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"National & International 2005 News Archives"
 
September 2005
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September 30:
National News
*ACLU Files Challenge to Florida Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment. Express Gay News
*Elderly Florida Gay Man Found Murdered, Second Killing of Older Gay Man in Two Weeks. Express Gay News
*Florida Gay Marriage Activists Take Mission to Courts. Sarasota Herald-Tribune
*Passport to Married Life, Wilton Manors Gay Couple’s Canadian Wedding Full of Surprises. Express Gay News
*Suspect Arrested and Charged With Aggravated Battery For Cutting Man at Cathode Ray. Express Gay News
*Suspect Arrested in Killing of Fort Lauderdale Gay Accountant. Express Gay News
*A Look at Gay Marriage. Westborough News 
*Americans Plan Rome Trip Over Ban on Gay Priests. NY Times (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Anti-Bullying Legislation in Effect in Virginia Schools. Washington Blade
*Anti-Gay Alliance Defense Fund Sue Salt Lake Mayor Over Partner Benefits. 365Gay.Com
*Atlanta Gay Candidates Play Endorsement Game, Provides Unusual Situation For Victory Fund. Southern Voice
*Atlanta's YouthPride Marks Decade of Service, Celebrates $100K in New Grants. Southern Voice
*Arnold Schwarzenegger Betrays His Gay Past. Direland
*California Gay Marriage Bill Vetoed, As Promised, Governor's Decisions Anger Both Sides. San Francisco Chronicle
(California Governor Schwarzenegger's Letter to California State Assembly On Veto of Marriage Equality Bill.)
*Connecticut’s Civil Unions Start Saturday, Unions From Other States Also Recognized As Valid. New York Blade 
*Critics Say Vatican’s Ban Creates More Secrecy, Gay Catholics Fear Speaking Against Church. New York Blade
*D.C. Bishop Slams Anti-Gay Anglican Leader. Washington Blade
*Delta’s Woes Leave Gay Pride Festivals, Atlanta Gay Groups Giving in Doubt. Southern Voice
*Gay Cowboy Tale Causes Flap At Texas School. 365Gay.Com
*Gay Greek Life 101, New Book Focuses On Life and Times of Gay Fraternity Brothers. Washington Blade
*Houston Nightlife: Returning From Rita. Houston Voice
*Massachusetts Gay-Nuptial Foes Hire California Consulting Firm. Boston Globe (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Meet the Marriage Malcontents, Same-Sex Marriage Dominates National Gay Dialogue. New York Blade
*Not All Gay Couples Cheering Connecticut Civil Unions. 365Gay.Com
*New Outing Campaign Targets Black Clergy, Activists to Expose ‘Stained-Glass Closets’. Southern Voice
*North Georgia HIV Groups Changing Outreach Efforts. Southern Voice
*Parent Groups Grapple For Curriculum Control, Sex Education Must Affirm Gay Students. Washington Blade 
*Senator No-Show In Tennessee Gay Marriage Suit. 365Gay.Com
*Texas Court Hears From Gay Prison Gang Sex Slave. 365Gay.Com
*Transgender Activists Set Sights on Michigan University Regents. The Michigan Daily
*Washed Out in Wake of Rita, Houston AIDS Conference, Women’s Festival Canceled. Houston Voice
International News
*Hong Kong Government Challenges Ruling On Under 21 Gay Sex. Reuters - ABC News
*Mobilizing Global Protests Against Gay-Bashing in Nepal. NewKerala.Com
 
September 29:
National News
*Florida Teacher That Forced Students To Say They Were Gay Resigns. KSDK 5 News
*Florida Teacher That Forced Students To Say They Were Gay Resigns Video News Report. KSDK 5 News 
*Florida State University Student Groups Discuss Gay Rights Issues. FSUNews.com
*A Family Finding Recognition, State's Civil Union Law Draws Praise, Criticism. WTXX Connecticut's WB20
*Arizona Gay-Union Ban Support Falls, 60 Percent Likely to Oppose the Initiative . Arizona Republic
*Boise State University Gay Recognition Week Resolution Modified, Moves to Third Reading. Arbiter Online
*California Assemblyman Mark Leno Battles for Gay Equality. Daily Californian
*Civil Rights Veteran Speaks Out On Issue of Gay Rights. Staunton News Leader
*Connecticut Businesses to Determine Benefits For Couples in Civil Unions. WTNH News
*Connecticut Couple Taking 'Formal Step'. Norwich Bulletin
*Documentary on Gay Catholics World Premiere on Webcast Tonight. PageOneQ
*Fountain City Focus Newspaper Agrees to Run Watered-Down Ad Promoting Gay Event. WATE 6 News
*Gay and Lesbian Candidates in Northeast Ohio Cities Face Primaries Tuesday. Gay Peoples Chronicle
*Gay GOP Leader May Challenge Representative Sue Kelly For 19th District Seat. Poughkeepsie Journal
*Gay Groups Disappointed as Roberts Assumes the Bench. Advocate
*Gay Liberation Giant Remembered, Jack Nichols Honored in Memorial. Gay City News
*Gay Marriage Debate is About Discrimination Rather Than Faith. The Rebel Yell
*Gay Marriage Follows Arnie's Campaign. 365Gay.Com
*Gay Rights and All Rights. The Observer
*Gay Rights Groups Promise Vigorous Scrutiny Of Next Justice. 365Gay.Com 
*Gay West Point Recruiter Who Left Service Under Don’t Ask Reinstated. Gay City News
*John Roberts Sworn In, Gay Military Case To Be One Of First. 365Gay.Com
*Legal Battles Loom in U.S. Gay Marriage Debate. Reuters - ABC News
*Lida Brown, Scott Harkins Vote 'No' On Gay Marriage Amendment. Dover-Sherborn Press
*Male Penguins' Breakup at Zoo Makes a Big Splash. Detroit News
*New Jersey Serial Killer's Dismemberment Trial To Hear Of Other Gay Murders. 365Gay.Com
*Phoenix Gay Pride Rainbow Festival Begins Month of Celebrations. Arizona Republic
*Priest Pulled After Refusing to Support Anti-Gay Marriage Push. Boston.Com - PageOneQ
*The Outing, David Dreier and His Straight Hypocrisy. LA Weekly
*Will a Gay Man Now Help to Lead Congress? Advocate
International News
*British Naval Officer Ordered to Withdraw From Mr. Gay U.K. The Register
(British Naval Officer Richard Cowell's Photo Enlarged: http://www.mrgayuk.co.uk/vote/photos/12_03.jpg )
*Gay Bar Slammed After Girls Refused Entry For Not Looking “Dyke Enough”. Pink News UK
*Gay Catholics Urges To Leave The Church. Rainbow Network
*HIV May Be Weakening Over Time. UK Gay.Com
*Pressure Grows Over Iranian Killings. UK Gay.Com
*Prevalence of Unprotected Gay Sex in Scotland Doubles Over Six Years. Medical News Today
*Protests Planned for Christian Voice Appearance. UK Gay.Com
*Ugandan President Bans Gay Marriage. IOL
 
September 28:
National News
*Key West Charity Makes Plea to Gay Community For Donations in Wake of Hurricanes. Business Wire
*100th Major Corporation Adds Gender Identity/Expression to EEO Policies. Gaywired
*Anti-Gay Foe House Majority Leader Tom DeLay Indicted on Conspiracy Charges. 365Gay.Com 
*Arizona Anti-Gay Amendment Likely To Fail. 365Gay.Com
*Banning Gay Books. AlterNet
*Dreier Faces GOP Scrutiny For His Closeted Sexuality In Wake of DeLay's Indictment. AlterNet
*Dreier, Rumored to be Gay, Floated as DeLay Replacement. Washington Blade
*End Tolerance of Homophobia Now. Editorial Student Life
*Gay Ghettos Are In Transition. PageOneQ
*Gay Hillary 2008 Supporters Put Bill in Drag, Launch 'Bill For First Lady' Campaign. PageOneQ
*Gay Marriage Backers Thankful. Letter to Editor Stoneham Sun
*Gay Rights Group Wants Apology From Flint City Council President. Flint Journal
*"Gays, Other Sinners Helped Bring On Katrina", Priest's Invocation to New Orleans City Council. 365Gay.Com
*Getting the 'Sex' Out of 'Homosexual'. Gaywired
*Letter Suggests Pastor's Views on Gays Played Role in Ouster. Boston Globe (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Maine Protestants Denounce Anti-Gay Measure. 365Gay.Com
*Michigan Judge Rules Partners of Gay Employees Can Receive Health Insurance Benefits. Detroit Free Press
*National Gay Rights Religious Group Hopeful About Acceptance. Boston Globe (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*"New Paltz Marrying Mayor" Jason West Speaks. Gay.Com
*Outted Republican Named To DeLay Replacement Team. 365Gay.Com
*Pennsylvania Court Rules Child's Welfare Comes Before Biological Rights in Lesbian Mothers Case. Gaywired
*Republicans Dump Gay Leader, Pick House Whip Blunt. Raw Story
*Republicans Replace Gay Dreier With Blunt As House Majority Leader. The Empty Closet
*School Loses Large Donation Over Gay Cowboy Story. Austin American-Statesman
*Six Episcopal Parishes File Federal Suit Over New Hampshire Gay Bishop. 365Gay.Com 
*Texas GOP Gays Oppose Plan to Ban Same-Sex Marriages. Houston Chronicle
*The Perverse and Vicious Campaign to Ban Homosexuals From Catholic Seminaries. Slate
*Third of Arizona Voters Support Constitutional Gay Marriage Ban. KVOA 4 News
*Three Priests Speak on ‘Gay Priest’ Ban. American Daily
*University of Iowa Pink Visitors' Locker Room Under Fire. PlanetOut Network
*Witness In Texas Prison Gay Rape Trial Stabbed. 365Gay.Com
*Wyoming Regulation Could Allow Druggists To Refuse To Dispense AIDS Medications. 365Gay.Com
International News
*Forget Gay Diversity, New South Wales University Appoints Heterosexuality Officer. 365Gay.Com
*Indecency at Gay Pride Parade. Letter to Editor Citizen.co.za (Warning Offensive Content)
*Jamaican Reggae Star Charged With Queer-Bashing Assault. Rainbow Network
*Paris Mayor Attacks Refusal to Show Gay Kiss Ads. AFP - Yahoo News
*Transsexual Women Ordained. Rainbow Network
 
