Monday, July 20, 2009

GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

DECLARING WAR ON THE UMLAUT: Have you reached Br and uuml;no saturation? Gaywired guest news commentator Victor Hoff dissects the backlash...
'MISSISSIPPI DAMNED' TAKES GRAND JURY AWARD: We have the lowdown on all the hottest new gay films, the awards they won, and exclusive video of director Tina Mabry who scooped up the top prize...
DOUBLE TAKE: For the second time, Lindsay Lohan poses for a magazine spread as her idol Marilyn Monroe, this time for Spanish Vogue...
Ed. Note:  Every wonder what life is life for an HRC Regional Field Director?  Tony’s post below answers that question in spades. We all know the adage, but this time I’m going to break that long standing rule and share with you how my trip went.  I came to Vegas for meetings with our steering committee, [...]
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights released a letter today to Senators urging them to defeat Sen. Sessions’ amendments to the hate crimes bill to add the death penalty and to force the Attorney General to create unnecessary regulations.  Votes are expected on the Senate floor later today.  Call your Senators and tell them to [...]
As we told you about over the weekend, today the Senate will take up the Defense Department authorization bill again and three amendments threaten to weaken the Matthew Shepard Hate Crime Prevention Act that the Senate voted to add last week. Call the Senate switchboard right now at 202-224-3121 and tell your Senator to vote NO [...]
Conflicted no more? Churches weigh where gay, lesbian people fit in
In a well written July 8 article Mr. Bob Robertson challenges President Obama’s declaration of June 2009 as “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month” on moral grounds.
The U.S. Episcopal Church voted last week to allow openly gay men and lesbian women to serve as bishops and priests. Next month, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will meet to discuss possible inclusion of gay and lesbian

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