Archive for February 2007
Wounded, Marine and gay
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 | 6:45 pmWASHINGTON — Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Alva was the first American to be wounded in the Iraq war nearly four years ago.
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Nigeria gay law risks democracy
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 | 6:43 pmA proposed Nigerian law banning same-sex marriages is a threat to democracy, says Human Rights Watch. Writing to the Nigerian Senate, they said the legislation, contravenes the basic rights to freedom of expression, conscience, association, and assembly .
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Episcopal head seeks gay compromise
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 | 6:38 pmAppearing on a live webcast, the Episcopal Church's presiding bishop began the painful task Wednesday of persuading members to roll back their support for gays—at least for now—so the denomination can keep its place in the world Anglican fellowship.
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Gay Bishop Urges Episcopal Church to Reject Anglican Ultimatum
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 | 11:03 pmNEW YORK (AP) – The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, whose consecration has brought the world's Anglicans to the brink of schism, said Tuesday that the Episcopal Church in the U.S. should not give in to demands that it roll back its acceptance of gays.
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Gay Air Force officer found guilty of raping men Captain spiked drinks with GHB
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 | 11:02 pmAn Air Force officer accused of drugging and kidnapping servicemen he met in bars was found guilty Tuesday of raping four men and attempting to rape two others.
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Bill To Repeal Gay Military Ban Reintroduced In Congress
Tuesday, February 27, 2007 | 10:59 pm(Washington) Legislation to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' the ban on gays serving openly in the military, was reintroduced in Congress Wednesday.
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UCLA gets $1 million to study legal topics involving gay couples
Monday, February 26, 2007 | 11:16 amLOS ANGELES — A gay couple who hope to marry one day has donated more than $1 million to the University of California, Los Angeles, to fund research on legal topics involving same-sex relationships.
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Gay rights advances likely in Congress
Monday, February 26, 2007 | 11:14 amAntigay bias has flared up in Hollywood and pro basketball recently, and soon the topic will be thrust dramatically into a new forum: a reshaped Congress likely to pass the first major federal gay rights bills.
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Religious Right Gets Research on Gay Families Wrong
Monday, February 26, 2007 | 11:12 amSocial scientists who have done research on gay and lesbian families say religious fundamentalists are deliberately distorting their work to make the case that heterosexual married couples provide the best environment for rearing children.
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Gay rights bills likely to win congressional approval
Saturday, February 24, 2007 | 7:15 pmMeasures on workplace discrimination and hate crimes expected to prevail with Democrats in control. NEW YORK – Anti-gay bias has recently flared up in Hollywood and pro basketball, and soon the topic will be thrust dramatically into a new forum — a reshaped Congress likely to pass the first major federal gay rights bills.
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