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December 2005
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December 30
National News
*E-Mail ‘Threat’ Heats Up Hillsborough Pride Dispute. Express Gay News
*A Look Back at the Top Stories in South Florida For 2005. Express Gay News
*Reports of Hate Crimes Increase in Florida. Advocate
*Anchorage To Grant Gay Partner Benefits. 365Gay.com
*A Review of Top Gay Headlines in New York For 2005. N.Y. Blade
*Atlanta Gay Bias Panel Member Took Part in Airline Cases. Southern Voice
*Barney Frank Rips Into Massachusetts Groups Trying to Ban Same-Sex Marriage. Advocate
*Barney Frank Sees "Angry, Divisive" Fight Ahead For Massachusetts Gay Marriage. Capitol Hill Blue
*'Brokeback' Critic Heads to Fox's 'Fair & Balanced' Land. Good As You
*Court Upholds General Motors Program Accused of Religious Bias. Advocate
*Critics Say Immigration Bill Endangers Gay Couples. N.Y. Blade
*D.C. Law May Block Gay Clubs From Moving, City's Inaction Will Close Gay Businesses. Washington Blade
*Few Priests Sign Name to Ban Massachusetts Gay Marriage. The Republican
*Gay Atlanta Year of Hard Knocks, State Trumps City’s Gay-Friendly Laws, Bars Shut Down. Southern Voice
*Gay Houston Year of Highs and Lows. Houston Voice 
*Gay Utahns See Selves in 'Brokeback Mountain'. Salt Lake Tribune
*Georgia's Only Openly Gay State Legislator Expects ‘Intense’ Session. Southern Voice
*Hollywood's Christmas Gift To America: Gay Cowboys! Post Chronicle
*In 2005 World Was a Stage, Washington Area’s Theater Was Vibrant Scene. Washington Blade 
*Is Life Still Private in Internet Age? Journalists, Gay Public Figures Wrestle With Drawing Lines.  N.Y. Blade
*Marriage Battles Dominate Gay News in 2005. Express Gay News
*Monmouth County New Jersey Agrees to Pensions For Domestic Partners. N.Y. Blade
*Outcome of Minnesota Special Elections May Impede State’s Gay Marriage Ban. West Central Tribune
*Pentagon Officials Spied On Student Groups Opposed to Military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. N.Y. Blade
*Queer Eye For the ... Er, Queer Guy. The Australian
*Stabbing Death of Mayor's Top Gay Aide, Wanda Alston, Topped 2005 D.C. News. Washington
*Teens Sue Riverside Evangelical School Over Lesbian Suspicions. San Francisco Chronicle
*Transgender Activist Meeting With Atlanta Police New Gay Liaison Good ‘First Step’. Southern Voice
International News 
*Assets Warning on Gay 'Marriage'. BBC News
*Doctor Who Star John Barrowman to Marry His Boyfriend. Rainbow Network
*Portuguese Poll Finds One-Tenth of Those Asked Are Gay or Bisexual. Advocate
*Scotland's Catholics Fury at Gay Marriage. Daily Record
*Unmarried, Gay Couples in England and Wales Gain Adoption Rights. AFP - Yahoo News
 
December 29
National News
*ACLU of Florida Creates John C. Graves Gay Rights Fellowship. ACLU
*Hate Crimes On Rise in Florida. Miami Herald
*American Family Association Denounce NBC Religious Drama With Gay Subplot. MySoCalledGayLife 
*Barney Frank Chastises Army Chief Over Attack On Gay Soldier. 365Gay.Com
*Chelsea Gay Slaying Fire Victim Identified as Hustler About to be Deported to Israel. N.Y. Post 
*'Ex-Gay' Steps Up to Our Challenge. Good As You
*Ex-Women's Basketball Player Says Coach Made Anti-Gay Remarks. Penn State Digital Collegian
*Find Out Who Signed Massachusetts Gay Marriage Petition. KnowThyNeighbor.Org
*'Gay Friendly' Prom Brings Protest Threat by Hate Monger Phelps. The Argus
*Gay Man Appointed to City Hall Commission. Bay Area Reporter
*Gay Marriage: Search For Hate On Your Block. Boston Phoenix
*Gay Monk Brings Meditation to LGBT Center. Bay Area Reporter
*Gay Times on TV, Problem is Too Much, Not Too Little, Gay TV. Accuracy In Media (Anti-Gay Propaganda) 
*Going for 'Broke' Can 'Brokeback Mountain' Maintain Box Office Momentum?. Washington Blade
*Is Your Name On the Anti-Gay Petition? MassEquality (See Search Link to Right)
*Log Cabin Republicans Launch New Chapter in Maine. Magic City Morning Star
*Massachusetts Petition Against Gay Marriage is Disservice to All.  Letter to Editor Upper Cape Codder 
*Minnesota Anti-Gay Amendment Faces new Challenge. 365Gay.Com
*NBC 'Gay' Alert! New Show Demeans Christians! Renew America  (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*New Push Begins For Gay Civil Rights Law In Washington State. 365Gay.Com
*New York City Closing Rikers Jail Dorm For Gays. CBS News
*New York City Police Hunt Killer In Gruesome Gay Killing 365Gay.Com
*Police Probe Anti-Gay Vandals in San Jose. Bay Area Reporter (Enlarged Photo: Word Fag Burned in Lawn)
(Enlarged Photo: Word Fag Burned in Lawn: http://www.tampabaycoalition.com/files/FagLawnSanJose.jpg )
*Religious Leaders Rally For Gay Rights. Seattle Post Intelligencer
*Steers and Queers: Brokeback Mountain Transcends It's Sexual Orientation. Free Times
*Tracking a Genetic Link to Sexuality. Knight Ridder Newspapers - News Sentinel
*Utah's Only Openly Gay Senator Personalized License Plate Say It All, 'The Gay'. Salt Lake Tribune 
*Washington Blade Names Pope Benedict XVI Anti-Gay Person of the Year. PR Newswire
*What's Private On Internet? Answer: Depends On Who You Are, Who You Ask. Express Gay News
International News
*Appeal Made To EU Over Jailed Gay Turkish Conscript. 365Gay.Com 
*British Sensation Imogen Heap Says 'Hooray' to Gay Weddings in U.K. Proud Parenting
*China To Spend $370M On HIV/AIDS Prevention. 365Gay.Com
*Man Arrested Over Murder of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Gay Great-Grandson. Times Online
*Orthodox Protest Against Gay Couple Church Blessings. Radio Sweden 
*Vatican Clamps Down On Gay Priests. Independent Online 
 
