February 15, 2009

The Week on GNW (Feb. 8-13)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. New AIDS approach disrupts DNA to fight infection: QUICK LOOK: California biotechnology company Sangamo BioSciences Inc. (SGMO.O) said on Monday it will start human testing of a new approach to treating the AIDS virus that involves... (MORE)
2. Son of anti-gay black minister arrested in gay sting: QUICK LOOK: The son of Potter’s House Bishop T.D. Jakes turned himself in to the Dallas County Jail on Thursday on an indecent exposure charge stemming from an incident at a southern... (MORE)
3. Gay couples protest at marriage bureaus across U.S.: QUICK LOOK: Same-sex couples seeking to wed showed up at marriage license counters nationwide Thursday to highlight a right they don't have in 48 states, part of an annual protest... (MORE)
4. 'Milk' is only the latest of Hollywood's great gay forays: QUICK LOOK: Much already has been said, written and blogged about the merits of Sean Penn's performance as Harvey Milk. About his uncanny channeling of Milk's nasally eloquence,... (MORE)
5. Gays gather in Tiananmen Square for Valentine's Day: QUICK LOOK: Chinese gays and lesbians took to the streets on Saturday hoping Saint Valentine's Day would help them attract support for same-sex marriage in the conservative society... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Wis. teen accused of using Facebook for sex blackmail: QUICK LOOK: An expelled high school student was accused Wednesday of a pattern of manipulation and deception using the social networking site Facebook to coerce male schoolmates... (MORE)
• Boston cop alleged to have escorted porn stars to club: QUICK LOOK: A Boston police officer has been reassigned to desk duty pending an internal affairs investigation of reports that he used a police cruiser without authority to escort... (MORE)
• 'So Macho' preacher hits back with bus ads for God: QUICK LOOK: A fundamentalist preacher who unsuccessfully stood for public office has paid for adverts to be placed on buses proclaiming the existence of God. George Hargreaves challenged... (MORE)
• U.K. woman divorces husband over virtual gay sex: QUICK LOOK: A wife in Derby, England, has dumped her computer-mad husband for having virtual sex with another MAN on his laptop . . . while he was in bed with her. Lisa Best woke... (MORE)
• Lesbians arrested at San Antonio mall for kissing: QUICK LOOK: Jessica Garcia intends to prove in court that security officers at Rolling Oaks Mall unfairly targeted her and her girlfriend when they were arrested in December on trespassing and other charges... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

February 02, 2009

The Week on GNW (Jan. 25-31)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. Iceland names world's first openly gay prime minister: QUICK LOOK: Iceland has announced a new government that will be headed by the modern world's first openly gay leader. Johanna Sigurdardottir was named new prime minister by the country's... (MORE)
2. Support for civil unions could be minefield for Obama: QUICK LOOK: President Barack Obama’s support for legislation to provide all of the federal rights and benefits of marriage to same-sex couples joined in civil unions and other legally... (MORE)
3. U.S. diplomats urge Clinton to change gay policies: QUICK LOOK: About 2,200 Foreign Service officials co-signed a letter sent this week to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, urging her to address inequities in how her department... (MORE)
4. Obama asks Pentagon to study policy on gay service: QUICK LOOK: The Obama administration is telling the Pentagon and gay-rights advocates that it will have to study the implications for national security and enlist more support... (MORE)
5. Gay church volunteer airs more Haggard accusations: QUICK LOOK: For more than two years, Grant Haas kept a secret from those he considered his family. "It's a lot of pain, a lot of mistrust with that church," reveals the former volunteer... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Hipster NYC rent boys find success in frigid economy: QUICK LOOK: It’s one of the oldest stories in New York City. For many, the word “escort” conjures images of decadent trysts between beautiful women and influential politicians or other members ... (MORE)
• Grandparents angry over gay couple adopting two children: QUICK LOOK: Church leaders in Scotland hit out at social work chiefs today over claims that a couple were "forced" to give up their grandchildren for adoption by two gay men. The grandparents wanted to care for... (MORE)
• Beckham's teammates touch bum as lucky talisman: QUICK LOOK: David Beckham is used to getting a lot of attention both on and off the pitch. Just maybe not quite this friendly. The 33-year-old football ace was seen getting groped... (MORE)
• Chinese zoo holds wedding for male penguin parents: QUICK LOOK: A pair of gay penguins are so loved-up they have been given a wedding service by their Chinese zookeepers. The besotted male birds turned out to be such a great parenting... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

January 25, 2009

The week on GNW (Jan. 18-24)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. Gay Portland mayor admits '05 relationship with teen: QUICK LOOK: More than a year after denying it, the newly elected mayor of Portland has admitted having a sexual relationship with a male teenager in 2005. Sam Adams, who is openly... (MORE)
2. Obama says 'all are equal' but gays left out of address: QUICK LOOK: President Barack Obama said in his inaugural address that “all are equal,” but omitted a frequent stump-speech reference to gay Americans. “The time has come to reaffirm... (MORE)
3. 'Milk' gets 8 Oscar nods and Penn for Best Actor: QUICK LOOK: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced eight nominations today for the Harvey Milk biopic, "Milk," making it a heavyweight contender in the awards,... (MORE)
4. Disgraced evangelist faces new gay sex allegations: QUICK LOOK: Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard's former church disclosed Friday that the gay sex scandal that caused his downfall extends to a young male church volunteer... (MORE)
5. HBO blames producers for cutting gay bishop's prayer: QUICK LOOK: Sunday afternoon, HBO televised the Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial — a concert planned by the Presidential Inauguration Committee — to kick off... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Gay politician talks about Gaydar photo controversy: UICK LOOK: A junior minister has given a deeply personal interview to a gay publication in which he discusses coming out, his mother's struggle with alcoholism and his humiliation... (MORE)
• 'Simpsons' out gay character Duffman as gay man: QUICK LOOK: Long-running TV comedy show The Simpsons has revealed that the character of Duffman is gay. The revelation comes in the latest episode of the program, now in its 20th... (MORE)
• Bisexual British army cop busted for working as prostitute: QUICK LOOK: A bisexual army cop has been relieved off her duties after it was discovered that she was working as a 100 pounds an hour hooker from her barracks. Lance Corporal Rebecca Smith, 21, who had been given... (MORE)
• Anti-gay Nike advertisement isn't from Nike after all: QUICK LOOK: Some Internet forums are ablaze over what appears to be Nike’s newest ad campaign in the latest issue of CMYK Magazine. The ad copy reads: “THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN... (MORE)
• Donors rescue struggling Log Cabin Republicans: QUICK LOOK: A number of donors have come to the rescue of the Log Cabin Republicans in an attempt to alleviate the group’s debt of at least $100,000, according to Patrick Sammon,... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

January 18, 2009

The Week on GNW (Jan. 11-17)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. Obama favored gay marriage in 1996 questionnaire: QUICK LOOK: During the final weeks of the presidential campaign last fall, several media outlets contacted Windy City Times because of an old Internet story from the 1996 Illinois... (MORE)
2. U.S. syphilis rates sent higher by HIV-positive gay men: QUICK LOOK: U.S. syphilis rates rose for a seventh year in 2007, driven by gay and bisexual men, while chlamydia reached record numbers and gonorrhea remained at alarming levels... (MORE)
3. Obama meets off-record with liberal, gay pundits: QUICK LOOK: President-elect Barack Obama met this morning off the record with several columnists and liberal commentators, following up on last night's dinner with conservative writers,... (MORE)
4. Candidate to run GOP calls being gay a 'compulsion': QUICK LOOK: Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, a leading candidate for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (RNC), is coming under fire Monday for making... (MORE)
5. Heavy layoffs hit one-third of PlanetOut employees: QUICK LOOK: Everyone knows that many media organizations are struggling, and now the latest evidence comes from PlanetOut, where as many as a third of the staff were laid off this... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Prince Harry uses 'queer,' kisses fellow soldier in video: QUICK LOOK: Royal rebel Prince Harry stands accused of racism in a bombshell home video as he swaggeres in front of his army comrades. The soldier prince pours shame on the Royal... (MORE)
• Two coaches wrestling in underwear fall four stories: QUICK LOOK: Two football coaches from a Pennsylvania college were injured Tuesday morning after they fell four stories at Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville. Police said the two... (MORE)
• Poppers suspected in death at Pittsburgh bathhouse: QUICK LOOK: Pittsburgh police yesterday confirmed that they have opened a wide-ranging probe of a Strip District club where a 31-year-old Youngstown man was found dead this month... (MORE)
• Hollywood hides hypocrisy in 'gay prestige' genre: QUICK LOOK: (*WARNING: anti-gay source*): Hollywood is in the high phase of a new era of social-problem movies. In the tradition of racial melodramas such as "To Kill a Mockingbird,"... (MORE)
• Gay British pol marries boyfriend in Norway ceremony: QUICK LOOK: Retired London police officer Brian Paddick has tied the knot with his partner of two years, Petter Belsvik. The pair were married in a ceremony in Belsvik’s homeland... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

January 11, 2009

The Week on GNW (Jan. 4-10)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. Larry Craig won't keep fighting guilt in gay sex sting: QUICK LOOK: Former Sen. Larry Craig has ended his effort to void the guilty plea he made following his 2007 arrest in a men's toilet sex-sting operation, his lawyer said on Thursday... (MORE)
2. Transgender roommate is first for 'Real World' vol. 21: QUICK LOOK: Former Sen. Larry Craig has ended his effort to void the guilty plea he made following his 2007 arrest in a men's toilet sex-sting operation, his lawyer said on Thursday... (MORE)
3. FBI and Seattle police react to ricin threat to gay bars: QUICK LOOK: This week 11 Seattle bars catering to the LGBT community received letters warning, "Your establishment has been targeted. I have in my possession approximately 67 grams... (MORE)
4. Haggard deems himself 'heterosexual with issues': QUICK LOOK: Ted Haggard, the disgraced former pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, describes the upcoming HBO documentary about the aftermath of his 2006 sex and drug scandal... (MORE)
5. Gays across the U.S. call on Obama to repeal DOMA: QUICK LOOK: A rally and march by gay-rights supporters yesterday was ostensively about repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 federal law that defines marriage as a legal... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Amsterdam no longer gay capital of the Netherlands: QUICK LOOK: Amsterdam has lost its position as gay capital of the Netherlands, according to the results of a vote by visitors to GaySite.nl. The city only scored with the 27,500... (MORE)
• Two men executed in Saudi Arabia on rape charges: QUICK LOOK: Two Saudi men were publicly beheaded on December 26th after being found guilty of rape. The official SPA news agency said Nasser al-Harby and Majid al-Sibeiy had gone... (MORE)
• Italian soccer star comes out against gay marriage: QUICK LOOK: Italian center Fabio Cannavaro praised the quality of life in Spain, where he plays for the Real Madrid soccer squad, but criticized the legalization of same-sex marriage... (MORE)
• Media access limited to gay leaders' Prop 8 summit: SPECIAL REPORT: A Jan. 24 summit in Los Angeles to strategize about "winning back marriage rights" in California will be only partially open to media -- a decision that has led to the resignation ... (MORE)
• Episcopal church wins breakaway church suit: QUICK LOOK: Calififornia's high court ruled Monday that three Southern California parishes that left the U.S. Episcopal Church over its ordination of gay ministers cannot retain... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

January 08, 2009

The Week on GNW (Dec. 28-Jan. 3)

Posted by: Chris

Note to readers: Sorry for my absence from the blog the last few days. I flew back to Brazil after a two-month stay in the U.S. and my net access was spotty until last night, when we moved into our new (albeit temporary) apartment in Rio. As much as I enjoyed seeing family and friends back in the U.S. of A. and recharged my batteries with two brief stays in D.C., a reunion with my better half was long overdue. Who knows -- maybe a new year, a new Congress and a new administration may bring changes that lead to the end of my "love exile" from the U.S., now stretching into the third month of its third year.

