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Micah Painter takes the stand in second week of trial
by Robert Raketty
- SGN Staff Writer
The trial of three men accused of the brutal Gay-bashing of 24-year-old Micah Painter continued this week. Jurors heard from the victim for the first time, and later from the defendants themselves in the form of taped interviews with police detectives. Closing arguments are expected to begin at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 21, at the King C more
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Member of D.C. Mayors cabinet found murdered - Neighbor arrested and charged with stabbing of Wanda R. Alston
by Matt Nagle
- SGN Managing Editor
Wanda R. Alston, an appointee of Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams to head the Mayors Office of LGBT Affairs for the District of Columbia, was stabbed multiple times Wednesday night in her Northeast Washington home. On Thursday, Washington police charged her neighbor, 38-year-old William A. more
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TAKE ACTION! Senate hearing scheduled on Anderson-Murray Civil Rights Bill for Tuesday, March 22
Gather up your friends and attend Tuesdays hearing. Write a letter to your Senator. Call the Legislative Hotline and leave your Senator a message at 1-800-562-6000
WRITE TO YOUR SENATOR
Already having passed out of the House, the Anderson-Murray Anti-Discrimination Bill has been referred to the Senate Financial Institutions, Ho more
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WHAT IS AT STAKE
The Anderson-Murray Bill adds the words sexual orientation to the following list of categories under the jurisdiction of the states Human Rights Commission: race, creed, color, national origin, families with children, sex, marital status, age, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guid more
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Coors Brewing Company speaks out in support of Anderson-Murray Anti-Discrimination Bill
At Tuesdays scheduled hearing in the state Senate on the Anderson-Murray Anti-Discrimination Bill, three representatives from Coors Brewing Company will testify in favor of passing this very long overdue bill: Joe Benda, Regional Account Executive for Coors Brewing Company; Brad Nadal, Seattle Metro Manager for Coors; and Marty Weisbrod, P more
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Massachusetts ACLU, 13 city clerks challenge governors discriminatory ban on marriage licenses
BOSTON -The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and 13 city and town clerks this week filed an historic brief with the Supreme Judicial Court seeking authority to challenge orders by the governor and state attorney general that would require the clerks to discriminate against same sex-couples who come to the state to marry.
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Screening of Not Straight Forward to benefit LGBT Community Center and Verbena
A successful documentary about Lesbian dating in Seattle entitled Not Straight Forward will be screened at The Showbox on Thursday, March 31, as a benefit for the LGBT Community Center and Verbena. Also featured: performances by The Bellejeans, a musical performance group that combines comedy with titillating music; and Camille Bloom, a dyn more
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Third annual Natl Black Lesbian Conference to take place in April
DALLAS - The Zuna Institute will convene the 3rd National Black Lesbian Conference (NBLC) April 7-10, 2005 in Dallas. Appropriately themed Taking Charge: Health, Community and Family, the conference will have workshops and forums that focus on education and advocacy within the Black Lesbian diaspora as well as provide a national voice on more
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California court says same-sex couples must be allowed to marry
Lambda Legal says ruling is powerful, historic and legally solid
SAN FRANCISCO A California state trial court ruled Monday that same-sex couples must be allowed to marry, in a decision that Lambda Legal called a historic breakthrough for couples who need the protections and security marriage provides.
In a 27-page decision more
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MR. NUDE SEATTLE CONTEST 2005
Dear SGN,
Its that time of year again. Men who are willing to show the judges and the audience their FULL MONTY. Thats right, men stripping to music right in front of your eyes. Going all the way to their BIRTHDAY SUITS and staying that way all evening during the contest.
Each year men compete in the Mr. Nude Seattle Contest fo more
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We each have a role to play
On March 8, many of us watched televisions or streaming video intently as nine Washington State Supreme Court justices quizzed attorneys about the constitutionality of the states Defense of Marriage Act, passed in 1998. It was a momentous day, the culmination of two separate lawsuits that resulted in Superior Court judges ruling that same-sex coup more
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Expect big things from HRCs new president
by Lisa Keen
- Special to the SGN
Like his predecessor at the nations largest and most influential Gay organization, Joe Solmonese is a Massachusetts liberal with close ties to the Democratic Party. But unlike Cheryl Jacques, who was nudged from the helm of the Human Rights Campaign after less than a year, Solmonese has experience in more
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Walter Klingler to step down as IML Den Daddy
CHICAGO - International Mr. Leather, Inc. announced this week that Walter Klingler has resigned as IML Den Daddy. Klinger, who is stepping down for health reasons, will be replaced immediately by Joey McDonald for the 2005 IML Contest.
Walter Klingler began his work with IML in 1982 and has served as IML Den Daddy since 1983. Kling more
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Richard Stierl
On March 12 at 1:10 a.m., Richard Stierl passed through the veil between life and death. He was active in the Pan-Sexual Leather community a part of the Court of Tacoma as a Barony active in the Drag Community as Katherine Ann Christie in the 70s, 80s and 90s and known simply as The Pheonix in the 2000s. He held the honor of being the o more
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Is Trans the new punchline?
Op-ed by Damon Romine
GLAAD Entertainment Media Dir.
For 20 years, GLAAD has closely monitored LGBT media images. The entertainment industry, by and large, has churned out images of Gays and Lesbians, and GLAAD has made great strides to ensure these groups are represented fairly and accurately. Transgender images are more
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What was the Save Our Children campaign?
Following a decade of relative liberalization, LGBT people faced a powerful backlash in the late 1970s, exemplified by Anita Bryants Save Our Children campaign. While her efforts did much to galvanize the nascent religious right, they also re-energized the Gay rights movement.
Bryant was born in March 1940 in Barnsdall, Okla. Raised a more
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