December 28
National News
*Special Election Results May Weaken Drive For Marriage Bill at Capitol. Minnesota Public Radio
*The Pentagon Is Spying On 'Don't Ask' Protesters. Gay News Blog
*What Gay Marriage Amendments Mean. Wash Park Prophet
*Another Teen Arrested and Charged in Gay Murder. Out & About
*At Fremont GI's Funeral, Hate Monger Phelps to Picket America's 'Sins'. Alameda Times Star
*California Anti-Gay Group Marriage Ban Drive Fails, Won't Be On Ballot. San Francisco Chronicle
*California Gay Marriage Opponents Shift Focus to November Election or Beyond. San Francisco Chronicle
*California Same-Sex Marriage Foes Falter in 2006 Ballot Efforts. WB 32 TV News
*Gay Marriage Foes Put Brave Face On California Setback. 365Gay.Com
*GLAAD Praises Midseason TV's Daniel, Emily, Crumbs, Love Monkey. Media Week
*Hagerstown Community College Group Forms Support Organization For Gay Students. Herald Mail
*In Search of the Gay Cowboys. Las Vegas Sun
*Interview With 'Gay Sex in the 70s' Director Joseph Lovett. AfterElton
*Kansas Bullied Gay Teen Gets $440,000 in Harassment Suit. Advocate
*Ku Klux Klan Rallies To Oppose Attempts to Legalize Same-Sex Marriages in Iowa. WCF Courier
*L.A. Police to Sponsor Gay Games VII and Recruitment Unit Will Be Present. Windy City Times
*Leading 'Gay Conversion' Therapist Charles W. Socarides Dies. N.Y. Times 
*Lesbian Democrat Joins Schwarzenegger, and Grumbling Is Bipartisan. N.Y. Times
*Maine's New Anti-Discrimination Law Takes Effect Today With Little Fanfare. Bangor Daily News
*Parks, School Offer Gay Games Sites. Pioneer Press
*Year in Review: Marriage. Windy City Times
International News 
*Police Question Couple Over Anti-Gay Letter. 365Gay.Com
*Reenergizing Immune Cells. 365Gay.Com
*Campaigning Finally Pays Off For Borough's Gay Lovers. Croydon Guardian
*Canadian PM Candidate Rankles Voters Over Same-Sex Marriage. Advocate 
*Famed British Poet, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Gay Great-Grandson Found Murdered. Advocate
*Gay Clubbing Drug Special K to Be Re-Classified. Pink News UK
*Ireland to Consider Gay Marriages. Pink News UK
*New Rights For Irish Gay Couples But Marriage Ruled Out. Irish Post
*Outlook For Gay Rights Better in Western States. Taipei Times
*Rainbow Flags Flew Over Town Hall and Register Office at First 'Gay Marriage'. South London
*Tasmanian Gay Activists React Angrily to Anti-Gay Comments. ABC News Australia 
*Teenage Dotcom Sensation Launches Gay Community Websites. Manchester Evening News 
*Wedded Bliss For Gay Couple After 32 Years. News Shopper 
 
December 27
National News
*Fort Lauderdale Man Suspected of Preying On Gay Men Gets 15 Years. Miami Herald
*2005 Was a Year of Good Cheer For the Nation's Gays. By Deb Price Detroit News
*American Family Association Slams NBC's Book of Daniel. Media Week
*Anti-Gay American Family Association Turns Sights On NBC. 365Gay.Com
*Georgia Gay Rights Advocates Prepare For New Attacks, Target Adoption, School Clubs. Southern Voice
*Hate Monger Fred Phelps Fights Back. A.P. -  365Gay.Com
*Many Californians Unaware Of Gay Tax Break Assessor Says. 365Gay.Com
*Mother Calls on Pentagon to Immediately Implement Anti-Harassment Plan. My So Called Gay Life
*New Cultural Approach for Conservative Christians: Reviews, Not Protests. N.Y. Times
*'Producers' Keeps it Gay, Flamboyant Characters Make For Fabulous Musical Fun. New York Blade
*San Jose Lawn and Car Hit By Anti-Gay Vandalism. San Francisco Chronicle
*Supporters Of Massachusetts Gay Marriage Ban Say They're Being Threatened. 365Gay.Com
*The Best of 2005. Wayne Bensen Anything But Straight
*Virginia Legislators to Deal With Abortion Restrictions, Gay Rights. Daily Press
International News 
*India Enlists Barbers In Fight Against HIV/AIDS. A.P. - 365Gay.Com
*Lithuania Looks Towards Banning Gay Marriages. Pink News UK
*Pope Chastises Britain's Vatican Envoy, Gets Diplomatic Slap Over Same-Sex Unions. 365Gay.Com
*Russian Orthodox Church Sever Ties With Swedish Lutherans Over Gay Blessings. 365Gay.Com
*Russian Orthodox Church Takes Hard Line On Gays. MosNews
*Spanish Magistrate Resigns to Protest Same-Sex Marriage Law. Catholic World News (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
 
December 26:
National News
*Anti-Gay Commissioner Rhonda Storms Sics Law On Brandon Pride Organizer. Watermark
*Miami Gay Community Stands Up For Performing Arts Center. Miami Herald  (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*10 Questions For Oscar Nominations. USA Today - Arizona Republic
*At Least 16 States Gay Marriage Battles Will Heat Up In 2006. Purple Pew
*'Brokeback' Controversy Just Anti-Gay Hype. New York Daily News
*Brokeback Mountain's Heaths Ledger's Best Role? Being a Daddy. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
*California Gay Marriage Legislation Our Story of the Year. 365Gay.Com
*Ensnared: Internet Creates New Group of Sexual Addicts. L.A. Times (Free Reg. Required)
*Ford’s Brand Damage May Be Long Lasting. Press Release Newswire
*Gay Cowboys Have Real, Lonely Stories, TheStar.Com
Gay 'Marriage' Battles Rage on Into Third Year. Washington Times
*Indianapolis Firms Rush to Comply With Gay-Rights Law, Should Ensure Policies Are Legal. Indy Star
*Just Say No to Threats of Boycotts, Must Not Knuckle Under to Special-Interest Groups. Automotive News
*National Institutes for Health Head Says Firms Drag Feet on AIDS Vaccine, Incentive Lacking. Express Gay News
*Queer Eye's Carson Kressley New Book Gives Kids Look at Larger World. Indy Star
*San Jose Home Target Of Hate Crime On Christmas Eve. CBS 5 News
*"The Producers" Very Gay Couple. 365Gay.Com
International News 
*Gay Community Reacts With Alarm, Vows to Fight Harper on Same-Sex Marriage. Macleans.CA
*Gay Unions 'Bad For Family'. News.Com.AU - The Australian
*Gay Rights Movements Scored in 2005 But Discrimination Still Rampant. Monsters and Critics
*Others Need the Same Rights As Gay Couples. Letter to Editor The Herald
*Quiet Pink Revolution in Dark Before Dawn? China Daily
*Rosie O'Donnell Offers Cash To Canadian Politician, Candian Press - 365Gay.Com
*Scotland's First Gay Married Couple Have Harp of Gold. Edinburgh Evening News
*Spanish Judge Quits To Avoid Performing Gay Marriages. 365Gay.Com
 
December 25:
National News
*Florida Couple Does Some Serious Christmas Tree Decorating. Washington Blade 
*5th New Jersey County Extends Domestic Partner Rights, Decision 'Extraordinary Step'. New York Blade
*Black Gay Talk Show Returns for Second Season. Press Release Newswire
*Brokeback Mountain: An Honest Look At Being Gay in America. NorthJersey.Com
*California Same-Sex Marriage Supporters, Opponents to Continue Battle. San Diego Union Times
*From Britney's Baby to SpongeBob's Gay Agenda. Kalamazoo Gazette
*Jake Gyllenhaal Reflects On `Brokeback' Character, Can't Remember Filming Gay Sex Scene. Hartford Courant
*Virginia Methodists Call For Gay Inclusion. 365Gay.Com
International News 
*Ireland May Be Next To Recognize Gay Unions. 365Gay.Com 
*Revolution in British Gay Media About to Begin. Pink News UK
 