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. Increase in visibility may have sparked gay bashings: QUICK LOOK: From a series of street bashings in Seattle to the baseball bat murder of an Ecuadorean immigrant in New York, episodes of anti-gay violence punctuated a year now ending... (MORE)
2. Has Barack Obama already turned his back on gays?: QUICK LOOK: President-elect Barack Obama's decision to invite Southern California megachurch Pastor Rick Warren to give the opening invocation at his inauguration on January 20 has... (MORE)
3. U.S. Episcopal Church is splitting over gay equality: QUICK LOOK: In the past five years, the Episcopal Church has found itself pushed to the forefront of the culture wars. After Gene Robinson, an openly gay man with a longterm partner,... (MORE)
4. Mickey Rourke trashes Sean Penn as a 'homophobe': QUICK LOOK: In a private text message, Mickey Rourke bashes Sean Penn—his chief rival in the Oscar race—as a "homophobe" and an "average" actor. Several entertainment industry sources... (MORE)
5. Gay words are banned from Sony's virtual world: QUICK LOOK: Michael Marsh, an 18-year-old gamer from Norwalk, Conn., wanted to set up a gay/straight alliance club in PlayStation Home, Sony's new free 3-D virtual world component... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• New Beckham teammate planning locker room peek: QUICK LOOK: One of David Beckham’s new Italian teammates is desperate to see his golden balls. AC Milan striker Marco Borriello, 26, said: “I must admit I have a dressing room curiosity... (MORE)
• Campbell's ignores conservative attack on gay ad: QUICK LOOK: They don't come much more conservative than Campbell Soup, but the iconic marketer is nonetheless standing fast against the American Family Association, which has taken... (MORE)
• Nev. gambling regulators cite gay bar for public sex: QUICK LOOK: Nevada gambling regulators have filed a complaint against a Las Vegas gay bar that holds a slot machine license, alleging that several patrons engaged in sex acts in... (MORE)
• Three arrested in N. California gang rape of lesbian: QUICK LOOK: One man and two teens have been arrested on suspicion of gang-raping a woman last month in the San Francisco Bay area while allegedly taunting her for being a lesbian,... (MORE)
• Sodomy accuser is now suing NYPD for $200 million: QUICK LOOK: A tatoo worker who has accused three cops of sodomizing him in a Brooklyn subway station took the first step Friday toward suing the city for $200 million. Michael Mineo... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

December 22, 2008

The Week on GNW (Dec. 14-20)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. Obama's choice of inugural pastor sparks gay outrage: QUICK LOOK: Prominent liberal groups and gay rights proponents criticized President-elect Barack Obama Wednesday for choosing evangelical pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation... (MORE)
2. Ex-cop arrested in murders of 13 São Paulo gay men: QUICK LOOK: A retired police officer has been detained in connection with the murders of 13 gay men in a low-income suburb of Sao Paulo, police said Thursday. Retired state police... (MORE)
3. Gay groups talk policy, posts with Obama transition: QUICK LOOK: Gay activists met with members of President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team this week in what was believed to be the first meeting between national gay rights... (MORE)
4. Joint chiefs chair quietly plans for DADT repeal: QUICK LOOK: Admiral Mullen, who was selected by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates for a two-year term, has been on the job for a year. Come January, he will face perhaps the biggest... (MORE)
5. U.S. gay rights groups cut staff to cope with recession: QUICK LOOK: Many gay advocacy organizations are scaling back services and cutting staff, as the nation’s recession takes a toll on nonprofits. At Lambda Legal, 10 positions were... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Debate erupts over Newsweek gay marriage cover: QUICK LOOK: Last week, Newsweek's cover story on the biblical case for gay marriage resonated on TV stations, throughout the blogosphere, and in the inboxes of many NEWSWEEK employees... (MORE)
• After rash of beatings, gay man shot dead in D.C.: QUICK LOOK: A 35-year-old gay man was shot in the head and killed shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday while walking home from a restaurant and bar in the popular gay neighborhood of Dupont... (MORE)
• Gay and lesbian teens at higher pregnancy risk: study: QUICK LOOK: Lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers are at significantly higher risk for pregnancy during their teen years than their heterosexual peers, suggests a survey published... (MORE)
• Character on Sci-Fi 'Battlestar Galactica' comes out: QUICK LOOK: It’s difficult looking at the future and not seeing yourself in it. Some three decades ago, after watching "Logan’s Run" with its all-white cast, Richard Pryor said black... (MORE)
• Frustration grows over tactics used against Prop 8: QUICK LOOK: Grassroots activists gathered at West Hollywood Auditorium on Sunday for a traditional town hall meeting on the loss of the No On 8 campaign. Most... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

December 15, 2008

The Week on GNW (Dec. 7-13)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. U.S. silent on U.N. resolution to decriminalize gays: QUICK LOOK: "The US government is one of the only western democratic nations that has declined to support a United Nations Declaration calling for the global decriminalisation of... (MORE)
2. Larry Craig loses appeal bid to withdraw guilty plea: QUICK LOOK: Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a Minneapolis airport men’s room sex sting. A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court...
3. Day Wihout a Gay arrives for gay marriage backers: QUICK LOOK: Same-sex marriage advocates plan to "Call in gay" on Wednesday in a protest designed to show Americans how big a part of daily life -- and the economy -- gays and their... (MORE)
4. NYPD probes anti-gay beating death of Ecuadorean: QUICK LOOK: Authorities opened a homicide investigation Tuesday into a vicious attack on an Ecuadorean immigrant whose assailants shouted anti-gay and anti-Hispanic slurs, then beat him with a baseball bat and... (MORE)
5. São Paulo police hunt suspect in killing of 13 gay men: QUICK LOOK: The police are on the hunt for a serial killer responsible for the death of 13 gay men in 18 months in a park in Carapicuíba in greater São Paulo, Brazil. Twelve out... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Pat Boone likes Prop 8 foes to Mumbai terrorists: QUICK LOOK: A commentary posted on the conservative website World Net Daily by singer and sometimes anti-gay activist Pat Boone compares the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai that... (MORE)
• Porn producer pleads guilty in murder of his Pa. rival: QUICK LOOK: A man has pleaded guilty in the stabbing death of a northeastern Pennsylvania porn producer. Thirty-four-year-old Joseph Kerekes pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree... (MORE)
• No hate crime charges filed in attack on lesbian moms: QUICK LOOK: A man charged with assaulting two lesbians outside an Oshawa school will not be charged with a hate crime, despite pressure from community agencies. On Nov. 3, two women... (MORE)
• N.Y. police sodomized subway accuser who blew kisses: QUICK LOOK: A Brooklyn tattoo artist clapped sarcastically and blew kisses Tuesday after being taunted by supporters of the NYPD officer accused of sodomizing him with a baton. Michael... (MORE)
• Calif. gay man beaten with 'Yes on 8' sign testifies: QUICK LOOK: A gay man allegedly beaten with a "Yes on Prop. 8" yard sign in Torrance, Calif., testified Monday that for a moment he doubted he would survive the attack. The 22-year-old... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

November 23, 2008

The Week on GNW (Nov. 16-22)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. OBAMA TRANSITION ISSUES GAY RIGHTS PLAN: QUICK LOOK: The Obama-Biden transition team has released its official civil rights agenda on Change.gov, the official transition website, and the expansive and far-reaching section... (MORE)
2. Calif. high court agrees to hear Prop. 8 challenges: QUICK LOOK: The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider complaints by opponents of Proposition 8 that it improperly revised the constitution to ban gay marriage... (MORE)
3. Lawmaker expects 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal within one year: QUICK LOOK: The U.S. military's "don't ask-don't tell" policy could be overturned in the first year of President-elect Barack Obama's administration, according to the lead sponsor... (MORE)
4. Five years later, views shift on gay marriage in Mass.: QUICK LOOK: When the Supreme Judicial Court handed down its landmark decision five years ago tomorrow allowing same-sex couples to wed in Massachusetts, opponents warned that traditional... (MORE)
5. Gays in India fear blackmail and unhappy marriage: QUICK LOOK: Homosexuality is illegal under the Indian penal code, which describes the act as "against the order of nature" and declares it punishable by 10 years to life in prison,... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Dr. Phil dedicating entire episode to Prop. 8 debate: QUICK LOOK: Dr. Phil is dedicating an entire episode to the ongoing controversy surrounding Proposition 8, the California gay marriage ban. Frank Voci, founder of WhiteKnot.org,... (MORE)
• Tony Curtis defends 'Brokeback' slam, loves gay fans: QUICK LOOK: Tony Curtis gained fame cross-dressing with Marilyn Monroe in "Some Like it Hot," but he found himself in an odd position in 2005, when he was widely quoted as blasting... (MORE)
• With Prop. 8, Calif. high court takes on people's voice: QUICK LOOK: When the California Supreme Court begins weighing arguments over same-sex marriage — again — in December, some 18,000 such marriages could hang in the balance. Opponents... (MORE)
• Three gay men indicted in sexual assault, death: QUICK LOOK: A grand jury has handed down an obstruction of justice indictment against three gay men who were under investigation for the August 2006 murder of Robert Wone, a prominent... (MORE)
• Prince slams gays for 'sticking it wherever they want': QUICK LOOK: Asked about his perspective on social issues — gay marriage, abortion — Prince tapped his Bible and said, “God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

