Friday, July 3, 2009

Gay News Magazine Headlines (T24T-2)


WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (AP)
A youth choir from a Texas church the Southern Baptist Convention cut ties with because it didn't adhere to the denomination's stance on homosexuals has been told they aren't welcome to participate in a Kentucky Baptist mission program.

The Broadway Baptist Church Chapel Choir, made up of high-schoolers, was informed Monday that it was "uninvited" to participate in the University of the Cumberlands' Mountain Outreach program, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.

The Southern Baptist Convention voted during its national meeting in Louisville last week to sever ties with Broadway Baptist C ...


From Washington Blade staff reports
Stephen Andrew Moller, who was convicted in June 2008 for the death of Sean Kennedy, was released from prison early after serving one year, according to a press release from the Human Rights Campaign.

Witnesses testified at Moller's t rial that he used anti-gay slurs when beating Kennedy outside a Greenville, S.C., bar in May 2007.

“This adds insult to injury.  To release a man just one-year after his sentencing in this heinous crime and to inform the victim's mother through an automated recording is despicable,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese.  “Sean Kennedy was vio ...


From Washington Blade staff reports
The CEO of Window Media and Unite Media has resigned from his position after eight years with the company to pursue another position in the finance industry.

David Unger announced his resignation Wednesday to employees. The Window Media portfolio includes the Washington Blade.

In a statement, Unger said he's leaving “for an excellent opportunity in New York” and that his departure “will have no effect” on the Blade or other Window Media publications.

“I will be around to help if needed and I wish everyone the best,” he said.

Unger's resignation leaves Mike Kitchens, chief ...

Out and Equal Workplace Advocates, an LGBT-focused business advisory group based in San Francisco, has scored a major get for its annual summit this fall: John Berry, the openly gay director of the Office of Personnel Management.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today picked Ronald E. Albers for a judgeship on the San Francisco County Superior Court.
Theresa Sparks, the transgender woman who has served two terms as president of the city’s police commission, has ruled out running for a third term. When she first won the coveted seat by one vote back in 2007, Sparks became the first transgender person to head a city oversight panel. But her ascension led to [...]
Some gay AAA members say there's no real problem. Stock photo The American Automobile Association (AAA) division that serves members and residents in Florida, Georgia, Middle and West Tennessee, and...
Karma, a posh downtown straight bar, held its first 'gay night' on Wednesday, June 24.
by Laurie Holloway Contributor Experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt recommend that families attend professional fireworks displays instead of buying their own to shoot at home. However, if parents choose to buy fireworks...
Some gay AAA members say there's no real problem. Stock photo The American Automobile Association (AAA) division that serves members and residents in Florida, Georgia, Middle and West Tennessee, and...
Karma, a posh downtown straight bar, held its first 'gay night' on Wednesday, June 24.
by Laurie Holloway Contributor Experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt recommend that families attend professional fireworks displays instead of buying their own to shoot at home. However, if parents choose to buy fireworks...
Proposition 8 judge tells lawyers he wants to see action plans to place the case on a fast track
Gay biweekly the New York Blade has shuttered its print operation; future uncertain
A person of interest in being held in connection with the death of a gay sailor whose death is feared to be an anti-gay hate crime

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