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Obama issues statement on repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Courtesy of the White House
President Barack Obama issued the following statement on Tuesday, September 20, 2011.
Today, the discriminatory law known as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' is finally and formally repealed. As of today, patriotic Americans in uniform will no longer have to lie about who they are in order to serve the country they love. As of t more
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OUTLoud fights against high LGBT teen suicide rates
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
The issue of LGBTQ teen suicide is a complex one. The victims are as young as 13 years old and, recently in a few Seattle-area cases, young adults. Programs are in place such as the Trevor Project, a national suicide hotline for teens in need. Video projects, like the Gay-Straight Allia more
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President Obama to deliver keynote address at HRC National Dinner
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation's largest LGBT civil rights organization, announced September 21, that U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver the keynote address at the organization's 15th annual National Dinner, to be held October 1 in Washington, D.C.
'We are more
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ACLU goes to court for equal military separation pay
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
The ACLU appeared in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on September 22 challenging a Defense Department policy that pays service members who have been honorably discharged for being Gay only half of what they would otherwise get.
The separation pay policy is not part of the 'Don' more
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General Gayety: Matchmaker, find me a find (or don't!)
by Leslie Robinson -
SGN Contributing Writer
Yente would plotz.
The matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof would have a coronary over the kind of matchmaking being practiced these days. And by a rabbi, no less. The shmendrik.
For his part, Rabbi Arele Harel doesn't need criticism from fictional charact more
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Navy clears Gay WWII vet's record
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
Nearly 70 years after kicking out Melvin Dwork for being Gay, the U.S. Navy is changing his discharge from 'undesirable' to 'honorable,' marking what is believed to be the first time the Pentagon has taken such a step on behalf of a World War II veteran since the repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don more
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Brian Scott Fairbrother, 1960-2011
Seattle lost some of its most brilliant color and magical glamour when Brian Fairbrother transitioned on September 8, 2011.
Known to many as the mayor of Broadway (or, as he preferred, the raja of Broadway), Brian was a fixture at Espresso Vivace, the local coffee spot and roasteria owned by David Schomer and Geneva Sullivan. For ov more
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Sen. Kerry introduces LGBT fair housing bill
Sen. Patty Murray signs on as cosponsor
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced legislation on September 22 to prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination in housing and credit.
Washington Senator Patty Murray is one of the seven original co-sponsors.
The Housing Opportunities Made Real - or HOME - Act would amend the more
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White House advisor praises DADT repeal
by Valerie B. Jarrett -
Courtesy of the White House Office of Communications
As of September 20, 2011, the discriminatory law known as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (DADT) ceased to exist. No longer will patriotic Gay and Lesbian Americans need to hide who they are in order to serve the country they love.
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| International News |
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International News
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| Northwest News |
Northwest News
BORN THIS WAY KAFÉ
FOR URBAN QUEER TEENS
AT CAL ANDERSON PARK
On Fridays, from 5-9 p.m., at Cal Anderson Shelterhouse (1635 11th Ave., one block north of E. Pine St.), Seattle Parks & Recreation hosts the Born This Way Kafé, a welcoming place where LGBTQ youth, friends and allies (ages 13-19) can gather, be themselves, and have fun. Meets every Friday. For more informatio more |
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National News
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| Community Calendar |
Calendar Listings
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Calendar Listings
from Saturday, September 24 to Sunday, October 2
FOR A CALENDAR LISTING: Send details to: SGN, Attn: Community Calendar, 1605 12th Ave, Ste 31, Seattle, WA 98122. SGN phone: 324-4297. Fax: 322-7188. E-mail: sgn2@sgn.org. INCLUDE: Date, time, location, contact phone # for publication (if possible), brief description of event & sponsoring organization. DEADLINE: Tuesday 5pm.
ACCESSIBILITY: Is your event accessible to LGBTQ people with disabilities? See Jeans List webpage www.scn.org/activism/calendar/disabilities.html for Marla Nonkens disabilities accommodations lists more
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Man charged with hate crime in Pike Street assault
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
On September 21, King County prosecutors filed charges of malicious harassment and assault against a Seattle man who is accused of punching another man while yelling anti-Gay slurs.
According to the police investigation filed by Detective Moore, Raven Lang Brealan punched Michael M more
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Alaska judge OKs tax breaks for same-sex couples
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Same-sex couples in Alaska are entitled to the same tax exemptions as opposite-sex married couples, a judge ruled September 16.
Superior Court Judge Frank Pfiffner wrote in his decision that the state's marriage requirement violates the equal protection clause in the Alaska stat more
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Social Security Administration ends 'Gender No-Match' letters
White House 'welcomes this move'
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
The Social Security Administration (SSA) confirmed on September 15 that it has ended the practice of matching gender markers in its Social Security Number Verification System (SSNVS).
The new policy will result in the immediate end to so-called 'no-match' letters - notifications t more
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Gamers map structure of protease
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Fans of the online game Foldit have successfully modeled protease, an enzyme that retroviruses like HIV need to reproduce.
A report published by the University of Washington says the discovery 'provides new insights for the design of antiretroviral drugs.'
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HIV-positive men of color not using meds, study says
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Only a small proportion of HIV-positive young Gay men of color are using anti-retroviral drugs, a new study says. Some have never even been prescribed such drugs.
These startling results come from a study done at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and reported i more
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Mumbai police raid Gay party, arrest 133
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Police in Versova, India, near Mumbai, raided a Gay party on September 19, arresting 133 people on charges of 'indecent behavior.'
Police also arrested the two party organizers for not having liquor permits, and the DJ was arrested for not having a business license.
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Marriage equality in U.K. by 2015, government says
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition that governs Britain will introduce marriage equality by 2015, a government minister promised.
Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone, a Lib Dem, announced the plan on September 17.
'While on my travels as a champion fo more
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Mainstream Christians must stand up to the religious Right
by Wayne Besen -
SGN Contributing Writer
In August, fundamentalist preacher Dr. Michael Brown organized a regimen of red shirted Bible-thumpers to infiltrate Charlotte's Gay pride event. Hundreds of zealots confronted and harassed festival attendees with their arrogant slogan, 'God Has a Better Way.'
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The OutField: Austin Snyder's long run
by Dan Woog -
SGN Contributing Writer
There are three keys to documentary filmmaking: a good subject, a good story line, and good luck.
Scott Bloom found all three.
His goal in making Out for the Long Run - a movie about Gay high school athletes - was to go beyond 'the regular coming out stories.' more
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