November 16, 2008

The Week on GNW (Nov. 9-15)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. CONN. ISSUES FIRST GAY MARRIAGE LICENSES: QUICK LOOK: A 4-year legal battle for same-sex marriage came to an end this morning in a New Haven courtroom when Superior Court Judge Jonathan E. Silbert signed an order paving... (MORE)
2. GAY MARRIAGE RALLIES STRETCH ACROSS U.S.: QUICK LOOK: In one of the nation’s largest displays of support for gay rights, tens of thousands of people in cities across the country turned out in support of same-sex marriage... (MORE)
3. Baldwin expects Congress to act first on hate crimes: QUICK LOOK: As President-elect Barack Obama transitions to power, out U.S. representative Tammy Baldwin shares her insights on how LGBT issues played out in the election and what... (MORE)
4. Gays among liberal groups pushing Obama wish list: QUICK LOOK: Gays serving openly in the military. Voting rights for more ex-convicts. Paid sick days and family leave for most American workers. Those are part of a long wish list... (MORE)
5. A doctor, a mutation and a potential cure for HIV/AIDS: QUICK LOOK: The startling case of an AIDS patient who underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia is stirring new hope that gene-therapy strategies on the far edges of AIDS... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Comic Wanda Sykes comes out in response to Prop. 8: QUICK LOOK: Comedian Wanda Sykes says the passage of a same-sex marriage ban in California has led to her be more outspoken about being gay. "You know, I don't really talk about... (MORE)
• Obama asked gay bishop what it's like to be 'first': QUICK LOOK: Barack Obama sought out controversial gay bishop Gene Robinson not just once but three times during his campaign to become President of the United States. Bishop Robinson,... (MORE)
• Mike Piazza uses gay rumors make memoir pitch: QUICK LOOK: Of all the amazing and wonderful feats Mike Piazza accomplished during his illustrious career, this was not one of them: standing in front of a bunch of reporters to... (MORE)
• Trans sex worker warns arrests won't solve problem: QUICK LOOK: Sharmus Outlaw has worked the streets of the District for years and has been arrested for prostitution, but the 43-year-old transgender woman told members of the D.C... (MORE)
• Haggard blames child sex abuse for gay sex scandal: QUICK LOOK: Ted Haggard, the disgraced former evangelical leader, recently broke his silence on the second anniversary of the scandal that brought him down. He gave a pair of sermons... (MORE)
• Nicole Kidman goes from lesbian to post-op trans: QUICK LOOK: She played a woman with lesbian leanings in The Hours - and won an Oscar - so Hollywood insiders are tipping awards-glory for Nicole Kidman, who has reportedly signed... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

November 03, 2008

The Week on GNW (Oct. 26-Nov. 1)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. A 'gay mafia' of wealthy donors is redefining U.S. politics: QUICK LOOK: A group of wealthy gay donors quietly influencing American politics is known as the Cabinet, although you won't find that name on a letterhead or even on the Internet... (MORE)
2. Obama used in drive to ban gay marriage in Calif.: QUICK LOOK: The backers of a move to ban same-sex marriage in California are inaccurately suggesting they have Barack Obama's and Joe Biden's support in a mailing that appears targeted... (MORE)
3. Testosterone gene linked to male-to-female transsexuals: QUICK LOOK: Australian researchers have identified a significant link between a gene involved in testosterone action and male-to-female transsexualism. DNA analysis from 112 male-to-female transsexual volunteers... (MORE)
4. Ark. teen behind Obama plot had homophobic website: QUICK LOOK: The Helena, Arlk, teenager accused in a plot to kill presidential candidate Barack Obama expressed racist and anti-gay comments on two popular Web sites in the weeks... (MORE)
5. Calif. ban is line in sand for same-sex marriage foes: QUICK LOOK: While the battle over same-sex marriage has been all but invisible in the presidential race this year, it is raging like a wind-whipped wildfire in California. Conservative... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Obama surge could confound gay marriage hopes: QUICK LOOK: In this historic presidential election year, political observers say high voter turnout for Democratic front-runner Barack Obama -- who is predicted to draw record numbers... (MORE)
• Actor/comedian Denis Leary slammed for using gay slur: QUICK LOOK: Denis Leary, already under attack for making fun of autism, is now defending his right to call homosexual men "fags." And incredibly, he says the Catholic Church and... (MORE)
• Ala. judge issues restraining order on lesbian parole officer: QUICK LOOK: A judge here issued a temporary order Friday preventing a juvenile probation officer from contacting a foster parent and a child whom the officer once supervised. Foster parent Kaye Barlow testi... (MORE)
• Gay marriage target date in Conn. is set for Nov. 10: QUICK LOOK: Since the state Supreme Court's ruling this month legalizing same-sex marriage, couples from Connecticut and New York have asked Beryl Weinstein, a justice of the peace... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

October 30, 2008

The Week on GNW (Oct. 18-25)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. A look inside boot camps that 'cure' homosexuality: QUICK LOOK: At a Christian 'boot camp' in the US, those struggling to reconcile faith and sexuality are taught to overcome gayness. "How many of you are in need of some hope here... (MORE)
2. Christian Right warns of gay marriage under Obama: QUICK LOOK: Terrorist strikes on four American cities. Russia rolling into Eastern Europe. Israel hit by a nuclear bomb. Gay marriage in every state. The end of the Boy Scouts. All... (MORE)
3. Austria confronts homosexuality of deceased leader: QUICK LOOK: There were rumors for years, but they were widely ignored in Austria, a conservative nation not much interested in prying into the private lives of its leaders. Now,... (MORE)
4. Calif. is line in the sand for same-sex marriage foes: QUICK LOOK: While the battle over same-sex marriage has been all but invisible in the presidential race this year, it is raging like a wind-whipped wildfire in California. Conservative... (MORE)
5. Ottawa Anglicans poised to bless same-sex marriages: QUICK LOOK: Ottawa's Anglican churches may soon be the second in Canada to bless same-sex marriages.
   Bishop John Chapman plans to ask the Canadian House of Bishops next week... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Elderly gay Indiana couple murdered in possible bias attack: QUICK LOOK: Eric Hendricks, 73, and Milton Lindgren, 70, were killed in the home they shared in their Indianapolis home, police said. Michael Brown, 56, a friend of the victims, and Kevin Tetrick, 38, a neighbor,... (MORE)
• GOP ex-mayor of Folsom comes out, against Prop 8: QUICK LOOK: Glenn Fait, the former Republican mayor and city councilman of Folsom, did something he never imagined five years ago. He took out an ad in the local paper and announced... (MORE)
• Filipino comedian reveals gay marriage to American: QUICK LOOK: For the first time, comedian Jon Santos revealed that he has been married to an Italian-American for three years. Santos told ABS-CBN News that he and West Stewart, a... (MORE)
• On Aussie TV, Jerry Lewis again uses anti-gay slur: QUICK LOOK: Jerry Lewis made an anti-gay slur on Australian television similar to one he apologized for using on his annual telethon a year ago. Following a news conference in Sydney... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or yea

October 19, 2008

The Week on GNW (Oct. 11-17)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. Poll shows most in Conn. support gay marriage ruling: QUICK LOOK: A new poll says 53 percent of Connecticut residents support last week's state Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay and lesbian marriages. The University of Connecticut... (MORE)
2. Texas judge equated gays with prostitutes defending lenience for killer: QUICK LOOK: The horror that accompanied the shooting deaths of two Dallas gay men in 1988 was only equaled by the injustice that followed the trial of their killer.  Jack Hampton, the judge who presided... (MORE)
3. Ellen buys TV time to play her video opposing Prop. 8: QUICK LOOK: Ellen DeGeneres has purchased ad time to run her video in which she urges California voters to vote no on Proposition 8. In the spot, she says, “Hi, I’m Ellen DeGeneres... (MORE)
4. Religion can't justify sodomy law, Delhi high court rules: QUICK LOOK: Testing the government's logic justifying ban on homosexuality, Delhi HC asked it to produce evidence that AIDS had spread in countries where homosexuality has been decriminalised... (MORE)
5. Aussie Senate OKs bill for 'de facto couples' including gays: QUICK LOOK: De facto couples, including same sex couples, whose relationship has broken down will be treated in the same way as divorcing couples under legislation passed by the Senate. The government's legislation... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Asian-Americans strongly oppose Calif. gay marriage ban: QUICK LOOK: Asian-Americans in California overwhelmingly oppose a ballot measure that would ban gay marriage in the state, according to a groundbreaking survey released Wednesday. The poll found that 57 percent... (MORE)
• S.D. judge rules against firefighters in gay pride suit: QUICK LOOK: A judge has concluded that city officials did not violate the free-speech rights of four firefighters when they were ordered to attend last year's gay pride parade in Hillcrest. ... (MORE)
• Thousands flock to Rio De Janeiro's Gay Pride parade: QUICK LOOK: Hundreds of thousands of gays, lesbians and transsexuals partied down Brazil's world famous Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 12 to call for an end to homophobic... (MORE)
• Wanted: Sponsorship for Aussie gay gold medalist: QUICK LOOK: There are out-and-proud cabinet ministers, ambassadors, high court judges and religious leaders, but Australia's only openly gay elite athlete is Matthew Mitcham, who... (MORE)
• No residency requirement for Conn. gay marriages: QUICK LOOK: Same-sex couples won't have to live in Connecticut to wed once gay marriage becomes officially legal here. And they won't have to wait. Spouses-to-be will need only to... (MORE)
• Meet the 'bofes' from Gay Pride in Rio De Janeiro: QUICK LOOK: Rio celebrated its 13th Annual Gay Pride yesterday. According to the event organizers, about 1.5 million people attended the parade by the beach. The governor Sérgio...(MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

October 12, 2008

The Week on GNW (Oct. 4-10)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. Conn. Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage: QUICK LOOK: Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making the state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions. The divided court... (MORE)
2. Bush opposes Conn. high court's gay marriage ruling: QUICK LOOK: President Bush on Friday night announced that he opposed a Connecticut Supreme Court ruling from earlier in the day that made Connecticut the third state — after California... (MORE)
3. U.S. immigration law won't allow gay family reunification: QUICK LOOK: President Bush on Friday night announced that he opposed a Connecticut Supreme Court ruling from earlier in the day that made Connecticut the third state — after California... (MORE)
4. Young voters shift support for Calif. gay marriage ban: QUICK LOOK: A new CBS 5 poll finds that California's Proposition 8 has picked up support in the wake of a television ad campaign that features footage of San Francisco Mayor Gavin... (MORE)
5. FTM trans workers earn more than MTF employees: QUICK LOOK: The first systematic analysis of the experiences of transgender people in the labor force suggests that raw discrimination remains potent in U.S. companies. Kristen Schilt,... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Jury told Mr. Gay U.K. tabbed man, cooked his thigh: QUICK LOOK: The first winner of Mr Gay UK stabbed a man to death before carving a piece of   flesh from his thigh, seasoning it with fresh herbs and cooking it in olive   oil,... (MORE)
• Fox News ties Barney, boyfriend to U.S. financial crisis: QUICK LOOK: (*WARNING: anti-gay source*): Unqualified home buyers were not the only ones who benefited from Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank’s efforts to deregulate Fannie Mae throughout... (MORE)
• Hillary Clinton slams Bush at D.C. gay rights dinner: QUICK LOOK: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday called Republican presidential candidate John McCain not a maverick but a "mimic" of President Bush. Clinton made the remarks... (MORE)
• Trans candidate defeats claim she misled Ga. voters: QUICK LOOK: Georgia's top court ruled in favor of a transgender politician who was slapped with a lawsuit by two political opponents who claimed she misled voters by running as... (MORE)
• Unclear if circumcision protects gay men from HIV: QUICK LOOK: There is not enough evidence to show that circumcision reduces the risk of AIDS in sex between men, researchers are reporting, even though previous studies in Africa... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

