en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/us/gay/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/us/appeals_court_judge_refuse_to_st/ Attempts by conservative opponents to halt same-sex marriage in California before the November election failed Tuesday when both a state appeals court and a Sacramento trial judge refused to block local officials from issuing marriage licenses to gay coup news us 2008-06-18 08:13:48 http://www.newsique.com/us/appeals_court_judge_refuse_to_st/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/314068351/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/appeals_court_judge_refuse_to_st/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/wedding_bells_still_ringing_for_/ Marital bliss, same-sex style, has broken out at county clerk offices all over the Bay Area, with eager gay and lesbian couples exchanging vows the moment the offices opened this morning. From Sonoma and San Mateo to San Francisco and Contra Costa, ebu news us 2008-06-18 08:13:41 http://www.newsique.com/us/wedding_bells_still_ringing_for_/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/313896293/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/wedding_bells_still_ringing_for_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/appeals_court_rejects_militarys_/ The U.S. military cannot automatically discharge people because they are gay, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday in the case of a decorated flight nurse who sued the Air Force over her dismissal. The three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of news us 2008-05-22 08:19:32 http://www.newsique.com/us/appeals_court_rejects_militarys_/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24765604/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [14] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/appeals_court_rejects_militarys_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/gay_activists_hopeful_on_job_bia/ Gay rights advocates expect Congress will soon move closer to approving a federal ban on job discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender workers. Rep. Barney Frank, a leading proponent, predicts the ban will win House approval in coming weeks. news us 2007-09-17 08:28:26 http://www.newsique.com/us/gay_activists_hopeful_on_job_bia/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/157555313/2007-09-17-gay-rights_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/gay_activists_hopeful_on_job_bia/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagon_confirms_it_sought_to_b/ A Berkeley watchdog organization that tracks military spending said it uncovered a strange U.S. military proposal to create a hormone bomb that could purportedly turn enemy soldiers into homosexuals and make them more interested in sex than fight news us 2007-06-09 20:21:41 http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagon_confirms_it_sought_to_b/ CBS News http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_159222541.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cbsnews/ 93 Funny [8] 60 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 1 http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagon_confirms_it_sought_to_b/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/alabama_shuts_site_naming_activi/ The Alabama Department of Homeland Security has taken down a Web site it operated that included gay rights and anti-war organizations in a list of groups that could include terrorists. The Web site identified different types of terrorists, and included news us 2007-05-28 14:21:26 http://www.newsique.com/us/alabama_shuts_site_naming_activi/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275835,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/alabama_shuts_site_naming_activi/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/fda_says_no_to_gay_men_giving_bl/ Gay men remain banned for life from donating blood, the government said Wednesday, leaving in place -- for now -- a 1983 prohibition meant to prevent the spread of HIV through transfusions. The Food and Drug Administration reiterated its long-standing news us 2007-05-24 08:21:03 http://www.newsique.com/us/fda_says_no_to_gay_men_giving_bl/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275058,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Shocking [19] 73 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/fda_says_no_to_gay_men_giving_bl/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/couple_hotel_wouldnt_rent_to_us_/ A gay couple looking to rent a hotel room say they were turned away because of their sexuality. "She wasn't discreet about it," said Jason Pickel, referring to a hotel employee. "She was not apologetic. She just said, 'We do not rent to gay people.'" news us 2007-03-29 14:24:13 http://www.newsique.com/us/couple_hotel_wouldnt_rent_to_us_/ www.wltx.com http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=48201 Interesting [6] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/couple_hotel_wouldnt_rent_to_us_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/gay_veterans_want_lawsuit_reinst/ Twelve gay and lesbian veterans who were dismissed under the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to reinstate their lawsuit challenging the policy. In arguments before the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, news us 2007-03-08 08:29:38 http://www.newsique.com/us/gay_veterans_want_lawsuit_reinst/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_re_us/military_gays http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/gay_veterans_want_lawsuit_reinst/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/columnist_under_fire_for_gay_slu/ Outspoken U.S. conservative columnist Ann Coulter is drawing fire from Republicans and Democrats alike after publicly using a derogatory gay slur in reference to Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards. “Ann Coulter not only once again went out news us 2007-03-05 10:09:18 http://www.newsique.com/us/columnist_under_fire_for_gay_slu/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17458248/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [5] 100 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 3 