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January 2006

January 5

National News

*Advocates For Tampa Vanished Gay Men Expect Charges. St. Petersburg Times

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/01/05/news_pf/Hillsborough/Advocates_for_vanishe.shtml

*Local Activist, County Commissioner Rhonda Storms At Odds. Bay News 9

http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2006/1/4/137455.html

*Bill Filed to Bar State Funds For University of Florida New Domestic Partners Benefits. Gainesville Sun

http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060105/LOCAL/201050345/1078/news

*Religious Right Wage Campaign Against Gay Hate-Crimes Measures. Forward

http://forward.com/articles/7119

*American Family Association, Says NBC Series With Gay Character 'Anti-Christian Bias'. Washington Blade

http://www.washblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=4378

*Author About Father's Death From AIDS Dies. Chicago Daily Herald - Yahoo News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/cdh/20060103/lo_cdh/authordedicatedtotruthdiesat48

*Bi? Asexual? Gay? Who Cares? Inside Debate Over Sexual Orientation. MSNBC

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10712072/

*Bill O'Reilly Links Same-Sex Marriage to UK Woman Who "Married" Dolphin. Media Matters

http://mediamatters.org/items/200601050008

(View Bill O'Reilly QuickTime Video: http://clips.mediamatters.org/static/video/factor-20060104.mov )

*Brokeback Mountain Has Unleashed Another Round of Lame, and Homophobic, Jokes. Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/freeheadlines/LAC/20060105/GAY05/thearts/Arts

*Corporate America - The Unlikely Gay Ally. Proud Parenting

http://www.proudparenting.com/page.cfm?sectionid=56&typeofsite=storydetail&ID=764&storyset=yes

*Early Viral Load Predicts Success of HIV Therapy. aidsmap

http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/BC6FBD63-0643-4F5E-A44F-2F449958556E.asp

*Ford’s Brand Damage May Be Long Lasting For GLBT Community. Rainbow Network

http://www.rainbownetwork.com/News/detail.asp?iData=24953&iCat=29&iChannel=2&nChannel=News

*GLAAD Pleads for Support of NBC’s 'The Book of Daniel'. Gaywired

http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=9&id=8064

*GOP Leaders: Lawmakers Should Have Final Say On Gay Unions. Seattle Post-Intelligencer

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420AP_WA_Gay_Marriage_GOP.html

*Hate Monger Fred Phelps Pickets Tracy Church Services. Lodi News-Sentinel

http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2006/01/05/news/top10/2_protest_church_050613.txt

*Judge Hears Challenge To Salt Lake Gay Benefits Plan. 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010506stLake.htm

*Jurors Sought in Santa Fe Gay-Bashing Trial. New Mexican

http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/37296.html

*More NBC Affiliates Caving Into Christian' Critics Dropping 'Book Of Daniel'. 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010506danielUpdt.htm

*Nominations Piling Up For Gay Themed Films. 365 Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010506awards.htm

*Oklahoma Anti-Gay Pastor Arrested on Lewdness Charge. Guardian Unlimited

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5524142,00.html

*Parents Reject Gay Man's Adoption Plan. Letter to Dear Abby Philly.Com

http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/living/13553180.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

*Stars and Straights Forever! - Gay Immigration Movie Launches Controversial On-line Store. P.R Web

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/1/prweb328515.htm

*Three Gay Legislators Ascend to Leadership Positions in New Jersey and New York. U.S. Newswire

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=58864

International News

*Exhibition to Fly Rainbow Flag in Capital. Scotsman

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=19932006

*Four Men Arrested For Running Internet Gay Club and Indulging in 'Unnatural' Sex. WebIndia123.Com
http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=210963&cat=India

*Gay Group Gets Lottery Funding. UK Gay.Com

http://uk.gay.com/headlines/9441

*Official UK Government Report: Outs Kevin Spacey As Gay. Mirror UK

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/showbiz/tm_objectid=16548436&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=official-government-report--kevin-spacey-is-gay-name_page.html

*Scotland’s Gay Rights Fight Marked by Show. UK Gay.Com

http://uk.gay.com/headlines/9442

*Sexuality To Be Grounds For Asylum In Spain, to Join Canada and Netherlands. Rainbow Network

http://www.rainbownetwork.com/News/detail.asp?iData=24957&iCat=29&iChannel=2&nChannel=News

*Venezuela Congress To Debate Gay Marriage. 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010506venezuela.htm

January 4

National News

*Advocate Honors Georgia Student's Fight. WSBTV News

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/5836564/detail.html

*African-American Gays to Hold Summit with Gay-Friendly Clergy. Gaywired

http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=9&id=8050

*Anti-Gay Southern Baptist Leader Arrested For Soliciting Policeman. Southern Voice

http://www.sovo.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=4374

*Anti-Gay Southern Baptist Pastor Busted For Trying To Pick Up Male Prostitute Decoy. KOCO 5 News

http://www.channeloklahoma.com/news/5845859/detail.html

*California Civil Rights Agency Monitoring 'Lesbian' Student Suit, 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010306schoolSuit.htm