October 05, 2008

The week on GNW (Sept. 29 - Oct. 5)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. Constitution OK'd in Ecuador includes gay civil unions: QUICK LOOK: Ecuadorans approved by a wide margin Sunday a new constitution that would expand the powers of President Rafael Correa and allows civil unions for gay couples. "We expect... (MORE)
2. Starring roles are still rare for actors out in Hollywood: QUICK LOOK: There's a bisexual woman in “Bones” and a lesbian couple on “The Goode Family.” “Dirty Sexy Money” features a transsexual and “Brothers & Sisters” a gay marriage... (MORE)
3. Canadian pol may be charged for call to kill all gays: QUICK LOOK: Police are investigating whether an independent federal candidate committed a hate crime by telling high school students homosexuals should be executed. David Popescu... (MORE)
4. Study shows gay relationships have same commitment level: QUICK LOOK: Gay and lesbian couples are just as committed in their relationships as heterosexuals and the legal status of their union doesn't impact their happiness, according to new research. In two new studies... (MORE)
5. Vatican blocks French appointment of gay diplomat: QUICK LOOK: The next French envoy to the Holy See has been chosen after Roman Catholic officials rejected the first candidate because he is gay. AFP reports that another candidate... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Mr. Gay Brazil contestant decides to pose sans speedo: QUICK LOOK: Twenty-one-year-old Maicon Araujo, a.k.a. Mr Gay Florianópolis, let it all hang out at the beach for the October issue of G magazine, a popular Brazilian magazine. He... (MORE)
• Swastikas found in home of Calif. gay boy's shooter: QUICK LOOK: A 14-year-old boy charged with a hate crime in the death of an eighth-grade classmate had among his possessions numerous items of white supremacist literature and drawings,... (MORE)
• Larry Craig gives farewell speech to empty chamber: QUICK LOOK: It was just last year that Sen. Larry E. Craig riveted political Washington with his arrest in an airport sex sting and subsequent public declaration, “I am not gay.”... (MORE)
• McCain makes pitch to gay voters in a written Q&A: QUICK LOOK: Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told the Washington Blade in an writting interview that he appreciates the Log Cabin Republicans’ decision... (MORE)
• Swimming coach accused of affair with female pupil: QUICK LOOK: A swimming coach in Staines, England, faces a disciplinary hearing over claims she had a lesbian sexual relationship with one of her under-age pupils. Staines Swimming... (MORE)

September 30, 2008

The Week on GNW (Sept. 21-28)

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. GLAAD study shows more GLBT characters on TV in U.S.: QUICK LOOK: Broadcast television will have 16 gay and bisexual regular characters in prime-time series this fall, more than double the seven of a year ago, a new study has found... (MORE)
2. Bosnia gay festival closes after hooded men attack: QUICK LOOK: Bosnia's first gay festival will close early after hooded men, some shouting Islamic slogans, attacked visitors on its opening night, injuring eight people, organisers... (MORE)
3. Straight model sues gay mag for 'vulgar' photo shoot: QUICK LOOK: Genre magazine is being sued by straight model, aspiring actor, University of Central Florida student Benjamin Massing, who was featured in the magazine's March/April... (MORE)
4. Calif. gay marriage ballot measure not wooing voters: QUICK LOOK: Opponents of a ban on same-sex marriage have the upper hand in a new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California. Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment to ban... (MORE)
5. SMU b'ball player says coach challenged her sex life: QUICK LOOK: Playing college basketball is like working at a job, Jennifer Colli says. Her sexual orientation and who she's sleeping with, even if it's a teammate, are her business,... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Gay rape serial killer sentenced to life without parole: QUICK LOOK: A man who raped and murdered eight young men over a 10-year period has been sentenced to eight consecutive life sentences in Louisiana. Police said Ronald Dominique lured... (MORE)
• Simon Cowell on Aiken outing: 'Wow that's a shock': QUICK LOOK: "Extra" caught up with "American Idol's" Simon Cowell, who when told Clay Aiken had come out to People magazine, jokingly responded, "Wow, that's a shock. It's like being... (MORE)
• Friars sack Boston lay leader over gay erotic memoir: QUICK LOOK: St. Anthony Shrine has removed a gay Boston man from several lay leadership posts after he wrote a memoir that called attention to his dual roles as an author of gay... (MORE)
• U.K. actress says gay news caused mother's stroke: QUICK LOOK: The British character actress Miriam Margolyes has disclosed that confessing to her mother she was lesbian led to her having a severe stroke from which she never fully... (MORE)
• Clay Aiken coming out turns off some Claymate fans: QUICK LOOK: The reactions range from confusion to disbelief to disappointment. But the vast majority of Clay Aiken's hardcore fans -- Claymates they're called -- support his recent... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

September 21, 2008

The Week on GNW

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. Third-party presidential hopefuls vie for gay support: QUICK LOOK: As Barack Obama and John McCain rev up their campaigning and attacks on one another in the closing weeks of the presidential race, several other White House hopefuls... (MORE)
2. Gay ex-rep Mark Foley said not to face sex charges: QUICK LOOK: Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley isn't expected to face charges after a lengthy investigation into his lurid messages to underage congressional pages, two federal law enforcement... (MORE)
3. Obama won't repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' on his own: QUICK LOOK: In an interview appearing today in several gay newspapers, Democrat Barack Obama said he would not use a "signing statement" to unilaterally repeal "Don't Ask, Don't... (MORE)
4. Trans woman wins suit against Library of Congress: QUICK LOOK: A federal judge ruled yesterday that a former special forces commander was discriminated against when officials at the Library of Congress revoked a job offer after learning... (MORE)
5. Brazil's president defends civil unions for gay couples: QUICK LOOK: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for the first time defended civil unions for gay couples, attacking "hypocrisy" on the issue in a TV interview yesterday... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• McCain backed gay Tempe mayor when he came out: QUICK LOOK: Facing a threat that his homosexuality would be exposed by Christian conservatives at a city council meeting, Mayor Neil Giuliano did what he thought was nobody's business:... (MORE)
• Levi's teaming up with Logo for 'Unbuttoned' promo: QUICK LOOK: The Levi’s 501 button-fly line of jeans sold by Levi Strauss & Company is joining with the Logo unit of MTV Networks, owned by Viacom, for a campaign called “Logo... (MORE)
• N.Y. man sues over film portrayal of unusual three-way: QUICK LOOK: A prominent art dealer is suing the makers of a movie that portrays him having incestuous three-way sex with an ex-girlfriend and the son who murdered her. Sam Green... (MORE)
• Escort suspect in Dallas man's death, dismemberment: QUICK LOOK: An openly gay Dallas man was murdered and dismembered inside his apartment on or before Sept. 4, according to police, and the jailed suspect’s father speculated that... (MORE)
• Some U.S. radio banning British singer's 'gay anthem': QUICK LOOK: Adele's hit song Chasing Pavements has been banned in the US for its homosexual connotations. The record - which has proved a huge success in Adele's native UK - has... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

September 14, 2008

This Week on GNW

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. Florida judge strikes down ban on adoption by gays: QUICK LOOK: A Monroe Circuit Court judge has ruled Florida's 31-year-old gay adoption ban "unconstitutional" in an order that allows an openly gay Key West foster parent to adopt... (MORE)
2. Craig argues First Amendment protects foot-tapping: QUICK LOOK: In an effort to persuade a three-judge panel to throw out Sen. Larry Craig's guilty plea, his attorney suggested Wednesday that his foot tapping in an airport men's room... (MORE)
3. AIDS 'healing' by prayer at N.C. college drawing fire: QUICK LOOK: A play featuring anti-gay and “ex-gay” religious themes will be showcased at Winston-Salem State University by a traveling, Atlanta, Ga.-based Christian production company... (MORE)
4. British treasury minister to meet longtime partner: QUICK LOOK: Angela Eagle, the only openly gay woman MP in the House of Commons is to   "marry" her long-term partner, it has been revealed. The surprise announcement was made at... (MORE)
5. Episcopal bishops in Calif. oppose gay marriage ban: QUICK LOOK: California's six most senior Episcopal bishops Wednesday unanimously declared their opposition to a constitutional amendment on the statewide November ballot that would... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• Elizabeth Taylor surprises West Hollywood gay bar: QUICK LOOK: Elizabeth Taylor made a low-key return to public life Thursday night with a trip to her favorite watering hole. In the film legend's first known appearance since she... (MORE)
• Gay D.J. in N.C. pleads guilty to unlawful HIV exposure: QUICK LOOK: A gay, 23-year-old man received a suspended 45-day jail sentence, 30 months of probation and a $300 fine, plus court costs, after pleading guilty Aug. 22 to charges stemming... (MORE)
• The search is now on for Mr. Gay Canada in Whistler: QUICK LOOK: There will be a sash, swimsuits and a title, but this is no ordinary beauty pageant.From Sept. 18 to 21, the search for Mr. Gay Canada is on. Organizers say they're... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

September 07, 2008

GNW Week in Review

Posted by: Chris

Here are the five biggest stories from Gay News Watch over the last week:

1. Activists criticize McCain pick Sarah Palin on gay rights: QUICK LOOK: Republican Senator John McCain has selected Sarah Palin, Alaska's governor and a little-known conservative with a slim record on gay and AIDS issues, to be his running... (MORE)
2. Gay Log Cabin Republicans endorse McCain-Palin: QUICK LOOK: Log Cabin Republicans, a group representing gay Republicans, endorsed Arizona Sen. John McCain ’s presidential bid today as the Republican National Convention in St... (MORE)
3. Hurricane Gustav threatening Southern Decadence: QUICK LOOK: As of Saturday morning, organizers of the annual gay Southern Decadence festival in New Orleans said all events are still scheduled to take place despite Hurricane... (MORE)
4. Britain nearing its first openly gay Anglican bishop: QUICK LOOK: An openly gay cleric is in line to become a bishop, in a move that could plunge the Anglican Communion into fresh crisis over homosexuality. The Very Rev Jeffrey John... (MORE)
5. Top McCain strategist tells gays their 'day will come': QUICK LOOK: Steve Schmidt, senior campaign strategist for the McCain campaign, stopped by a Log Cabin Republican luncheon Thursday to welcome the group to the Republican convention... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• College wrestler admits fault in gay porn site scandal: QUICK LOOK: Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln athletes, senior Paul Donahoe and junior Kenny Jordan, were dismissed from the wrestling team Tuesday afternoon after posing nude for... (MORE)
• Subway said to fire worker for gay adult video past: QUICK LOOK: Gay porn star Kurt Wild, 22, claims he was fired from is day job at a Subway restaurant outside of St. Louis when a customer recognized him and threatened to boycott... (MORE)
• Judge to say if jury learns suspects' porn-escort past: QUICK LOOK: Will accused killers Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes be tried together or separately for the murder of Bryan Kocis in Dallas Township in January 2007? Can their history... (MORE)

These were the five stories on Gay News Watch with the biggest buzz over the last seven days, along with some of the most popular stories from the last week. You can also view the stories with the biggest buzz factor from the last month or year, and the most popular from the last month or year.

