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| October 17, 2008 |
Guerriero: LGBT Californians must give to stop marriage ban
Veteran activist Patrick Guerriero, who is the new director of California's "No on 8" campaign, said the key to defeating the constitutional marriage ban lies with securing the financial backing of the state's estimated 1 million LGBT residents. "If every single LGBT adult would, over the next couple of days, make a donation to this campaign, we will win," he said. "And if they don't, we will lose." Advocate.com (10/15)
Mary Cheney and "guest" invited to White House state dinner
The official guest list for Monday's White House state dinner for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi included Mary Cheney, the out daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, and her partner, Heather Poe. However, the list designated Poe as a "guest" of Mary Cheney, rather than labeling her as a spouse, as it did with the husbands and wives of other attendees, according to this article. Washington Blade (10/14)
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Some "Not-So-Straight Talk" on making a difference in election
Michael Joseph Gross, a co-founder of the Not-So-Straight-Talk Express, a grassroots group that is organizing a canvassing trip this weekend to Ohio on behalf of the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, urges LGBT voters who back the Democratic ticket to not get complacent about the chance for victory. "Please, whether literally or figuratively, get on the bus," Gross writes. Advocate.com (11/4)
The Connecticut marriage decision's impact
The ruling in favor of equal marriage rights by the Connecticut Supreme Court "lays bare the absurd illogic at the heart of civil unions" and suggests that the marriage battle needs to be waged both in the courtroom and the legislature, according to this analysis. The New Republic (free registration) (10/13)
Cathcart: LGBT justice at stake with election
The LGBT community nationwide must rally around California, Florida and Arizona to help defeat marriage bans in those states, according to Kevin Cathcart, executive director of Lambda Legal. But it's also critical for voters, no matter where they live, to cast their ballots "in defense of a fair justice system," Cathcart writes. "We must stand up to antigay groups that target judges who uphold protections against discrimination for LGBT people and other minority groups. And we should not be uninformed about judicial candidates who could bring a record of bias to the bench." 365Gay.com (10/16)
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Clergy: Hate, bigotry behind Sunshine State marriage ban
Calling Florida's proposed marriage ban "unjust and immoral," the interfaith Florida Clergy for Fairness is asking voters in the Sunshine State to reject the measure on the Nov. 4 ballot. "Hatred and bigotry are the motivations behind this. It's sending a dangerous message about intolerance," said the Rev. Frank Corbishley, an Episcopal chaplain at the University of Miami. The Miami Herald (10/16)
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Bayard to be next leader of GLSEN
Dr. Eliza Bayard, deputy executive director of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network for the past seven years, has been promoted to executive director of the group. Bayard succeeds Kevin Jennings, GLSEN's founder and longtime chief. Washington Blade (10/16)
Long awaited "Milk" biopic ready to be unveiled
Oscar buzz already is building around "Milk," director Gus Van Sant's biopic about pioneering gay elected official Harvey Milk, who was killed in 1978 by a disgruntled former colleague on San Francisco's Board of Supervisors. The film, which stars Sean Penn in the title role, will have its premiere on Oct. 28 in San Francisco, before opening in some theaters on Nov. 26, the day before the 30th anniversary of Milk's death. The New York Times (10/15)
Nepali tabloid also prime source for LGBT news
Page 6, a celebrity tabloid in Nepal owned by Sunil Pant, its first out member of Parliament, reportedly doubles as the country's only source of LGBT news, by offering articles about the gay community on page 4. Read more at Towleroad.
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--Focus Films CEO James Schamus, on the political strategy of the late gay pioneer Harvey Milk, as quoted in The New York Times |
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