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  • November 2007
  • October 2007

    • Lib Label Belies Solidly Right Views

      Washington Post  |  Oct 30, 07 6:30 AM CDT

      Lib Label Belies Solidly Right Views

      (Newser) - Pundits call Rudy too “liberal” to win the GOP nom, but his views on free speech, religion, and government secrecy say otherwise, writes David Greenberg of the Washington Post. Even Rudy's takes on guns, gays, and abortion—allegedly left—are far from it. “As any New Yorker can tell you, the last word anyone in the 1990s would have attached to the brash, furniture-breaking mayor was ‘liberal,’” writes Greenberg. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Rudy Giuliani  • gay rights  • abortion  • executive power

    • Senate OKs Judge Opposed by Civil Rights Groups

      New York Times  |  Oct 24, 07 5:10 PM CDT

      Senate OKs Judge Opposed by Civil Rights Groups

      (Newser) - The Senate today confirmed a judge opposed by civil rights groups to a seat on a federal appeals court in the South. Judge Leslie Southwick will serve on the 5th Circuit, which comprises Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, the New York Times reports. A civil rights leader called the appointment  “a slap in the face to African Americans,” but Southwick's defenders say his detractors exaggerate. More »

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      Senate  • gay rights  • racism  • nominee  • federal courts

    • Obama Angers Gays With Choice of Gospel Singer

      Chicago Tribune  |  Oct 23, 07 7:47 PM CDT

      Obama Angers Gays With Choice of Gospel Singer

      (Newser) - A Grammy-winning gospel singer who claims homosexuality can be “cured” is scheduled to perform this weekend at a show organized by Barack Obama's campaign, setting off a political brouhaha in the gay community. Obama’s camp has rejected calls to drop Donnie McClurkin, the Chicago Tribune reports, but the candidate said he “strongly disagrees” with the reverend's views. More »

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      Barack Obama  • gay rights  • Grammy Awards  • gospel  • Donnie McClurkin

    • Whoops! Uncle Sam Doesn't Want You

      USA Today  |  Oct 18, 07 1:29 PM CDT

      Whoops! Uncle Sam Doesn't Want You

      (Newser) - The US Army, Navy and Air Force were surprised Tuesday to learn they'd been advertising thousands of jobs on GLEE.com, a gay networking website included in job-listing giant Monster.com's "diversity and inclusion" package. The website is at odds with the military's exclusionary "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which bars openly homosexual people from the armed services, USA Today writes. More »

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      US military  • gay rights  • Don't Ask, Don't Tell

    • Label Doesn't Fit to a T

      Salon  |  Oct 10, 07 3:46 PM CDT

      Label Doesn't Fit to a T

      (Newser) - As the fate of legislation that would protect gay people from employment discrimination hangs in the balance, gay leaders have withdrawn support—because protection for the transgendered has been dropped from the bill. The liberal instinct to “want it all now” has run amok, John Aravosis argues, and boosters need to get “practical” and get the bill passed immediately. More »

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      Congress  • gay rights  • homosexuality  • civil rights  • transgender

    • 'Dear Abby' Backs Gay Marriage

      Associated Press  |  Oct 10, 07 8:32 AM CDT

      'Dear Abby' Backs Gay Marriage

      (Newser) - 'Dear Abby' takes a simple stance on gay marriage: "I believe if two people want to commit to each other, God bless 'em." Over the years Jeanne Phillips, aka Abigail Van Buren, has consistently urged support for gay family members in her nationally syndicated column. Now she's being honored by Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays for using her “mainstream voice” to advocate for gay civil rights. More »

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      gay marriage  • gay rights  • Lesbian

  • September 2007

    • Episcopalians Affirm Gay Rights Stand

      Associated Press  |  Sep 26, 07 10:09 AM CDT

      Episcopalians Affirm Gay Rights Stand

      (Newser) - Episcopal leaders wrapping up their meeting in New Orleans yesterday pledged to “exercise restraint” in selecting gay bishops and blessing same-sex marriages, but declined to disavow either practice. The move was designed to appease Anglicans, who sought a ban. “This is a ‘try to keep your foot in the door’ maneuvering effort,” an Episcopal leader told the AP. More »

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      gay rights  • Anglican Church  • Episcopal Church  • gay priests  • Anglican  • Episcopalian

    • Arnold to Veto Gay Marriage Bill

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Sep 17, 07 10:10 AM CDT

      Arnold to Veto Gay Marriage Bill

      (Newser) - Gov. Schwarzenegger is signaling he'll veto California's same-sex marriage bill, arguing the measure violates the "will of the people." Schwarzenegger employed the same logic when he vetoed a similar bill two years ago, but the tides of popular sentiment are changing: the Chronicle reports that gay-marriage opponents outnumber supporters by only 2% today. More »

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      California  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • same-sex marriage

    • Blogger Says He Has More Names Up His Sleeve

      Washington Post  |  Sep 4, 07 3:43 PM CDT

      Blogger Says He Has More Names Up His Sleeve

      (Newser) - The blogger who first reported on Larry Craig’s gay cruising says he has outed 33 elected officials and staffers over the past few years and plans to name “a few more” Congress members in the coming months. And he’s issued a standing threat to expose closeted gays who oppose gay rights in their public lives, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Congress  • gay rights  • homosexuality  • blogger  • Larry Craig  • Mike Rogers

  • August 2007

    • Gay Couple Marries Before Iowa Judge Stays Ruling

      Associated Press  |  Aug 31, 07 7:33 PM CDT

      Gay Couple Marries Before Iowa Judge Stays Ruling

      (Newser) - Two college students became Iowa's first—and, so far, only—legally married same-sex couple today before a judge stayed his own ruling that overturned a ban on gay marriage. About 20 couples completed the marriage-license application between 7:30 and 11am, when the county recorder stopped issuing them. “This might be our only chance,” one applicant told the AP. More »

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      Iowa  • gay marriage  • gay rights  • same-sex marriage  • civil union

    • Tucker Carlson Claims Gay Bashed Him

      New York Daily News  |  Aug 30, 07 12:33 PM CDT

      Tucker Carlson Claims Gay Bashed Him

      (Newser) - After bragging on the air that he hit a gay man who “bothered” him in a mall bathroom, Tucker Carlson is angrily denying he’s a hate criminal. “It infuriates me to be called a gay-basher, since he was the predator, not me,” the conservative MSNBC host pled to the New York Daily News . Blog bedlam ensued after the broadcast Tuesday evening, and a prominent gay-rights group demanded an apology.