September 27:
National News
*Florida Proposed Amendment Shows Anti-Gay Marriage Opponents Are Serious. Herald Tribune
*Tom Gallagher Sets Conservative Agenda, Supports Gay-Marriage Ban. Sun-Sentinel
*ACLU President Says Civil Rights Victories Endangered. Letter Advocate
*Activists Urge High Court to Toss Oregon Gay-Marriage Ban, Judge Hopes to Rule By Nov. 1. Statesman Journal
*Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley Leads 2006 Gay Games Champions. Gaywired
*Columbus Police: Fugitive On Run Targeting Gay Men. WBNS-10TV
(*WBNS-10TV Video News Report "Fugitive Targeting Gay Men".
*Connecticut Couples Plan For Newly Legal Civil Unions On Saturday. Stanford Advocate
*Gay Catholics Keeping Faith Despite Vatican. San Francisco Chronicle
*Gay Inquisition Begins At Missouri Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis. 365Gay.Com
*Kenny Chesney's Ex-Fiancée Clears Up Rumors, "Kenny's Not Gay". DOSE
*Maine Won't Discriminate Sponsors Gay-Rights Forum Scheduled. Kennebec Journal
*Melissa Etheridge, Singing Again After a Struggle. Journal News
*Military Spokesperson Admits Gays Are Being Sent to War. PlanetOut Network
*National Gay Men’s Health Summit Set For October 19-23 in Salt Lake City. Letter Advocate
*New York City Cocaine Use Twice National Average, Meth Use Among Gay Community Escalating. NAMC Newswire
*Vatican Begins Nationwide Inspections At St. Louis Seminary. KSDK 5 News
*Virginia Blood Services Begins Annual Blood Drive, Gay, Bisexual Men Petition to Give Blood. Cavalier Daily
*Washington University Professor Criticized For Anti-Gay Writings On School Website. KSDK 5 News
*What Marriage Means: Gay Unions and Benign Dictatorship of Status Quo. Reason Online
International News
*Lesbian Wins Election To Lead Canadian Political Party. 365Gay.Com
*Worries About Scotland Adding Homosexuals to Hate Crimes Law. LifeSite (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*Anglican Church Faces New Crisis Over Transsexual Priest. 365Gay.Com
*Australia Institute Study: SUV Drivers Likely To Hate Gays. 365Gay.Com
*At the Vatican, Exceptions Make the Rule. Op-Ed. N.Y. Times (Free Reg. May Be Required) 
*Cartoonists' Take On Vatican & Homosexuals. Today's Cartoons
*Flare Up Over Family Makeup, Opposing Sides Wage Battle of Ideals. Daily Bulletin
*Former Child Actor IC Mendoza, "I’m Sure Mommy Luds Knew I Was Gay". Philippine Daily Inquirer - INQ7.Net
*Gay Actor, Who Played First Out Character in Soap’s History, Wins Best Newcomer. UK Gay.Com
*Italian Catholic Church Lays Out Anti-Gay Agenda, Sparking Protests of Interference. Letter Advocate
*Man Accused of Cutting the Brakes of Wife’s Gay Lover’s Car. Pink News UK
*Reggae Singer Gay-Bashing Trial, Test Case On Whether Justice Exists For Gay Jamaicans. UK Gay News
*The Dangers of Being Young, Gay and Iranian. AlterNet
*The Vatican and Gays. Two Letters to Editor International Herald Tribune
 
September 26:
National News
*Decision on Florida Gay Marriage Ban Amendment Could Affect Elections. Herald Tribune
*American Library Association is Celebrating Banned Books Week For 23rd Year. Baxter Bulletin
*Basic Rights Oregon Asks Court to Strike Down Gay Marriage Ban. KGW.Com
*Boise State University GLBTQ Recognition Week Resolution Debate Continues. Arbiter
*Crash Course In Civil Unions. 365Gay.Com
*Cruising For Gay Retirees, San Francisco-Based Travel Firm to Build Retirement Resorts. MSNBC
*Gay Marriage Foes Fight For Ban On '08 Ballot, 51.9% Oppose Ban If Vote Held Today. Providence Journal
*Given a Choice, Who Would Be Gay? Letter to Editor Concord Monitor
*HRC Awards Coors 'Perfect Score' in Equality Index. Gaywired
*Katrina Seen As Decimating GOP-Black Anti-Gay Coalition. 365Gay.Com 
*Los Angeles AIDS Walk To Help HIV Victims Of Hurricanes. 365Gay.Com
*Oregon Court to Hear Arguments Whether Voters Passed Valid Same-Sex Marriage Ban. Seattle Times
*Oregon Stats About Gay Couples Revealing. Corvallis Gazette-Times
*Prison Officials Accused of Ignoring Gay Inmate’s Pleas for Protection. Rainbow Network
*Salt Lake City Mayor's Domestic Partners Benefits Plan Lacks Support. Deseret News
*Salt Lake Council To Battle Domestic Partner Order. 365Gay.Com
*Should Washington University Tolerate Homophobic Professors? Washington University Student Life
*Speaker Addresses Important Issues For GLBT Students and Athletes. Butler University Dawgnet
*Splitsville For New York Central Park Zoo Gay Penguin Couple. All Headlines News
*Washington State Gays Wait For Marriage Ruling. 365Gay.Com
*What Closet? Michigan Daily
International News
*Canada Courts US Gay Doctors. 365Gay.Com
*Homophobic Party Wins Polish Election. 365Gay.Com
*Another Jamaican Singer Slams Anti-Gay Lyrics. UK Gay.Com
*Gay Playwright, Alan Bennett Reveals Recovering From Colon Cancer. UK Gay.Com
*Interview With Openly gay Rugby Player Ian Roberts. ABC Australia
*Johannesburg Gay Pride Victim On the Mend. News24.Com
*Lesbian & Gay Foundation and 'Outnorthwest' Are Moving Into the Village in Manchester. I-Newswire
*Russia Authorities Want To Rain On The Gay Parade. Radio Free Europe
*Transsexual Sentenced After Slashing Boyfriend’s Ex Lover. Rainbow Network
 
September 25:
National News
*Push to Ban Gay Marriage in Florida Will Have Political Impact. Gainesville Sun
*Admirers of Fallen 9/11 Hero Disdain For Vatican's Plan to Bar Gay Priests. N.Y. Times
*California Students Forge Fight For Same-Sex Marriage. Daily Bruim
*Christians Increasingly Divided Over How Gays Fit In to Practices of Their Churches. Missourian
*Connecticut Same-Sex Civil Unions Legal on October 1st. The Day
*Gay Catholic Priests In Shock Over Papal Edict. 365Gay.Com
*Gay Groom Needs Support of Pro Not Pal. Letter to Dear Advice Diva. Times Leader
*How to Address Mail to Same-Sex Couples. Dear Miss Manners Mercury News (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Maine Voters to Have Their Say On Divisive Gay-Rights Legislation. Boston Globe (Free Reg. May Be Required) 
*Salt Lake City Mayor Says His Order Provides Equality, Dignity. Salt Lake Tribune
*Sandra Bernhard Takes Condoleezza Rice and Barbara Bush to Task. Gaywired 
*Wine, Dog-Racing Ballot Questions Will Precede Gay Marriage Fight. Boston Globe (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Witness in Prison Rape Lawsuit Says Inmate Was 'Property" of Gang. N.Y. Times
International News
*Cancellation of The Laramie Project Divides Surrey, British Columbia High School. CTV.Ca
*Nepal's Lesbians Organize, Blue Diamond Society Support Group Launched. 365Gay.Com
*New Zealand Gay Community Worried About Banning Gay Men From Catholic Seminaries. TVNZ One News
*Same-Sex Relationships: The Law Falls In Line At Last. The Observer - Guardian Unlimited
*South Wales New Gay MP Stays Silent Over Her Family. News.Com.AU
*Woman Attacked at Johannesburg, South Africa Gay Pride March. News24.Com
 
September 24:
National News
*Attempted Book Bans Focus Now On Gays. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
*Bishop V. Gene Robinson Sees Power Grab, Not Reconciliation, in Anglican Church. Portsmouth Herald
*Breakaway Group Faults Baptist Discipline on Gays. Indy Star
*Carolina Gay Men Talk About Their Unusual Choice of Cool Queer Cars. Q-Notes
*Churches Playing Key Role in Newest Anti-Gay Marriage Push. Boston Globe (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Ex-Client Files Sexual Exploitation Lawsuit Against Partner, Hope Counseling Center. Dallas Voice
*Executive Producer of First Gay Slasher Pic Dies Day After Film Premier. PageOneQ
*Former Ranking Log Cabin Republicans Member Plans Run For Congressional District Seat. Record Online
*Gay and Lesbian and Over 50, Roundtable Q&A Discussion Conducted. Q-Notes
*Gay Marriage Bill Arrives On Schwarzenegger's Desk. 365Gay.Com
*Gay-Priest Ban Won't End Sexual Abuses, Some Argue. Arizona Republic
Judge: Legislature, Cities Cannot Join Benefits For Partners of Gay Public Employees Suit. Post-Crescent
*Melissa Etheridge to Release Breast Cancer Benefit Single. Advocate
*Military Admits Suspending Gay Ban For Iraq. Advocate
*PFLAG Grateful for Closure of Love in Action: Hopes for Greater Scrutiny of All 'Ex-Gay' Practitioners. Gaywired
*Phoenix Police, Gay Community Get Along, Both Groups Say. Arizona Republic
*Pointer Sister So Excited About Coming Home to Bay For GLBT 20th Anniversary Gala. Inside Bay Area
*Presbyterian Report Backs Keeping Ordination Ban For Non-Celibate Gay-Clergy. Times-Dispatch
*Same-Sex Marriage Battles Loom Across the Country. Workers World
*United Church of Christ's Gay Marriage Decision Spurs Split. Journal and Courier
*Wisconsin Legislature, Cities Cannot Fight Gay Rights Lawsuit, Judge Rules. Express Gay News
International News
*Gay Marriage Focus At Johannesburg Pride As 10,000 Take Part in Parade. 365Gay.Com
*Openly Gay Member of European Parliament Pledges Support for Moscow Gay Pride. UK Gay News
*Italian Cardinal Opposes Gay Unions. The Ledger
 