December 22:
National News
*Bush Spying Extends to Gays. Gay Life About.Com
*Catholic Magazine Apologizes For Ad Featuring a Condom Wrapped Virgin Mary. 365Gay.Com
*Fraud Taints Massachusetts Anti-Gay Measure. Boston Globe
*Gay Attacks Continue In Nepal. 365Gay.Com
*Gay Roles Still Taboo For Many in Hollywood, Few Stars Willing to Portray Gays. Ottawa Citizen
*Gay Romance 'Brokeback Mountain' Tops Oscar Bets. Reuters - NewKerala.Com
*GOP Candidate Using Homophobia To Raise Cash. 365Gay.Com
*Homo Holidays. Bay Windows
*LAPD To Recruit Cops At Gay Games. 365Gay.Com
*Maine Gay Rights Supporters Outspend Opponents By 3 to 1. Boston Globe
*Massachusetts Same-Sex Marriage Ban Proposal Goes to Legislature. Advocate
*Nazi Anti-Jewish Speech vs. Religion Right Anti-Gay Speech. HateCrime.org
*Openly Gay San Francisco Police Commissioner Begins His Term. Bay Area Reporter
*Petition vs. Massachusetts Gay Marriage Advances, Number of Signers Breaks State Record. Boston Globe
*Study: Gay Generation Gap Disrupts Communication. Advocate
*Top Gay and Lesbian TV Writers Profiled in 'Created By'. AfterEllen.Com
*Why Did Ford Do the Right Thing? Bay Windows
International News
*A Gay Old Time, Elton John's Biggest Showbiz Wedding of the Year. Hartford Corurant
*Across the Pond, Oddly, Gay Unions Are the Law. St. Paul Pioneer Press
*Gay Attacks Continue In Nepal. 365Gay.Com
*Glamorous Traffic Jam As Elton Leads Way On Gay Vows. The Australian
*I, Reg, (Elton) Take Thee David, Sobriety and Dark Suits, But Spectacle Nonetheless. Guardian Unlimited
*It’s Time to Party Say Gay Newly Weds. South Manchester Reporter
*Prime Minister Won't Budge On Same-Sex Marriage. The Australian
*Religious Group Slams “Revolting” Gay Weddings. UK Gay.Com
*Some of My Best Friends Are Gay, But They Shouldn't Wed. Op-Ed. Telegraph UK
*Zimbabwe Lesbian Ends Hunger Strike Over Asylum. New Zimbabwe
http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/asylumbrit48.13574.html
 
December 16:
National News
*Are Gays At Mercy of Hospitals In Florida? Express Gay News
*Boca Raton Schools Begin Anti-Bullying Program. Express Gay News
*Fort Lauderdale Police Try to Recruit More Gay Officers, Ads Aims to Increase Diversity. Sun-Sentinel
*School Security, Police Ready For Hate Monger Phelps Port Charlotte High School Protest. Herald Tribune
*University of Florida Adds Health Benefits For Domestic Partners. Express Gay News
*AID Atlanta Executive Director to Step Down, AIDS Walk Falls Short of $1M Goal. Southern Voice
*Allow Gay Couples to Enter Civil Unions. Editorial Des Moines Register
*American Family Association Renew Ford Boycott Threat. UK Gay,Com
*Appeals Court Rules Against New York Marriage Rights. New York Blade
*'Brokeback Mountain' Author A.P. Interview. Houston Voice
*Connecticut Couples Slow to Apply For Civil Unions. New York Blade
*Candidates Line Up to Replace Anti-Gay Massachusetts Governor Romney. Gaywired - 247Gay.Com
*D.C. Mayor, Council Expected to OK Widened Domestic Partner Bill. Washington Blade
*D.C. Councilmember, Mayoral Candidate Sends Mixed Messages On Marriage. Washington Blade
*Ford Makes U-Turn on Gay Ads, Stands Up to Intimidation Gay Groups Say. Express Gay News
*Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund Secretary Community Service, Activism ‘Labor of Love’. Houston Voice
*Gay, AIDS Groups Oppose Alito, Log Cabin Warns Against Ideological ‘Litmus Test’. Washington Blade
*Gay Book Returned To Curtis High School Library. KIRO 7 News
*Gay Marriage Doesn't End Traditional Unions, Letter to Editor Appleton Post-Crescent
*Gay-Rights Fans Hail 'Brokeback Mountain', While Foes Hope It Fails. London Free Press
*Getting to the Truth: New Musical By Black Gay Man Addresses Life On the ‘Down Low’. Washington Blade
*Georgia School Expels Lesbian Teen Over Kiss, Lawsuit Off-Campus Kiss Not Sexually Immoral. Southern Voice 
*Homosexuality Debate Drives Wedge Between American Baptists. Christian Today (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*HRC Hires Gay Rights Leaders to Pursue Grassroots Strategies. Houston States
*Lesbian Wins Seat on Houston City Council Gay Groups ‘Ecstatic’ With Victory. Houston Voice
*More OraSure False Positives Showing Up. 365Gay.Com
*New York State Comptroller Tells Gay Rights Groups He Questioned Ford Ad Decision. Business Review
*Savvy Shoppers Should Consider Which Companies Are Naughty and Nice. Houston Voice
*Texas Coalition to Address Health Issues of Black Gay Men. Houston Voice
*Train Bound For Glory Renovations On High Line Elevated Rail Line That Towers Over Chelsea. New York Blade
*Very Much at Home: A Gay Mayor in Wyoming. CivilRights.Org
*Virginia Senator Flip-Flops On Hate Crimes Bill, Move Attributed to Conservative Pressure. Washington Blade
International News 
*Britain's 'Gay Royal Wedding' Sir Elton John and Partner David Furnish. 365Gay.Com
*Chinese Police Raid Gay Culture Festival. Reuters - Yahoo News 
*Czech Lower Chamber Approves Gay Partnership Rights, Upper Chamber Passage Uncertain. Mainichi Daily News 
*Dutch Gays Still Face Culture Clash, Muslim Immigrants Blamed for Anti-Gay Attitudes Rise. Southern Voice
*Free Vote Favored on Canadian Gay Marriage. Cnews - Canoe
*Gay Couples Seize First Day to 'Marry'. icCroydon
*New Act Does Not Introduce 'Gay Marriage'. Letter to Editor News Letter
*Police Express Disappointment at Lack of Convictions For Gay Barman’s Killers. Pink News UK
*Spate of UK Gay Unions Planned. News24.Com
*UK Transsexuals A Step Nearer To Better Pension Rights? Rainbow Network
 
