Wednesday, May 6, 2009

GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

HOT GUY OF THE DAY: Kirk Cummings may look familiar. he was once an American Idol wannabe. Hot...or not?
SAY WHAT?: Jon Stewart points out the ridiculousness of numerous Republicans, like Iowa Rep. Steve King who argued on the House floor that adding sexual orientation to the Federal Hate Crimes Bill would have a and ldquo;chilling effect and rdquo; on free speech in America. Ultimately, these reps complain that the Matthew Shepard Act would hinder Americans and rsquo; right to assault gays.
HONOR HARVEY, GIVE HOPE: Levi Strauss is hoping to raise $500,000 through its Give Them Hope Now campaign beneffiting the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), home of the Harvey Milk High School.
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 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. [...]
Today Maine Governor John Baldacci signed a marriage equality bill passed by the state legislature, making Maine the ne the fifth state in the U.S. to allow same-sex couples to legally marry under state law. A few staffers went up to roof again to raise the Maine state flag over the Human Rights Campaign headquarters in Washington, DC.  I briefly chatted with Marty Rouse, [...]

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