September 23:
National News
*Inexcusable Intolerance. Editorial St. Petersburg Times (See Related 9/22/05 News Article Below)
*Critics Play Race, Sex Cards Against Openly Gay Council Candidate. St. Petersburg Times
*Anti-Gay Sentiment Co-Exists With Tampa Film Festival. St. Petersburg Times
*Florida Supporters Of Gay Marriage Ban Say Other Rights Not Affected. WESH.COM News
*Broward County Human Rights Board Rules in Favor of Gay Teacher. Express Gay News
*Murdered Fort Lauderdale Gay Man Found Buried in His Back Yard. Express Gay News
*Palm Beach to Draft Domestic Partners Law, Vote For Gay Rights Ordinance Unanimous. Express Gay News
*Police Testify On Similarities Between 4 Killings in Florida, New York & Pennsylvania. Asbury Park Press
*Boston's Dearth of Gay Stand-Up Is No Laughing Matter. Boston Globe (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Connecticut Justice of the Peaces Gear Up For Civil Unions. 365Gay.Com 
*Houston Gays Who Opened Their Hearts and Homes to Katrina Evacuees Now Fleeing Rita. 365Gay.Com 
*Study: Gay Parents Poorer Than Straight Ones. PlanetOut Network
*The Real Cost of Gay Marriage. Advocate
*Utah Governor Won't Challenge Salt Lake Gay Benefits. 365Gay.Com
*300 Baptist Churches to Break With National Over Gays. A.P. - Wink TV News
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*Accusations of Illegal Campaigning, Planned Voter Fraud Fly in Texas Gay Marriage Fight, Houston Voice
*ACLU Launches Campaign Urging States to Reject Abstinence-Only Education. Advocate
*AIDS Survival Project Taps New Executive Director. Southern Voice
*Amnesty International: Chicago Police Liaison Needed For Gay, Lesbian Community. ABC7 News 
*Anti-Bullying Act Might Have Tough Battle Ahead. New York Blade
*Bush Considers Gay Attorney For D.C. Superior Court Bench. Washington Blade
http://www.washblade.com/2005/9-23/news/localnews/gayjudge.cfm
*Christian Coalition Target of Lawsuits Over Unpaid Bills. Express Gay News 
*Former Bronx Borough President Rips Into Bloomberg’s ‘Broken Promises’ on Gay Issues. New York Blade 
*Gay Men Ponder Impact of Proposal by Vatican. N.Y. Times (Free Reg. May Be Required) 
*Gay Student Club Under Fire in Madison County High School. Southern Voice
*Georgia GOP Leader Considering Adoption Ban, Could Include Halt to Gay Foster Parents. Southern Voice
*Gunning For Jeff Gannon Is Unhealthy Sport. Editorial By Chris Crain Washington Blade
*HIV Rates Among Gay Blacks Called ‘Genocide’, Activists Demand Action. Washington Blade
*Houston Man Organizes Donations In 24 hours to Help Partner’s Hometown. Houston Voice
*Katrina Relief Efforts Turning to Evacuees With HIV, Donations to Gay Relief Groups Slow. Southern Voice
*Massachusetts Churches To Hold Anti-Gay Amendment Blitz. 365Gay.Com
*Nation’s AIDS Service Providers to Meet in Houston. Houston Voice
*Out Gay Soldiers Sent to Iraq, Keeps Straights From ‘Playing Gay’ to Avoid War. Washington Blade 
*Pressure Mounts For Schwarzenegger to Sign Gay Marriage Bill. PageOneQ
*Seven Gay Candidates in Races Across Atlanta. Southern Voice
*Study Examines Link Between Meditation and T-Cell Count. Bay Area Reporter
*Tennessee Gives Ex-Gay Facility, Love In Action Another Week to Seek License. 365Gay.Com
*The Plight of the Pretty-Boys: Don't Hate Us Because We're Beautiful. Yale Daily News
*Two Maryland Senate Candidates Back Gay Marriage, Frontrunners Position Less Clear. Washington Blade 
*Virginia Courts Weigh Custody, Sodomy Cases, Lawrence Cited in Challenge. Washington Blade
*Virginia Democrat Criticized For Gay-Baiting His GOP Foe. Washington Blade
International News
*British Columbia School District Bans Laramie Project. 365Gay.Com
*Behind the Vatican's Proposed Gay Seminarian Ban. Time.Com
*Gay MPs Win in New Zealand Election. Sydney Star Observer
*Larne Borough Council First to Block Gay Weddings, Defers Vote and Pens Protest Letter. Belfast Telegraph
*Ontario Christian School Expels Girl For Having Gay Parents. Southern Voice
*Polish Conservative Woos Votes With Anti-Gay Remarks. New Kerala
*Spanish Government Confident Same-Sex Marriage Will Withstand Legal Appeal. Advocate
*Vatican to Reaffirm Ban On Gay Priests. Advocate
 
September 22:
National News
*Critics Play Race, Sex Cards Against Openly Gay Council Candidate. St. Petersburg Times (9/22/05)
*Florida Supreme Court Urged to Squelch Gay Marriage Ban Proposal. St. Petersburg Times
*Gay Couples Challenge Florida's Anti-Gay Voter Initiative. Advocate
*Gay Couples Challenge `Florida Marriage Protection' Initiative. San Luis Obispo Tribune
*Gays Sue Over Proposed Florida Marriage Ban Ballot Initiative. Miami Herald  (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Anne Heche Slams Mother's Anti-Gay Crusade. AZCentral.Com
*Arnold Schwarzenegger Hates Gay People. Guest Commentary By Dustin Hawkins MichNews.Com
*Gay Workers Could Be Fired Under School Act. 365Gay.Com
*Judge Caught Using Penis Pump During Trial, To Have Sex Toys Displayed In Court. 365Gay.Com DUH!!
*Oregon Gay Marriage Activists Sue State. Reuters
*Saturday Hours Planned On October 1 For Civil Union Licenses. Newtown Bee
*Texas Prison Gay Abuse Trial Told Details Of Inmate's Rapes and Torture. 365Gay.Com
*Arnie Crosses the Line. The Rex Wockner Wire - 365Gay.Com 
*Celebrating All Things Leather. San Francisco Chronicle
*Gay Republican Will Challenge Rep. Kelly in New York Primary. The Hill
*Harvard Will Allow Military Recruiters On Campus. Advocate
*Human Rights Campaign to Sponsor 2006 Chicago Gay Games. Advocate
*Lesbian Icon Jodie Foster Works Red Carpet at Flight Plan Premiere. Advocate
*Loving Marriage: When He Wed His Wife, Didn’t Think He Was Gay. Kansas City Star (Free Reg. May Be Required) 
*New Jersey Governor Candidates Oppose Anti-Gay Amendment, Silent On Marriage. 365Gay.Com
*Panel to Examine Gay Acceptance in Black Churches. Indiana Daily Student News 
*Plans in Works For Gay Unions. Seattle Times
*Police Mistreatment and Abuse Widespread in LGBT Communities Nationwide. Amnesty International
*Rep. Warren Chisum Spouts Nonsense in Gay Marriage Debate. Austin Chronicle
*Schwarzenegger: No Pandering to Conservatives Re Same-Sex Marriage. Advocate 
*They’ll Tell – Even Without Being Asked. News Tribune
International News
*Landmark Gay Rights Ruling In Russia. 365Gay.Com
*Bromely Council Divided Over Gay Marriage. This Is London
*Cardiff Schools Offer Training to Tackle Homophobic Abuse in Classroom. UK Gay.Com
*First Gay MP Criticises Liberal Democrats. UK Gay.Com
*Lebanese Homosexuals Seek Dutch Asylum to Escape Prison. Agence France Presse - Daily Star
*Vatican to Bar Homosexual Priests. Reuters
 
September 21:
National News
*Florida Same Sex Couples File Legal Challenge In Tallahassee. WFTV 9 News
*Florida School Settles Lesbian Tuxedo Dispute. 365Gay.Com
*Gay Killings In Florida, New York & Pennsylvania Linked To New Jersey Murder Suspect. 365Gay.Com
*California Gay Marriage Issue Heads Back to Court. San Francisco Examiner
*Gays Get Little Comfort In Meeting With Arnie's Staff. 365Gay.Com
*Gay Veterans Celebrate Coming Out. About.Com
*Petitions Turned In For Recall Vote Of 'Gay Chat Spokane Mayor'. 365Gay.Com
*WorldNetDaily Now Officially More Gay-Focused Than 'The Advocate'. Good As You
*'Ban Gay Student Group Or God Will Send A Hurricane'. 365Gay.Com
*California Medical Association Pulls Legal Brief Supporting Gay Bias. San Francisco Chronicle
*Demons May Be Straight. Weber State University Signpost
*Department of Defense Pulls Funding For Gay-Friendly Law Schools. Advocate
*Don’t Quote Me: Gay Marriage and Family Values. AfterEllen.Com
*Equality California Ad Asks Governor to Consider Legacy Before Vetoing Gay Marriage.
(Related: View Equality California Ad Asks Governor to Consider Legacy Before Vetoing Gay Marriage.
*Equality California Turn Up Heat On Governor to Sign Marriage Bill With Postcards, Ad. San Francisco Chronicle
*Gay Advocates Name Anti-Gay Marriage Supporters. Rainbow Network
*Gay Day: Stupefying Scenes From the Con Con. Boston's Weekly Dig
*HRC Reports Record Number of Gay-Friendly Companies. Advocate
*Massachusetts Gay Marriage Opponents Have Tough Rough Ahead. Pembroke Mariner
*Salt Lake City Mayor's Benefits Plan Hits First Snag, Vows to Sign It Anyway. Salt Lake Tribune
*San Jose Council Vote Seeks Approval of Same-Sex-Union Law. Mercury News (Free Reg. May Be Required) 
*Sides Clash in Debate of Maine Gay Rights Law. Bangor Daily News
International News
*Gay and Lesbian Parenting. Letter to Editor Scotsman
*Gay Iranian Man Escapes Death After State Flogging. Rainbow Network (Warning Graphic Photo)
*Gay Iranian Man Flogging Graphic Photo's. PageOneQ
*Gay Man's Killer Gets Life. icBrimingham
*Italian Hospital Ordered to Lift a Ban On Gay Blood Donors. ANSA.It
*Latvia's First Party Calls For Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage. Baltic Times
*Pride Organizers “Reach Out” to Gay Europe. UK Gay.Com
*Spanish Prime Minister Attacks Legal Challenge to Gay Marriage. Expatica
*Turkish Gay Group Faces Closure. UK Gay.Com
 