December 15:
National News
*University of Florida Study: Fear Of AIDS Not Resulting In Safe Sex. 365Gay.Com
*American Family Association Considers Reinstating Ford Boycott. Southern Voice
*Another Day, Another 'Pro-Family' 'Brokeback' Attack. Good As You
*Churches Crucial to Battle Over Gay Marriage Ban. Daily Cardinal
*Church 'Moderate' Named Archbishop Of San Francisco. 365Gay.Com
*Conservative Republicans Upset With Candidate's Gay Rights Friendly Running Mate. Chicago Sun Times
*Cops Probe Link In 7 Unsolved Texas Gay Murders. 365Gay.Com
*First Same-Sex Couple in United States in Process of Dissolving Historic Vermont Civil Union. Times Argus
*Fords Gay Ad Backdown. Sydney Star Observer
*Ford to Run Corporate-Wide Ads in Gay Publications. Detroit Free Press
*Gay/Straight Alliance at Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School. Tewksbury Advocate 
*Iowa GOP Lawmakers to Push For Gay Marriage Ban. Quad City Times
*Iowa GOP to Step Up Legacy-Tarnishing Efforts. Good As You
*James Dobson's Choices: It's Not a Blacklist, It's a Buyer's Guide! Huffington Post
*Local Lesbian Discovers Love of Pussy Cats. Pride Source
*New HIV Ads Draw Criticism, Condoms Ignored. Washington Blade
*New York's Gay Men's Health Crisis Executive Director Steps Down. Advocate
*Opinions and Some Threats Flood Indianapolis City Council As Gay Rights Vote Looms. Indy Star
*San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Under Fire For Releasing Homophobic, Racist Video. 365Gay.Com
*San Francisco Police Officer's Association President Says Gay Officers Helped Make Videos. Bay Area Reporter
*The Bigger the Law Firm, the Bigger the Closet? National Law Journal
*Utah Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Gay-Straight Clubs. Advocate
*What the Sodomy Ruling Has Change and What It Hasn't. Village Voice
*White House Conference Leaves Out Gay Seniors, Activists Charge. Advocate
*'WorldNetDaily' Readers More Gay-Friendly Than Previously Thought? Good As You
International News 
*Billy Elliot Star Jamie Bell Slams Gay Rumors As "Absurd". Hollywood.Com
*Engaged George Michael to Attend Elton John and Partners Wedding. AFP - Yahoo News
*First Openly Gay Woman Tory to Stand For Parliament. Ananova
*French M.P. Faces Jail Over Anti-Gay Comments. Daily Telegraph
*Gay Clergy Say Homosexuality Hasn't Stopped Them From Being Good Priests. WKRC 12 News
*Italian Gay Priests Slam Vatican. A.P. - 365Gay.Com
*Latvia Cements Gay Marriage Ban. BBC News
*Magistrates' Challenge to Gay Marriage Law Thrown Out. Typically Spanish News
*Mapplethorpe Comes to Cuba, Latest Proof of Tolerance Toward Gays. Advocate
*Pro-Gay Philippines, Rainbows For Change to Hold Family Day. Sun Star Manila
*Tel Aviv to Build First-Ever Gay Center. Ynetnews
*UK Civil Partnerships May Harm Some Gay Couples. 365Gay.Com
 
December 14:
National News
*Florida Petitioners Ask School Board to Ban Gay-Straight Alliances At Several High Schools. St. Petersburg Times 
http://www.tampabaycoalition.com/files/GSASchoolClubsDecriedStPeteTimes12_14_05,htm
*Florida School Board Will Ask County To Ban Schools Gay Straight Alliances, Raise Tax, Fee. TBO.Com
http://www.tampabaycoalition.com/files/SchoolBoardWillAskCountyToBanGSAAtSchoolsTBO12_14_05.htm
*A Gay Perspective On Ford's Ad Fumble. Media Life Magazine
http://medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_1855.asp
*Anti-Gay Massachusetts Governor Won't Seek Re-Election. 365Gay.Com
http://www.365gay.com/Newscon05/12/121405romney.htm
*Circuit Parties Destroying Gay Communities Researchers Say. 365Gay.Com
http://www.365gay.com/Newscon05/12/121405circuit.htm
*Ford to Advertise In Gay Publications, Shifts Gears After Initial Refusal to Budge. Washington Blade
http://www.washblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=4018
*Ford Will Again Advertise in Gay Publications. CNN News Ford Statement
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/12/14/ford.boycott.ap.ap/
(Ford Statement: 1. http://www.pageoneq.com/news/2005/fordleta.html 2. http://www.pageoneq.com/news/2005/fordletb.html )
(Send Ford Thank You Message Online: https://secure.ford.com/en/support/emailUs.htm )
*Gave Gays Communion, Southern California Priest Tried For Heresy.  365Gay.Com
http://www.365gay.com/Newscon05/12/121405priest.htm
*Gay-Unfriendly X-Mas Cards. San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/12/14/DDGR7G731V1.DTL&type=printable
*GOP Lawmakers Take Schwarzenegger to Task Over Lesbian Appointment. L.A. Times (Free Reg. Required)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-arnold14dec14,1,4678336.story?coll=la-headlines-california
*Heath Ledger Talks About Playing a Gay Cowboy in Brokeback Mountain. Windy City Times
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=10309
*Indianapolis Gay Discrimination Ban Plan Stands Chance of Passing. Indy Star
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051214/NEWS02/512140388
*Majority of Older Men At Risk of HIV or HIV Positive Have Low Testosterone Levels. Reuters - Aidsmap
http://www.aidsmeds.com/news/20051209epid006.html
*Top 10 Signs You're a Gay Cowboy. Late Show with David Letterman CBS (Some Comic Relief)
http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/top_ten/archive/ls_topten_archive2005/ls_topten_archive_20051213.shtml
*Victory Claimed in AIDS Quilt Lawsuit, San Francisco Officials Want Memorial Returned. Washington Blade
http://www.washblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=4050
International News 
*Appeals Court Rejects Gay Zimbabwe Man's Asylum Appeal. 365Gay.Com
*Brazilian City May Require Transsexuals Bathrooms. A.P. - ABC News
*Britain Funds Study Into Mystery of Fishermen's Wives Who Never Catch AIDS. Daily Telegraph UK
*Four Britons Convicted of Killing Gay Man. A.P. - Forbes
*Ignored Gays in Africa Speak Out. UK Gay.Com
*Taiwan Gay Unions Promoted. Taiwan News
 
December 13:
National News
*Tampa Strip Club King Suing County Commissioners Over Gay Pride Ban, Comes Out. St. Petersburg Times
*A Really Stupid Idea. (Crystal Meth & Barebacking) Wayne Besen - Anything But Straight
*Biology, Family Values Mandate Same-Sex Marriage Ban. Daily Cardinal (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*Boston Goes Gay. (Boston Society of Film Critics, That Is)  Cinema Blend 
*'Brokeback Mountain' Gay Cowboys Gallop To Oscars With 7 Golden Globe Nods. 365Gay.Com
*'Brokeback Mountain'' New York Film Critics Circle Best Film, Director and Actor For Heath Ledger. NineMSN
*Congress Set to Adjourn Without Addressing Ryan White Reauthorization. Advocate
*Ford Says Decision to Drop Ads Catering to Gay Readers Was Strictly Business. AutoWeek
*Gay Cowboys: Will Audiences Accept This Wyoming Love Story? Seattle Times
*Gay Rights Advocate Heads Maine Governor's Campaign. Bangor Daily News
*Gay Students Seek Own Fraternity At University of Missouri-Columbia. KCTV 5 News Kansas City
*Judge Rules Anti-Gay Bishop Episcopal Parishes Rightful Owners of Church Property. KFMB 8 News
*Lambda Legal Files Marriage Lawsuit On Behalf of Iowa Same-Sex Couples. Gazette Online
*Legal Marriage Must Be Non-Discriminatory. Editorial Daily Collegian
*On Gay Rights, Political Pressure Doesn't Equate to Real Progress. The Oregonian
*Opponents of Gay Marriage Gather Signatures. Daily Collegian
*Punch Thrown in Discussion About Who’s Gay, Gas Station Clerk Gets Split Lip. Milford Daily News
*Second Sentence Puts Heterosexual Unions in Jeopardy. Daily Collegian
*Schwarzenegger’s "Gay" Lesbian Agenda. New American (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*Six Iowa Same-Sex Couples File Marriage Lawsuit. Des Moines Register
*Travis County District Attorney Wants Conspiracy Charge Restored in Tom DeLay Case. Austin American-Statesman
*University of Missouri Professor Honored For Identifying New HIV Strain. Advocate
*Wisconsin Christians United Pastor Loses Again On "Homosexuality Is a Sin" Banners. Capital Times
International News 
*British Columbia Lesbian Couple Appeal 'Knights of Columbus' Tribunal Decision. Advocate
*Korean Judge Calls for Legalization of Gay Marriage. Digital Chosunibo
*Shangri-La Murder Takes a 'Gay' Turn, Victim Was a 'Habitual Gay'. Hindustan Times
*When a Kiss Is Just a Kiss. (More on Brokeback Mountain) Toronto Star
 
