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Darlene Nipper speaks at Seattle POCAAN
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
Rev. Darlene Nipper, deputy executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, brought her nearly 20 years of management and advocacy experience to the People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN) center on May 21.
When Darlene Nipper speaks, she is talking to you, not throwing words at you. You listen. Y more
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Court OK's California's Prop 8;
rally/protest march in Seattle
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
California's Supreme Court upheld the state's Gay marriage ban on May 26 in a 6 - 1 decision written by Chief Justice Ron George, leaving the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) citizens of California angry and activated.
The California Supreme Court based its decision more
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Operation Shine Seattle begins
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
Early on the morning of May 26, Chloe Noble, Nicole Tomlin, Jill Hardman and Matt Rouse set out across America from downtown Seattle to raise awareness about the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) homeless youth. The four walkers chose Seattle as their starting point and the loca more
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Pride weekend main events
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
It's that time of year again & or is it? Seattle Pride 2009 promises to be special - with the recent signing of the "everything but marriage" bill into law and the observance of the 40th anniversary since the Stonewall riots of 1969, Pride will be bursting at the seams with good feelings galore more
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PRIDE EVENTS CALENDAR
PRIDE IDOL AT R PLACE
Preliminary competition on Tuesday, June 2, at 9:30 p.m., at R Place, 619 E. Pine St., leading to final event on June 23. Proceeds benefit Seattle Pride®. www.SeattlePrideIdol.com.
CENTRALIA COLLEGE GSA
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Sisters accepting grant applications
The Sisters have money to give away!
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, The Abbey of St. Joan are now accepting applications for the 2009 Charity Granting Cycle.
For the last several years the Sisters have been giving out grants annually to non-profit 501(c)3 organizations in Washington State. The organizations wh more
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Bat N' Rouge returns to Cal Anderson Park
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
Bat N' Rouge, the official Seattle Gay Pride kick-off event, returns to Cal Anderson Park June 13 from 5-8 p.m.
For over 10 years, the Capitol Hill Alano Club (CHAC) has hosted the softball extravaganza. If you've never been to a Bat N' Rouge game - say, the Drag Queens vs. the D more
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UPDATE: Domestic partnership cancel court petition to amend Referendum 71 title
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
Washington Values Alliance, the organization leading the campaign against expanding the state's domestic partnership law, filed a petition May 26 to amend the referendum language - however, according to Legal Voice Executive Director Lisa Stone, they plan on canceling the petition at 1 p.m. to more
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Seattle Gay History: The great Andy Warhol
by Don Paulson -
SGN Contributing Writer
No other art venue captured the public's curiosity and controversy more than Andy Warhol. More so than the New York Armory art show of 1913 that ushered in Modern art, more so than Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s. As if Warhol's Soup Cans and visceral Underground Movies more
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The OutField: Emile Griffith: Out for the count
by Dan Woog -
SGN Contributing Writer
In 1962, Emile Griffith killed Benny "Kid" Paret. The occasion was a nationally televised fight, with boxing's welterweight crown at stake.
If ever there were a non-Gay event, a death in the boxing ring would seem to be it. But - as with so much else in life - there is fa more
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Entre Hermanos' Latino Pageant 2009
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Staff Writer
Entre Hermanos, a nonprofit organization for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Latino Community, crowned a new Mr. Gay Latino, Mr. Lesbiana, and Miss Gay Latina at Town Hall Seattle May 23.
The annual Latino Pageant is the signature event for Entre Hermanos more
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Zero to 60: 2009 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV
by J.T. Hills
SGN Contributing Writer
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Arnold actually plans to take away people's HIV meds
Bay Area Reporter
4 June 09
Take a stand against AIDS cuts
by Geoff Kors
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Thousands at Fresno rally
L.A. Times
30 May 09
Thousands attend Fresno rally supporting gay marriage
With lively chants and rainbow flags, several thousand people rallied in Fresno today, aiming to persuade California's conservative heartland to support same-sex marriage rights.
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Gay mayor's illicit love shakes a Texas town
The small Texan city of San Angelo has been turned upside down by one of the most unusual sex scandals ever to make an impact on American political life.
Joseph Lown, the popular mayor, suddenly resigned last week after revealing he had fallen madly in love with an illegal immigrant. That was the first revelation; the second was more
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Shock at gay film shown to teenagers
From The Jewish Chronicle
Marcus Dysch
May 14, 2009
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Ohad Knoller and Yehuda Levi in the film, an Israeli Brokeback Mountain
A feature film about gay IDF soldiers has been screened to a group of teenagers preparing for a Liberal Judaism-organised tour of I more
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Nev. Sen. overrides Gov.'s veto of DP bill
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Steve Friess
Sat, 30 May 2009 23:26:48 -0400
NV Senate votes to override veto on domestic partnerships
Tonight, two Republicans flipped to override Gov. Jim Gibbons' veto of a domestic partnership registry in Nevada in the state Senate, 14-7. (That makes 10 Ds, 4 Rs voting for; 2 Ds and 5 Rs voting aga
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Gay marriage accord reached
New Hampshire Union Leader
30 May 09
By TOM FAHEY
State House Bureau Chief
CONCORD - House and Senate negotiators reached yesterday agreement on a compromise gay-marriage bill amendment aimed at winning a signature by Gov. John Lynch. [snip] Lynch spokesman Colin Manning said the wording "appears to adhe more
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Judge Sotomayor and LGBT Rights
Leonard Link
June 01, 2009
Judge Sotomayor and LGBT Rights
Media reports have mentioned in passing the paucity of opinions by Judge Sotomayor on LGBT issues, but there are two I would single out:
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New Images From the Stonewall Uprising's Final Night
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Bill Proposes Immigration Rights for Gay Couples
By JULIA PRESTON
Published: June 2, 2009
Senator Patrick J. Leahy, the Democrat from Vermont who is the powerful chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is adding another controversial ingredient to the volatile mix of an immigration debate that President Obama has said he hopes to spur in Congress before the end of the more
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