http://www.newsique.com/us/columnist_under_fire_for_gay_slu/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/new_push_to_drop_dont_ask_dont_t/ Foes of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays hope for better results in their efforts to repeal it in the new Democratic-run Congress. Rep. Martin Meehan, D-Mass., on Wednesday revived legislation aimed at forcing the military to elimi news us 2007-02-28 19:44:22 http://www.newsique.com/us/new_push_to_drop_dont_ask_dont_t/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/don_t_ask_don_t_tell http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Interesting [7] 90 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/new_push_to_drop_dont_ask_dont_t/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/gay_marriage_critic_tried_on_lew/ The lawyer for a former Baptist church leader who had spoken out against homosexuality said Thursday the minister has a constitutional right to solicit sex from an undercover policeman. The Rev. Lonnie W. Latham had supported a resolution calling on ga news us 2007-02-24 01:01:34 http://www.newsique.com/us/gay_marriage_critic_tried_on_lew/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070223/ap_on_re_us/pastor_charged;_ylt=Au7Jc5TQ0xEjBasctJa2HVdvzwcF http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/gay_marriage_critic_tried_on_lew/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/haggard_now_completely_heterosex/ One of four ministers who oversaw three weeks of intensive counseling for the Rev. Ted Haggard said the disgraced minister emerged convinced that he is "completely heterosexual." news us 2007-02-06 12:27:48 http://www.newsique.com/us/haggard_now_completely_heterosex/ Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_on_re_us/haggard_sex_allegations http://www.newsique.com/sources/yahoo_news/ 93 Funny [9] 20 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 1 http://www.newsique.com/us/haggard_now_completely_heterosex/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/kern_county_authorities_will_not/ Police officers in Kern County will not arrest same-sex couples who get married outside the county clerk's office next week, gay community leaders said Wednesday. The Rev. Byrd Tetzlaff, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Kern County, news us 2008-06-12 08:12:15 http://www.newsique.com/us/kern_county_authorities_will_not/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/310047149/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/kern_county_authorities_will_not/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/anti-gay_funeral_protesters_fine/ Attorneys for the church maintained in closing arguments Tuesday that the burial was a public event and that even abhorrent points of view are protected by the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech and religion. Several states have passed news us 2007-11-01 08:16:52 http://www.newsique.com/us/anti-gay_funeral_protesters_fine/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21566280/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/anti-gay_funeral_protesters_fine/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/anglicans_to_halt_gay_ordination/ Leaders of the Episcopal Church in the United States have agreed to halt the ordination of gay clergy to prevent a split in the Anglican Church. The Church will also no longer approve prayers to bless same-sex couples. Many African Anglicans threate news us 2007-09-26 08:22:31 http://www.newsique.com/us/anglicans_to_halt_gay_ordination/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/7013552.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/anglicans_to_halt_gay_ordination/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/church_cancels_gay_vets_memorial/ A megachurch canceled a memorial service for a Navy veteran 24 hours before it was to start because the deceased was gay. Officials at the nondenominational High Point Church knew that Cecil Howard Sinclair was gay when they offered to host his service news us 2007-08-11 11:14:08 http://www.newsique.com/us/church_cancels_gay_vets_memorial/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20221295/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Under Rated [1] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/church_cancels_gay_vets_memorial/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/persecuted__gays_seek_refuge_in_/ One night in 2003, on the wintry streets of Kosovo, a group of thugs stalked and beat Gramoz Prestreshi almost to death. Police in the war-scarred Balkan province laughed and called him names. The emergency room workers made him mop up his own blood. It w news us 2007-07-10 08:22:50 http://www.newsique.com/us/persecuted__gays_seek_refuge_in_/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/09/AR2007070902027.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/persecuted__gays_seek_refuge_in_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/gay_arabic_translator_im_here_im/ Over 11,000 service members have been discharged from the military in the past 14 years because of their sexual orientation. It's time to lift the ban on openly gay people in the military. Stephen Benjamin describes himself as a "recruiter's dream." He opinion us 2007-06-20 14:33:01 http://www.newsique.com/us/gay_arabic_translator_im_here_im/ Alter Net http://www.alternet.org/asoldierspeaks/54677/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/alternet/ 86 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/gay_arabic_translator_im_here_im/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/dont_ask_dont_translate/ IMAGINE for a moment an American soldier deep in the Iraqi desert. His unit is about to head out when he receives a cable detailing an insurgent ambush right in his convoy’s path. With this information, he and his soldiers are now prepared for the dange opinion us 2007-06-10 01:13:03 http://www.newsique.com/us/dont_ask_dont_translate/ New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/08/opinion/08benjamin.html?ex=1338955200&en=03c2359cfcc39920&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss http://www.newsique.com/sources/nytimes/ 96 Interesting [5] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/dont_ask_dont_translate/#comments