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.