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Pressure mounts on bigoted pastor to take his church elsewhere
Teachers, staff say Rev. Ken Hutcherson sullies the name of Lake Washington High School
by Robert Raketty
-SGN Staff Writer
For Lake Washington High School Principal Mark Robertson, it is only a couple minutes walk from his office to his church, which meets on school grounds. Antioch Bible Church and its notoriously homophobic pastor, Rev. Ken Hutcherson, have used more
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Seattle Pride and Vancouver Pride Society Join Forces
Pride reaches out across borders with weekend Peace Arch event
Members of Seattle Pride and the Vancouver Pride Society traveled to the Peace Arch in Blaine over the weekend to commemorate Pride without Borders. The two organizations pledged to work together to form one regional network of people who support equal rights for Lesbians, more
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LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL BOARD
Nancy Bernard - (425) 702-3257; nbernard@lwsd.org
Douglas Eglington - (425) 868-7218; eglington45@msn.com
Robert Hughes - (425) 822-2604; bhughes@toysrbob.com
Jackie Pendergrass - (425) 821-1157; jpendergrass@lwsd.org
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Texas Gov. suggests Gay war veterans should leave state
FORT WORTH Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry on Sunday insinuated the states Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual war veterans should leave the state if they are unhappy with a recent anti-Gay marriage amendment introduced there, according to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN).
During a news conference held in a Fort Worth church, more
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Love Welcomes All conference offers compassionate option to Focus on the Family gathering
picture above - Bob & Marylou Wallner
God loves you just the way you are.
by Robert Raketty
- SGN Staff Writer
While Focus on the Family prepares to bring its damaging message that there is a way out of the homosexual life to Northshore Baptist Church in Bothell during Gay Pride Weekend, PFLAG, Pacific NW Reconciling more
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HRC: Senate confirmation of William Pryor is a threat to all Americans civil rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Human Rights Campaign and Lambda Legal on Thursday strongly condemned the confirmation of William Pryor to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
The Senate confirmed Pryor for a lifetime appointment by a vote of 53 to 45, with three Republican senators voting in opposition to his confirmation and two Democ more
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ACTION Northwest holds first movie night fundraiser
ACTION Northwest invites you to our first Movie Night Fundraiser. Help us raise money to get Q Patrol back on the streets and protect Capitol Hill from hate crimes! We will be screening the coming-of-age comedy Saved! on Sunday, June 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Seattle LGBT Center (1115 East Pike St.) There will be pizza, popcorn and beverages provided. more
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Calif. Assembly fails to pass marriage equality bill
SACRAMENTO, CA - Assembly Bill 19, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act did not pass the California Assembly this week. The vote was 37-36. If passed, EQCA-sponsored AB 19 would grant same-sex couples the right to marry and guarantee religious freedom.
Today, we saw the true colors of a handful of Democrats and all Repu more
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Make this summer a productive one
Summer - time to relax with friends, take vacations, and advance equality. There are so many ways you can make a difference while youre enjoying yourself this summer. Read on to learn how you can work a bit of easy activism into your fun.
PRIDE
While youre celebrating the diversity and creativity of our community, wander away more
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Solitary gene in fruit flies causes same-gender attraction
by Lisa Keen
A solitary gene is capable of causing a fruit fly to sexually pursue other fruit flies of the same gender, according to a study published in the June 3 issue of the scientific journal Cell. While that finding does not prove that sexual orientation in humans is determined by a single master gene, it contributes a significant more
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LGBT Community Center presents the second annual Fruit Bowl Awards
Featuring the Queen Bees
Friday, June 17
5:30-9:30 p.m.
Scottish Rite
Temple
(1155 Broadway
Ave. E.) $50
The Second Annual Fruit Bowl Awards is a fabulous community event to honor individuals and organizations in Seattle whom have made significant contributions to the Lesbian, Gay more
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Federal funding remains flat while need for HIV care grows
WASHINGTON, DC - This week, in the first step toward funding domestic AIDS programs for 2006, the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services and Education neglected to provide funding increases to domestic AIDS programs even as the need for HIV care in the U.S. continues to grow.
Based on the Subcommittee more
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Lambda Legal blasts California Medical Association for hypocrisy
LOS ANGELES In legal papers filed Thursday, Lambda Legal urged a California state appeals court to reject the half truths put forth in a friend-of-the-court brief by the California Medical Association that would allow doctors to discriminate against patients based on the doctors religious views. The case at hand involves a woman who was denied f more
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Pat Groom
Pat Groom has left our frame of reference, has departed from our planet, and has moved on. She was a warrior, an artist, a defender of women and a friend whom we will never forget.
Anyone who knew her in this lifetime will be indelibly imprinted with her charisma, her charm, her audacity and her love. She overcame many obstacles in her lif more
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Activist Jean OLeary dies
Los Angeles - Lesbian activist, former nun and Democratic party leader Jean OLeary died yesterday (June 4) at the San Clemente, California, home of Lisa Phelps, her partner of 12 years, and surrounded by her family and close friends. OLeary, who had been battling lung cancer for two years, was 57.
OLeary was an advocate for the rights more
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Oregon Senate to vote on civil unions for Gay couples
picture above Governor Ted Kulongowski
Ban on anti-Gay and gender identity discrimination also on the table
by Robert Raketty
- SGN Staff Writer
The Oregon Senate will vote on whether or not to permit civil unions for same-sex couples in that state. A vote by the Senate Rules Committee on Tuesday, June 7, cleared th more
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