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Obama administration official addresses LGBT elders in Chicago

Editor — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Doctor Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, spoke to LGBT seniors at the Center on Halsted in Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. 31.

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Withers:Book club reminder

Editor — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:45:58 +0000

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Just a reminder that in less than a week the 365Gay.com book club begins with Secret Historian [2]. Here are the dates for the chapters. September 8: chapters 1,2 and 3; September 15: chapters 4, 5 and 6; September 22: chapters 7, 8 and 9; September 29: chapters 10, 11 and 12; October 6: chapters 13, 14 and 15; October 13: chapters, 15, 17 and 18; October 20: chapter 19 to the end (including the afterword).

[1] http://www.365gay.com/wp-content/uploads/Steward-top.jpg
[2] http://www.365gay.com../blog/blog/072710-the-biography-of-a-sexual-outlaw-and-historian/

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Aussie Anti-Gay Pol ‘Not Perving to Porn’

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:58:44 +0000

A New South Wales politician’s office seems to have done a little research into the realm of porn–or rather a lot of research: up to 200,000 hits to “suspect” online sites.

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UK’s Foreign Secretary Denies Gay Rumors

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:58:44 +0000

Britain’s foreign secretary spoke out to say that he and his wife had “had enough” with speculations that he and a male aide were involved in an improper relationship.

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Australian school drops ‘gay’ from children’s song

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:00:35 +0000

Principal Garry Martin of Le Page Primary School in Melbourne, Australia has gained national news attention for changing the words in a children’s song.

The principal asked to the children to remove the word gay in the classic children’s song “Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree.” The song about a native Australian bird is a favorite around campfires from New Zealand to Canada. When teaching a group of elementary students the lyrics, Martin told them that gay had two meanings, so they should change the line from “gay your life must be” to “fun your life must be.”

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Martin claims that the change was to keep the children from laughing during the song; he told the Associated Press, “It wasn’t misplaced political correctness, it wasn’t homophobia, there was nothing really calculated in doing it.”

After one student relayed the change to his or her parents, Martin’s choice exploded into controversy, alerting local LGBT organizations.

Crusader Hillis, CEO of the gay and lesbian advocacy group The Also Foundation, states that the controversy and attention that this story is getting is well founded. “It sends a signal to people that just because a word has two meanings, that one of those meanings is unacceptable and that’s really putting us backwards,” Hillis said.

Principal Martin admits that his decision is a mistake and plans to teach the children the difference that words can have across generations.

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GOP Notables Headline Log Cabin Event

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:56:10 +0000

In a sign of the times, leading GOP lawmakers from the House and Senate are scheduled to appear at a Log Cabin Republicans event later this month.

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6 Ore. men settle Boy Scout sex abuse cases

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:56:10 +0000

Six men who were sexually abused three decades ago by a leader of their Boy Scouts troop have settled lawsuits against the national organization dedicated to building character among youngsters.

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Oval office gets a gay make-over

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:00:44 +0000

While the First Family vacationed in Martha’s Vineyard, the Oval Office [1] got a facelift.

Obama appointed designer Michael Smith, who is gay, to the Committee for the Preservation of the White house in February. The renovation included new chairs, new lamps, new wallpaper and reupholstered couches. The new look debuted during the President’s address from the Oval Office last Tuesday.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news [2], world news [3], and news about the economy [4]
The revamp, it was made clear, did not come from taxpayers money, rather was paid for by the non-profit White House Historical Foundation.

Smith, has been featured in ‘Elle Décor’, ‘W’, and ‘Architectural Digest’.

[1] http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Oval-Office-Renovations/ss/events/pl/083110ovaloffice#photoViewer=/100831/480/urn_publicid_ap_org9d32747fe3e144ee9be87a1616deac77
[2] http://www.msnbc.msn.com
[3] http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032507
[4] http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032072

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Neb. newspaper to accept gay wedding announcements

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:56:04 +0000

A Nebraska newspaper is easing its ban on publishing gay marriage announcements to allow notices about legally recognized same-sex unions.

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Australian school drops ‘gay’ from classic song

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:56:03 +0000

An Australian school principal has asked students to stop using the word “gay” when singing a classic children’s song, but said Thursday no offense was intended – he was simply trying to keep the kids from laughing.

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