August 31, 2008

This week on Gay News Watch

Posted by: Chris

For awhile now, I have been posting the most popular stories for the previous 24 hours and the previous week from GayNewsWatch.com, the website I run. But I've noticed that our wonderful readers have tended to pick, shall we say, the "spicier" stories rather than the most important. I've decided to try posting stories instead according to their "buzz factor," which is how we rank them by their newsworthiness. I'll still post one or two popular stories that don't make the more serious list.

I'm thrilled, by the way, at the growth of GayNewsWatch. At this point, the site is averaging more than 300,000 page views a month, and more than 150,000 unique visits. Apparently Google approves, since GayNewsWatch ranks in the Top 5 when you search for "gay news." 

One other interesting factoid: While the U.S. ranks first as the geographic location of the site's readers, China (not including Hong Kong) is in the second spot -- ahead even of Canada and the U.K. Of course there's the overall population factor, but given the barriers of language and censorship, it's very encouraging.

Among other anti-gay hotspots, Saudi Arabia ranks 17th, just behind Japan, followed by India (#31), Romania (#35), Serbia (#39), United Arab Emirates (#51), Pakistan (#65), Iran (#72) and the Palestinian Territories (#77), with the others with too few visits to merit a mention. There was only one visit for all of last month from Iraq, but I'm guessing many more from there (including U.S. servicemen and women) and from other hostile countries visit via proxy servers, which can be used to bypass government censors.

With that said, here are the stories from the last week with the biggest "buzz factor":

1. Openly gay diver wins an Olympic gold for Australia: QUICK LOOK: Diver Matthew Mitcham, the only openly gay male athlete in the Beijing Olympics, won gold in the 10m platform. He beat Chinese favorite Zhou Luxin by 4.8 points, preventing... (MORE)
2. Don't ask, do kill: ongoing persecution of gays in Iraq: QUICK LOOK: When militiamen from the Mahdi Army came by the compact, two-story stone home in the Doura neighborhood of Baghdad, they weren't looking... (MORE)
3. Draft Republican platform is lean, but is it just as mean?: SPECIAL REPORT: The draft Republican Party platform produced this week is dramatically trimmed down from the 40,000-word document adopted four years ago, but some gay voters will likely... (MORE)
4. Activists criticize McCain pick Sarah Palin on gay rights: QUICK LOOK: Republican Senator John McCain has selected Sarah Palin, Alaska's governor and a little-known conservative with a slim record on gay and AIDS issues, to be his running... (MORE)
5. Hurricane Gustav threatening Southern Decadence: QUICK LOOK: As of Saturday morning, organizers of the annual gay Southern Decadence festival in New Orleans said all events are still scheduled to take place despite Hurricane... (MORE)

And here are a few of the most popular from the last week:

• NBC apologizes for snubbing gay gold medalist driver: QUICK LOOK: NBC Olympics President Gary Zenkel has issued an apology for his reporting team not mentioning on air that gold-medal diver Matthew Mitcham is gay and has a partner:... (MORE)
• 'Another Gay Sequel' flick features 'gays gone wild': QUICK LOOK: Previously on Another Gay Movie, Todd Stephens's racist and pandering but almost canny response to American Pie, Nico thankfully lost his shit before almost getting it... (MORE)
• Woman ejected from federal building for lesbian T-shirt: QUICK LOOK: A routine trip to the Social Security office Monday turned into 30 minutes of shock, disbelief and irritation for Lapriss Gilbert, who was forced to leave the federal... (MORE)
• Gay boat dancer killed by S.D. police had taken meth: QUICK LOOK: Steven Paul Hirschfield, 37, a bodybuilder and actor from West Hollywood, was hired to dance on a chartered harbor cruise ship on July 19 as part of the city's gay... (MORE)

August 26, 2008

GNW Week in Review

Posted by: Chris

These are the Top 5 popular stories on Gay News Watch over the last seven days. You can also view the most popular stories of the last month or even year, as well as the biggest stories of the last 24 hours, week or month.

1. Ex-boy bander Jonathan Knight ready to come out?: QUICK LOOK: It looks like another former boy bander is about to come out of the closet and tell the world that he's gay. Evidently, Jonathan Knight is already open about his sexuality... (MORE)
2. Gay sex sting at Ala. scenic park results in 24 arrests: QUICK LOOK: Police in Huntsville, Ala., charged 24 suspects as part of a week-long undercover sting at the scenic overlook atop Monte Sano Mountain. Police officials said the investigation... (MORE)
3. Utah author gives $1 mil for Calif. gay marriage ban: QUICK LOOK: When Bruce Bastian of Utah stood up last month at a San Francisco dinner and wrote a $1 million check for the campaign against Proposition 8, he made it clearer than... (MORE)
4. More and more, GLBT roles are going to GLBT actors: QUICK LOOK: You know times have changed when not only are more and more LGBT characters appearing in film and on television, but more and more of the people playing those characters... (MORE)
5. Trend of Moroccan migrants gay-bashing hurts Amsterdam: QUICK LOOK: Anti-gay violence is more structural in Amsterdam than anywhere else in the world, according to Boris Dittrich of human rights organisation Human Rights Watch. "You... (MORE)

The week's top blog post/op-ed:

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  McCain in '73: Viet captors 'homosexuals': QUICK LOOK: John McCain's POW past remains one of the Republican's most powerful identifying markers. McCain became a bit of a - dare we say it - celebrity upon his release in 1973 after almost six years in Vietnamese captivity...(MORE) (Queerty)

August 20, 2008

GNW 5: Pink clothes for homos

Posted by: Chris

1. More and more, GLBT roles are going to GLBT actors: QUICK LOOK: You know times have changed when not only are more and more LGBT characters appearing in film and on television, but more and more of the people playing those characters... (MORE)
2. Irish singer angers gays in N.Z. with pink clothes quip: QUICK LOOK: Irish singer Brian McFadden has sparked outrage in New Zealand after warning heterosexual men not to wear the colour pink. The former Westlife star was guest-hosting... (MORE)
3. Calif. court rules against docs refusing care for lesbian: QUICK LOOK: Doctors may not discriminate against gays in medical treatment, even if the procedures being sought conflict with physicians' religious beliefs, the California Supreme... (MORE)
4. Lesbian Rachel Maddow gets her own MSNBC show: QUICK LOOK: Those who enjoy Keith Olbermann on MSNBC's "Countdown" know that when he goes on vacation, Rachel Maddow sits in for him. She's a tart, smart liberal, and she always... (MORE)
5. Obama, McCain evenly splitting 'values voters' in polls: QUICK LOOK: Democrat Barack Obama maintains a small lead over Republican John McCain in most polls, but it's clearly a close race. At this point, it's unclear just how important... (MORE)

August 17, 2008

GNW Week in Review

Posted by: Chris

1. Beijing Olympics underway with six out gay athletes: QUICK LOOK: At least six openly gay athletes are in Beijing striving for medals at the 2008 Olympics.The list of openly gay athletes includes Natasha Kai, a forward on the U.S. Women’s... (MORE)
2. Nebraska dismisses two wrestlers for soft porn roles: QUICK LOOK: Two Nebraska wrestlers, including one who won an NCAA championship in 2007, have been dismissed from the team after posing naked for videos and photographs on an Internet... (MORE)
3. Deep in Brazilian Amazon, members of tribe come out: QUICK LOOK: Deep in the Amazon jungle, in the Brazilian border with Peru and Colombia, a few young men from the country's most populous... (MORE)
4. Reality star offers sexy peek at 'Another Gay Sequel': QUICK LOOK: Life once again imitated art during filming of Todd Stephens’ follow-up to the successful 2006 summer spoof Another Gay Movie, Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!, in... (MORE)
5. British gay stars attack Scots' Roman Catholic bishop: QUICK LOOK: Sir Ian McKellen and Simon Callow, Britain’s most prominent gay film actors, have launched an outspoken attack on Bishop Joseph Devine, the second most senior figure... (MORE)

These are the Top 5 popular stories on Gay News Watch over the last seven days. You can also view the most popular stories of the last month or even year, as well as the biggest stories of the last 24 hours, week or month.

August 09, 2008

GNW: Manhunt killed gay culture?

Posted by: Chris

1. Has the rise of Manhunt destroyed gay male culture?: QUICK LOOK: If you are a single gay man in search of a mate, and if you are at times prone to discouragement, you probably have friends who reassure you that someday you will find... (MORE)
2. Gay New Yorker sentenced for 'seducing' Indian fishermen: QUICK LOOK: A 55-year-old American has been sentenced to five-year rigorous imprisonment for inducing several young fishermen into homosexuality in the Indian tourist town of Mahabalipuram in 1998. The magistrate... (MORE)
3. Boycott threatened over S.D. site of law school meeting: QUICK LOOK: Organizations representing thousands of legal educators say they will boycott the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting in January if it is held at a San... (MORE)
4. Judge upholds language change for Calif. gay marriage ballot: QUICK LOOK: When the state's voters decide Proposition 8 this fall, it appears they will check "yes" or "no" next to a ballot title that reads: "Eliminates the Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry." A Superior... (MORE)
5. Draft Dem platform opposes DOMA, weak elsewhere: QUICK LOOK: A draft version of the 2008 Democratic Party platform, made available on August 7, puts the party on record in opposition to the federal Defense of Marriage Act, in support... (MORE)

These are the Top 5 popular stories on Gay News Watch over the last 24 hours. You can also view the most popular stories of the last week or month, as well as the biggest stories of the last 24 hours, week or month.

July 21, 2008

GNW 5: Father-son day in S.C.

