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GAYS ROUTINELY HUNTED AND EXECUTED IN IRAQ

BAGHDAD — The young man turns to the camera and pleads with his tormentors. "I’m not a terrorist," he tells the Iraqi police who surround him. "I want you to know I am different. But I am not a terrorist." To some fundamentalist Iraqi Muslims, Ahmed Sadoun Saleh was worse than a terrorist. He was […]

Governor Slashes Health Care In California

A major slash to the State Budget made today by the Governor will result in critical changes to health services for the people of California. HIV/AIDS programs were drastically compromised by the Governor’s actions. Read the story here: Schwarzenegger Slashes Health Care To Create A Surplus

Mormons Go After Gays & Gays Go After Mormons

  Click on images to enlarge… A "kiss-in" drew about 60 people sporting pink paper hearts to the sidewalk just off of LDS Church property near Temple Square on Sunday to protest actions taken by the church’s security personnel late last week. Dozens of gay and straight couples smooched, posed for photos and talked with

President Hosts Historic Lunch For LGBT Community

By Kenneth R. Bazinet DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON – President Obama launches a fence-mending offensive today with a deep-pocketed and well-organized gay and lesbian community divided over whether the White House is moving fast enough to keep its campaign promises to fight for gay rights. Obama invited hundreds of members of the lesbian, gay,

President Releases Gay Pride Month Proclamation

At this point, we’re all justified in any disappointment we might have over President Obama’s current reluctance to address the civil rights of LGBT Americans or "Don’t Ask Don’t Tell", but at least we have a President who recognizes and addresses us in a genuine way. In honor of Gay Pride Month, President Obama has

STOP THE HIV CUTS

In May 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed eliminating state funding for California’s HIV/AIDS programs. If approved by legislators, the cuts would mean the loss of vital programs that save thousands of lives. Take action now– join the fight against HIV cuts! Visit this website for information: STOP THE HIV CUTS Please join us in Sacramento

New Hampshire Legalizes Gay Marriage – The 6th State

(AP)  New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch signed into law a bill making the state the sixth in the nation to allow gay marriage. Legislators approved the measure earlier Wednesday, incorporating religious protections at the governor’s behest.  Lynch had promised a veto if the law didn’t clearly spell out that churches and religious groups would not

The Shame & The Brilliance Of The Court

It’s fairly stunning to read the ruling from the California Supreme Court in the Prop 8 case. The single dissenting opinion was authored by Justice Carlos R Moreno . Reading the rulings by the justices who upheld Prop 8, it’s easy to feel, as an LGBT American in California, that they believe we are less