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June 2009
- Obama Offers Gays Too Little, Too Late
  
  Politico | Jun 17, 09 11:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Obama’s memorandum giving gay federal workers some of the benefits straight ones enjoy has gone over like a lead balloon in the gay community, Politico reports. Advocates say it’s a weak gesture because the Defense of Marriage Act—which the administration recently defended—prevents it from including health or retirement benefits. “Are they kidding us?” asked one activist. “It is like rubbing salt in the wound.” More »
- Gay Animals Key to Species' Survival: Study
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | 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 helped a once-limited population to thrive, a new study finds. More »
- How Prop 8 Could Help Everyone
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 16, 09 12:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Proposition 8 could turn out to be a win-win for everyone, “if we can stop all the shouting,” writes Douglas Kmiec, a Catholic, pro-Obama Republican law professor. The California Supreme Court’s ruling “is as inconsistent as it is incomplete,” declaring that gay couples must be given equal treatment, and that Prop 8 denies them the marriage nomenclature only. In that contradiction, Kmiec sees a solution. More »
- Conservative Christians Fight Hate-Crimes Law for Gays
  
  USA Today | Jun 15, 09 8:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With Congress set to pass strengthened hate crime legislation this summer, Conservative Christian leaders are ratcheting up their opposition to a bill that would extend those protections to gays and lesbians, USA Today reports. Conservative leaders say they’re worried that clergy who preach against homosexuality could end up liable for inciting hate crimes, and have called for the repeal of all hate-crime laws as “extraneous and obsolete.” More »
- China Hosts 1st Gay Pride Fest
  
  GlobalPost | Jun 15, 09 4:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a breakthrough for gay rights, China’s gay community came to Shanghai last week for the country’s first-ever pride festival, Global Post reports. The weeklong event featured panel discussions, film screenings, play performances, and a large party—but no parade. The fact that the government allowed the festival without its signature feature demonstrates its unresolved attitudes on homosexuality: “In today’s China you can be gay,” said one Chinese activist. “But you can’t be political.” More »
- Out? 'I’ve Never Been In:' Lambert
  
  Access Hollywood | Jun 12, 09 1:28 PM CDT
  
  (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 on his talent. “I chose to kind of ignore the issue until after the voting ended,” says the second-place finisher, but he thought it wasn’t much of a secret: “I sang Cher during Hollywood week.” More »
- Borat Follow-Up 'Outright Offensive': Gay Activists
  
  New York Times | Jun 12, 09 9:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gay groups are torn over the upcoming comedy flick Bruno, worried that it may seem to justify rather than mock homophobia, the New York Times reports. “Some people in our community may like this movie, but many are not going to be OK with it,” says the head of an anti-defamation group. “Sacha Baron Cohen's well-meaning attempt at satire is problematic in many places and outright offensive in others.” More »
- Idol Runner-Up Comes Out
  
  Us Weekly | 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 part of me.” Lambert says he didn’t confirm sexuality rumors during the show because he didn’t want it to overshadow his singing. More »
- Supreme Court Quashes 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Case
  
  Associated Press | Jun 8, 09 9:50 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - The Supreme Court has turned down a challenge to the Defense Department policy forbidding gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military, granting a request by the Obama administration. The court won't hear an appeal from Army Capt. James Pietrangelo II, who was dismissed under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. More »
May 2009
- Idol Runner-Up Gets Ready to Come Out
  
  New York Post | May 29, 09 9:48 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert, widely rumored to be gay, is finally coming out. A source tells the New York Post he’ll make it official on the next Rolling Stone cover. Meanwhile, Idol judge Kara DioGuardi seemed pretty certain of Lambert’s sexuality during her appearance on The View today, Perez Hilton reports: “I don't think that Adam was ever in (the closet). I think he was always openly out." More »
- High School Crowns Male Prom Queen
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 28, 09 4:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Southern California high school has crowned its first male prom queen, the Los Angeles Times reports. Sergio Garcia, 18 and gay, says he began his campaign as a joke. To his surprise, the stunt led to a serious discussion of gay rights and gender roles. “I will be wearing a suit,” Garcia told fellow Fairfax High students of his prom attire, “but don’t be fooled. Deep down inside, I am a queen!” More »
- Celebs Likely to Fight Harder for Gay Marriage in 2010
  