September 20:
National News
*An Open Letter to My 6th Grade Gym Teacher. By Joe Kort GayToday
*California Doctors Reverse Course In Anti-Gay Suit. 365Gay.Com
*Churches Push 1-Day Blitz On Marriage, Drive Eyes '08 Initiative. Boston Globe (Free Reg. May Be Required) 
*Connecticut To Recognize Out-Of-State Civil Unions, Not Gay Marriages. Houston Chronicle
*FBI Joins Bush's War on Porn, Looking For a Few Good Agents. Washington Post (Free Reg. Required)  
*FDA Approves Generic HIV Drug. 365Gay.Com
*Is Fear of Same-Sex Marriage Fear of Nontraditional Parenting? San Francisco Chronicle
*Judge Orders Compensation For Gay Man Victim Of Hate Attack. 365Gay.Com
*Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Opposes Jon Roberts Nomination. Southern Voice
*Marriage of Two Minds. Village Voice
*Martin Sheen to Executive-Produce Gay-Inclusive Sitcom. Advocate
*More U.S. Companies Tolerant of Gays, Says Group. Reuters
*Salt Lake City Will Offer Health Care to Unwed Couples. Salt Lake Tribune
*Starbucks Cups With Gay Author's Quote Pulled From Baylor. Seattle Times
*Tennessee 'Ex-Gay Ministry' Ordered Closed. 365Gay.Com
*Testimony Supporting Gay Marriage Heard, Commission Continues Expert Hearings. Concord Monitor
*Turning Gay People Straight? The Gateway
*Workplace Improves For Gays But Most Still Have No Protections. 365Gay.Com
International News
*Anglicans Face Specter of Schism Over Gay Rights. ABC News
*Former Malaysian Deputy Premier Sues Over Gay Accusation. AFP - HarakahDaily
*Help Needed In Lambeth's Club Orange Attacks. Rainbow Network
*Iranian Gay Activists Call For Action. UK Gay.Com
*Iranian Gay Tells Of Torture. 365Gay.Com
*Opera Depicting Jesus As “Little Bit Gay” Tour Saved From Christian Protestors. UK Gay.Com
*Pope Benedict XVI Issues Ban On Gay Clergy. Advocate
*Spanish Conservatives Appeal Gay Marriage. UK Gay.Com
 
September 19:
National News
*Florida Philanthropic Fundraisers Donate $130,000 to Gay Groups. Miami Herald (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Gay Couples Deserve Equality. Daily Aztec
*Georgia Parental Permission Bill Will Threaten Gay-Straight Clubs. Washington Blade
*Jury Selected in Gay Ex-Inmate's Suit Against Texas Prison Officials. Washington Blade
*Plans For Gay Leaders To Reenter New Orleans On Hold As Rita Threatens Gulf Coast. 365Gay.Com 
*Same-Sex Marriage, Step by Step. Ms. Magazine
*Lennar Home Corporation Protects Gay, Lesbian Workers. Miami Herald (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Activists Discuss How Roberts Will Affect Women, Gay Rights. Oregon Daily Emerald
*Advocates Seek to Revive Proposed Workplace Gay-Bias Ban. Indy Star
*Alabama Judge Rescinds Gay Marriage License. WSFA-12 News 
*Anti-Gay Remarks Found Written on Indiana University Sidewalk. Indiana Daily Student
*Associated Students of Boise State University Considers Bill For Gay Recognition Week. Arbiter Online
*Carnal Knowledge: Penguin Sex? It's Rather Chilly. Philadelphia Inquirer (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Gays and Lesbians Out of Step. Sapa-AP - IOL
*Gay Marriage Turns Corner With Legislative Approval. Op-Ed. By Deb Price The Detroit News
*Hate-Crime Add-On to Child-Safety Bill Irks House GOP. Washington Times
*Hate Monger Phelps Forces Protest at Rehnquist Death, Celebrate Katrina. Raw Story
*Lesbian & Gay Journalists Convene in Chicago. U.S. Newswire
*Martha Stewart's Gay Apprentices. AfterElton.Com
*Nearly 100 Compete in Gay Rodeo. San Mateo County Times
*New Orleans Gay Leaders Set Path For Rebuilding. 365Gay.Com
*New York’s Gay Penguins Split Up, One Turns Straight. Pink News UK
*Opposes Gay Marriage, But Illinois Voters Should Decide. Letter to Editor Illinois Leader
*Religious Right’s Phony Kindness Hides True Motives. Ball State Daily News
*Roanoke Area Lesbians, Gays Celebrate Pride in Park. Roanoke Times
(Tribute to Honor Roanoke7 & Backstreet Cafe Shooting Victims: http://www.tampabaycoalition.com/ro7.html )
*Shenandoah Valley Is Tolerant. Letter to Editor Daily News Record
*Students School Clubs Parental Permission Bill Will Return to Georgia Legislature. AccessNorthGeorgia
*Texas Churches Hold Anti-Gay Amendment Voter Drive. 365Gay.Com
*Three Stories of Life in Indiana's Gay Community. Indy Star
*United Church of Christ Gay Marriage Resolution Divides Local Congregation. Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
*Vote On Gay Marriage. Guest Editorial Naples Daily News (Free Reg. May Be Required)
International News 
*Czech Government Closer To Passing Gay Partner Bill. 365Gay.Com
*Governor of Turkey’s Capital Ankara Seeks Closure of Gay Group. Reuters - Khaleej Times
*Vatican Launches New Assault On Gay Couples. 365Gay.Com
*Anglicans See “Formal Split” Over Gays. UK Gay.Com
*Francis Rossi "Everything in Life Winds Me Up". (Talks About Gay Son). Mirror.co.uk (Good Read)
*Gay Dads Risk Their Two Year Old Son Being Deported. Pink News UK
*Man Disappears From Cape Town Gay Club. News24.Com
*Billboard of Two Men Kissing Has Caused Outrage in Italy. UK Gay.Com
 
September 18:
National News
*Interfaith Gathering Opposes Hillsborough County Gay Pride Ban. St. Petersburg Times
*Anti-Gay Christian Coalition Fading, Struggling to Raise Money and Pay Bills. 365Gay.Com
*California Same-Sex Marriage Veto May Help Gay Movement. Oakland Tribune
*California Students Sue to Publish Stories About Gays On Campus. Boston Globe Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Elijah Wood Continually Stunned By Clever Cyber Pranksters Who Try to Prove He's Gay. Ireland Online
*Fifteen Positive Aspect Of Gay Marriages. Useless Knowledge
*Fun For All Kinds of Families, Single Parent? OK. Gays With Kids? Fine. Lexington Herald-Leader
*Gay Los Angeles Neighborhoods. Bgay.Com
*Gay Priests and the Vatican. Letter to Editor NY Times
*Georgia Ban On Gay Parenting May Be Proposed. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
*Kelly Osbourne Loves to Hangout in Gay Bars! WebIndia123
*Marriage Laws Persecute More Than Excluding Gays Ends. Op-Ed. By Ron Lewis Useless Knowledge
*Ministers of Malignancy and Schwarzenegger’s Ridiculous Reasoning. Online Journal
*Parents Should Fight the Anything-Goes Message of PFLAG. Free Lance-Star
*Prison Gay Sex Slave Trial Begins. 365Gay.Com
*Texas Gay Marriage Amendment Draws Fire By Religious Leaders. San Antonio Express-News
*Where Social Options Were Few, Gay Groups Forge Community. Washington Post (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Young Man's Humiliation, Politician Showed Him Gay Porn and Made Inappropriate Advances. Boston Herald
International News
*Alberta Pastor to Defend Anti-Gay Stance. Edmonton Sun
*Inquisition Against Gays In Catholic Seminaries. American Chronicle
*Italian Debate Over Couples Heats Up. Newsday
*Liverpool Moves Forward On Gay Village Plan. 365Gay.Com
*South Australia's Upper House Urged to Show Leadership On Gay Rights. ABC Online
*Vatican Fears Gay Nuptials On Its Doorstep. 365Gay.Com
*Vatican Investigating Seminaries for Homosexuals. About.Com
*Worldwide Anglican Church Gay Rift Widens. 365Gay.Com
 
September 17:
National News
*Barring Gay Clergy Won't Fix Church. Times Herald
*Ministers Ask Faithful to Help Ban Gay Marriage. Houston Chronicle
*Murder Verdicts a Blow to 'Gay Panic' Defense, Gwen Araujo Trial Latest Evidence. Southern Voice
http://www.sovo.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=2523
*Americans Embarrassed By Military's Gay Ban, Poll Says. Advocate
*Chicago AIDS Walk Will Benefit Katrina Evacuees. Advocate
*Equality Virginia Struggle To Raise Money To Fight Amendment. 365Gay.Com
*Gay 1950s Star, Tab Hunter Reflects on Hollywood Life. Editorial New York Times (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Gay Rights Issue Divides Religious Groups in Maine. Bangor Daily News
*HIV Fears After Austin Priest's Bizarre Mass. 365Gay.Com
*Illinois Will Likely Switch to Names-Based HIV Reporting. Advocate
*Lesbian Until They Graduate. IOL
*Massachusetts Gay Marriage Foes Face Major Hurdles. 365Gay.Com
*National AIDS Fund Offers Grants to AIDS Groups Helping Katrina Evacuees. Advocate
*The Christian Right Gay Penguin Wars. AlterNet
*The Normality of Gay Marriages. Editorial New York Times (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Vatican 'Witch-Hunt' Irks U.S. Gay Community. Mail&Guardian
International News
*An Uproar in Italy Derails Gay Union Hopes. Herald Tribune
*Fiji Assemblies of God Firm On Gay Stand. Fiji Times
*'Gay Baghdad Blogger' Says Lives of Homosexuals Worse Now. World Peace Herald
*Gay Rugby Club Looks For New Playing Talent. Scotsman
 
