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January 2008
- Insurer Rejects Church Over Gay Support
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jan 8, 08 3:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A Michigan church has been denied property insurance not because it sits on the wrong side of the tracks, but because its national governing body sanctions gay marriage and the ordination of homosexuals, reports the Wall Street Journal. Denials are normally reserved for high-risk applicants, and Brotherhood Mutual was concerned that the West Adrian United Church of Christ's controversial stance would provoke vandalism or destruction. More »
- NH Rings in Civil Unions With New Year
  
  Concord (NH) Monitor | Jan 1, 08 2:55 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - At midnight, New Hampshire became the fourth state to allow same-sex civil unions, and more than 40 couples came from across the state to ring in 2008 with vows under the State House arch, the Concord Monitor reports. Planned as a small ceremony for about 20 couples, the event drew almost 200 revelers and a single well-behaved protester. More »
December 2007
- Nepal Court Rules for Gay Rights
  
  BBC | Dec 22, 07 10:23 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Conservative Nepal must stop its discrimination against homosexuals and make laws to protect their rights, the nation's highest court ruled yesterday. The decision is a major victory for gay rights advocates in the Himalayan country, where gay men and women have long complained of discrimination and attacks, BBC reports. "We all feel we are liberated today," said one activist. More »
- Philly Boots Scouts Over Gays
  
  New York Times | Dec 6, 07 2:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Philadelphia will evict the Boy Scouts from a municipal building known as the group’s birthplace, citing its exclusion of gay members, the New York Times reports. The city requires renters to put nondiscriminatory language into leases; the BSA has fought the stipulation at the building where it's held the $1-a-year lease since 1928. A deadline passed this week; eviction is set for June 1. More »
November 2007
- Vets, Activists Fight 'Don't Ask'
  
  Army Times | Nov 30, 07 5:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A gay rights coalition marked today, the 14th anniversary of the enactment of “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” with a renewed push against the law. Activists planted 12,000 American flags on the National Mall to commemorate the troops discharged under the policy and sent an open letter to Congress signed by 28 retired generals and officers urging its repeal, the Army Times reports. More »
- Iranian Official Says Gays Merit Death Penalty
  
  Times (UK) | Nov 13, 07 5:27 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Tehran is sanctioning the execution and perhaps torture of homosexuals, reports the London Times, and an Iranian politician confirmed the policy at a meeting with British MPs. Quizzed about the hanging of two boys accused of homosexual activity, a member of Iran's energy committee responded that gays should be killed—though he initially said "tortured." More »
- Chicago Episcopalians Pass on Lesbian Bishop
  
  Chicago Tribune | Nov 11, 07 3:43 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Chicago’s Episcopal Diocese today passed up lesbian Tracey Lind for its bishop post, instead electing popular Midwest-native Jeffrey Lee. But Lee is a firm supporter of gay inclusion, much to conservatives’ chagrin. “I believe God is calling us to full inclusion of gays and lesbians in ministry of this church,” Lee said. “The church has to catch up with God's vision.” More »
- House Bans Bias Against Gays at Work
  
  New York Times | Nov 7, 07 10:14 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - It took more than 30 years, but House Democrats today passed a bill banning workplace discrimination against homosexuals, the New York Times reports. Thirty-five Republicans joined 200 Democrats to pass the legislation, which would amend the Civil Rights Act and safeguard workers against discrimination because of their “actual or perceived sexual orientation.” Ted Kennedy says he will introduce it in the Senate. More »
- GOP Gays Feel Party Has Strayed
  
  Reuters | Nov 2, 07 6:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Log Cabin Republicans are growing in number, but they’re also growing in frustration that the Grand Old Party is abandoning fiscal prudence for social extremism. Claiming 20,000 members in 40 chapters, the 30-year-old gay conservative group says the Republican platform will lose its relevance unless it looks beyond the obsessions of the religious right and focuses on limiting government, Reuters reports. More »
October 2007
- Whoops! Uncle Sam Doesn't Want You
  
  USA Today | Oct 18, 07 1:29 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Label Doesn't Fit to a T
  
  Salon | Oct 10, 07 3:46 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
September 2007
- Episcopalians Affirm Gay Rights Stand
  
  Associated Press | Sep 26, 07 10:09 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Blogger Says He Has More Names Up His Sleeve
  
  Washington Post | Sep 4, 07 3:43 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
August 2007
- Gay Couple Marries Before Iowa Judge Stays Ruling
  
  Associated Press | Aug 31, 07 7:33 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Judge Strikes Down Iowa Gay Marriage Ban
  
  Associated Press | Aug 31, 07 9:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A county judge in Iowa has struck down the state's gay marriage ban as unconstitutional, and has ordered local officials to start issuing marriage licenses for gay couples. The county attorney says he will appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court. "I can't believe this is happening in Iowa," says state Minority Leader Christopher Rants. More »
- Craig: 'I Am Not Gay'
  
  Idaho Statesman | Aug 28, 07 5:35 PM CDT