acts of discrimination. We are denied the ability to file taxes together. We experienced panic when I had a potentially dangerous health crisis and we had no security that she could attend to me in the hospital. We have spent thousands of dollars in legal fees to combine our property and insure our rights as a couple—when heterosexual couples are granted all of this free without question. This discrimination is unconstitutional and unconscionable. It is my patriotic duty to stand against this discrimination. The world needs more love and more support for loving couples. My church supports this fundamental notion and now it's time my government does too."

Speaking about the continuation of this campaign in Denver and her participation in the action on Sep 24, Kate Burns said, "As a life-long Unitarian Universalist, I seek to practice my religion by marrying my life partner in the church where I grew up. My religion does not condemn love simply because it happens between partners of the same gender. Legislation that prevents me from marrying my partner interferes with the free exercise of my faith tradition and imposes the viewpoint of one religious view—which opposes our union—on all citizens. My union with my partner, Sheila, is a life-long commitment founded on love and respect for each other. I will not allow an unjust law tell me that we are not worthy of being married. Following the principles of nonviolent resistance, I will do whatever it takes to shed light on the immoral and discriminatory legislation that denies basic human rights to us as a couple, and to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people."

>> WHO: Lesbian couple Kate Burns and Sheila Schroeder; Attorney Mari Newman of Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP.

>> WHAT: Trial for trespassing charges during peaceful nonviolent protest on September 24, 2007.

>> WHEN: Monday, April 14, 8:30 a.m. MDT

>> WHERE: Denver City and County Building , 1437 Bannock Street , Courtroom 117M.


Video of the September 24, 2007 marriage equality action is viewable below:


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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» Canada gay rights have come a long way (Globe & Mail)
» Philadelphia Gay News' $1,000 questions (Gay City News)
» Pennsylvania lawmakers hear testimony on same-sex marriage amendment (Associated Press)
» Florida judges tosses lawsuit over high school gay-straight club (Fort Mill Times)

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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» Wisconsin parents upset after teacher tells class she’s gay (New Richmond News)
» Maine initiative aims to undo gay rights (Portland Press Herald)
» Tutu speaks up for human rights for LGBTI people (IGLHRC)
» Gay press frustrated by Obama approach (Politico)
» Maryland governor to sign partner medical bill (365Gay.com)
» Disproportionate share of LGBT Minnesotans excluded from health care system (Minnesota Monitor)
» Egypt sentences five men for homosexuality (Associated Press)
» Detroit bans transgender discrimination (365Gay.com)
» Being gay in South Korea (GayNZ)

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Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» LDS officials to meet with gay Mormon group (Salt Lake Tribune)
» Gay graveyard opened in Copenhagen (Sydney Morning Herald)
» Canada gay Tory MP wants more than apology from Lukiwski (Niagara Falls Review)
» Gay men face jail in Egypt, Kuwait in bid to appease Islamists (Bloomberg)
» Right-wingers applaud Romania move to ban gay marriage (Christian Post)
» MEP's Home Office meetings about gay Iranian (Pink News)
» Jamaica boycott after anti-gay violence (Edge)
» Susan Stanton's wife files for divorce (St. Petersburg Times)
» Gay civil rights bill advances in Florida (365Gay.com)
» Justice Department probes case of lesbian who was fired (Washington Blade)
» Activists call for Canada Tory MP to resign after anti-gay slurs (Canadian Press)
» Canada panel may rule if sex practices protected (Reuters)

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Sunday, April 06, 2008

Stonewall Review Gay News
» U.K. judge investigated for homophobic comments (BBC)
» Gay Catholics to demonstrate during Pope's U.S. visit (GayWired)
» London Olympics torch protest of China's treatment of AIDS activist (U.K. Gay News)
» Canada Prime Minister's handling of gay slur MP is key (Canadian Television)
   › Tom Lukiwski "faggot" video (YouTube)
» Fight over Senate endorsement heats up convention (Marin Independent Journal)
» Gay friend and foe Charlton Heston dead at 83 (GayWired)
» Arizona initiative wants anti-bias law to include sexual orientation (Arizona Daily Star)

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