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gay stories: 34 news summaries

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Senate Votes to Expand
Hate Crime Laws to Gays

Five Republicans join in 62-38 vote

Jul 17, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Senate has voted to extend hate crime protections to include those attacked because of their gender or sexual orientation, mirroring a similar measure already passed in the House, the Hill reports. Five Republicans, including Olympia Snowe and Dick Lugar, joined all the Democrats present in supporting the bill. Other... More »

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Congress • gay rights • Senate • hate crime • Richard Lugar • Olympia Snowe • gay • Jim DeMint

 Angelina Is No. 1 Lesbian Hero 

She beat Madonna and Lady Gaga, among others

Jul 17, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Angelina Jolie is the ultimate lesbian heroine, the Telegraph reports. “Angelina was the clear winner, and she also has a dark side which many lesbians like,” says a rep for One Poll, which oversaw the survey of 2,600 lesbians. “All of the ladies in the poll... More »

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entertainment • Angelina Jolie • lesbians • celebrity • Ellen DeGeneres • Beyonce • Madonna • Kylie Minogue • Martina Navratilova • gay women • Lady Gaga • gay • Germaine Greer • Annie Lennox • Pink

Episcopal Church Lifts
Ban on Gay Bishops

Deeper rift with conservatives looms

Jul 15, 09 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Leaders of the Episcopal Church voted overwhelmingly yesterday to allow the ordination of gay and lesbian bishops, risking further fissures with conservative parishes and the Anglican Communion. The new policy reverses a 2006 compromise that prohibited the consecration of homosexual clergy, in line with other Anglican churches. Episcopalians will vote... More »

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Episcopal Church • Anglican Church • Gene Robinson • Christian conservatives • Episcopalian • clergy • bishop • homosexual clergy • gay

(Newser) - A male penguin couple that raised a hatchling at the San Francisco Zoo has been split up by the attentions of the amorous widow Linda, UPI reports. Magellanic penguin Harry was apparently smitten by the lovesick female, and he deserted Pepper, his partner of six years. Linda has "her... More »

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California • San Francisco • San Francisco Zoo • gay parent • penguins • gay activists • gay

(Newser) - Gay and straight protesters covered each other in kisses today outside Salt Lake City’s Mormon Temple, USA Today reports. The rally—inspired by a gay couple who were handcuffed and cited Friday for smooching on church property—was organized to condemn the Mormon ban on "offensive, indecent, obscene,... More »

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protests • Salt Lake City • kissing • Mormon • Mormonism • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • gay

OPINION

 Brüno Is Toxic to Gays 


Jul 9, 09 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brüno should have been good for the gays, shining a bright light on homophobia and inoculating the world against it. Instead, “Brüno is a gay minstrel, in the most literal sense of the word,” writes David Rakoff for Salon. Just as vaudevillians in blackface were... More »

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homophobia • homosexuality • Sacha Baron Cohen • Bruno • gay

Gates Seeks to Make 'Don't Ask' More Humane

Military may not boot gays outed by jilted lovers, blackmailers

Jul 1, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is looking for ways to get around the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law that forbids gays from serving openly in the military, CNN reports. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he is investigating ways to make the policy “more humane,” such as not... More »

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gay rights • Robert Gates • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • US military • Adm. Mike Mullen • defense secretary • homosexual rights • homosexual • Obama administration • gay

Episcopal Splinter Group
to Ban Gay, Female Clergy

Ex-Pittsburgh bishop
to lead new church

Jun 22, 09 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of former Episcopal parishes are meeting to form the Anglican Church in North America this week, parting ways with their previous church to ban women and gays in the clergy. Robert Duncan, the former bishop of Pittsburgh, is leading the congregation of 300—including 50 bishops—and is expected... More »

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women • Episcopal Church • Anglican • clergy • homosexual clergy • gay • Anglican Church in North America

 Gay Animals Key to 
 Species' Survival: Study 

'Same-sex behavior' seen all over animal kingdom

Jun 17, 09 8:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Homosexual behavior is almost everywhere among animals—penguins, dolphins, even fruit flies. And same-sex bonds may be a key adaptation that helps species survive, the Daily Telegraph reports. One-third of a Hawaiian albatross population is raised by two moms because there are so few males, researchers observed. That adaptation has... More »

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research • homosexuality • Hawaii • natural selection • albatross • animal • adaptation • animal population • gay

(Newser) - President Obama plans to announce tomorrow that he's extending benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, the Washington Post reports. The move, a victory for gay rights activists, will give the partners access to health care and other benefits. Obama's been under steady criticism from the gay community for... More »

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gay rights • lesbians • federal employees • domestic partnership • President Obama • gay

(Newser) - Adam Lambert finds it “funny” that people are talking about him “coming out” in the new Rolling Stone. “I’ve never been in,” he tells Access Hollywood. Lambert says he didn’t discuss his sexuality during American Idol because he wanted people to focus... More »

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entertainment • music • American Idol • Rolling Stone • bisexual • Kris Allen • Adam Lambert • gay • bi-curious

Chastity Bono Will Change
Sex to Male

Sonny and Cher's child began process just
after 40th birthday

Jun 11, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chastity Bono—the 40-year-old activist-artist child of Sonny and Cher—is in the early stages of changing his gender from female to male. “It is Chaz’s hope that his choice to transition will open the hearts and minds of the public regarding this issue, just as his ‘... More »

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entertainment • gender • Cher • sex change • gay • Chastity Bono • Sonny Bono

OPINION

 Cougars Drool Over Lambert 


Jun 11, 09 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Cougar-aged” women across the continent tuned into American Idol for the first time this season, Joan Raymond writes for Newsweek, after acquiring an obsession with its oh-so-sexy and oh-so-gay eventual runner-up, Adam Lambert. “We became Glamberts,” Raymond writes. “When we got together, we no longer talked... More »

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American Idol • cougar • sex symbol • Adam Lambert • gay

 Idol Runner-Up Comes Out 

Signs record deal, too

Jun 9, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert finally came out to Rolling Stone, Us reports. “I don't think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear that I'm gay,” says Lambert in the June issue, out tomorrow. “I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another... More »

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entertainment • music • reality TV • American Idol • Rolling Stone • homosexuality • album • Kris Allen • Adam Lambert • gay

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