September 16:
National News
*Son of Florida Governor Bush Arrested. A.P. - Yahoo News
*Broward County Diversity Committee Will Retain Broad Focus. Express Gay News
*Gay New Orleans Man Forced to Flee City He Loves to Hollywood, Florida. Express Gay News
*Shaq Puts Heat on Suspected Gay Bashers. Express Gay News
*Stonewall Teacher and Literacy Program Manager is ‘ArtsUnited’s Artist of the Month’. Express Gay News
*A Living Will Dies With You. Rainbow Law
(Rainbow Law Offers Free Advance Directives For LGBT Couples: http://rainbowlaw.com/html/free.htm) 
*Activists Prepare to Pressure Schwarzenegger to Renege on Gay Marriage Bill Veto. LifeSite (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*Arnie Throws Water On Gay Marriage Talks. 365Gay.Com
*California Churches to Break Ties With American Baptist Over Homosexuality. Baptist Press (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*'Ex-Gay' Leatherman Richard Cohen Makes Ass Of Himself On Howard Stern. WayneBesen.Com
*Gay Marriage: Votes Vs. Edicts. Editorial News Sentinel
*Georgia School District Told Gay-Straight Alliances Are As Aivisive As Ku Klux Klan. 365Gay.Com
*Questions Arise Over Chicago Catholic Seminaries Homosexuality Inspections. Sun Times 
*Legacy Of Gwen Araujo: Death Of Gay, Trans Panic Defense. 365Gay.Com
*New Jersey Lesbian Sues To Gain Partner's Estate. 365Gay.Com
*Teamsters Local Extends Health Coverage to Spouse of Lesbian Married in Canada. Newsday
*Two Men Guilty of Beating Gay Man They Picked Up at Gay Bar. Austin American-Statesman
*Battle Looms On Utah Mayor’s Move to Offer Gay Benefits. Southern Voice
*Blog Star Confidential, For New York’s Gay Blogging Elite, It’s More Than Just a Phase. New York Blade
*Divergent Paths in Texas Gay Marriage Debate. Houston Chronicle
*Elmore County Judge Rescinds Gay Marriage. WSFA TV News
*‘Ex-Gay’ Facility Faces Closure, Tennessee Takes Action Against Love In Action. Southern Voice
*For Democrat's, Endorsements From Gay Groups Didn’t Always Mean Victory. New York Blade
*Gay Evacuees Seek Houston’s Help, Phones ‘Ringing Like Crazy’ at Local Agencies. Houston Voice
*Gay Events Scheduled For Millions More Weekend, Black Gays to Rally, March in October. Washington Blade
*Gays Finally Get Some Good News From New Orleans. 365Gay.Com 
*Gay Law Group Studies Roberts' Record. 365Gay.Com 
*Gay Men Nominated to Atlanta’s Bias Panel. Southern Voice
*Government Probes Gay Bedrooms. 365Gay.Com 
*"HellBent": Even Killings Get a Laugh in Gay Slasher Flick. Seattle Times
*House Passes Historic Gay, Trans-Inclusive Civil Rights Hate Crimes Bill. Washington Blade
*John Roberts Recognizes Right to Privacy, Refuses to Give Views on Sodomy Case. Washington Blade
*Massachusetts Gay-Marriage Foes Seek Referendum After Setback. Bloomberg
*Massachusetts Lawmakers Reject Gay Marriage Ban Proposal. Advocate
*Opening Arguments Begin in Appeal for New York Marriage Case. New York Blade
*Pair Plead Guilty in Brutal Beating and Rape of Gay Austin Man. 365Gay.Com 
*Princeton Review Survey Sheds Light On Gay Campus Life. Washington Blade
*Sexuality: Your Telltale Fingertips. Psychology Today
*Schwarzenegger to Meet With Gays, But Won't Change Mind. San Francisco Chronicle
*Silence Is Not Golden Website Tackles Homophobia. Rainbow Network (www.silenceisnotgolden.org)
*Some Gay Groups to Join Iraq War Protest in D.C.
*St. Louis Seminary to Be Among First Evaluated in Gay Inquiry. Washington Blade
*Students Protest Marriage Ban. Harvard Crimson
*Transgender, Gay Hurricane Evacuees Face Bias. Houston Voice
International News
*Deadline Nears For Appeal of Spanish Same-Sex Marriage Law. Catholic World News (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*Sgt. Judy Nosworthy, Lesbian Top Cop Facing Charges. 365Gay.Com
*French Divided On Gay Marriage. AFP - Yahoo News
*UK’s National Tourist Body to Pressure Government On Gay Rights. UK Gay.Com
 
September 15:
National News
*St. Augustine High School Students Lobbies For Gay-Straight Alliance. St. Augustine Record
*Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana Drops Gay Families. 365Gay.Com
*More Woman in Late Teens and 20s Experimenting With Bisexuality. MSNBC
(Related: CDC Sexual Behavior and Selected Health Measures: Men and Women 15-44)
*Same-Sex Marriage 'Right' Draws Skepticism From New York Court. Law.Com
*After Gay Marriage Ban Vote, Both Sides in Debate Energized. Boston Globe (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Arkansas Officials Meet Again on Schoolbook Censorship Debate. Advocate
*Back to School, Back in Business, Massachusetts to Hire Safe Schools Coordinator. Bay Windows
*Can Gays Change Their Ways? Letter to Ask Beth Boston Globe (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Gay Issues Split American Baptist Church. KTLA WB News
*Gay Marriage Not the Only Issue. Letter to Editor Dover-Sherborn Press
*Gay Porn Director Returning to Michigan State Universities For Filming. Michigan Daily
*House Passes Legislation to Expand Federal Hate Crimes Laws to Include GLBT's. Advocate
*Intelligent Design Vs. Gay Marriage. RenewAmerica
*Is There Hope For the GOP? Bay Windows
*Kansas Committee Not to Consider Ban On Gay Adoption. Kansas City Star (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Marriage Equality in Massachusetts: Safe For Now But Looking Ahead. Culture Kitchen
*Massachusetts Lawmakers Nix Measure to Prohibit Gay Marriage. Boston Herald
*Proceedings Begin For Gay Army Lieutenant Discharged Five Days Before Retirement. Rainbow Network
*Rainbow Relief: D.C. Gay Community Makes Effort For Hurricane Katrina Victims. Metro Weekly
*Same-Sex Marriage Should Go to Voters. Letter to Editor Needham Times
*Southern California Baptists Quit Over Gays. 365Gay.Com
*Tennessee "Ex-Gay" Ministry Under Pressure By Authorities. Advocate
*The People Were Wrong, (RE: Proposition 22). Editorial San Diego CityBeat
*Vatican to Check U.S. Seminaries For "Evidence of Homosexuality". ABC News 
*Veto May Benefit Same-Sex Marriage. San Diego Union-Tribune
*Victory is Ours! Editorial By Susan Ryan-Vollmar Bay Windows
International News
*Latvia Moves To Ban Gay Marriage. 365Gay.Com
*Anti-Gay Millionaire Takes Out Ads Against Government Support for Same-Sex Couples. GayNZ.Com  
*Gay Recognition in Italy?. UK Gay.Com
*It's No Fun Being the Last Bastion of Acceptable Prejudice.  UK Gay.Com 
*Liberal MP's Gay Sex Scandal Grows. The Australian
*Police Hold Merseyside Gay Conference. Rainbow Network
 
September 14:
National News
*Shaquille O'Neal Helps Arrest Gay Basher. Bgay.Com
*Drag Show Prompts Fire Inspection, Over Residents Concerned About Gay Activity. Austin American-Statesman
*Gay-Straight Alliance Club Formed at Madison County High School. Main Street News
*John Roberts Waffles On Issues Involving Gay Rights. 365Gay.Com
*Massachusetts Lawmakers Reject Anti-Gay Amendment. 365Gay.Com
*Massachusetts Lawmakers Reject Gay Marriage Ban. A.P. - Yahoo News
*Schwarzenegger Seeks Meeting With Gays Over Marriage Veto. 365Gay.Com
*Spokane 'Gay Chat' Mayor Gets Computer Back Back. 365Gay.Com
*Activists Hope to Change Schwarzenegger's Mind On Marriage Veto. Advocate
*Activists Push Hard On Gay Marriage Ahead of Wednesday Vote. Boston Globe
*Bitter Bi-State Lesbian Custody Case Moves To Virginia Appeals Court. 365Gay.Com
*Gay-Union Stall Tactic In California. New York Post
*John Roberts Questioned On Gay Rights Case. Advocate
*Marriage Ban Opponents Optimistic About Their Positions. Stoneham Sun
*Massachusetts Lawmakers Consider to Ban Same-Sex Marriage But Allow Civil Unions. 365Gay.Com
*Massachusetts Supporters, Opponents Urge Defeat of Gay Marriage Initiative. A.P. - Guardian Unlimited
*Minneapolis High School Students in Gay-Straight Alliance Sue District. A.P. - 365Gay.Com 
*Opponents Tout Plans to Extend Rights to Gays, Marriage Debate Set in Legislature. Boston Globe
*‘Queer’ Label Prompts Reflection, Change. Editorial University Daily Kansan
*Remarks Alleged During Arrest of 5 Gay Men Get Atlanta Officer Fired. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
*Scientific Evidence Of The Gay Gene Questioned. Focus on the Family Magazine (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*Schwarzenegger Still Plans to Veto Same-Sex Marriage Bill. Windy City Times
*Signs of Sanity in Massachusetts Gay Marriage Fight. Wizbang Blog
*Transgender Hurricane Katrina Evacuee Released After Six Days In Jail. Rainbow Network 
International News
*Anti-Gay Labour Party Parody Website Launched. GayNZ News
*Dutch Teacher Rejected From Job Over His Gay Marriage. Expatica Belgian News
*Gay Stars Set For UK's Walk of Fame. UK Gay.Com
*India Strikes Down Rule Denying Jobs to HIV-Positive People. Advocate
*London Mayor Again Warns Bromley Council Ban On Civil Partnership May Be Unlawful. UK Gay.Com
*London Mayor Compares Anti-Gay Muslim to Pope. Pink News UK
*Publicity Drive For Gay Partnerships Launched. BBC News
 
September 13:
National News
*Parents: Newsome High School No Place For Gay Issues. St. Petersburg Times
*Shaquille O'Neal Helps Nab South Beach Gay Basher. Miami Herald (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Anti-Gay Senator Raises Texas Sodomy Ruling in First Day of Chief Justice Hearing. Express Gay News
*Both Sides in Massachusetts Marriage Debate Confident About Changes Going Forward. Massachusetts News
*California Governor Must Not Have Last Word on Gay Marriage. Commentary NMC Online
*California Leads on Gay Marriage. Editorial Washington Post (Free Reg. May Be Required) 
*Commanders Ordered Not To Fire Gays Until War's End. 365Gay.Com
*Concern Rises Over LGBT Katrina Evacuees' Treatment. UK Gay.Com
*Court Wrong Place To Decide Gay Marriage Bloomberg Lawyer Says. 365Gay.Com
*Elijah Wood Doesn’t Mind Being Seen as Gay. Pink News UK
*Experts Weigh in on New Hampshire Gay Marriage Question. Foster's Online
*Gay, Other Communities Help Their Own After Katrina. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
*Gays Across the Country Open Wallets For Katrina Relief. 365Gay.Com
*Gay Lobby Declared War on Christianity. Letter to Editor Sun-Sentinel
*Gay Parent Guide. 365Gay.Com
*Gay Rights Advocates Still Trying to Change Schwarzenegger's Mind. San Francisco Chronicle
*Georgia Revisits Anti-Gay School Bill. 365Gay.Com
*Lesbian and Bisexual Women On TV's "Law and Order". AfterEllen.Com
*Local Polls Reverse Stance On Massachusetts Gay Marriage. Herald news
*Massachusetts Attorney General Dismissal of Gays. Op-Ed. Boston Globe (Free Reg. May Be Required) 
*Massachusetts Gay Marriage Amendment in Transition. Focus on the Family  (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*Massachusetts Legislature Set to Vote On Same-Sex Marriage Ban. North Adams Transcript
*New York Magazine Outs Anderson Cooper, More Role Models Needed. BlogActive
*New York Magazine Article on Anderson Cooper, Long, But, Good Read.
*Parents Urge 'No' Vote On Reversal Of Maine Gay Rights Law. WMTW8 News
*Transgender Community Heartened and Disappointed at Gwen Araujo Verdict. San Francisco Chronicle
*Two Convicted For Murder of Gwen Araujo, Face Mandatory Sentences of 15 Years to Life in Prison. Advocate
*Will California's Gay Marriage Bill Spur Similar Measures Elsewhere? ABC News
International News
*Conservative Tory Slams Gay Army Quarters Plan. UK Gay.Com
*Homosexuals Lash Out at Zulu King. IOL
*Quebec City Gay Separatist Quits Politics. 365Gay.Com
*Spain's Gay-Friendly Prime Minister Popular As Ever. Advocate
*Yorkshire Focuses On Civil Partnerships. Rainbow Network
 
