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04/19/2007


News: David Huebner, Hadron Collider, Adam Lambert, Uganda

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ABC cancels Adam Lambert Good Morning America concert following complaints.

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Snapped up by CBS Early Show...

Lautner

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Taylor Lautner wets T-shirt for Rolling Stone.

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David Huebner confirmed as Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.

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Foundation gives $12,000 matching grant to help revive former Southern Voice: "The Lloyd E. Russell Foundation will give $12,000 in matching funds to the new news outlet, according to a note posted on www.savesovo.com Gay activist and businessman Lloyd Russell was active in Atlanta politics as a Libertarian candidate in the 1990s. His nonprofit was started to support the gay community in Atlanta and in the Southeast."

Joe Lieberman: Bitter, party of one.

Signorile: Max Blumenthal on Palin's ties to homophobes and white supremacists.

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Ugandan president: European gays are "recruiting" in Africa. “We used to have very few homosexuals traditionally. They were not persecuted but were not encouraged either because it was clear that is not how God arranged things to be.”

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David Geffen to attend Obama state dinner?

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Ryan Phillippe takes a shirtless hike in L.A.'s Runyon Canyon.

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Straight couple's UK civil partnership bid rejected.

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Lesbian U.S. war resister seeking asylum in Canada speaks: "My mom misses me and she wants me to come back home. Sometimes she cries when I talk with her, wishing she could see me. It's hard. (My family) is hoping the best for me."

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Do we now know what happened to Demi Moore's hip?

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University of North Texas students vote down the right of same-sex couples' eligibility for homecoming king and queen titles: "A total of 4,895 students voted, or 13.5 percent of the student body. "No" votes were 2,836, or 58 percent of the ballots, while 2,059 students, or 42 percent, voted yes. Student leaders say turnout was high."

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San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders may testify in Prop 8 case.

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VIDEO: Paula Deen hit by a ham.

Hadron

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Bang: Hadron Collider produces first collisions.

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Vermont judge awards full custody of 7-year-old girl to non-biological lesbian parent: "Jenkins' ex-partner - Lisa Miller - denied visitation rights, and the judge in the case got angry. Miller refused to let Jenkins even visit Isabella — who was conceived while the pair were together — while the custody proceedings continued for months. And that was enough for Judge William Cohen, who called the battle 'a first-of-its kind parent custody change,' to eliminate any chance of Miller to have custody of her biological daughter."

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P. Diddy to sell his scent on HSN?

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Westboro Baptist Church targets pop-punk band All Time Low: "How do you know how far gone a society is? You look at their social icons. When you look at these gender-confused, haphazard freakazoids then you can plainly see that america is DOOMED, for real! This is the final generation, and a little concussion is the least of their worries."

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D.C. police chief Cathy Lanier blasted for failing to take adequate steps to protect gays, lesbians, and transgender people from hate crimes: "Kris Baumann, chair of the Fraternal Order of Police, and officials with five local LGBT organizations said Lanier has turned down their repeated request to assign more officers to the department’s highly acclaimed Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit, whose ranks have been reduced from seven to two members since Lanier became chief in 2007."


News: DNC, Enceladus, Boyzone, NOM Woes, Rihanna, Sports Bar

RoadEmail reveals deception on the part of the DNC with regard to assistance of Question 1 in Maine and lies about directing Mainers to vote for progressive causes.

Jonhamm RoadJon Hamm in high school.

RoadWhat does Maine's marriage loss mean to California?

RoadVermont lawmaker relieved of masturbation charges: "Perkett said his review of the evidence found that Flanagan did engage in the conduct alleged — masturbation in open view inside a men’s fitness room at the YMCA — in late July but did not do so intentionally. 'I don’t believe beyond a reasonable doubt that he intentionally engaged in the conduct,' Perkett said. 'More importantly, I don’t believe I could prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.'” 

RoadUK man sentenced to six years in prison for targeting gay men on the internet with the intention to rob them.

RoadPastors planning to "incite hate crimes" to test Matthew Shepard Act?: "We're going to declare the whole counsel of God, including those parts that some may consider 'inciting a hate crime' to see if the attorney general is going to come down and arrest a group of peaceful clergy exercising their First Amendment rights."

RoadMariah shoots H.A.T.E.U. video.

 RoadNYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks out about cabbie who ejected gays for hugging: "I thought the taxi driver's behavior -- if it is as reported -- was a disgrace. Somebody's orientation has absolutely nothing to do with whether they can ride a taxi. That kind of attitude doesn't fit with what this city's become."

RoadJust Jared interviews Alexander Skarsgard.

Gym GYM sportsbar a hit in West Hollywood. "...a dedicated sports bar, where the audio and video are played simultaneously, is something most people haven't seen before, says Gym co-owner Rich Schmutzler: "When we first started, I got a lot of Scooby Doo faces, like, 'huh?' "

RoadThe National Organization for Marriage is short on cash.

An update on the anti-gay charges against NBA player Drew Gooden.Road

RoadWATCH: Rihanna describes assault by Chris Brown on Good Morning America.

Enceladus RoadOne of the enigmatic plumes on Saturn's moon Enceladus, shot as the Cassini probe made a pass about 120,000 miles over the moon.

RoadBeyoncé at the EMAs.

RoadChelsea erotica shop putting massage on display tonight: "Manworks.com, the leading erotic male masseur listings company in New York City, will host a live erotic massage demonstration in the window of The Blue Chelsea, an erotica shop on 8th Avenue NYC on Friday, Nov 6th from 6pm-10pm. Every hour, a new male masseur will demonstrate the rubbing techniques he uses to calm and relax his clients."

RoadGo-ahead given for Britain's first underground mansion.

RoadBoyzone honored by UK gay rights group Stonewall: "The late singer and his Boyzone bandmates were hailed as entertainers of the year at the high-profile gay event. Mr Cowles fought back tears as he collected the award on behalf of the band – and received a standing ovation from the crowd. He said: 'Hi everyone, I'm Stephen's man, husband, whatever. You know what I mean. Thank you everyone for voting.' He said that the Irish group had always 'loved and supported' his husband in everything he did."


News: Taylor Lautner, Harrah's, Swaziland, Gay Ice Cream Truck

RoadLesbian couple in Swaziland bids to become country's first same-sex marriage.

Paterson RoadNY Governor David Paterson shaves his beard.

RoadLa Toya Jackson makes video she promised not to make because she just can't help herself.

Road"Marriage Minutemen" form in New Jersey to oppose marriage equality: "We want to stop any redefinition of marriage that happens without a public vote."

RoadIs this what life without Britney does to a man???

RoadAmerica's first black lesbian mayor, Denise Simmons of Cambridge, Massachusetts, marries her partner Mattie Hayes.

RoadBig Gay Ice Cream Truck a finalist in NYC's Vendy "street food" Awards.

RoadHarrah's Atlantic City casinos in bid to draw gay and lesbian tourists: "Harrah's has been catering to gay and lesbian travelers at its Las Vegas casinos for a few years, but will launch a similar campaign in the country's second-largest gambling market with an 'Out in Atlantic City' weekend of partying Sept. 25-27. The event, expected to draw more than 1,000 people, will bring some of the best-known names in the gay and lesbian entertainment scene to the Harrah's casinos."

RoadQuadriplegic sails around Britain solo.

Shard RoadRenzo Piano's "Shard" to dominate London skyline: "Construction has begun on the Shard, a skyscraper that will be the tallest building in Western Europe and will provide amazing views of London...inspired by towering church spires and the masts of ships that once anchored on the Thames."

RoadThousands call for Turing apology in Britain.

RoadPossible arson investigated at Stereo nightclub in Montreal.

RoadSex club planned for historic hotel in Gloucester, UK.

RoadTruman Capote signed one of his books...to Harry Potter: "Howard Rose of Brier Rose Books in Teaneck, N.J., is selling a first-edition copy of Truman Capote’s 1967 book The Thanksgiving Visitor, autographed by the author in January 1978 'for Harry Potter with gratitude.'"

RoadCranberries to reunite.

Lautner RoadBruce Weber points his lens at Twilight's Taylor Lautner.

RoadAnd that other vamp, Robert Pattinson, does Premiere.

RoadGay Big Brother contestant Kevin finally wins Head of Household competition, reads letter from partner of nine years.

RoadMaine governor Baldacci to appear at marriage equality fundraiser.

RoadFull slate of LGBT candidates vie for NYC City Council seats.