December 12:
National News
*Florida Democratic Candidates For Governor Oppose Gay Adoption Ban. 365Gay.Com
*19 Gay-Rights Organizations Leaders to Meet With Ford Executives. Good As You
*Advocates Protest Ban On Gay Priests, Rallies Denounce Vatican Policy. Boston Globe
*Anti-Gay Marriage: Will the Christian Right Splinter? New West
*Beware of 'Brokeback Mountain' Says Ex-Gay and Wife. Christian Communication Network (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*'Brokeback Mountain' (Original Short Story) The New Yorker
*'Brokeback Mountain' Boston Society of Film Critics Best Film. Boston Globe (View Movie Trailer) 
(View Brokeback Mountain Movie Trailer: http://www.brokebackmountainmovie.com/splash.html )
*'Brokeback Mountain' Has Stunning Opening Box Office. Los Angeles Daily News
*Ford Ads in Gay Mags 'Insignificant'. Media Week
*Ford Agrees to Meet With Gay Coalition, Company Asked to Reaffirm Support For Gays. Express Gay News
*Ford Brands Jaguar and Land Rover Stop Ads in Gay Publications. Louisiana Weekly
*Ford's Decision to Pull Gay Ads Sets Off Media Firestorm. AfterEllen.Com
*Ford Won't Budge On Ads After Meeting With Gay Leaders. Express Gay News
*Former Lesbian Lover Doubts Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Pairing. Post Chronicle
*Gays Forgive Trend-Setting Ford For Pulling Ads. Detroit News
*Gay Groups To Oppose Alito Nomination. 365Gay.Com
*GLAAD Applauds 'Brokeback Mountain' Record-Breaking Opening. Gaywired
*Hundreds Protest Cancellation of Gay Dance at Boston College. MTV News
*New Guidelines For Oral HIV Tests. 365Gay.Com
*Princeton Campus Says Yes to Gay Marriage. The Times
*Who Do You Love? How Do You Love? American Reporter
International News 
*365Gay.com Names Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin Its Person of the Year. 365Gay.Com
*Alliance Party Reaffirms Support For Gay Partnerships. U TV Internet
*British Government Officials Reveal 3.6 Million People Are Gay or Lesbian. Rainbow Network
*Gay Police Officer Accepts Ł30,000 in Homophobia Case. Pink News UK
*Gay Rights Group Watching Human Rights Hearing About Teacher. CBC Nova
*Highest Ranking Out Gay Police Officer In the World Reportedly Ready To Retire. 365Gay.Com
*Pop Star Robbie Williams Implies Gay Is Shameful. Rainbow Network
*Prime Minister Presses Conservative Leader to Clarify Gay Marriage Stand. Toronto Star
*Same Sex Unions, South African Style. Guardian Unlimited
*Search For Gay History to Create 'Virtual Museum'. Guardian Unlimited
*Six Percent of British Population Are Gay, Department of Trade and Industry Says. Telegraph News
*The Gay, the Bad and the Israeli. Asia Times Online
*Threatened Gay Marriage Repeal Heats Up Canadian Election. 365Gay.Com
*Vatican's Gay Policy Gets Liberal Reading. ABC News
 
December 11:
National News
*American Psychiatric Association Weighs Extreme Forms of Homophobia As Illness. Seattle Times
*Boston College Officials Seeks Compromise After Blocking Gay Group's Dance. Boston Globe
*Boston LGBT Students Hope College Will Allow AIDS Fundraiser To Go On. 365Gay.Com
*'Brokeback Mountain' and Ford's Gay Problem. Jesse Kornbluth - Huffington Post (Read Comments/Add Your Own)
*'Brokeback Mountain' Gets Mixed Reviews From Real Cowboys. ABC News
*'Brokeback Mountain' Los Angeles Film Critics Best Picture Award. LA Daily News
*'Brokeback Mountain' Turns Short Story Into Hollywood First. Boston Globe
*Gay Film to Explore Midstate Reaction, 'Saint of 9/11' Profiles Rev. Mychal Judge. Patriot-News
*Hate Monger Phelps Anti-Gay Protesters At Memorial Out-Numbered Again, 8 to 150. St. Louis Post-Dispatch 
*Homophobic Taxi Driver Ejects Gay Men From Cab. About.Com
*Lesbian Narrowly Wins Houston City Council At-Large Post. Houston Voice
*Massachusetts Gay Marriage Critics Can't Toast Victory Yet. Editorial The Republic
*Moral Right Drives Ford Motor Company Round Bend. The Australian
*Planets Foretell More Turmoil Around Connecticut Gay Unions. Hartford Courant (Good Read) 
International News
*Anger as Caithness Presbytery Back Scottish Proposal to Allow Gay Adoptions. British National Party
*Demand for Welsh Gay Weddings. icWales
*Mumbai (Formally Bombay), India Will Lead Country in Gay Marriages. DNA Mumbai
Robbie Williams Gay? Not Gay? So What! Why Should It Be a Matter For Libel Lawyers? Independent UK
*Robbie Williams Libel Payout Can Only Harm Gay Rights. Op-Ed. Times Online UK
*Taiwan Gays Stage Mock Wedding For Equality. 365Gay.Com
*United Arab Emirates Gay Community Uses Internet to Stay in Touch. Khaleej Times
 
December 9:
National News
*Tampa's Hillsborough County Commission, The Bigots Hall of Shame. Advocate
*After Car Crash, Domestic Partnership Offers Few Protections For Surviving Partner. Express Gay News
*Denial of Students Gay-Straight Club Request Violates Federal Law, Lawsuit Threatened. Express Gay News
*Four Arrested in Miami AIDS Drug Scheme, Accused of Selling Drugs On Black Market. Express Gay News 
*University of Florida Defies Gay Marriage Bans Threat, Adopts Domestic Partners Benefits. Houston Voice
*A Shabby Way to Treat Gay Soldiers. Editorial St. Petersburg Times
*Aids Foundation Houston Gives ‘Cause For Hope’. Houston Voice
*American Family Association: Oh, and Dreidels Are Really 'Santa Spinners'. Good As You
*Atlanta Police Name New Gay Liaison, Agency Also Readies to Reconvene Gay Advisory Panel. Southern Voice
*Can ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Become Phenomenon That Transcends Considerable Hype? New York Blade
(View Brokeback Mountain Movie Trailer: http://www.brokebackmountainmovie.com/splash.html )
*Clayton Jury Issues Mixed Verdict in Murder Case, Killer Guilty in Strangulation, Not Initial Beating. Southern Voice
*Coming Out and Making Peace is Easier On Common Ground. Letter to Dear Carolyn Star Tribune
D.C. Council OKs Sweeping Partners Bill, Gay Couples, Others Gain New Rights, Obligations. Washington Blade
*D.C. ‘Meth Sucks’ Campaign Begins, New Educational Effort Avoids Demonizing Users. Washington Blade
*Explicit Manhunt Ad Leads to School Official’s Resignation Gay Chair Decries Media Coverage. Washington Blade
*Fight on Multiple Fronts, Beyond Massachusetts, Gay Couples Face Uncertain Legal Future. New York Blade
*Ford Slams Brakes On Ads in Gay Publications, Anti-Gay Group Calls Off Boycott. Washington Blade
*Gay Candidate Defeated in Atlanta’s District 12 Doraville City Council Runoff.  Southern Voice
*Gay Clubs Fear ‘Devastating’ Impact of D.C. Smoking Ban. Washington Blade
*Immune Response To HIV Differs, Even in Identical Twins. 365Gay.Com
*New Oral HIV Test's Incorrect Results Alarm San Francisco Officials. San Francisco Chronicle
*New York Mayor Says He Will Push For Legalizing Same Sex Marriage. NY1 News
(NY York Bloomberg Says He Will Push For Legalizing Same Sex Marriage NY1 News Video News Report
*Pennsylvania School Pulls Student Paper Over Gay Group's Ad. NBC 10 News
*Raucous Community Board Meeting Over Christopher Street. New York Blade
*San Francisco Cop Defends Homophobic, Racist Videos. A.P. - 365Gay.Com
*Suspect Sought in Virginia Abduction, Theft Case. Washington Blade
*Transgender Activists To Meet With Atlanta New Gay Liaison. Southern Voice
*Two Women and Their Dog Travel Across Country to Encourage Gay Marriage. Houston Voice
*West Hollywood Politicians Blast Ford Gay Ad Decision. 365Gay.Com
*Win for 'Dykes on Bikes', Groups Name On Its Way to Becoming Registered. San Francisco Chronicle
International News 
*Australian Gay Man Sentenced Friday to Ten Years For Infecting Partner With HIV. 365Gay.Com
*Dutch Secret Service Facing Worst Intelligence Disasters. Radio Netherlands
*Gay Activist Demands Robbie Williams Gives Libel Damages To Gay Charity. Contact Music
*Gay Sex Shocks Bulgarian Football Club. Sofia News Agency
*Program for Prevention of AIDS to Start in Bulgaria Among Homosexuals, Police, Army in 2006. Focus English
 
