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Dutch Angry Over US General’s Claim That Gays Soldiers Led to Massacre
Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.
Dutch government officials reacted angrily on Friday to claims by a retired U.S. general that Dutch forces were overrun in Srebrenica in 1995 in part because of the presence of gay soldiers
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N.Y. Woman Says She Was Tricked Into Marrying Gay Immigrant
Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.
A Long Island woman claims she was hoodwinked into marrying a Pakistani immigrant — who tricked her into thinking he was a wealthy computer whiz who shared her devout Muslim faith, when he was actually using her to get a green card while canoodling with another man, court documents allege.
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Lt. Dan Choi Arrested at White House During Rally
Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.
Lt. Dan Choi, the openly gay Iraq war veteran who has been an outspoken opponent of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, was arrested Thursday after chaining himself to a fence at the White House. The Advocate reports that Choi, along with former Army infantryman Jim Pietrangelo, was arrested after chaining themselves to the fence following a rally in Washington for repeal of the policy, which bans gay men and women from serving openly in the military
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Transgender Woman Sues Under Law She Helped Write
Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.
A transgender aide to a Montgomery County councilwoman is suing the county for $5 million under an anti-discrimination law she helped write. Dana Beyer, an adviser to Councilwoman Duchy Trachtenberg, helped draft a 2007 law that outlawed discrimination based on gender identity. Now Beyer contends the county’s ethics commission broke that law during an investigation of her.
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Big Gay News for Thursday, Mar 18 2010
Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.
Today’s Top Headlines Episcopal Church Approves 2nd Gay Bishop Study Shows Clinical Trials Exclude Gays and Lesbians NJ Gay Marriage Battle Heading Back to Court Anti-Gay Mailer Sparks Controversy At Post Office Get even MORE breaking news from any of our live, constantly updated news feeds, now available in 12 languages: English | Español | Français | Deutsch | Nederlands | Italiano | Português | Russian | Chinese
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Study Shows Clinical Trials Exclude Gays and Lesbians
Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.
Some clinical trials financed by the US federal government and pharmaceutical labs exclude gay and lesbian participants, according to a study published Wednesday. “Most gay and lesbian patients are probably unaware that their sexual orientation is being used as a screening factor for clinical trial participation,” said lead author Brian Egleston of Fox Chase Cancer Center, one of the biggest US cancer treatment centers
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Episcopal Church Approves 2nd Gay Bishop
Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.
The Episcopal Church has approved the election of a lesbian assistant bishop in the Diocese of Los Angeles, making her the second openly gay bishop in the Anglican global fellowship, diocese officials said Wednesday. Episcopal conservatives were quick to criticize the approval of the Rev.
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NJ Gay Marriage Battle Heading Back to Court
Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.
The gay couples who sued New Jersey for the right to marry once before are heading back to court. Six couples plan to file a motion Thursday claiming that the state is still discriminating against them even though it offers civil unions to same-sex couples. A suit from the couples, plus one other, resulted in a 2006 state Supreme Court decision that came one vote short of requiring the state to legalize gay matrimony then
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Anti-Gay Mailer Sparks Controversy At Post Office
Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.
A Colorado Springs nonprofit opposed to gays and lesbians serving in the military accused the Postal Service of censorship Tuesday. The accusation followed a local bulk mail employee’s initial refusal to mail the group’s March newsletter, saying it violated regulations against sexually explicit language and advocating violence. Read the full story from the Colorado Spring Gazette
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Malawi Church Leaders Meet On Gay Rights
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.
Church leaders say they have met in this fiercely conservative southern African nation to “understand the phenomenon” of same sex partners days ahead of a court verdict that could send two gay men to jail for up to 14 years.