September 12:
National News
*Church Sign Causing Controversy in Tampa Neighborhood. TampaBays10 News
*Church Sign Causing Controversy in Tampa Neighborhood - Video of TampaBays10 News Report
*Parents Enlist Church in Fight Against Gay-Straight Alliance Club. St. Petersburg Times
*Palm Beach County, Florida to Discuss Domestic Partner Registry, Benefits. Sun-Sentinel
*9/11: Remembering Mark Bingham. UK Gay.Com
*Tribute & Memorial to Our Gay Brothers and Sisters Lost on 9/11.
*Gay Katrina Evacuee: 'My Life Is On Pause'. Gay.Com - PlanetOut Network
*Gay Marriage Likely To Be Decided By Supreme Courts In 3 States. 365Gay.Com
*Gays Ratchet Up Pressure, Conservatives Lash Out At Schwarzenegger Over Gay Marriage. 365Gay.Com
*Katrina Displaces Thousands With HIV. A.P. - Breitbart.Com
*San Francisco Mayor Lends Support to Montréal Outgames. Gaywired
*Two Defendants Convicted in Gwen Araujo Killing, Jury Deadlocked on Third Defendant. A.P. - MSNBC
*Use 'Velvet Glove' To Thwart Maine Gay Rights Pastors Told. 365Gay.Com
*Video Promoting Tolerance Causes Controversy For Metro Council, School Board. WTVF5 News Nashville
*Address the Gay-Married Issue. Letter to Miss Manners Kansas City Star (Free Reg. May Be Required) 
*Anti-Gay Marriage Coalition of Lawmakers Collapsing in Massachusetts. USA Today
*Atlanta Police Officer Fired Over Anti-Gay Remarks. Southern Voice
*California Bill Could Legalize Gay Marriage, Schwarzenegger Plans to Veto Bill. Daily Reveille
*California Teen Makes Headway in Gay-Marriage Lobby. San Mateo County Times
*Elijah Wood Stunned By Gay Photo 'Revelations'. Hollywood.Com 
*Fight Looms On Gay Benefits, 54% in Salt Lake City Favor Mayor's Proposal. Deseret News
*Gay Teen Sues District After Being Punished For Kissing. Contra Costa Times (Free Reg. May Be Required)  
*God Bless the Child. Editorial Newsleader.Com
*Governator Turns Into `Girlie Man'. Toronto Star
*Lambda Legal Opens Toll-Free Hotline for LGBT Survivors of Hurricane Katrina . 365Gay.Com
*Laramie Project Canceled in Portland Southridge High School. WorldLink.Com
*LGBTs Nationwide Join Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts. Pride Source
*New Jersey Supreme Court to Rule on Gay Marriage. Star Ledger
*Presbyterians Appear Poised On the Abyss. Pasadena Star
*Revisiting Gay Marriage. Boston Globe (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Screening to Spotlight Transgender Students. RedAndBlack.Com
International News
*Catholic Prelate Overseeing Vatican Evaluation of U.S. Seminaries, Says Gays Shouldn't Be Ordained. ABC News  
*Gay Couples Welcome Live in Military Bases Married Quarters. 365Gay.Com
*Gay Man Beaten in Homophobic Attack in Stratford. Rainbow Network
*Gay Russian Activist Charged With Pornography on His Non-Pornographic Website. UK Gay News
*India's Gays Come Out of the Closet. Hindustan Times
*Italy's Opposition Leader Favors Giving Legal Status to Unmarried Couples. Advocate
*Survivor: Guatemala's Gay Mormon Contestant. AfterElton
*Wales Bank to Drop Gay Quiz on Mortgage Applications. Pink News UK
*Wales Gay Couple Required To Take HIV Test To Get Mortgage. 365Gay.Com
 
September 11:
National News
*Rep. Barney Frank Talks of Gay Rights, Adoption at Orlando Expo Centre.Orlando Sentinel
*AIDS Quilt Group, Founder Settle Lawsuit. Express Gay News
*Fears Of 2nd Hung Jury Grow In Gwen Araujo Trial. 365Gay.Com
*Gay Pride Event Set For Pasadena. Pasadena Star News
*Laramie Project Called Obscene & Banned By Portland Southridge High School. 365Gay.Com
*Palm Springs Man Collecting Aid For Lesbian-Run Camp Sister Spirit. Desert Sun
*AP Survey: Support For Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Collapses on Beacon Hill. A.P. - Boston Globe
*Deep Divisions Among California Conservatives Could Scuttle Anti-Gay Amendment. 365Gay.Com 
*Gubernatorial Candidate. William Weld, Says Same-Sex Marriage "Offends New Yorkers". Advocate 
*Maine Churches Split on Gay Rights Law. Times Argus
*Maine Gay Rights Opponents Told: Ease the Rhetoric. Portland Press Herald
*Maine Lawmaker Acts to Counter Critics of Gay-Rights Law. Portland Press Herald
*Mark Bingham Remembered in September 11 TV Movie. Advocate 
*Massachusetts Attorney General Pushes Forward a "Toxic" Debate on Gay Marriage. Metro West Daily
*National Gay Group Honors Reporter, 'Lion Heart' Series Impressed Judges. San Francisco Chronicle
*Oregon Gay Marriage Groups Focus on New Target, Ousting House Speaker. OregonLive.Com 
*San Francisco Group Wants to Convert Battleship Into Museum Honoring Gays. Advocate
*Schwarzenegger's a Politician After All, As Waffling on Gay Vows Shows. Mercury News (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*Schwarzenegger and the Gay Marriage Bill. Two Letter to Editor L.A. Times
*Schwarzenegger's Promised Gay Marriage Veto Gets Lukewarm Response. Fox News
*Who's the Girlie-Man Now, Governor? Letter to Governor Schwarzenegger. Inside Bay Area
International News
*Despite Political Solidarity, Gender Gap Persists Between Lesbians and Gay Men. Canadian Press
*Floodgates Not Open For Same-Sex Marriage, Just 76 Marriages Over Past Year. Winnipeg Sun
*Gay Hate Crimes to Face Tougher Court Penalties. Scotsman
*NY Times Examines Gay Studies Class at Chinese University, Relation to HIV/AIDS Awareness. Medical News
 
September 10:
National News
*Californians Are Split on Gay Marriage. Guardian Unlimited
*Inequality Under the Law. Rutland Herald
*Marrying the Law and Leadership. Commentary LA Times
*Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Backs Gay Civil Unions. Boston Globe (Free Reg. may Be Required) 
*No Charges Pressed Against Transgender Hurricane Evacuee. Bryan-College Station Eagle
*Time Favors Gay-Marriage Proponents. San Francisco Chronicle
International News
*Gay Cowboys Win Coveted Venice Film Fest Award. 365Gay.Com
*Homosexual, Lesbian Clubs Mushroom In Kumasi. Ghana News
*Newly Out Westlife's Mark Feehily to Marry Boyfriend. Belfast Telegraph
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=660866
*Nigerian Judge Grants 5th Delay In Gay Trial. 365Gay.Com
*Welsh Cardiff's Annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Attracts Stars. BBC News
 
September 9:
National News
*Miami Beach Moves To Require Contractors Provide Gay Benefits. 365Gay.Com
*Florida Gay Residents, Business Raising Funds For Hurricane Victims. Express Gay News
*Gay Benefits to Get Broader Under Miami Beach City Rule. Miami Herald
*Has South Beach Become Unsafe For Gay People? Express Gay News
*New Florida Conservative Rabbis Group Welcomes Gays. Express Gay News
*Gay Marriage Bill Spared from Immediate Veto. A.P. - KRON4 News
*Judge Refuses to Release Youth Convicted in Killing of Gay Vancouver Man. Yahoo News
*New Orleans Transsexuals Evacuated Jailed In Texas For Using Women's Shower In Shelter. 365Gay.Com
*Protests Target Schwarzenegger Over Veto. Gay.Com - PlanetOut Network
*Atlanta Black Gay Pride Fights to ‘Let Liberation Ring’. Southern Voice
*Bush Nominates John Roberts to Replace Rehnquist. Washington Blade
*California's Gay Marriage Bill 'Still In Play'. 365Gay.Com
*Conviction In Minnesota Gay Man Torture Killing. 365Gay.Com
*Donation Dilemma: Records of Red Cross, Salvation Army Raise Questions For Gay Givers. Houston Voice
*Dude, You’ve Landed on Logo? Jason Bellini Brings Fresh Voice to Newscast. New York Blade
*Eyes Turn to Jackson Heights Race. New York Blade
*Gay Hurricane Evacuees Face Hurdles. Southern Voice
*Gay Katrina Survivors Find Assistance in Houston. Houston Voice
*Gay Marriage Debate: Been There, Done That. Editorial The Republican
*Gay Marriage Is Right, Schwarzenegger Should Think Twice About Veto. Editorial SMU Daily Campus
*Gay Marriage Veto Plan Opposed, Campaign to Lobby Governor Planned. San Jose Mercury News
*Gay Organizations in Atlanta Reach Out to Katrina Victims. Southern Voice
*Gay-Rights Backers, Foes Slam Posting of Names, Addresses of People Signing Petition. Boston Herald
http://news.bostonherald.com/localPolitics/view.bg?articleid=101710
*In Tuesday's Primary, Gay Voters Have a Few Hard Calls to Make. New York Blade
*LGBT Organizations Pitch in for Katrina Effort. Rainbow Network
*Mayor Bloomberg: Is He Unbeatable? New York Blade
*Minister Louis Farrakhan Speaks With Black Gay Leaders. Washington Blade
*Savannah Gay Pride Expects Largest Crowd in Its History. Southern Voice
*Schwarzenegger Vows Marriage Veto. Washington Blade
*Two Women Are Gay Into Straight America, Plan Gay Marriage Dialogue From State to State . Houston Voice 
*Virginia Attorney General Candidates Differ on Gay Issues. Washington Blade
*Where's the Governator (Schwarzenegger) Now? Editorial N.Y. Times
International News
*Canadian Gays Blast Arnie's Decision to Veto Equal Marriage Legislation. 365Gay.Com
*Cardiff Same Sex Couples Can Marry. News Wales 
*Former PM Forced to Sack Protégé to Prevent Malaysia From Having 'Gay' PM. AFP - Yahoo News
*Gay Man Beaten With Bat in London. UK Gay.Com
*Sunday Is a Gay Day to Visit London Zoo. Ham and High Wood & Vale
*UK’s First Gay TV Channel Cancelled. UK Gay.Com
*UN: Search For AIDS Vaccine At Risk Due To Lack Of Interest, Funding. 365Gay.Com
 
