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National News:  Calif. court upholds Prop 8
Marriages of 18,000 same-sex couples remain valid
By CHRIS JOHNSON   MAY. 29, 2009
In a decision that disheartened supporters of same-sex marriage, the California Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state constitutional amend...  [more]


National News:  Praise for Sotomayor
Activists ‘encouraged’ by Supreme Court pick, despite thin record on LGBT issues
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.   MAY. 29, 2009
Gay rights groups were optimistic at President Obama’s decision to nominate Sonia Sotomayor, a federal appeals court judge, for the U....  [more]


National News:  March on Washington ‘very likely’ this fall
Frustrated with Democrats, activists plan demonstration for LGBT rights in D.C.
By AMY CAVANAUGH   MAY. 29, 2009
Some gay rights activists are calling for a march on Washington to push President Obama to take a more aggressive approach to advancing gay ...  [more]

National News:  ACLU says school censored student’s Milk report
Student was allowed to give report during lunch recess but not in class
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   MAY. 29, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening to sue a San Diego County school that refused to let a student ...  [more]

National News:  Mass. campaign urges Obama to nix gay marriage ban
Department of Justice typically defends laws passed by Congress
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   MAY. 29, 2009
BOSTON (AP) — Gay marriage supporters in Massachusetts are urging President Barack Obama to honor a campaign promise to seek repeal of...  [more]

National News:  Maine drafts gay marriage ballot question
55,087 voter signatures needed to get the measure on the state ballot
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   MAY. 29, 2009
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland says it expects people of all faiths — and those with no religious ...  [more]

National News:  Gay rights bills remain stalled in Congress
Hate crimes, ENDA strategies debated; Frank says UAFA won’t pass this year
By CHRIS JOHNSON   MAY. 29, 2009
U.S. House and Senate lawmakers apparently hold conflicting views on the best way to pass hate crimes legislation. Rep. Barney Frank (D-M...  [more]


National News:  HRC lauds new benefits plan at State Dept.
Solmonese calls changes "long overdue"
By JOSHUA LYNSEN   MAY. 29, 2009
State Department plans to extend a number of new benefits to the domestic partners of Foreign Service officers won praise from the Human Rig...  [more]

National News:  Report: Student who committed suicide wasn’t bullied
Parents say their son was constantly called ‘gay’
By MATT SCHAFER   MAY. 29, 2009
ATLANTA — Dunaire Elementary School outside Atlanta is not liable or guilty of any wrongdoing in the recent suicide of fifth-grader Ja...  [more]


National News:  AIDS activist, GMHC leader dies
Rodger McFarlane committed suicide in N.M., friends say
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.   MAY. 22, 2009
Rodger McFarlane, a past leader of the nation’s first organization to provide services for people with AIDS, committed suicide in New ...  [more]


National News:  Steele says gay marriage burdens small business
RNC Chairman says money is the issue
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   MAY. 22, 2009
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Republicans can reach a broader base by recasting same-sex marriage as an issue that could dent pocketbooks as s...  [more]


National News:  Gay marriage posting causes a stir online
Los Angeles Times story from 2008 reignited the Prop 8 flame
By STAFF & WIRE REPORTS   MAY. 22, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A year-old story on the California Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the state’s gay marriage ban ...  [more]





Gay rights bills remain stalled in Congress
Hate crimes, ENDA strategies debated; Frank says UAFA won’t pass this year

March on Washington ‘very likely’ this fall
Frustrated with Democrats, activists plan demonstration for LGBT rights in D.C.

Report: Student who committed suicide wasn’t bullied
Parents say their son was constantly called ‘gay’

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