*Chicago School Board Firm On Gay Article Ban. 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010406chicSchool.htm

*D.C.. Considers New Protections For Gay Couples. Gaywired

http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=9&id=8048

*First Out Lesbian Named to Arizona Senate. Pam's House Blend

http://www.pamspaulding.com/weblog/2006/01/first-out-lesbian-named-to-arizona.html

*Gay Men Have “More Trouble” Sticking to Resolutions, UK Gay.Com

http://uk.gay.com/headlines/9433

*Gay, Meth and HIV Laws Take Effect. Windy City Times

http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=10451

*Getting a Grip On the 'Marriage Revolution'. Kane Country Chronicle

http://www.kcchronicle.com/print/345508616082124.php

*Homosexual Recruitment vs. Heterosexual Recruitment. Atheism - About.Com

http://atheism.about.com/b/a/231041.htm

*Hot Beds: Top 11 Gay-Friendly Hotels. Gay.Com

http://www.gay.com/content/tools/print.html?coll=travel_article&sernum=9598&navpath=channels/travel

*Illinois Becomes 16th State With Gay Rights Law. Advocate

http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid24008.asp

*Litigation Over Gay vs. Gay Atlanta Race May Be Coming to Close. Express Gay News

http://www.expressgaynews.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=4361

*Locals Unaware of Signing Massachusetts Anti-Gay Marriage Petition. Sentinel & Enterprise

http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/local/ci_3371099

*Massachusetts Heading For Another Same-Sex Marriage Showdown. MTV News

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1519711/20060104/index.jhtml?headlines=true

*New Jersey Considers More Rights Under Domestic Partnership Act. Press of Atlantic City

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/story/5807081p-5823366c.html

*New Spokane Mayor Sworn In, Succeeds Recalled Gay Mayor Jim West. Advocate

http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid24045.asp

*New York Likely to Welcome First Gay Councilwoman. Gaywired

http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=9&id=8049

*Oak Park Offers Possible Gay Games Sites. Windy City Times

http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=10464

*Ride 'Em, Cowboy. Mountain Men of 'Brokeback' May Face Tougher U.S. Trail. N.Y. Daily News

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/380181p-322765c.html

*Scientific Study Crucial to "Gay Gene" Issue. Seattle Times

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2002718505_carnalknowledge04.html

*Terre Haute, Indiana NBC Affiliate First Station to Drops 'Book Of Daniel' After Anti-Gay Pressure. 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010406daniel.htm

*Top Cherokee Nation Indian Court Upholds First Gay Marriage. Reuters

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-01-05T005317Z_01_KWA503169_RTRUKOC_0_US-RIGHTS-GAYS-CHEROKEES.xml&archived=False

International News

*Another Anti-Gay Death in Jamaica? UK Gay.Com

http://uk.gay.com/headlines/9436

*Civil Partnership Ends In Death. 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010406wedDeath.htm

*Iran's Anti-Gay Pogrom, USA Gay Rights Groups Ignoring Systematic Islamic Persecution. In These Times

http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2458/

*Lessons in Gay History For Pupils Aged Seven. Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=373145&in_page_id=1770&ico=Homepage&icl=TabModule&icc=News&ct=5

*London Couple Bashed, Man Left in Coma After Anti-Gay Attack. Islington Gazette

http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/content/islington/gazette/news/story.aspx?brand=ISLGOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsislg&itemid=WeED04%20Jan%202006%2010%3A33%3A05%3A687

*Nigerian Church Fraud Warning Includes Allegation Against Gays. Ekklesia

http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_06014nigeria.shtml

*Outrage Over UK Muslim Leader's Anti-Gay Attack, 'Calls Gays Immoral'. 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010406ukMuslim.htm

*Scottish Cardinal Attacks Same-Sex Marriage. Advocate

http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid24011.asp

January 3

National News

*Florida Lawsuit Draws Attention to Dilemma of Same-Sex Families. Ledger-Enquirer

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/nation/13538842.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

*Accuracy in Media: Brokeback = Homosexual Propaganda Film. Pandagon

http://www.pandagon.net/archives/2006/01/accuracy_in_med_1.html

*Anti-Gay Hate Monger Phelps Disrupts Funerals of Slain Soldiers. Capitol Hill Blue

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7939.shtml

*Barbie Doll 'Promotes Gender Confusion' Conservative Group Claims. 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010306barbie.htm

*Corporate America - The Unlikely Gay Ally. 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/opinion/oped/oped.htm