Posted by: Chris

1. S.C. father chases gay son from home with a baseball bat: QUICK LOOK: Violence broke out Sunday in Anderson when an 18-year-old man returned home from a gay pride parade and was assaulted by his father. According to the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, the battering... (MORE)
2. Almost 40 and living on the frontier of transgender civil rights: QUICK LOOK: He has meaty forearms, facial hair and speaks in the animated tones of a pubescent boy. When he dresses in his favorite sweats, he is barrel-bellied and unquestionably masculine. No trace of breasts... (MORE)
3. Selma Blair shocked by friends' lesbian crushes on her: QUICK LOOK: Selma Blair is "shocked" by how many of her friends have lesbian crushes on her. The actress, who famously shared a steamy kiss with Sarah Michelle Gellar in ‘Cruel Intentions',... (MORE)
4. Sydney protest decries Pope Benedict as 'homophobic': QUICK LOOK: A coalition of groups – including atheist and gay groups – rallied in Sydney, Australia against Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday. The NoToPope Coalition says Pope Benedict... (MORE)
5. Anglican row over gay bishops 'like Iraq war,' says cleric: QUICK LOOK: One of the Church of England’s most senior bishops has compared the consecration of a gay bishop in America to the invasion of Iraq. Tom Wright, the bishop of Durham... (MORE)

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July 18, 2008

GNW 5: Newsflash: S.C. isn't 'so gay'

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1. Federal appeals court OKs removal of anti-gay picket: QUICK LOOK: In a closely watched First Amendment case stemming from a clash between a group of Christian protesters and the attendees of a gay pride event, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court... (MORE)
2. Division emerges among gay marriage foes in Calif.: QUICK LOOK: A united front by conservative forces against same-sex marriage in California is showing signs of cracking -- or of having been an illusion all along. Last week, the... (MORE)
3. Husband of 'View' ex-host Star Jones says he's not gay: QUICK LOOK: Star Jones' estranged husband, Al Reynolds, is trying to set the record straight. Reynolds said on a new YouTube video, "I am not a homosexual," and says he still very... (MORE)
4. E.U. is growing fonder of gay and lesbian residents: QUICK LOOK: The latest Eurobarometer survey examining discrimination in the European Union published this month reveals growing acceptance of the LGBT community within the E.U.,... (MORE)
5. S.C. tourism agency worker quits over 'So Gay' ads: QUICK LOOK: A South Carolina tourism employee has resigned in the wake of outrage over an advertising effort to attract gay tourists to the state. Last week, the state Department... (MORE)

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July 11, 2008

GNW: Art of being 20-something

Posted by: Chris

1. 'Art of Being Straight' finds 20-something credibility: QUICK LOOK: A low-key comedy high on charm and credible twentysomething observation, Jesse Rosen's debut feature, "The Art of Being Straight," stars the writer-director as a possibly-coming-out... (MORE)
2. Milwaukee deacon arrested in park's gay cruising area: QUICK LOOK: Police have been targeting Milwaukee's Estabrook Park for years trying to stop men from soliciting sex from other men there. The latest suspect is 48-year-old Jerome... (MORE)
3. Judge rejects DNC effort to end gay liaison's bias suit: QUICK LOOK: A gay man’s case against the Democratic National Committee moved toward trial last week when the organization’s appeal for summary judgment was rejected. D.C. Superior... (MORE)
4. Gay activists urge boycott of S.D. hotel over owner: QUICK LOOK: A $125,000 donation in support of an anti-gay marriage initiative by a San Diego hotelier has drawn the ire of gay and lesbian activists and local labor unions who are... (MORE)
5. Mass. high court says no retro marriage benefits for gays: QUICK LOOK: The state's highest court ruled Thursday that marriage benefits for gay couples can't be applied retroactively to the time before same-sex marriage was legalized -- a ruling affirming a bright line... (MORE)

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June 25, 2008

GNW 5: Fundies say hold the mayo

Posted by: Chris

1. Heinz pulls U.K. mayo ad showing two dads kissing: QUICK LOOK: Heinz has withdrawn its Deli Mayo TV ad in the U.K. that featured two men sharing a kiss and apologised to viewers after the advertising regulator received about 200 complaints ... (MORE)
2. Boy George denied U.S. visa over kidnapping charge: QUICK LOOK: DJ and pop star Boy George has been denied a visa to enter the United States, his Web site said Tuesday. U.S. immigration authorities denied the visa because George,... (MORE)
3. Minneapolis archbishop bans Gay Pride prayer service: QUICK LOOK: Twin Cities Archbishop John Nienstedt has directed a parish in Minneapolis that it cannot host its annual gay pride prayer service at the church or on any other church... (MORE)
4. Pittsburgh gays celebrate domestic partner registry: QUICK LOOK: With drum rolls and enthusiastic applause, hundreds of supporters of gay and lesbian rights gathered in front of a stage traversing Liberty Avenue Downtown on Sunday... (MORE)
5. Catholic Church embarrassed by gay award flip-flop: QUICK LOOK: Two Australian radio shows entered in the Catholic Church's media awards, but controversially rejected because they dealt with gay issues, were recognised today. Last... (MORE)

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June 23, 2008

Gay soldiers in U.S., Brazil under fire

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1. Brazilian soldier released after arrest for coming out: QUICK LOOK: The Brazilian Army has released a soldier arrested on the set of a nationwide TV show just before going on-air with his military boyfriend. Sgt. Fernando de Alcantara... (MORE)
2. Suit challenges measure to ban Calif. gay marriage: QUICK LOOK: Civil rights organizations today asked the California Supreme Court to block a November ballot initiative that would restore the state's ban on gay marriage, arguing... (MORE)
3. Can a song be gay -- and if so, what makes it that way?: QUICK LOOK: Can a song be gay? It's a question that doesn't have an easy answer, but it's sure fun to try to puzzle out. And the True Colors tour that has been traveling across America... (MORE)
4. Despite changing vies, U.S. service members urged not to 'tell': QUICK LOOK: As the military considers its options in the latest round of court action surrounding its "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy regarding gays, some service members are considering... (MORE)
5. First Czech Gay Pride fest angers some conservatives: QUICK LOOK: The Southern Moravian capital of Brno in the Czech Republic will see the first gay and lesbian march ever held in the country. The so-called "Rainbow Parade" event, planned... (MORE)

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June 17, 2008

GNW 5: Gay couples marry in Calif.

Posted by: Chris

1. SAME-SEX COUPLES BEGIN MARRYING IN CALIF.: QUICK LOOK: Before the ceremonies began, Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony and seven other Southern California Catholic bishops reaffirmed their opposition to same-sex marriage... (MORE)
2. Gay marriage unlikely to influence presidential race: QUICK LOOK: Gas prices. Iraq. Health insurance. Gay marriage? As John McCain and Barack Obama battle in Ohio during the next five months, voters are not likely to hear much from... (MORE)
3. Gay soldiers in Brazil face humiliating discrimination: QUICK LOOK: The imprisonment of a gay soldier in the Brazilian army has sparked a nationwide debate about sexuality and discrimination in the world's largest Catholic country. Army... (MORE)
4. Elderly lesbian couple becomes first in S.F. to marry: QUICK LOOK: Cheers filled San Francisco's City Hall shortly after 5 p.m. as longtime lesbian activists Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, partners for more than 50 years, began their second... (MORE)
5. Gay couples in Mass. find marriage can be mixed bag: QUICK LOOK: Four years after Massachusetts became the first state to allow gay couples to marry, there have been blissful unions, painful divorces and everything in between. Some... (MORE)

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May 22, 2008

GNW 5: McCain vs. Ellen on gay marriage

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1. McCain defends gay marriage opposition on 'Ellen': QUICK LOOK: Republican presidential candidate John McCain didn't dance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, but he did field some tough questions on Ellen's upcoming marriage to actress... (MORE)
2. St. Paul baseball fans get Larry Craig toilet 'bobblefoot': QUICK LOOK: The St. Paul Saints, long known for offbeat, sometimes edgy, promotions, have come up with a real doozy for this Sunday's game. While lots of sports franchises hand out... (MORE)
3. Tabloids say affair led to Jodie Foster leaving her partner: QUICK LOOK: *WARNING: tabloid source*: Jodie Foster dumped her lesbian lover after falling for another woman on a film set, it was reported last night. The Panic Room star, 45,... (MORE)
4. Federal appeals court rules against military gay ban: QUICK LOOK: The military cannot automatically discharge people because they're gay, a federal appeals court ruled in the case of a decorated flight nurse who sued the Air Force over... (MORE)
5. Schwarzenegger says gay marriage good for economy: QUICK LOOK: Will gay marriage help boost California's economy? Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hopes so. In the wake of the state Supreme Court's legalization of gay marriage, the Republican... (MORE)

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May 18, 2008

GNW 5: Dirty minds at Microsoft

Posted by: Chris

1. Calif. chief justice: gay marriage was hardest decision: QUICK LOOK: In the days leading up to the California Supreme Court's historic same-sex marriage ruling Thursday, the decision "weighed most heavily" on Chief Justice Ronald M... (MORE)
2. Gay and lesbian cruises are soaring in popularity: QUICK LOOK: Despite last year's shakeup among gay travel companies, gay and lesbian cruises are gaining in popularity. Here's a sampling of offerings in the next year from the major... (MORE)
3. Microsoft bans 'gayer gamer' tag as sexual innuendo: QUICK LOOK: Players of XBox online have been banned from using the name "thegayergamer" by internet company Microsoft. boomtown.net reports: "Many expressed the feeling that there's... (MORE)
4. Transgender man and woman are first to marry in Mexico: QUICK LOOK: A couple who both changed their sex married today in Mexico's first transgender wedding, as the traditionally conservative country loses some of its inhibitions. Mario del Socorro, formerly Maria,... (MORE)
5. Atlanta TV station airs exposé on gay sex in theater: QUICK LOOK: A months-long investigation by WSB-TV reporter Jodi Fleischer unearthed the news that some men have sex inside adult movie theaters, and some neighbors of adult theaters... (MORE)

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May 12, 2008

GNW 5: Hypocrisy worth talking about

Posted by: Chris

The item No. 2 below about conservative Republican Congressman Vito Fossella represents a type of hypocrisy on gay issues really worth talking about.  It lacks the lurid sexual details of stories about sexual hypocrisy that so animate the gay blogosphere. But it's so much more telling to me that this man, who has virulently opposed anything that smacks of gay rights and treated his own sister so hatefully, was violating all his own rules in his own life. 

We can only hope he defies party elders and runs for re-election. Either voters will send him packing, opening the door for a (hopefully more moderate) Democrat, or he'll be sent back to Washington, devoid of any pretense of moral authority.