December 8:
National News
*A ‘Mountain’ of Hype: Is ‘Brokeback’ Most Important Gay Movie Ever Made? Express Gay News (View Trailer)
(View Brokeback Mountain Movie Trailer: http://www.brokebackmountainmovie.com/splash.html )
*Appeal to the California Supreme Court Being Prepared In Lesbian Baby Case. 365Gay.Com
*Biased Good Morning America Turns 'Ex-Gay' Into Film Critic. Wayne Besen
*Deaf Gay Men Tackle AIDS and Meth Use. Bay Area Reporter
*For Area Catholics, Vatican's Policy On Gay Priests Creates Controversy. Buffalo News
*Ford to Halt Gay Ads After End of Christian-Led Boycott. Christian Post (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
Gay Health Association Decries California Decision Saying OK for Doctors to Discriminate. 247Gay.Com
*Gay-Marriage Foes Submit Petitions in Massachusetts. Indianapolis Star
*King County Bar Association Backs Same-Sex Marriage. KIRO 7 News
*New Jersey Court Backs Tough Rules on Student Harassment, Afforded Anti-Bias Protection. Star-Ledger
*New Jersey Dying Lesbian Wants Benefits. Press of Atlantic City
*New York City Appeals Court Rejects Gay Marriage, Lambda Legal Plans Appeal. New York Blade
*Opposition Continues Over Lesbian Pastor's Defrocking. 365Gay.Com
*Pittsburgh Police Crackdown On Liberty Avenue. 365Gay.Com
*Rhode Island High School Field Trip To 'Rent' Too Gay For Parents. 365Gay.Com
*San Francisco Police Officers in Hot Water Over Homophobic, Racist Videos Make On City Time. UPN 33 News
*San Francisco Police Brass Not Laughing Suspends Officer Over Homophobic, Racist Video. KSBY News Channel 
*'Three Dollar Bill' Movie' Review To Be Gay, Conservative and Miserable. N.Y. Times
*Two Gay Catholics Refuse to Be Pushed From Their Church. Op-Ed. Arizona Daily Star -Yahoo News 
*Video Scandal Rocks San Francisco Police, 20 Officers Ordered Suspended. San Francisco Chronicle (Photo's)
*White House Flatly Denies First Daughter Barbara Bush Is Gay. Unconfirmed Sources
*Wisconsin "Gay Marriage" Bill Could Affect Everyone's Rights. NBC 15 News
(NBC 15 News "Gay Marriage" Bill Could Affect Everyone's Rights Video News Report:
*Wisconsin Senate Approves Gay Marriage Ban. Badger Herald
International News 
*Campaigner Welcomes New Right For Gay Couples to Wed. Herts & Essex News
*Lesbian Couple Will Be First to 'Marry' in Oldham. Manchester Online
*Man Found Guilty of Giving Lover HIV, Faces Life in Prison. The Australian
*New Zealand Anti-Gay Bill Thrown Out. GayNZ.Com
*Norfolk Police Office Gets Gay Bulling Settlement. Gay.Com UK
*Northern Ireland Likely to Win Gay Race to Altar. Irish Echo Online
*United Nations Agency Deplores Killing of AIDS Activist in Jamaica. United Nations News Center
 
December 7:
National News
*Tampa Teacher Accused of Lesbian Relationship With Student. ABC Action News
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*Activists Call on Ford to Come Clean. Advocate
*Alabama Lawmaker Introduces Hate Crime Bill. 365Gay.Com
*Atlanta Police Names Gay Liaison. Southern Voice
*Boston Church Takes Aim at Same-Sex Adoptions. Boston Herald
*Brokeback Mountain Director Won't Censor Gay Scenes, Disregards Religious Opinions. Contact Music
*Christian 'Right' Wants Control Of Your Money. 365Gay.Com
*Ford Drops Ads in Gay Publications, Denies Pressure. Chicago Sun-Times
*Ford Lied, Caved to AFA Big Time Agreeing to No Longer Sponsor Gay Events. America Blog
*Gay Activist Charged With Assaulting Policeman. Philadelphia Inquirer
*Gay HIV Positive Man Takes Condoleezza Rice to Court. Pink News UK
*Gay Marriage Opponents Push Massachusetts Ballot. KFMB 8 News
*Gay Poet Walt Whitman's Landmark Work Celebrated. A.P. - 365Gay.Com
*Massachusetts Gay Marriage Opponents Collect 170,000 Signatures For Petition. Boston Globe
*New Jersey Gay Ex-Governor Finds Comfortable Pew At Episcopal Church. 365Gay.Com
*Out! Out! Out! Jane Smiley Huffington Post
*Spokane Gay Mayor Ousted By Wide Margin in Recall Vote. KATU 2 News Portland Oregon
(KATU 2 News Spokane Gay Mayor Ousted  By Wide Margin in Recall Vote Video News Report:
*Spokane Gay Mayor Recalled After Vast Majority Favored His Removal. Spokesman Review
(Spokesman-Review's Complete Investigative Report on Spokane Gay Mayor Jim West:
*Spokane Gay Mayor Recalled From Office After Internet Sex Scandal. ABC News
*Supreme Court Appears Ready to Rule Against Colleges Protesting Pentagon Gay Policy. Detroit News
*Sweeping Domestic Partner Law Passes First D.C. Vote, Congress Could Veto. Washington Blade
*Teen in Santa Fe Gay Attack to Face Adult Sentence. KOBTV News
*Vatican Rule on Gay Priests is Proper. Letter to Editor Toledo Blade
*What the Ban on Gay Marriages Really Means. Atheism.About.Com
*Wisconsin Senate To Take Up Gay Marriage Bill Wednesday. Channel3000.Com
International News 
*11 Same-Sex Couples in Tameside Registered to Tie the Knot. Tameside Advertiser 
*First Man to Hold a Gay Marriage in Britain Dies. Pink News UK
*Latvia Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage Passes Second Reading. Baltic Times
*Second 'Wedding' After Sex Change. BBC News
*Transgender Woman Cannot Become a Counselor at Crisis Center. Canadian Press - Yahoo News
*Tens of Thousands of Gay Couples in Ireland Are to Be Given Legal Recognition. Ireland Voice
*U.K. Companies Hope to Cash in On Gay Weddings. Advocate
*Vatican: Gays Unfit To Be Parents. 365Gay.Com
 