*Eyes On Supreme Courts In Three States In Gay Marriage Fight. 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010306marriage.htm

*Fred Savage to Portrays Gay Prodigal Son in Sitcom "Crumbs". ABC News

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=1465460&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

*Gay Black Mayor Granted Another Two Years in Cambridge Mayor's Office. Cambridge Chronicle

http://www2.townonline.com/cambridge/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=400283

*Gay Marriage Supporters File Suit to Block Massachusetts Ballot Initiative. Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,180450,00.html

*Gay Soldier Assaulted at Arizona Base; Leaves Army While Attacker Goes Free. Gay Alliance

http://www.gayalliance.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=0

*Hate Monger Phelps Threaten To Sue Over Picket at Solders Funerals Ordinance. KMBC 9 (Video News Link Included)

http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/news/5826636/detail.html

*Homophobic Rappers Happy to Camp It Up. The First Post

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?menuID=1&subID=219

*Maine Gay-Rights Law Goes Into Effect With Little Fanfare. Morning Sentinel

http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/view/columns/2284655.shtml

*New Year Brings New Gay TV. Gaywired - Proud Parenting

http://www.proudparenting.com/page.cfm?sectionid=56&typeofsite=storydetail&ID=762&storyset=yes

*New York City Lesbian Becomes Council Speaker. Newsday

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nycoun034573613jan03,0,1590313,print.story?coll=ny-nycpolitics-headlines

*Profound Issues in Seattle Lawsuit State High Court Set to Rule On Gay Rights. San Francisco Chronicle

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/01/03/MNGSJGGJ2I1.DTL&type=printable

*Programmed To Be Shallow? Wayne Besen Anything But Straight

http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid24046.asp

*Review of 101 Must-See Movies for Gay Men. After Elton

http://www.afterelton.com/print/2006/1/mustsee.html

*Ryan Seacrest: the Busiest Gay in Hollywood. Jossip

http://www.jossip.com/gossip/ryan-seacrest/ryan-seacrest-the-busiest-gay-in-hollywood-20060103.php

*University Asks Unmarried, Heterosexual Partners Cohabiting Couple to Get Two Rooms. St. Paul Pioneer

http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/13535871.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

International News

*Bletchley Gay City Police Officer and a Trainee Cop Tie the Knot. Milton Keyes Today

http://www.miltonkeynestoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=415&ArticleID=1300653

*British Gay Couples Allowed to Adopt. UK Gay.Com

http://uk.gay.com/headlines/9425

*Gay Kisses Span 4,000 Years Conference Hears. icWales

http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=16540934&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=gay-kisses-span-4-000-years----name_page.html

*Gay Prostitution On the Rise In the City of Joy. DNA India

http://dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1005324&CatID=2

*India Gang Targeting Gay Men Busted. 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010306India.htm

*Spanish Registrar Quits Over Gay Marriage. UK Gay.Com

http://uk.gay.com/headlines/9428

*UK Bans Gay Club Animal Drug Ketamine From Recreational Use. Reuters UK

http://today.reuters.co.uk/PrinterFriendlyPopup.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=uri:2006-01-01T021048Z_01_FOR107814_RTRUKOC_0_UK-CRIME-BRITAIN-KETAMINE.xml

January 2

National News

*Brandon Pride President Accidentally Sends E-mail Threat to Gay Rights Foe. Gaywired

http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=9&id=8037

*Black Gay Leaders To Hold National Summit. 365Gay.Com

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010206blackSummit.htm

*D.C. Council District To Vote On Civil Unions. 365Gay.Com

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010206dcPartner.htm

*Gay-Rights Groups Applaud Illinois New Law. Beacon News

http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/top/2_1_AU03_GAYRIGHTS_S1.htm

*Georgia Gay Rights Advocates Ready For Fights Over Adoption, Clubs. Courier Herald

http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=localnews&pnpID=909&NewsID=686655&CategoryID=13280&on=0

*In 'Brokeback,' Men Might Not Be Only Gay Characters. Philadelphia Enquirer

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/health/13531397.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

*Some See Conflict For Mitt Romney On Gay Marriage, Ceremonial Licensing Belies His Opposition. Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/01/02/some_see_conflict_for_romney_on_gay_marriage?mode=PF

*Suspected Lesbian Students Sue High School Over Expulsion. Express Gay News

http://www.expressgaynews.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=4339

International News

*Anglican Church Disown Nigerian Gay Activist. Daily Independent

http://www.independentng.com/news/nnjan030615.htm

*Egyptologists Uncover Possible First Depiction of Gay Kiss. Gaywired

http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=9&id=8040

*German State To Require Muslims Take Test On Homosexuality. 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010206germany.htm

*Sexuality To Be Grounds For Asylum In Spain. 365Gay.Com

http://365gay.com/Newscon06/01/010206spain.htm

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