Kerry Pacer’s drama over. White County High School in Georgia wins judgment: Gay-Straight Alliance can meet. ACLU: “This is a great victory for the lesbian and gay students and their friends at White County High School who will finally be allowed to meet and can begin to address the violence and harassment against gay students at the school.”
Supertan? Brandon Routh has darker foundation airlifted to him in London after seeing photographs of himself next to his wax figure his co-star Kate Bosworth. Aide: “To say that Brandon was livid with his make-up is an understatement.”
Hilton Hotels unveils new LGBT campaign: “Come as You Are…Fabulous.” Yikes.
Russia caves to activists, now allows gays to donate blood: “The General Prosecutor recognised that there is nothing in the law which prevent gays to donate their blood. As a result, his office has asked the Ministry of Heath to cancel its instruction made in 2001 which forbid gays to give their blood.”
Chilean gay activists optimistic about country’s new attitude toward gays: “There are few people or institutions who would dare to say that homosexuality is perverse, pathological, and that we need to round up the homosexuals and take them to an island. They said these things easily five or 10 years ago. Chile is in the process of a profound transition in terms of ethics and values.”
STUDY: Nearly 50% of gay men in Ireland have unprotected sex.
Australian man charged with intentionally infecting gay men with AIDS…47 times!
Gay bathhouse opening in Cleveland has local AIDS director worried: “I think it’s going to be a big mess in the not-too-distant future.”
Ten year Naval Veteran discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” for appearing at a same-sex marriage rally in Brooklyn: “I am a proud, patriotic American who happens to be gay. My sexual orientation has never stood in the way of getting my job done, and I was looking forward to continuing my Navy career. Unfortunately, federal law places discrimination ahead of national security and gay service members are caught in the crossfire.”