December 6:
National News
*Florida Principal Should Have Thought Before Outing Student. Editorial The USF Oracle
*Ford Exec Who Brokered Deal With Gay-Haters Leading Charge For Bush's Extremist. America Blog
*Is Your Car Gay? Marty Caplin Huffington Post
*Lesbian Convicted Of Killing Partner. 365Gay.Com
*Massachusetts Anti-Gay Petitions Begin Arriving For Certification. 365Gay.Com
*Prosecutor Won't Seek Death Penalty In Montrose Gay Slaying. 365Gay.Com
*School Officials Float Same-Sex School Idea. KATU 2 News Portland Oregon
*Spokane Gay Mayor Recall Timeline. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
*Voicemail Message Suggests "Open Season" On Gays. WRN Radio (Audio of Voicemail
(Audio of Voicemail Message From Senator Hansen's Office: http://www.wrn.com/mp3/gms120605.mp3  )
*Wisconsin Churches Receive DVD About Banning Gay Marriage. Channel3000.Com
*Anti-Gay Church Hates the Sin and the Sinner. Courier Post
*Anti-Gay Right-Wing Christian Organizations Target Gay Friendly Companies. UK Gay.Com
*Author Demands American Family Association Pull Fraudulent Video That Promotes HIV. Wayne Bensen
*Boston College Rejects Proposed Gay Theme For Dance. Boston Globe
*Ford to Remove Ads in Gay Publications, Denies Due to Pressure From Christian Groups. MSNBC
*Ford's Jaguar, Land Rover Brands Slams Brakes On Ads in Gay Publications. Houston Voice
*Former New Jersey Gay Governor Quits Catholic, Embraces Episcopal Church. Star Ledger
*Democrats Support Humboldt County Marriage Resolution. Times Standard
*Denver Tim Gill Benefactor's Group to Fight Effort to Ban Gay Marriage. Denver Post
*Lawyers Get Grilling By Justices In Gay Issues Case. 365Gay.Com
*Methodists Blast Gay Exclusion. Rocky Mountain News
*Prosecutors Argue Spousal Privilege Doesn’t Apply in Case of Ex-Schools Chief and His Partner. Newsday
*Supreme Court Appears Sympathetic To Campus Recruiting. NBC 4 News
*Supreme Court Faces Free-Speech Challenge in Military Recruiting. Worchester Telegraph
*Vatican Tests Integrity of Gay Seminarians. Northwest Herald
*Wells Fargo Dumped Over Gay 'Agenda' By Focus on Family. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
*Wells Fargo Teaches Ford a Lesson. Gene Stone Huffington Post (Be Sure to Read Comments)
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International News 
*European Union Urged To Condemn Latvian Anti-Gay Measures. 365Gay.Com
*Examining Gay Marriage Abroad. National Public Radio (Audio News Report)
*Wal-Mart's British Unit Introduces Line of Wedding Cards and Commitment Rings. N.Y. Times
*Belgium to Allow Homosexual Couples to Adopt Children. Christian Today (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*British Pop Star Robbie Williams Wins Damages in "Secret Homosexual" Case. Reuters Canada
*Elton John and Partner to Marry Where Prince Charles and Diana Wed. UK Gay.Com
*French Lesbians Cross Belgian Border to Have Babies. Today Online
*George Michael: “I'm Not Getting Married”. UK Gay.Com
*Green Party Calls For More Awareness of Gay Benefits Changes. Pink News UK
*United Emirates Police Officer Involved In 'Gay Wedding' Bust Under Investigation. 365Gay.Com
 
December 5:
National News
*Adrian Mitchell Taylor Gets Life for Killing Friend Who Asked For Sex. Southern Voice
*Boston College Cancels Gay Students' AIDS Fundraiser. 365Gay.Com
*Shouldn't Gays Get Help to Feel Safe Enough to Finish School? Herald Tribune
*California Gay Marriage Foes Said Unlikely To Get Prop On June Ballot. 365Gay.Com
*Congressman Jim Kolbe Loss Will Leave a Gay Void Among Republicans. Detroit News
*Gay Couples Registering in Britain. San Francisco Chronicle
*Georgia Lesbian Teen Named ‘Person of the Year’. Houston Voice
*Efforts Redoubled For Proposed New York AIDS Monument. Express Gay News
*Focus On The Family Boycotts Wells Fargo For Supporting Gay Rights. American Chronicle
*Gay Retirement Homes May Be Coming to Palm Springs. Desert Sun
*High-School Can't Out Students, Los Angles Judge Rules. My So Called Gay Life
*Is Ford Dicking Us Over? The Plot Thickens. Good As You
*Jury Deliberates Fate of Teen Charged With Murder of Friend Who Asked For Sex. Southern Voice
*Lambda Legal Lawsuit Targets Oklahoma Anti-Gay Adoption Law. UK Gay.Com
*Law Schools Fight Military Over Gay Rights. US News
*Lawsuits Escalate Against Universities With Gay Rights Regulations. 365Gay.Com
*Madison Mayor Decries Gay Marriage Ban. Badger Herald
*New Hampshire Commission Says Gay Marriage Not a Civil Rights Issue. Christian Today (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*New Hampshire Marriage Panel Could Spur a Wider Debate. Concord Monitor
*Petition Circulating Calling for an IRS Investigation of James Dobson's Focus on the Family. Gaywired
*PFLAG Joins LGBT Organizations to Call for Urgent Meeting with Ford Motor Company. U.S. Presswire
*Purpose Driven Lies. Wayne Bensen
*Suit Seeks To End State Department Ban On HIV Workers. 365Gay.Com
*Supreme Court Hears Gay Military Case This Week. Tucson Citizen
*The Basilica of Denial. Editorial Boston Globe
*Wisconsin Gay Marriage Amendment Moves To Senate Vote. CBS 5 Green Bay
International News 
*AIDS Activist Slain in Jamaica. UK Gay.Com
*Amazing Nigerian Gays and Lesbians Hold Extraordinary Meeting. Sun Daily
*At What Price Equality? Proud Parenting
*Civil Partnerships Will “See Pink Pound Boom”. UK Gay.Com
*Dying Man in First UK Gay Marriage. The Age
*Gays Fight Appointment to Israeli Supreme Court. Haaretz
*Gay Weddings A Reminder To Keep Employee Relations In The Pink. Rainbow Network
*Groups Target African Nation After Gay Arrests. UK Gay.Com
*HIV Work Protection Laws Launch. UK Gay.Com
*Northern Ireland Gay Couples Put Names Forward For Civil Union Ceremonies. BBC News
*Paul Weller Puts Gay Rumors to Rest. Digital Spy
 *UK Civil Partnerships Not (Gay) Marriage, Fight Isn't Over. Purple Pew
*Scotland Gay 'Weddings' Legal From Today. Scotsman
 
