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Just your normal 65 year old gay man whose only claim to "history" being that I marched in the first Hollywood Gay Pride Parade (and many after). Currant concern (among others): Gay Senior Citizens. So many I know have dropped out of the community because they don't feel welcome, any more.

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Children's Book About Gay Penguin Family Tops Most Challenged List

Gay & Lesbian – For a second consecutive year, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell's award-winning "And Tango Makes Three", a children's book about two male penguins caring for an orphaned egg, tops the list of American Library Association's (ALA) 10 Most Challenged Books of 2007. Plus the full list.

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Statue to Honor Slain Gay Politician

Gay & Lesbian – A bronze bust of the first openly gay man to hold a prominent elected office in the United States is going up in City Hall, more than 28 years after he was assassinated. The statue to Harvey Milk will be unveiled at San Francisco City Hall on May 22 - on what would have been Milk's 78th birthday.

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Two Thirds of All LGBT Students in Canadian Schools Feel Unsafe

Gay & Lesbian – The first national study of LGBT students in Canada has produced shocking results in a country that prides itself on diversity. The survey of students from grades 8 through 12 was undertaken by Egale, Canada's national LGBT rights organization.

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Anti Gay Amendment Goes to Arizona Senate

Gay & Lesbian – A proposed amendment that would prevent same-sex couples in Arizona from marrying received final approval in the House on Monday and if approved in the state Senate will appear on the ballot in November. The proposed amendment defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

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Federal Judge Hears Gay Button Case

Gay & Lesbian – A Florida high school is "trampling the First Amendment rights of students who support equal rights for gay people", a federal judge was told on Monday. Heather Gillman, a junior at Ponce de Leon High School, is suing the school after she was told she could not wear buttons, stickers or clothing that supported LGBT civil rights.

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Study: Rapid HIV Test On Pregnant Moms Can Save Newborns From Infection

Gay & Lesbian – Researchers of McGill University have found an HIV test using saliva to be effective in preventing pregnant Indian mothers from passing the virus to their newborns.The OraQuick test, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2004, lets doctors know within 20 minutes if a laboring pregnant mom is HIV-infected. The early detecti

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Michigan High Court Rules Against Gay Partners' Health Benefits

Gay & Lesbian – The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 5-2 that local governments and state universities in Michigan are barred from offering health insurance to the partners of gay workers.The ban would affect gay employees at the University of Michigan and other public-sector employers from 20 public universities, community colleges, school districts and

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Calif Appeals Court Rules In Gay Partner Assets Case

Gay & Lesbian – Same-sex partners who believe they are registered as domestic partners but are not have the same rights as people whose relationships are registered under the state partnership law an appeals court has ruled.

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Virginia Elects First Gay African American

Gay & Lesbian – Lawrence Webb has become the first gay African American elected to office in Virginia. Webb won a seat this week on the Falls Church City Council in his first run for political office. Webb is not stranger to politics, though. He has worked for a number of years get Democrats elected and has been an active community leader.

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RI Lesbian Divorce Case Back in Court

Gay & Lesbian – A lesbian seeking a divorce has returned to court despite a ruling by Rhode Island Supreme Court that said same-sex divorce cannot be decided by Family Court. Last December in a split decision the high court ruled that laws governing Family Court do not include same-sex couples.

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Jade Esteban Estrada Brings 'ICONS' to Tulsa

Gay & Lesbian – The first time was for fun, the second for study. With "ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 3," however, Jade Esteban Estrada looks for social and political awareness.

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Lesbian Q and A

Gay & Lesbian – I found the below funnies at this link. I found myself chuckling out loud at several of these! Some clever folks thought these up. :) These are 10 commonly asked questions of lesbians and the answers you'll rarely hear...

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MTV Networks launches video hub for gay community

Gay & Lesbian – Largest library of gay-and-lesbian themed video debuts as Viacom continues in an example of Viacom's "super niche" strategy.

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New York High Court Refuses to Hear Gay Marriage Case
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New York High Court Refuses to Hear Gay Marriage Case

Gay & Lesbian – The Court of Appeals, the highest court in New York State, Tuesday declined to hear a case challenging an appeals court ruling that found the marriages of same-sex couples married in jurisdictions where they are legal must be recognized in New York.

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Oregon not out of the woods yet

Gay & Lesbian – Just Out is keeping their ear to the ground for the rest of us with their "Repeal Watch"-monitoring the progress of anti-gay groups efforts to repeal Oregon's equality laws: the Oregon Family Fairness Act & the Oregon Equality Act. The individuals behind the repeal efforts have 56 days left to raise enough money & gather enough...

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