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Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:44 AM

Gay Rights

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Name: Gay Rights

First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 Documents (in Politics)

US Senate suspends hearing on military ban on gays

WASHINGTON - A planned November hearing by the US Senate Armed Services Committee to consider ending a ban on gays serving openly in the US military will be postponed, a spokeswoman indicated Friday. 'We do not have a date' for the hearing, said the aide, ... [Philippine Daily Inquirer - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Gay, US Senate, Military/Armed Forces

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 Documents

Buttars Melting in Gay Rights Opposition?

Utah state senator Chris Buttars, an avowed opponent of gay rights, surprised many this week with his expression of potential support for statewide protections against employment and housing discrimination. But the Republican says there are limits, specifically, ... [Advocate.com - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Chris Buttars, Gay Rights, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Salt Lake Tribune

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Gay Couple to Marry in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Two Argentine men who will soon wed in Latin America's first legal same-sex marriage hope it will pave the way for other homosexual couples in Argentina to marry.Alex Freyre and Jose Maria Di Bello were granted a marriage license ... [ABC News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Argentina, Homosexuality, Gay, Buenos Aires

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Uganda ignores protests

Demonstrators targeted Uganda's UN mission in New York on Thursday to protest a proposed law that would punish homosexuality with life in prison in the eastern African country.About 40 people picketed the UN mission at Uganda House in Manhattan, chanting: ... [iafrica.com - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Uganda, Homosexuality, Ignorance

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

New York Must Recognize Gay Marriage In Other States: Court

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's top court ruled Thursday that gay couples legally married elsewhere are entitled to some government benefits, boosting stalled legislative efforts to legalize same-sex marriage. The Court of Appeals rejected a Christian ... [The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Same-Sex Marriage, Gay, York (Maine, United States), Homosexuality

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Religious Freedom And Marriage Equality

Mark Thompson counters Dreher:[T]he conflict here is definitively not between gay marriage and religious liberty. It is instead between laws regarding private discrimination and freedom of association, or perhaps between licensing laws and freedom of ... [The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Marriage Equality USA, Same-Sex Marriage, Mark Thompson, Gay Rights

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Teacher Accused of Putting 'Hit' Out on Supposed Gay Pupil

We've talked about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender kids and classroom safety before. Usually though, we're not talking about a teacher allegedly asking one of his pupils to kill another student. Today we are. Reports have surfaced that teacher ... [Care2 - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Gay, LGBT, Gay Rights

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

EEOC nominee disavows marriage statement

A nominee for the Equal Employment Oppportunity Commission has asked that her name be taken off a statement calling for broadening government recognition of relationships in advance of her confirmation hearing tomorrow.Chai Feldblum, a Georgetown law ... [Politico - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Rights, Homosexuality

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Evangelicals Pray For Climate Bill Deliverance

Photo via Getty Images There's no doubt that to pass climate and energy legislation, a diverse constituency is needed. A big boost could come from the evangelical community, of which many hit the Hill recently to lobby for passage of a bill now. ... [Treehugger - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Evangelicalism, Climate, Richard Cizik, Association of Evangelicals

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

More on OC's Reinvigorated Gay-Rights Movement

A few ideas I couldn't quite fit into this week's cover story on gay-rights activism in Orange County: - LGBT-rights doesn't necessarily mean LGBT:Most of the LGBT activists working in Or... ... [Orange County Weekly - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Gay Rights, LGBT

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 Documents

I'm sure its all Obama's fault (Cathie from Canada)

I noticed this story -- KKK Planning Protest Of Ole Miss Football Game -- because the coach who brought the Riders to their last Grey Cup, Kent Austin, is now an assistant coach at Ole Miss.Here's the disputed song, with the offensive "The South Will ... [Progressive Bloggers - 20 hours ago]

Entities: University of Mississippi, Canada, Kent Austin

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 Documents

Bahati's Bill Should Be Returned to Sender [opinion]

Sitting in a cafe in a European capital last week, I was, I admit, a bit surprised when the two gentlemen on the next table fell into a passionate embrace and then kissed, smack on the lips.I brought my eyes back to my book and coffee in case I was caught ... [Individual.com - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Gay Rights, Uganda, Coffee

Quotes

...County commissioner voted against numerous gay rights proposals, gave an impassioned speech explaining how he had struggled with the issue. "I've asked myself, again and again, 'what would Jesus do if he were here" Scott said...

