Tuesday, July 14, 2009

GLBT News Headlines (T4T-6)

A DEADLY HABIT: Police documents surface, as ex-staffers detail the extent of Michael Jackson's copious drug use...
GOOD FRIENDS ARE HARD TO FIND: In the upcoming book, The Beckham Experiment, soccer stud David Beckham dishes about Tom Cruise's dynamic influence in his life...
MOVIE STAR TO POP STAR? Heartthrob Ryan Gosling is putting acting on hold to release his band's new album this summer...WATCH THE VIDEO
Today in the Arizona Republic, out State Rep. Kyrsten Sinema writes in strong support for Judge Sotomayor: The most important issues of our lifetime, from education to the environment and consumer safety to civil rights for all Americans, will come before the Supreme Court in the coming years. It’s difficult to overstate the importance of the Supreme [...]
The Nation is reporting that at last week’s Campus Progress conference, former President Bill Clinton announced his support for marriage equality: Asked if he would commit his support for same-sex marriage, Clinton responded, “I’m basically in support.” This spring, same-sex marriage was legalized in Iowa, Vermont, Connecticut, Maine and New Hampshire. In his most recent remarks on [...]
More great LGBT news from mid-America. Memphis-based FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) – the world’s largest express transportation provider which reaches even the most remote corners of the country — now prohibits discrimination against transgender employees. Earlier this year, NorthStar Asset Management, an investment fund manager, proposed a shareholder resolution to add gender identity to FedEx’s corporate non-discrimination [...]
Former President Bill Clinton said in a conference for progressive students that he supports the right for gay and lesbian couples to marry.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation says that "Brüno," the new film starring Sacha Baron Cohen, reinforces negative stereotypes and "decreases the public's comfort with gay people." GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios, who saw the film Friday, said...
Associated Press - July 14, 2009 5:55 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Episcopalians are moving toward affirming an open role for gay and lesbian clergy in their church despite pressure from fellow...

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