  Variety | May 27, 09 9:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - For those who believe Hollywood came too late to California’s “No on Prop 8” party during last year’s election, yesterday’s Supreme Court decision to uphold the voter-approved ban on gay marriage brings a question: Will Tinseltown get it right this time around? “I think the message of today’s decision is we have to tone down the rhetoric and start building some bridges,” publicist Howard Bragman tells Variety . More »
- Calif. Gay-Marriage Ruling Comes Next Week
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 22, 09 2:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The California state Supreme Court will issue its opinion on gay marriage Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reports. The court will rule on three questions, including two challenges to the constitutionality of Proposition 8, which outlawed same-sex nuptials. One challenge comes from gay-rights lawyers who argue that Prop 8 was an illegal revision of the constitution, and not an amendment as it was sold. More »
- School Censors Tween's Report on Harvey Milk
  
  San Diego Union-Tribune | May 21, 09 12:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The ACLU is threatening to sue a California school district that restricted access to a 12-year-old’s report on gay-rights activist Harvey Milk, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. When the school learned of the subject, it delayed the presentation and sent letters to parents requiring permission slips for their children to attend. The presentation, attended by half the sixth-grade class, occurred during lunch. More »
- I Dated Miss Cali's Mom: Ex-Galpal
  
  Star | May 21, 09 8:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Infamous gay marriage opponent Carrie Prejean is back in the tabloids. Miss California’s mother, Francine Coppola, had an affair with another woman, Star reports. “Yes, Francine and I dated,” her ex-girlfriend Valerie Vetrano says. But it ended when “Francine explained how she was a Christian and that her loved ones would never accept her if she were gay,” a friend said. More »
- Moscow Cops Smash Gay Protest
  
  BBC | May 16, 09 6:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Moscow police broke up a gay rights demonstration today and arrested at least 20 protesters, the BBC reports. The activists, marching to draw attention to what they describe as deep prejudice, timed the protest to coincide with a European song contest popular in the gay community. "This shows the Russian people are not free," said British gay rights advocate Peter Tatchell as police dragged him away. More »
- NY State Assembly OKs Gay-Marriage Bill
  
  New York Times | May 13, 09 10:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The New York State Assembly passed a measure last night legalizing gay marriage, setting up a heated battle to the state senate. The 89-52 vote saw several lawmakers who voted against gay marriage in 2007 change sides, the New York Times reports. “That vote just never felt right to me,” said a legislator who changed his position. "That little voice kept gnawing away at me." More »
- Film Outs Pols, Draws Fire From All Sides
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | May 8, 09 12:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Outrage isn’t a conventional summer blockbuster, but its central aim will surely prove explosive: outing prominent politicians who have opposed gay causes. “It’s the responsibility of journalists and filmmakers to report on hypocrisy wherever they see it,” director Kirby Dick told the San Francisco Chronicle . His targets include Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and former New York Mayor Ed Koch. More »
- Prejean Parents Slung Gay Accusations in Divorce
  
  TMZ | May 7, 09 11:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Both Carrie Prejean’s parents hurled accusations of homosexuality during their messy divorce and decade-long custody battle, TMZ reports after reviewing court papers. The mother of the embattled Miss California repeatedly accused their father of being gay. In return, he told the girls their stepfather was gay—along with all other men with mustaches. The documents include a note from Prejean’s older sister, saying the siblings once caught their dad’s roommate in bed with another man. More »
- NH Passes Gay Marriage Bill, Sends to Gov
  
  Edge | May 7, 09 5:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A bill to legalize gay marriage in New Hampshire has landed on Gov. John Lynch's desk and is likely to stay there for a while, the Edge reports. Lynch—besieged by messages from pro- and anti-gay marriage groups—has signaled that he personally opposes the bill. Many expect him to simply let the bill gather dust until it becomes law without his signature on January 1. More »

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