September 8:
National News
*California Governor's Planned Gay Marriage Veto No Surprise. Chico Enterprise-Record
*Called For Repeal Of Gay Military Ban, Noted Psychologist Sarbin Dies. 365Gay.Com
*Gay AIDS Office Director Defends Bush As He Leaves White House Post. Washington Blade
*Gay Survivor, Richard Hatch Faces Up To 75 Years In Jail. 365Gay.Com
*Gays To Sue Massachusetts Attorney General Over Marriage Amendment. 365Gay.Com 
*Hotel Employee Berates Gay Muslim Conference. Southern Voice
*Jury Reaches Verdicts For 2 Of 3 Accused In Gwen Araujo Slaying. 365Gay.Com
*Lawmakers Delay Delivery of Gay Marriage Bill to Schwarzenegger. Knight Ridder - Kentucky.Com
*No Exceptions to Equality. Advocate 
*AIDS Quilt Creator Drops Suit. 365Gay.Com
*Brain Fog. The Rex Wockner Wire 365Gay.Com
*California Governor Will Reject Gay Marriage Legislation. San Diego Union-Tribune
*California Same-Sex Marriage Bill Faces Veto. Cybercast News Service
*California Same-Sex Marriage Bill Now in Governor's Hands. Advocate
*Citing Proposition 22, California Governor Rejects Gay Marriage Bill. LA Times
*Despite Impending Veto, It's Been a Momentous Year For Same-Sex Rights. San Francisco Chronicle
*Elon University Works to Dispel Homophobic Stereotypes. The Pendulum Online
*Gay Advocates Plan to Post Names of Mass. Anti-Gay Marriage Petition Signers. Boston Globe
*Gay Ex-Student Claims Harassment, Files Lawsuit Against New Jersey School Board. Asbury Park Press
*Gays, Marines and Korean Men Have High Smoking Rates. KION 46 News
*Gay Rights Advocates Angrily Denounce Schwarzenegger's Decision. Advocate
*Glad You Asked: Is Milwaukee Lesbian Friendly. Journal Times
*Governor 'Stabbed Us in the Back'. San Francisco Chronicle
*Lesbian Student's Kiss Sparks Civil Rights Suit. 365Gay.Com
*Marriage For All. Editorial LA Times
*Massachusetts Attorney General Approves Ballot for Gay “Marriage” Constitutional Amendment Vote. LifeSite (Propaganda)
*New Orleans Gay Leadership Begins To Regroup. Rainbow Network
*New York Gay Politicians Ad Too Sly For FOX. Forward Newspaper Online
*Same-Sex Marriage Supporters Protest Against Focus on the Family’s ‘Ex-Gay Movement’. Christian Post (Propaganda) 
*Serving God, Being Gay Not a Problem for Pastor. Daily Californian
*'Tough Call' for California Lawmakers Could Mean Political Fallout. A.P. - Contra Costa Times
International News
*Belgian Cardinal Under Fire For Anti-Gay Adoption Stance. Expatica
*Former Bartender Admits to Torching of Cardiff Gay Bar. Pink News UK
*Gay Issue Sparks Debate in Fiji. Fiji Times
*Liverpool City Council Unanimously Backed Idea of Creating a Gay Quarter in City. icLiverpool
 
September 7:
National News
*Arnold Schwarzenegger 'Sold Us Out' Gay Group Says As He Announces Gay Marriage Bill Veto. 365Gay.Com
*California Governor To Veto Same-Sex Marriage Bill. NBC 11 News
*Change in the Wind. Commentary Advocate
*Gwen Araujo Jury Begins 2nd Week Of Deliberations. 365Gay.Com
*Massachusetts Anti-Gay-Marriage Initiative Passes Hurdle. Washington Post (Free Reg. May Be Required)
*New Orleans Gay Exiles Keep Spirit Of French Quarter Alive. 365Gay.Com
*Plaintiff In New Jersey Gay Marriage Case Dies. 365Gay.Com
*Atlantic City, New Jersey Considering Domestic Partner Benefits. Press of Atlantic City (Scroll Down)
*California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger May Veto Gay-Marriage Bill. A.P. - San Francisco Chronicle
*California Legislature OKs Gay Marriage, Governor Signals Will Veto Measure. LA Times (Free Reg. Required)
*Chief Justice William Rehnquist Leaves Behind Anti-Gay Legacy. PrideSource
*Despite Devastation, Some Find a Reason to Celebrate in New Orleans. Advocate
*First Black Gay Talk Show Airs. The Hilltop Washington, D.C.
*Four Men Pleaded Guilty in Attack on Two Santa Fe Gay Men. KRQE 13 News 
*Fox Affiliate Refuses to Air Ad By Gay Candidate. Advocate 
*Gay Marriage Up to Governor Now, Landmark Legislation Clears By Narrowest of Margin. San Francisco Chronicle
*Gay Weddings From Coast to Coast. Blue Massachusetts Group
*How You Can Help LGBT Victims of Katrina. Advocate
*Massachusetts Attorney General's Certifies Gay Marriage Ballot Initiative. BostonChannel.Com
*Massachusetts Attorney General's Time to Stand Up. Boston Globe
*Melissa Etheridge Among Stars Slated For Katrina Benefit Concerts. Advocate
*New Orleans Gay Community Weathers Katrina. PrideSource
*Organizers Have Enough Names To Force Recall Vote On 'Gay Chat Mayor'. 365Gay.Com
*Religious Coalition Demonstrates Against Focus on the Family's Anti-Gay Agenda. U.S. Newswire
*San Francisco's Pro-Gay Approach Tried on Battleship Skeptics. San Francisco Chronicle
*Support Grows For Gay To Serve Openly In Armed Forces. Rainbow Network
*Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Condemned For Gay Rights Rulings. Rainbow Network
*The Path to Parenthood Isn't Always Straight. P.R. American Fertility Association
*Will & Grace's Eric McCormack Does Not Want to Be Typecast As Gay. Monsters and Critics
International News
*Lebanon's Gay Community Speaks Out. Daily Star
*Merseyside Police to Forge Better Links With Gay Community. UK Gay.Com 
*Pope Meets king and Queen of Spain, Which Recently Legalized Same-Sex Marriage. Advocate 
 
September 6:
National News
*California Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill. 365Gay.Com
*California Assembly Roll Call Vote On Gay Marriage Bill. San Francisco Chronicle
*California Legislature Approves Gay Marriage Bill. San Francisco Chronicle
*California Legislature Makes History By Passing Equality California's Equal Rights Legislation. P.R. Equality California
*Governor Schwarzenegger Urged to Sign, Veto Same-Sex Marriage Bill. CNS - Cybercast News Service
*Baptists Are Saving Homosexuals, 'Rex Ray the Ex-Gay'. Betty Bowers (Four Pages of Comic Relief, Thanks Rex)
*California Confirms Petition Language For Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment. PrideSource
*California Senate Gay Marriage Vote Has National Significance. Focus on the Family (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*Federal Regulations Impacting Gay Sites Again Stalled. Express Gay News
*Fired 5 Days Before Retirement Gay Soldier Gets Day In Court. 365Gay.Com
*Forum in Ferndale to Offer Advice For Gay Families. Detroit Free Press
*Gay Rights Groups Call For Careful Scrutiny Of Judge Roberts. 365Gay.Com
*Gay Victims of Hurricane Katrina Find Support Across Nation. Express Gay News
*Gwen Araujo Jury Returns To Work. 365Gay.Com
*Hurricane Katrina LGBT Resources. PageOneQ
*Local Gays Applaud Bill Expanding Marriage Rights. Daily Californian
*Louisiana's DOMA Makes It Illegal for Local Organizations to Assist Gay/Lesbian Families. RainbowZine
*Ohio Amendment Against Gay Marriage Used As Domestic-Violence Defense. FOX 23 News
*The Big Gay Picture: The Gay Teen Break-Out! AfterElton
*T-Shirts Show Support For Gay, Lesbian Students. E-Net Elon University
*Vermont, Virginia Same-Sex Custody Case Called Significant. Boston Globe
*Why Equal Gay Rights Are Needed in Times of Tragedy. Gay Life About.Com 
International News
*Beds County Green Light For 'Gay Marriage'. Biggleswade Today
*Gays in China Live a Difficult Life Under Social Bias. China Economic Net
*Isle of Man Gay Ban On Promotion of Homosexuality Could Be Repelled. Rainbow Network
*Lesbian Teen May Sue To Keep Beauty Title. 365Gay.Com
*Moscow's First Annual Conference of the International Day Against Homophobia . Interfax
*Plea For Witnesses as South London Gay Man Murdered. UK Gay.Com
*Polish Gays Drag Warsaw Mayor To European Court. 365Gay.Com
*Unions Winning Greater Equality At Work. Rainbow Network
 
September 5:
National News
*California Governor Schwarzenegger Mum Ahead Of Gay Marriage Vote. 365Gay.Com
*California Politics May Rule Who Says 'I Do'. LA Times
*East Bakersfield High School Paper Censored Over Gay Issues. Science Daily
*Gay Marriage: California's Bone of Contention. Inside Bay Area
*Vermont, Virginia to Hear Lesbian Custody Case. Washington Blade
*$75 Million Gay Senior Housing Planned. Santa Rosa Press Democrat
*Bush Nominates John Roberts to Succeed William Rehnquist As Chief Justice. 365Gay.Com 
*California Court OKs Anti-Partner Wording. UK Gay.Com
*California Legislature Reflects State's Schizophrenia on Gay Marriage. San Francisco Chronicle
*Colorado Police Probe Possible Gay Hate Crime. 365Gay.Com 
*Debate Brings Clarity to Gay Marriage Issue. Los Angeles Times (Free Reg. Required) 
*Fundamentalists Blame Gays, Expulsion of Jews for Hurricane. Arutz Sheva Israel
*Gays Assess Gains, Losses & Challenges On Labor Day. 365Gay.Com
*Gays Defiant In Katrina's Wake. 365Gay.Com
*Houston's Operation Gay Lifeline In Full Gear For New Orleans Victims. 365Gay.Com
*Katrina Survivors Throw Gay Parade in New Orleans. Agence France-Presse
*Same Sex Couples Closer to Equality in California. The News Standard
*Students Sue to Write About Gays. Los Angeles Times - KTLA WB
International News
*Is There An Anti-Homosexual Campaign in Iran? PolitInfo.Com
*Australian Radio Host Escapes Censure Over Gay Comments. AAP - Yahoo News
*Gays a Major Group For AIDS Prevention in China. China Daily
*Gay Oscars Event to Be Launched. UK Gay.Com
*Italian Health Minister Condemns Rejecting Gay Blood. Guardian Unlimited
*Most Senior Catholic Cardinal Slams “Gravely Immoral” Scotland's Gay Adoption Plans. UK Gay.Com
*Vatican Declines To Say If Spanish King Assailed Over Gay Marriage. 365Gay.Com
 
