Thursday, May 7, 2009

GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

NEW YORK UNCOVERED: Explore Manhattan's Upper West Side with Danny O'Donnell, the first out gay man elected to the New York State Assembly who also just happens to Rosie's brother!
AND THEN THERE WERE THREE: Adam Lambert wowed, Allison Iraheta did her best to keep up and Kris Allen and Danny Gokey kind of fell short all around, but it was Allison who received the fewest votes, thus paving the way for yet another all male American Idol finale showdown. Welcome to the boys club!
THE RIELLE WORLD: On today's Oprah, Elizabeth Edwards opens up about her marriage to John Edwards and confronts paternity rumors resulting from her husband's extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter. But her shameless media grab is more realty TV tragedy than truthful tell-all.
On Tuesday, Representatives Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) reintroduced the Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 2262) in the U.S. House,  legislation to require schools and districts receiving federal funds to adopt codes of conduct specifically prohibiting bullying and harassment, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.  The Act, [...]
Edward Epstein of CQ (Congressional Quarterly) reported today that, according to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congress will not block DC’s decision to recognize same-sex marriages legally entered into in other states and countries: Under the District of Columbia charter, Congress can block any action of the City Council and mayor within 30 days. Some conservative House ouse Republicans said they [...]
Today the Human Rights Campaign raised the Maine flag over its headquarters in Washington, DC on the day that Maine Governor John Baldacci signed a marriage equality bill passed by the state legislature, making Maine the fifth state in the U.S. to allow same-sex couples to legally marry under state law.  Watch a video of the flag raising here. [...]

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