December 4:
National News
*California Gay Marriage Bans in Limbo, Little Movement on Both Sides. Daily Democrat
*Catholic Diocese of Charleston Backs Vatican’s Gay Stance. The State
*Gay Couples Endure Legal Battles Across the Nation. USA Today
*Gay Marriage Opponents Have 'Leave It To Beaver Mentality' Relationship Expert Says. 365Gay.Com
*Heath Ledger Gets Serious As Gay Cowboy in 'Brokeback Mountain'. New York Daily News
(View 'Brokeback Mountain' Movie Trailer: http://www.brokebackmountainmovie.com/splash.html )
*I Do? Marriage Roles Keep Changing With the Times. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
*Judges Rule Doctors Acted Legally Denying California Lesbian Insemination. 365Gay.Com
*Maryland Gay Marriage Ban Ruling Could Impact 06 Elections. WJZ 13 News
*Spokane Mayor Linked to Gay Sex Asks for 'Second Chance'. Los Angeles Times (Free Reg. Required)
International News 
*Canadian Leader Cautious In Support For Gay Candidate. 365Gay.Com
*Cleric Attacks 'Gay Weddings' Law, Will Undermine Institution of Marriage. BBC News
*Councils Overruled in 'Bigoted' Attempt to Block Gay Weddings. Observer - Guardian Unlimited
*Britain’s Gay Marriage Scheme is “Sexual Apartheid” Say Gay Rights Group OutRage. Pink News UK
*Hundreds of Gay Couples Prepare to Tie the Knot, to Make It Official . Reuters
*India: Fighting To Decriminalize Homosexuality. Direland
December 2:
National News
*Johnny's, Legendary Gay Male Go-Go Dancer Club, Up For Sale. Express Gay News
*New Ft. Lauderdale Group Focuses On Anti-Trans Hate Crimes. Express Gay News
*Tattoos, Southern Baptists and Classic Rock Merge With Lesbian Band. Express Gay News
*Activists Note Successes and Failures During World AIDS Day. Advocate
*AIDS Quilt Lawsuit Settlement Apparently Unravels. Southern Voice
*Atlanta Voters Face Gay-Friendly Candidates in District 12 Runoff. Southern Voice
*Cherokee Nation Court Takes Same-Sex Marriage Case Under Advisement. A.P. - KCTV 5 News
*D.C. Mayor Introduces New Head of Gay Affairs Office. Washington Blade
*Efforts Redoubled For Proposed Pier 49 AIDS Monument. New York Blade
*Federal Court Rules School District Can't Out Student to Parents. L.A. Times - KTLA WB
*First Gay Rabbi Recalls His Path, Balances Faith With Orientation. Daily Tar Herald
*Four More Years For New York Councilmembers? New York Blade
*Gay-Marriage Ban Bad for Wisconsin. Op-Ed. By Emily Friedman Badger Herald
*Gay Priest Ban Even More Restrictive Than First Thought . 365Gay.Com
*Gay Psychiatrist Seeks American Psychiatric Association Presidency. Washington Blade
*Georgia Marriage Loophole Under Fire. Southern Voice
*Georgia Perimeter College President Apologizes to Gay Group. Southern Voice
*HIV Names Reporting Gaining in Popularity D.C., Maryland Use Codes, Risk Funds. Washington Blade 
*Houston City Council Runoff Election Moves Into Final Stretch. Houston Voice
*Human Rights Campaign Gives Failing Marks to U.S. For its AIDS Response. Advocate
*It's Official Now: Gay Rights Law Upheld by Maine Voters. Boston Globe
*Judge Moves Atlanta City Council District 6 Lawsuit Out of Fulton County. Southern Voice
*Judge Rules Lesbian Student Can Sue Orange County School District For Outing. Contra Costa Times
*Lawyer Asks Judge to Bar Gay Partner’s Testimony. New York Blade
*Lone Out Gay Republican Set to Leave Congress, Kolbe Has Mixed Record On Gay Votes. N.Y. Blade
*Maryland Couples Wait On Marriage Case Courts Consider Challenges in 6 States. Washington Blade 
*NAPWA Official Claims CDC Misleads Country on Names Reporting. Washington Blade 
*New Biography Spills Code of Silence For Gay '50s Hollywood. Reuters
*New Hampshire Gay Marriage Panel Sharply Divided. Boston Globe
*New York City Billboard Features Celebrities Showing Solidarity Against AIDS. New York Blade
*Rainbow Sash Movement Says It is Time for Gay and Lesbian Catholics to Speak the Truth. PR Newswire
*The Other Legacy of Rosa Parks. Gay.Com
*World AIDS Day Marked With Marches, Education Campaigns. Advocate
International News 
*Asylum Success Could See More Gay Protection. UK Gay.Com
*Belgian Gay Rights Activists Welcome Parliament Vote On Same-Sex Adoption Bill. Advocate
*Gay Prisoners In Argentina Win Conjugal Visits. 365Gay.Com
*Malawi Anglican Church Rejects Pro-Gay UK Bishop. CNN News
*Marriage Alliance of South Africa Welcomes Gay Ruling, iafrica
*Muslim Council Condemns South Africa Gay-Marriage Judgment. Mail & Guardian
*UK Civil Partnerships For Gay British Couples Begin This Month. Houston Voice
 
December 1:
National News
*Florida School Superintendent Feels Heat Over Potential Gay Rights Club. News4Jax.Com
*7 Months Behind Bars On 'Suspicion' Of Being Gay. 365Gay.Com
*Aggressive H.I.V. Monitoring Is Urged by New York City Health Commissioner. N.Y. Times
*Anti-Gay Groups Seek New Strategy in Massachusetts Marriage Fight. Bay Area Reporter
*Bush Pledges to Bolster AIDS Fight, Acknowledges Over 1 Million Live With HIV/AIDS. Washington Blade 
*California PWAs Reach Record Number In California. 365Gay.Com
*Courts In Two States Asked To Affirm Gay Parenting Rights. 365Gay.Com
*Defrocked Lesbian Minister Contemplates Place in Church. Philadelphia City Paper
*Focus on the Family Severs Ties with Wells Fargo. Focus on the Family (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*Free Condoms, Mobile Phone Games Mark World AIDS Day. Reuters - ABC News
*Gay Activists Give Government Poor Grades On HIV/AIDS Response. 365Gay.Com
*Gay Marriage Rouse USG President Candidates' Passions at Debate. Daily Princetonian
*Gay Mormon Gets Real On 'Survivor Guatemala'. Salt Lake Tribune
*Guilty In Bank Heist After Being Tracked Through Gay Web Site. 365Gay.Com
*Indiana Gay Rights Measure Irks Blacks, Pastors Press Council to Oppose Protections. Indy Star
*Tom O'Brien: Gay and Celibate: Secrets Reveal Who We Are. Detroit Free Press
*U.S. Reaction to Vatican's Anti-Gay Push. National Public Radio (Audio Clip)
*U.S. Roman Catholic Leaders Hint at Flexibility on Gay Clergy. Boston Globe
*Vatican's New Directive On Gay Priests Sparks Debate. Bay Area Reporter
*Virginia Church TV Ads Link Homosexuality, Child Abuse. Southern Voice
*Who is Expendable? AIDS Policies Point to Black Women, Gays. Pride Source
*World AIDS Day Marked. 365Gay.Com
(World AIDS Day Website: http://www.worldaidsday.org/default.asp )
*World Bank Unveils New AIDS Battle Plan. A.P. - 365Gay.Com
International News 
*Block Put on Gay Marriage by Latvian Parliament. UK Gay News
*Court Sets South Africa On Course For Gay Marriage. Reuters
*Gay Clergyman Attacked With a Baseball Bat. Scotsman
*New Bangkok Mall to Offer Gay Shopping. SAPA - Mail & Guardian
*Number of Gay Men in London Reporting Unsafe Sex No Longer Increasing. aidsmap
*South African Court Affirms Gay Marriage. CBS World News
*Tasmanian Parliament Scuttles Gay Marriage Move. ABC News Australia
*United Arab Emirates Orders Hormone Therapy For 'Gay Wedding' Men. Turkish Daily News
*USSR's First HIV-Positive Man Still Enjoys Life at Age 53.  Pravda
 
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