RoadTransgender teen in Vermont makes plea for genderless bathrooms: "Kyle Giard-Chase, 16, asked the Vermont Human Rights Commission on Thursday to endorse the effort. He said that before he came out last year as transgendered, he was a three-sport athlete and the co-captain of the field hockey team, a girls' sport, at South Burlington High School. At an away game, he said he was verbally harassed and threatened by the members of the host school's football team for using the girls' restroom. 'The harassment only stopped when I was reduced to tears and told them I was in fact a female,' said Kyle, now a senior."


Gay Duxbury Couple is First to Marry in Vermont Under New Law

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Bill Slimback and Bob Sullivan of Duxbury, Vermont, were the first gay couple in the state to marry under Vermont's new law, which took effect at midnight last night. The couple were married at 12:01 am:

Vermont2 "With Vermont's new law allowing same-sex marriage only a minute old, they tied the knot in a midnight ceremony at a rustic Vermont lodge, becoming one of the first couples to legally wed under a law that took effect at midnight Tuesday. Dressed in suits, saying their vows under a large wall-mounted moose head, the two Whitehall, N.Y., men promised their love, exchanged rings and held hands during a modest 17-minute ceremony. Moose Meadow Lodge co-owner Greg Trulson, who's also a Justice of the Peace, presided. 'It feels wonderful,' said Slimback, 38, an out-of-work Teamster who is taking Sullivan's last name as his own. 'It's a day I've been long waiting for, and a day I truly honestly thought would never come.' Slimback said he and Sullivan, 41, have long wanted to cement their relationship with a wedding, but since they couldn't legally marry in New York they chose to wed even before Vermont's gay marriage era officially dawned."

Vermont officials said they expected less pomp and circumstance surrounding the new law because civil unions had been legal in the state for so long.

And last night at the First Congregational Church in Burlington, folks took a "pre-emptive stand" against protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church who planned to crash Vermont's wedding day with their hateful picketing:

"'We gather to affirm that the ties that bind us are stronger than those that would rip us apart,' the Rev. Robert Lee, the church’s senior minister, told the crowd, which filled the pews and balcony. Lee and Rabbi Joshua Chasan of Burlington’s Ohavi Zedek Synagogue encouraged their followers to ignore the op­ponents of gay marriage who intend to protest at six loca­tions in Vermont today. 'We ask everyone to stay away from the sites of the picketing,' Chasan said."

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Ben and Jerrys Celebrates Marriage Equality in VT with 'Hubby Hubby'

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In April, Jon Stewart joked that Ben & Jerry's would be introducing the flavor Chubby Hubbies in honor of Vermont legalizing same-sex marriage. Now, with marriage equality laws going into effect, it appears that the ice cream maker has taken a cue from the Daily Show host. It's changing the name of their popular flavor "Chubby Hubby" to "Hubby Hubby" for the month.


Marriage Equality in Vermont to Take Effect Tomorrow

Same-sex couples will be able to marry in Vermont tomorrow, but don't expect waves of weddings on Tuesday, officials say, as the impact of the new law has been softened by the state's having had civil unions for nine years:

Chubbyhubbies "Preparations were under way for a celebration on Sunday, two days before gay marriage becomes legal in Vermont. Willie Docto heads the Vermont Gay Tourism Association. He says over time, it will boost Vermont tourism. But don't expect a large number of gay marriages right away. 'A lot of people can't take off on Tuesday to get married,' he said. 'It's not a weekend, it's not a holiday. So there's practical reasons why people aren't getting married on September first. I think expectations are too high for that one day.' ... The Associated Press surveyed several town clerks and found only a handful of licenses have been issued for gay marriages in the month of September, nothing like the rush seen around civil unions in 2000. But gay marriage advocates say there's an easy explanation for that. Greg Trulson, a Duxbury Justice of the Peace who says he has several gay marriages lined up, said, 'What I have found, that a lot of the gay marriages that I'm officiating now starting after September first are other civil unions that I have officiated in the past. And they're coming back to get married -- and what we're finding is they're coming back on the day of their civil union, to keep the same day for their marriage.'"

Vermont Public Radio says many couples are planning small, low-key ceremonies: "Some say they've already had several celebrations of their relationship over the years and don't plan a big wedding."









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