1. With revenue down, Playboy ready to go a little gay: QUICK LOOK: With its television revenue down $2.8 million already this year, Playboy Enterprises plans to offer 20 hours of softcore gay male programming to Time Warner Cable subscribers,... (MORE)
2. Embattled N.Y. congressman shuns lesbian sister: QUICK LOOK: Vito Fossella built a career as a staunch "family values" pol, polishing his image in his predominantly Catholic district with a string of anti-gay votes. He even shuns... (MORE)
3. Sheena Easton tries to reinvent herself as gay icon: QUICK LOOK: She's back – not in her native Scotland, of course, but very definitely in the pink. Sheena Easton is launching a bold bid to reinvent herself as a gay icon. The Scottish... (MORE)
4. Lesbian custody battle could set precedent in Texas: QUICK LOOK: The last time Kristie Vowels saw her daughter was on April 25, 2007. And whether she ever will have the legal right to see the nearly-4-year-old child again depends on... (MORE)
5. Pro-life MPs threaten to limit access to in-vitro in U.K.: QUICK LOOK: Single women and lesbian couples could lose the right to have in-vitro fertilisation treatments if pro-life MPs succeed in their bid to hijack the Human Fertilisation... (MORE)

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April 30, 2008

GNW 5: Gay PDA gets an A-OK

Posted by: Chris

1. ABC News tests reax to public gay kissing in Ala., N.J.: QUICK LOOK: Two years ago, ABC News hired two actors, a man and a woman, to publicly display their affection for each othere by kissing in public at a restaurant. Reactions varied;... (MORE)
2. HRC endorses 14 for Senate but not gay candidate: QUICK LOOK: The Human Rights Campaign is endorsing 14 contenders for U.S. Senate, but an openly gay candidate from North Carolina is not among them. Jim Neal, who’s seeking the Democratic... (MORE)
3. CNN's Larry King offers support to GLBT students: QUICK LOOK: American talk show host Larry King made an emotional plea to viewers that Americans must demand tolerance for LGBT students. The statement comes as thousands of American... (MORE)
4. New protein may stop HIV in drug resistant patients: QUICK LOOK: Scientists have discovered an HIV Aids treatment that may help sufferers avoid the problem of drug resistance. Scientists have found that the virus can be significantly... (MORE)
5. N.C. gov: Clinton makes Rocky Balboa look like 'pansy': QUICK LOOK: “This lady right here makes Rocky Balboa look like a pansy,” said Governor Mike Easley, D-N.C., today, referring to Hillary Clinton. “There’s nothing I love more than... (MORE)

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April 22, 2008

GNW 5: Hip-hop bombshell set to drop

Posted by: Chris

1. Royal gay sex blackmail tape played in closed court: QUICK LOOK: Tapes at the center of a royal gay sex blackmail trial have been played to a jury in a restricted court hearing. The court had already been told that the recordings include... (MORE)
2. Obama addresses attempt to ban gay marriage in Pa.: QUICK LOOK: A 15 month campaign comes down to the last critical 48 hours before the Pennsylvania primary where this race will either come to its end or be propelled all the way to... (MORE)
3. Charges dropped in bashing by son of Bush ex-aide: QUICK LOOK: The United States Attorney’s office on April 17 dropped an assault charge against a Georgetown University student who had been accused by D.C. police of physically attacking... (MORE)
4. New book claims to tell gay underworld of hip hop: QUICK LOOK: The May 13 release of author and former MTV executive Terrance Dean's memoir "Hiding In Hip Hop: On The Down Low in the Entertainment Industry from Music to Hollywood",... (MORE)
5. Same-sex weddings flourish in a religious stronghold: QUICK LOOK: Salt Lake City, Utah, is known as the seat of Mormonism in the U.S. The religion, established in upstate New York in the 1820s, takes its teachings from the Book of Mormon,... (MORE)

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April 17, 2008

GNW 5: Gay gossip, gayer politics

Posted by: Chris

1. Gossip site claims to reveal Anderson Cooper's ex: QUICK LOOK: Our friends in the gay mafia here in Hollywood (Yes, it’s real) recently introduced us to the very hot J.D. Ordonez, Anderson Cooper’s ex boyfriend at a party!!! JD’s... (MORE)
2. Stripper egged royal into sex act, drugs, court told: QUICK LOOK: A married U.K. royal said to have performed a gay sex act on his senior aide on a kitchen floor as a Stringfellows stripper egged him on also took drugs, a jury heard... (MORE)
3. The war against Washington's closeted Republicans: QUICK LOOK: Welcome to gay Washington in the 21st century, where the gay Democrats are proud and out on the Hill and in the lobbying firms on K Street, while many gay Republicans... (MORE)
4. Kern's anti-gay comments spook big biz relocation: QUICK LOOK: A San Francisco Bay-area financial services company has not yet ruled out Oklahoma City for a major office relocation, a vice president of a real estate search firm confirmed... (MORE)
5. Barney Frank says Dem primary should end June 3: QUICK LOOK: Rep. Barney Frank said the trailing Democratic presidential candidate should drop out of the race by no later than June 3 — the date of the two last Democratic primaries... (MORE)

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April 12, 2008

GNW 5: Trouble under the golden arches

Posted by: Chris

1. McDonald's draws criticism for joining gay biz network: QUICK LOOK: *WARNING: anti-gay source*: McDonald’s has come under attack recently over what critics claim to be a high-profile endorsement of homosexuality. Last month, the vice... (MORE)
2. Wis. parents upset health teacher told students she's gay: QUICK LOOK: School officials in Eau Claire say they’ll look into the case of a teacher who told five health classes about her sexual orientation. Administrators confirm that South Middle School instructor Stephanie... (MORE)
3. PFLAG releases tape of disputed meeting with Kern: QUICK LOOK: A gay rights group released a 40-minute audio recording Wednesday of a meeting between members of the group and state Rep. Sally Kern in hopes of shedding light on the... (MORE)
4. Gay businessman has a shot in N.C. Senate primary: QUICK LOOK: The top two North Carolina Democratic challengers vying for incumbent U.S. senator Elizabeth Dole's seat are in a dead heat in polls among likely voters. State senator... (MORE)
5. Gays face crackdown in Egypt, Kuwait, elsewhere in Mid East: QUICK LOOK: For three months, Egyptian police have embarked on periodic sweeps of downtown streets to clear them of presumed homosexuals. The raids, independent observers and human-rights activists say, reflect... (MORE)

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April 11, 2008

GNW 5: Obama, Clinton and the gays

Posted by: Chris

1. Obama names LGBT rights priorities in interview: QUICK LOOK: Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama has been weathering a small storm lately in the LGBT community for being too tight-lipped with gay and lesbian news... (MORE)
2. Lesbian elected top prosecutor in Texas with ease: QUICK LOOK: Riding the endorsement of retiring Ronnie Earle, Rosemary Lehmberg on Tuesday soundly defeated her better-financed opponent to win the Democratic primary runoff for Travis... (MORE)
3. Elton John blasts 'misogyny' at Clinton fund-raiser: QUICK LOOK: Experience is central to Democrat Hillary Clinton's presidential bid, and Wednesday night she tapped one of pop music's most venerable rockers to help fill her campaign... (MORE)
4. Older gay philanthropists are investing in next generations: QUICK LOOK: As the first wave of out-of-closet, childless queer baby boomers enter their golden years, many are considering leaving their legacies to charity. Although stigma attached to queer causes has waned... (MORE)
5. Task Force leader leaves with pride and frustration: QUICK LOOK: After three decades, Matt Foreman remains one of the most prominent and outspoken figures within the movement for LGBT rights as executive director of the National Gay... (MORE)

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April 04, 2008

GNW 5: April Fools? Actually, no.

Posted by: Chris

1. Cheyenne Jackson comes out about Popeye fantasy: QUICK LOOK: The ever-alluring Cheyenne Jackson gets all sorts of gay in The Advocate’s latest edition. Rather than taking his publicists’ white-washing advice to eschew his sexuality,... (MORE)
2. 'Million Fag March' draws 400 to protest Phelps clan: QUICK LOOK: The Million Fag March, started by Chris Love, of Leavenworth, drew more than 400 demonstrators with signs, shirts, even pants touting messages of compassion and tolerance... (MORE)
3. Lesbians' Camp Lickalotta causes an uproar in N.C.: QUICK LOOK: A lesbian couple attempting to create a gay-friendly camping space named “Camp Lickalotta” in rural North Carolina claim they were booted from the campground where they... (MORE)
4. Naked gay sessions in public pool outrage some Brits: QUICK LOOK: Gay naturists have been granted their own swimming sessions at a public baths – to the fury of families who also use the pool. Several parents have withdrawn their children... (MORE)
5. Utah Libertarians rebel against anti-gay governor hopeful: QUICK LOOK: Utah newspapers have already declared “Super Dell” Schanze the Libertarian candidate for governor, but others aren't so sure. “We may be small and ineffective but, by... (MORE)

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March 30, 2008

GNW 5: Only one gay N'Sync'er

Posted by: Chris

1. Italian police pin-up named Gaydar's sexiest man: QUICK LOOK: Gorgeous Italian motorcycle cop, Fabrizio Chiazza, has been voted the world’s sexiest man in Gaydar.co.uk’s hotly contested ‘Sex Factor’ competition. The 33-year-old... (MORE)
2. N'Sync singer denies 'Gossip Girl' boyfriend rumor: QUICK LOOK: This just in -- JC Chasez is not gay. A disappointing conclusion for gossip girls and boys around the globe who heard all about it on the nasty blogs: The 'N Sync alum... (MORE)
3. Married American ordered to pay gay Brazilian ex-boyfriend: QUICK LOOK: A court in Brazil has ruled that a married American man must share part of his wealth with a Brazilian man with whom he had a four year relationship.  The Court of Justice in the southern state... (MORE)
4. Okla. rep meets with PFLAG, backs workplace rights: QUICK LOOK: Oklahoma state Rep. Sally Kern had the first public meeting with an LGBT advocacy group since her shockingly anti-gay speech was posted online by the Gay and Lesbian... (MORE)
5. Evangelical group moves from gay to other issues: QUICK LOOK: An evangelical group that wants to reshape the movement's political reputation for being focused on opposing abortion and same-sex marriage is hoping that a series of... (MORE)

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March 27, 2008

GNW 5: Gay Kentucky dominates news!

Posted by: Chris

1. Gay Philadelphia group endorses Clinton for president: QUICK LOOK: The members of the Liberty City Democratic club, an LGBT political group in Pennsylvania, voted to endorse Hillary Clinton for president. Two-thirds of the members voted... (MORE)
2. Ex-GOP senator slams Bush on gay marriage, Iraq: QUICK LOOK: Former Rhode Island Senator. Lincoln Chafee often seemed to be odd man out in Washington. He was one of the Senate's most liberal Republicans, bucking his party on big... (MORE)
3. Frustrated gay marriage foes turning to Calif. voters: QUICK LOOK: California conservatives, stifled by the Democratic majority in the Capitol, are turning to the people in hopes of advancing their stalled agenda in 2008. Four conservative-backed... (MORE)
4. Ky. college students get crash course in 'Lesbian 101': QUICK LOOK: A lesbian walks up to a group of students and says, "ask me anything you want." Do they get out a notepad or bolt for the exit? Last night, eight students not only took... (MORE)
5. Ky. House rejects ban on universities' D.P. benefits:  QUICK LOOK: A Kentucky House committee yesterday killed a Senate bill that would bar state universities and other public agencies from providing health insurance for domestic partners... (MORE)

