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State can sue anti-Gay florist, judge says
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
The state of Washington is entitled to sue the owner of a Richland flower shop who refused to sell flowers to a Gay couple for their wedding, a judge said January 7.
Benton County Superior Court Judge Alex Ekstrom ruled that state Attorney General Bob Ferguson can sue Baronelle Stutzman and her business for violating the state C more
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Dueling Florida bishops: One threatens to fire equality supporters, another says Gay marriage not a threat
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
As Gay and Lesbian couples marry in all of Florida's 67 counties, two of the state's most prominent Roman Catholic bishops have issued contradictory statements on same-sex marriage.
The Archbishop of Miami has warned its employees that if they support marriage equality in any more
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Rod Hearne to run for Seattle City Council; takes on Kshama Sawant in Third District
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Rod Hearne, former Executive Director and current Board member of Equal Rights Washington, is running for Seattle City Council District Three. He announced on January 7.
That puts him in competition with incumbent Council member Kshama Sawant, if she decides to run in the Thir more
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INSIGHTS & PERSPECTIVES: RELATIONSHIP INVENTORY - RECIPROCITY
by Michael Raitt -
SGN Contributing Writer
Reciprocity comes from the word 'reciprocate' and reciprocate is a verb - it means to give back. In adult relationships, reciprocity is about how well each gives back to the other. It is a dynamic of back-and-forth and both parties participate to varying degrees. Love (romantic or p more
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Social Outreach Seattle teams with #BLACKLIVESMATTER and Seattle University for Body Diversity Photo Project
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
Nearly two years ago, Social Outreach Seattle (SOSea) officials began working with a local photographer, Richard Wood (kapchure.us.photography) to create something new: photos that showcased the many different body types, gender expressions, and more, that make up the LGBTQ community. more
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Condomless porn shoot responsible for HIV infection, CA officials say
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
California public health officials have issued an alert stating that a male porn actor was infected with HIV as a result of a film shoot in Nevada.
There is 'very strong evidence,' the California Department of Public Health said in its alert, that the actor contracted HIV duri more
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What ever happened to Oscar Wilde's wife?
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
That's right, 19th Century Gay icon Oscar Wilde had a wife - and two sons - and new information found by Wilde's grandson solves the mystery about why she died three years after he went to prison.
Constance Lloyd married Wilde in 1884, and the couple promptly had two sons, Cyr more
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Normalization will help LGBT Cubans, activist says
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Normalization of U.S. relations with Cuba will make it easier for Cuban LGBT activists to work with, and get help from, their counterparts in the United States, a Cuban activist told the New York Times.
Yasmin Portales Machado said most LGBT activists in Cuba have not accepted more
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Washington Community Action Network 2015 'Facing Race' Report
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
On January 7, a packed house of about 200 people filled the New Holly Gathering Hall (7054 32nd Ave.) to attend a town hall style meeting with community members and legislators to coincide with the release of the Washington Community Action Network 2015 'Facing Race' Report. more
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Indian town elects first Trans mayor
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
A Trans woman has been elected mayor of the Indian city of Raigarh, upsetting an incumbent backed by India's governing BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party).
Madhu Kinnar was declared the winner on January 4, after racking up a 4,537-vote margin of victory over her opponent. BJP is a right-wing Hin more
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AIDS activist abducted in Honduras
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
A prominent Honduran AIDS activist was reported abducted on January 6, and her fate remains unknown.
According to witnesses, Keren Dunaway Gonzalez was seized by three gunmen in a parked car.
Dunaway runs an organization called Llaves, which publishes a magazine for HIV-positiv more
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Russian thugs storm Gay nightclub, four men injured
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
A group of anti-Gay thugs stormed a Gay nightclub in Russia on January 3, injuring at least four club patrons, one of them seriously enough to require hospitalization.
The incident took place at the Fantom nightclub in the southwestern Russian city of Togliatti, named in honor more
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