Saturday, July 4, 2009

GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A WORKING ACTOR: Taking to the streets of West Hollywood, California, David Moretti and Jai Rodriguez demonstrate an interesting way of preparing for auditions...
OVERDOSE?: The spotlight is now on Michael Jackson's doctors as speculation surfaces that irresponsible drug prescriptions might have led to the icon's death. The Drug Enforcement Administration steps in, so things must be getting serious...
MEMORIAL SERVICE UPDATE: The King of Pop is not returning to Neverland after all, but he might just fill up a coliseum one last time...
The Human Rights Campaign has launched a national action campaign encouraging the public to submit comments on why the draconian ban on HIV-positive visitors and immigrants should be lifted.  Our action alert follows: It’s one of the ugliest remnants of discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS â€" hurtful, obsolete, and wrong. A decades-old policy BANS nearly every foreign [...]
Next week the Human Rights Campaign will launch a national tour to encourage repeal of the failed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in conjunction with Servicemembers United.  The kick off event will be a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference this coming Wednesday, July 8th at 10 a.m. in the Zenger Room, 13th floor, National Press [...]
Yesterday the mother of hate crime victim Sean Kennedy was notified via a recorded message that the man responsible for her son’s death was being released from prison immediately – a week earlier than expected.  It’s the latest heart wrenching development in a story devoid of justice for Sean and his family.  Stephen Andrew Moller [...]
For the second year in a row, the gay and lesbian community will hold a Pride Festival in Myrtle Beach.
President Barack Obama opened the doors of the White House to hundreds of gay and lesbian leaders Monday, continuing his cautious outreach to a constituency that has loudly criticized his efforts on their behalf.
It's now illegal for landlords and employers in Kalamazoo to discriminate against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

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