September 4:
National News
*Organizers Say Tampa Gay Days a Tougher Sell. Tampa Tribune
*Florida High Court To Review Citizen Initiatives. Tampa Tribune
*Florida Smells a Lot Like Ballot Bait. Daytona Beach News Journal
*Activists on Each Side of Gay Marriage Wait for Massachusetts Attorney General. Boston Globe (Free Reg. Required)
*Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist Dies. 365Gay.Com
*Few Protest Gay Methodist Meeting. Asheville Citizen-Times
*Gay Marriage Debate: Some Local Legislators Rethink Their Opposition. Metro West Daily
*Maine's Christian Churches Differ in Fervor Over Gay Rights. Portland Press Herald
*Mitt Romney Reloads on State Social Issues For Possible 2008 Run. Boston Globe (Free Reg. Required)
*Roberts Wesleyan College Debate Listing Alumni's Gay Unions. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
*Same-Sex Marriage? The Time is Right. Oakland Tribune
*Will John Roberts Move Left? San Francisco Chronicle
International News
*Fiji Gays Reply to Hate Speeches. Fiji Times
*Vatican Protest Remembers Gay Who Set Himself On Fire. 365Gay.Com
 
September 3:
National News
*Gay Couples Urge Massachusetts Lawmakers To Reject Amendment. 365Gay.Com
*'Harry Potter and the Gay Fantasy'. Sify News
*KKK Protests Pro-Gay Methodist Conference. 365Gay.Com
*ACLU Urges Maryland to Strike Down Law Barring Gay Couples From Marriage Protections. Proud Parenting
*California Gay-Marriage Bill Faces Tough Road. Inside Bay Area
*Gill Foundation Announces $1 million in Matching Grants to Red Cross. Denver Post 
*Gwen Araujo Jury Goes Home For Holiday Weekend. 365Gay.Com
*Justice Scalia Condemns Judges for Gay Rights Rulings. Proud Parenting
*Lesbian and Gay Groups Unite to Assist Katrina LGBT Youth and Families. PageOneQ
*LGBT Community's Response To Loss And Devastation Caused By Hurricane Katrina. Rainbow Fund
*Maine Gay Rights Battle Looms, Debate to Surge After Labor Day. Bangor Daily News
*Methodists' Meeting on Role Of Gays Opens Without Protests. Washington Post (Free Reg. May Be Required) 
*Mitt Romney Ponders a Political Future Fraught With Promise, Perils. A.P. - Boston.Com (Free Reg. Required) 
*Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan Invites Black Gay Group to Rally. Proud Parenting
*Northern Kentucky University Women's Studies Adds Gay-Issues Class. Cincinnati Enquirer
*Police Investigate Possible Hate Crimes at Home, School. Arizona Republic
*Rapper Kanye West Strays From Rehearsed Lines, Blasts Bush On Live NBC Broadcast. Sound Slam
International News
*Calls For Irish Government to Ban Adoption For Homosexuals. Ireland Online
*Former Worker Torched Gay Bar. icWales
*Gay Activists Remember Vatican Protestor. icWales
*Gay Row Halts British Vicar Confirmation. Scotsman
*Ordination of Gay Bishops, Crime Against Humanity. The Tide Online
 
September 2: 
National News
*Defendants Sentenced in Killing of Gay Waiter, Classified As a Hate Crime. Express Gay News
*Florida Anti-Gay Amendment Goes To Supreme Court For Review. 365Gay.Com
*Florida High Court Asked to Rule on Gay Marriage, Tax Review Amendments. A.P. - First Coast News
*'Not a Crowd: Three’s Company' For Fort Lauderdale Boyfriends, Three is Perfect Number. Express Gay News
*Wilton Manors Commission Votes to Retain Police Department. Express Gay News
*5 Questions, Lawsuits Impacting Two Key Gay Civil Rights Issues. Southern Voice
*An Apparent Gay Bashing With Extra Sting, Victim Lashes Out at Police, Newspaper. New York Blade
*Bad Weather Can't Stop Atlanta's Gay Black Pride Celebration. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
*Battle For Gay Marriage Moves To California Assembly. 365Gay.Com 
*California Approval of Gay 'Marriage' Bill Outrages Traditional Marriage Defenders. Agape Press (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*California Senate Passes Gay-Marriage Bill. Inside Bay Area
*Candidates Go After Gay Votes in Crowded Manhattan Borough Race. New York Blade
*Conservatives, KKK Plan to Protest United Methodist Church Retreat Center. Advocate
*Ellen DeGeneres Discusses Katrina's Impact on Her Family. Advocate
*Four National Gay Rights Groups Deny ‘Grand Plan’ to Derail John Roberts. Washington Blade
*French Quarter Gay Business Owners Leave Behind Structures Damaged Beyond Belief. Houston Voice
*Gays and Lesbians Look to Help in Hurricane Relief Effort. Advocate 
*Gay Men Find It's Not Easy Being New in San Francisco. San Francisco Chronicle
*Georgia’s Department of Human Resources Head, No Ban on Gay Foster Parents. Southern Voice
*Georgia Equality Billboard Campaign Expands. Southern Voice
*Georgia School Bans Non-Academic Clubs. Southern Voice
*Horrors Cited In Gay Suit Against Hawaii Juvenile Detention Facility. 365Gay.Com
*Houston Gays and Lesbians Looking For Ways to Help Refugees from New Orleans. Houston Voice
*Katrina Blows Cindy Sheehan, Gay Marriage Off the Screen. American Daily
*Katrina Casualties Include Gay Southern Decadence, ‘Wicked’ Party Blamed for Hurricane. Southern Voice
*KKK To Demonstrate At Gay Methodist Retreat. 365Gay.Com 
*Man Gets Four Years For ‘Trans Panic’ Defense in Killing Trans Woman. Washington Blade 
*Massachusetts Same-Sex Marriage Battle Resumes, Amendments Would Kill Gay Couples Rights. Southern Voice
*Milwaukee Mayor Calls Inquiry Into Gay Musical Bust. 365Gay.Com 
*Nebraska Attorney General Argues For Restoration of Marriage Ban. Lincoln Journal Star.
*Nine Gay Maryland Couples Get Day in Court. Houston Voice
*North Carolina Gay Marriage Amendment Dies. 365Gay.Com
*Ohio Library Retains Gay Weeklies Despite Protests. American Library Association
*The Big Cup’s Sudden Closing Stuns Chelsea. New York Blade
International News
*Confusion Over Gay Priest Ban. UK Gay.Com
*Fiji's Police Chief Says Gays Will Not Be Arrested. ABC News Australia
*Gay Sex Prisoners Released From Fijian Jail. Gaywired
*Ireland's Attorney General Allows Homosexuals to Adopt Foster Children. LifeSite (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*'Miss Teen Bahamas' Pageant Denies It Is Anti-Gay. The Tribune Bahamas News
*Quebec Police Confirm Bodies Those Of Missing American Gay Club Dancers. 365Gay.Com
*Seeking New Recruits, British Soldiers March in Pride Parade. Washington Blade
 
September 1:
National News
*In Florida, Marriage Amendment Isn't a Sure Thing. Tallahassee Democrat
*After 18 Months, Massachusetts Legislators Slated to Take Second Pass at Gay Marriage. Valley Advocate
*California Senate Approves Bill Allowing Gay Marriage. San Francisco Chronicle
*Democracy and Same-Sex Marriage. Editorial Dover-Sherborn Press
*Gay and Lesbian Hot Line Offers Youths a Safe Outlet. Boston Globe (Free Reg. Required) 
*Gay University of Virginia Students Targets of Harassment Incidents. Daily Progress
*Georgia High School Bans all Clubs to Stop Gay-Straight Alliance. Advocate 
*Gwen Araujo Murder Case Handed to Jury. Advocate
*Head of Boston Pride Committee Fired. Bay Windows
*Lawsuit Claims Counseling Turned Into Live-In Relationship. Tennessean
*Massachusetts Governor Urges Attorney General To Certify Anti-Gay Ballot Initiative. Boston Globe
*New Poll Shows Support For Gay and Lesbian Soldiers Rising. Advocate
*Philadelphia Preparing To Report HIV Cases By Name. 365Gay.Com
*Taking on Anti-Gay America, Stonewall Democrats Plot 2006 Strategy. LA Weekly
*Tempest Brews Over Quotes on Starbucks Cups. Seattle Times - Macon.Com
*The Wrong Battles. Op-Ed. Advocate
*U.S. Remains Silent on Iran Gay Hangings. LA Weekly
International News
*British Anglican Bishop Appointment Delayed in Gay Rights Concerns. Christian Today (Anti-Gay Propaganda)
*Coca-Cola's Mexican Bottler Accused Of Bias In Gay Worker's Firing. 365Gay.Com
*Copenhagen Gets 2009 Gay Olympics. Big News Network
*Executions Raise Concerns Of Anti-Gay Campaign In Iran. Radio Free Europe
*Fate of Long-Awaited of Vatican Document on Gays in Priesthood Unknown. Miami Herald (Free Reg. May Be Required) http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/12529690.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
*Fiji Judge Quashes Sentences Against Two Men’s Acts of Homosexuality. Fiji Sun http://www.sun.com.fj/Previous_Days/Thursday/News/FijiSun_Thur_News6.htm
*Fiji Protests Gay Rights. UK Gay.Com
*Gay Couples Win Right to Adopt Child Under New Equality Ruling. Irish Independent - Eircomnet http://home.eircom.net/content/unison/national/6226722?view=Printer 
*Liverpool to Get New Gay Village?. UK Gay.Com
*'No Such Thing' As Gay Adultery. Daily Telegraph Australia
 
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