Tampa Council approves transgender protections [Tampa Tribune - 4 hours ago]

...Mugisha heads Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), a leading sexual rights advocacy group that could soon be classed a criminal organization. "I have never really considered moving out of Uganda. But if I cannot work within the country, then I will have to leave" said Mugisha

Uganda's gays: from advocates to outlaws [France24 - culture - 8 hours ago]

...Dismiss the law now!' Uganda has come under international criticism for the draft law that would punish "touch(ing) another person with the intention of committing the act of homosexuality" with life behind bars, according to the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, which organized the protest

Uganda ignores protests [iafrica.com - 17 hours ago]

More Content

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Gays say draft law ignored them [Daily Nation - 56 mins ago]
US Senate suspends hearing on military ban on gays [Philippine Daily Inquirer - 1 hour ago]
Miguel H. Díaz is first Hispanic to repres... [Miami Herald - 1 hour ago]
Senate Puts Off Military Ban on Gays [NewsMax.com - 3 hours ago]
US Senate puts off action on military ban on ga... [Yahoo! News - 4 hours ago]
US Senate puts off action on military ban on gays [AFP via Yahoo! - 4 hours ago]
Tampa Council approves transgender protections [Tampa Tribune - 4 hours ago]
Uganda's gays: from advocates to outlaws [InSing.com - 7 hours ago]
Uganda's gays: from advocates to outlaws [France24 - culture - 8 hours ago]
Conferences on homosexuality to converge in Wes... [Miami Herald - 11 hours ago]
Struggles of LDS Church & Gay Rights Suppor... [Suite101.com - 11 hours ago]
NY: Gay couple rights OK'd by st... [Stateline - 11 hours ago]
Long line of Republicans make their pitches to ... [Las Vegas Review Journal - 13 hours ago]
Uganda ignores protests [iafrica.com - 17 hours ago]
Homophobia and AIDS funding can't coexist [Los Angeles Times - 17 hours ago]
New York protest against Uganda anti-gay bill [Times Live South Africa - 18 hours ago]
Conferences offering opposite views on homosexu... [Miami Herald - 18 hours ago]
Newspaper roundup: New EU foreign affairs chief... [Pink News - 18 hours ago]
Bahati's Bill Should Be Returned to Sender [opi... [Individual.com - 20 hours ago]
Proposition 8 Is Keeping Same-Sex Couples From ... [Orange County Weekly - 22 hours ago]
Buttars Melting in Gay Rights Opposition? [Advocate.com - 23 hours ago]
Historic Gay Newspaper Folds [NPR - 11/20/2009]
More on OC's Reinvigorated Gay-Rights Movement [Orange County Weekly - 11/20/2009]
UT: Buttars -- An unlikely ally ... [Stateline - 11/19/2009]
Remarkable rise [BBC - 11/19/2009]
Profile: Baroness Ashton [BBC - 11/19/2009]
Harman: New EHRC Commissioners appointed [Government News Network - 11/19/2009]
Uganda anti-gay law targeted [Fijilive.com - 11/19/2009]
Blanche Lincoln Could Face Primary Opponent Due... [The Huffington Post \| Full News Feed - 11/19/2009]
NY protesters target Uganda anti-gay law [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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Utah lawmaker claims he doesn’t ‘mind’ gays, bu... [Think Progress - 7 hours ago] Earlier this month, the Church of Latter Day Saints made headlines when it threw its support behind a measure in Salt Lake City that barred “landlords and employers ...
The Curious Rehabilitation of Inayat Bunglawala [Harry's Place - 10 hours ago] This is a cross-post by Shiraz Maher from the Focus on Islamism blog Inayat Bunglawala – more commonly known as Bungles – is a spokesman for the Muslim Council ...
Where are all the MPs? Watching parliament on TV [Politics: Politics blog \| guardian.co.uk - 11 hours ago] The televising of the Commons, begun 20 years ago, was inevitable – but it has diminished the chamberIs it really 20 years since they fitted new, brighter lights ...
Puerto Rico murderer claims "gay panic... [Progressive Bloggers - 11 hours ago] As today, 20 November, marks the 11th International Transgender Day of Remembrance, one of the few events to draw attention to the most marginalized segment of the ...
Puerto Rico: Hate Crime Against Gay Teenager Ca... [Global Voices Online - 14 hours ago] Nineteen year-old Jorge Steven Mercado dreamed about working in the fashion industry. He was also a volunteer in organizations advocating for HIV prevention and ...

Audio/Video

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The Nightmare Agenda Live Gabfest [Slate Magazine - 11/12/2009]
Gay rights in Utah [CNN.com - Video - 11/12/2009]
Mormons: yes to gay rights [CNN.com - Video - 11/12/2009]
The Political Gabfest for Nov. 6, 2009. [Slate Magazine - 11/05/2009]
The Post Off-Year Election Gabfest [Slate Magazine - 11/05/2009]

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