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March 21, 2008

GNW 5: Pregnant trans man tells story

Posted by: Chris

1. Is society ready for this pregnant transgender man?: QUICK LOOK: To their neighbors, Thomas and his wife Nancy don’t appear in the least unusual. To those in the quiet Oregon community where they live, they are viewed just as we are... (MORE)
2. Gay gossip is the norm on 'Juicy Campus' website: QUICK LOOK: The post that appeared on a Juicy Campus message board on Feb. 25 was blunt and decidedly extracurricular. It identified a Yale sophomore, by name, as having appeared... (MORE)
3. Staffer lawsuit gives Howard Dean a big gay headache: QUICK LOOK: As if dealing with a protracted Democratic presidential primary fight and the Michigan and Florida delegate debacles weren't enough, Democratic National Committee Chairman... (MORE)
4. U.S. gay couples seek their own gay immigration reform: QUICK LOOK: Immigration is always a hot button issue, but it becomes even more controversial when the immigrants seeking legal U.S. citizenship are homosexual. There's a new bill... (MORE)
5. Penn, Damon wrap filming of 'Milk' in San Francisco: QUICK LOOK: "Harvey will be coming out soon," an extra assured the crowd in front of City Hall on a recent Sunday. They had gathered to be in a scene in "Milk"- the movie about the... (MORE)

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March 19, 2008

GNW 5: More McGreevey messiness

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1. McGreevey ex-aide responds to wife's 3-way denials: QUICK LOOK: This is the statement today from former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey’s former driver and aide Teddy Pedersen after Dina Matos McGreevey denied Pedersen’s claims... (MORE)
2. Ore. senator pushing gay rights repeal says 'shut up': QUICK LOOK: State senator Gary George’s advice to the gay community? “Shut up!" In his first media interview since coming forward as co-sponsor of the initiative to repeal the recently... (MORE)
3. Family death doesn't keep Hathaway from HRC gala: QUICK LOOK: Anne Hathaway is a trooper. Despite a death in the family this weekend, she still showed up at a gay-rights gala on Saturday night. The 25-year-old starlet was given... (MORE)
4. Calif. lesbian couple, son welcome new quadruplets to family: QUICK LOOK: A lesbian couple in California who already had one son are now the proud parents of quadruplets. "We're definitely done having kids," Cristine Gaiennie said. "We got more than we bargained for. We... (MORE)
5. How 'gay' became children's insult of choice in U.K.: QUICK LOOK: The word "gay" is now the most frequently used term of abuse in British schools, says a report. How did it get to be so prevalent and why do children use homophobic insults... (MORE)

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March 16, 2008

GNW 5: Gay Republican whizkid

Posted by: Chris

1. Pittsburgh council prez fires back at anti-gay Okla. rep: QUICK LOOK: Pittsburgh Council President Doug Shields late yesterday fired off an angry e-mail demanding an apology from, and the resignation of, an Oklahoma state representative... (MORE)
2. Obama cuts into Hillary's slim lead among gay voters: QUICK LOOK: Tallies now available from 39 precincts in heavily gay neighborhoods around the country add more evidence to suggest that, among LGBT voters, Hillary Clinton is the favored... (MORE)
3. Gay Republican, 23, is youngest to run in Texas town: QUICK LOOK: Justin Nichols is charting new territory in more ways than one. Nichols, 23, is already the youngest candidate ever to run for Plano City Council.  If Nichols wins... (MORE)
4. Facing primary challenger, Kerry softens on marriage: QUICK LOOK: In the midst of a re-election challenge from the left in the Democratic Primary this September, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry has softened his longstanding opposition... (MORE)
5. Gay Iranian demands U.K. guarantee his asylum: QUICK LOOK: A gay teenager spared an immediate return to Iran, where he claims he faces the death penalty, said yesterday that he will only feel safe if the Home Secretary personally... (MORE)

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March 14, 2008

GNW 5: Paranoid, victimized Christians

Posted by: Chris

1. Tabloids report Mandy Moore's mom has a girlfriend: QUICK LOOK: Singer Mandy Moore's mother, Stacy, has been reported by a tabloid as being romantically involved with another woman. Reports say that Stacy left her husband for tennis... (MORE)
2. Gay Greeks cite legal loophole for first civil marriage: QUICK LOOK: A lesbian organization in Greece said Thursday it has discovered a loophole in a 26-year-old law that would allow gays to marry legally. The group, OLKE, said a 1982... (MORE)
3. Catholic bishop hits 'gay conspiracy' against Christians: QUICK LOOK: One of Scotland's most senior Catholics has launched an attack on the "gay lobby" in Scotland, claiming there is a "huge and well-orchestrated conspiracy" against Christian... (MORE)
4. Anti-gay Okla. pol exaggerated e-mail death threats: QUICK LOOK: The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is sorting through nearly 7,000 e-mails that were sent to a state lawmaker after she said homosexuality is a bigger threat... (MORE)
5. Sex diseases in gay men often go unfound, experts say: QUICK LOOK: Many cases of sexually transmitted diseases are escaping detection because gay men are not being tested each year as advised, federal health officials said Wednesday... (MORE)

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March 11, 2008

GNW 5: Bad news for 'L Word' fans

Posted by: Chris

1. Okla. legislator heard on tape giving anti-gay speech: QUICK LOOK: The controversy surrounding an Oklahoma City lawmaker's anti-gay comments is continuing to grow. State Rep. Sally Kern's comments spread quickly across the internet after... (MORE)
2. Gay wedding at Penn State Univ. draws 'pro-family' protests: QUICK LOOK: The same-sex commitment ceremony scheduled for March 29 may well have some company. Ceremony opponents, led largely by the Rev. Gary G. Dull, are planning a “pro-family- values rally” to coincide... (MORE)
3. Socialists who OK'd gay marriage win Spanish election: QUICK LOOK: Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero won re-election Sunday in a clear endorsement of a record of social change including the legalization of gay marriage... (MORE)
4. Showtime's 'L Word' renewed for sixth, final season: QUICK LOOK: Showtime announced today that "The L Word" will return for a sixth and final season, with the last eight episodes of the first- ever lesbian primetime drama set to premiere... (MORE)
5. Lesbian Dallas sheriff avoids runoff in re-election bid: QUICK LOOK: Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez took the first step toward her goal of being re-elected this fall with a win Tuesday, March 4, in the Democratic Primary. Valdez, the... (MORE)

March 09, 2008

GNW 5: Clooney gay, gay but not gay

Posted by: Chris

1. George Clooney dismisses Fabio, those gay rumors: QUICK LOOK: In a new interview with Esquire Magazine, Clooney talks about being called gay. Esquire mentions a specific gossip website that says Clooney is "gay, gay, gay", and with... (MORE)
2. How will Tories react to Duncan's big fat gay wedding?: QUICK LOOK: In a few months the U.K.'s dapper shadow enterprise secretary, Alan Duncan, will become the first Tory MP to enter into a civil partnership when he ties the knot with... (MORE)
3. Deadly clash of emotions before Calif. gay teen shooting: QUICK LOOK: For teens living in a shelter for abused and neglected children, school can provide a daily dose of normalcy, a place to fit in, a chance to be just another kid. It didn't... (MORE)
4. Janet Jackson talks gay love, Madonna, discipline: QUICK LOOK: Damita Jo fizzled, and after some hefty promises with 20 Y.O. of a return to a more Control style sound, that album was equally D.O.A. But for fans who feared Janet Jackson's... (MORE)
5. Miss. GOP lawmakers to go after gay adoptive parents: QUICK LOOK: A bill in the Mississippi state Senate would bar cohabiting unmarried couples, including gay and lesbian couples, from adopting children. The proposed law is an effort... (MORE)

March 07, 2008

GNW 5: 'Angels' as racist gay porn?

Posted by: Chris

1. Barney warns Barack not to use Bible for gay rights: QUICK LOOK: When asked about Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) recent remarks citing the Sermon on the Mount as justification of his support for legalizing same-sex unions, Rep. Barney... (MORE)
2. Microsoft exec surprises colleagues with sex change: QUICK LOOK: Megan Wallent is an executive on the go. At Microsoft's Redmond, Wash., headquarters where male executives far outnumber their female counterparts, Megan is a standout,... (MORE)
3. Parents call 'Angels' assignment 'racist gay porn': QUICK LOOK: Deerfield High School in Deerfield, Illinois, had assigned the pornographic book "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes" to students as required reading. ... (MORE)
4. 'Sex and the City' star at home with her girlfriend: QUICK LOOK: 'Sex and the City's" Cynthia Nixon credits positive family role models with helping her children accept her decision to enter a lesbian relationship. Until now, the actress... (MORE)
5. Iranian teen seeking U.K. asylum faces deportation: QUICK LOOK: A gay teenager who sought sanctuary in Britain when his boyfriend was executed by the Iranian authorities now faces the same fate after losing his legal battle for asylum... (MORE)

March 05, 2008

GNW 5: UAFA, trans, marriage rights

Posted by: Chris

1. Gay immigration rights bill unlikely to pass till Nov.: QUICK LOOK: Haverhill resident Tim Coco has seen his husband, Genesio "Junior" Juanario Oliveiro, once in the six months since U.S. immigration officials forced Oliveiro to return... (MORE)
2. 'American Idol' hopeful performed as a male stripper: QUICK LOOK: American Idol contestant David Hernandez once entertained audiences by removing his clothes, instead of singing tunes, a manager at a male strip club in Phoenix said... (MORE)
3. Two sides clash on trans bathroom rights in Mass.: QUICK LOOK: If opponents of transgender rights have their way, the discussion at a March 4 hearing on the transgender rights bill, House Bill 1722, will be derailed in favor of dredging... (MORE)
4. Multiple-partner relationships are on the rise in N.Z.: QUICK LOOK: Polyamory relationships are increasingly gaining popularity in Christchurch, the regional capital of Canterbury, New Zealand. Polyamory refers to people in multiple relationships... (MORE)
5. Calif. Supreme Court seems split in marriage hearing: QUICK LOOK: The California Supreme Court appeared divided today over the constitutionality of the state's ban on same-sex marriage. During three hours of arguments by lawyers for... (MORE)

March 03, 2008

GNW 5: Lesbian rumors abound

Posted by: Chris

1. Ellen Page pokes fun at lesbian rumors in 'SNL' skit: QUICK LOOK: Ellen Page hit-out at lesbian rumours last night saying she just wants to 'hug a woman with her legs in friendship.' The 21-year-old Juno star - who has been the subject... (MORE)
2. Drunk teens spoil otherwise well-behaved Mardi Gras: QUICK LOOK: Drunk teenagers marred an otherwise well-behaved Mardi Gras in Sydney on Saturday night, police say. Tens of thousands of people watched 10,000 participants in the 30th... (MORE)
3. 'American Idol' contestant in lesbian photo scandal: QUICK LOOK: An American Idol photos scandal may be on the horizon. Ramiele Malubay, the adorable little gal with the big voice has a photo that is being sent all over the World Wide... (MORE)
4. Soap fans demand more love from young gay couple: QUICK LOOK: The love affair between two young men on the venerable CBS soap opera "As the World Turns" has triggered a protest campaign by angry viewers. It's just not the sort of... (MORE)
5. Baldwin brothers part ways on issue of gay marriage: QUICK LOOK: Film and TV star Alec Baldwin has spoken publicly about the anti-gay political views of his younger and less well-known brother Stephen. He became a born-again Christian... (MORE)