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D.C. seeks court order to close gay party

By LOU CHIBBARO JR, Washington Blade
D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles is seeking an injunction to shut down the so-called gay Men's Party operating out of a townhouse at 1618 14th St., N.W., saying the gathering is operating as a business without the required license.

The action this week in D.C. Superior Court comes 11 days after a gathering participant was found dead on the premises from an apparent accidental fall. It also follows news reports that the Men's Party was operating as a gay male sex club and that the Logan Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commission has asked the city to determine whether the gathering was complying with city laws and regulations.

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Lesbian student in Miss. fights for tuxedo photo

JACKSON, Miss. (AP)
Everyone at Wesson Attendance Center knows 17-year-old Ceara Sturgis is gay because she's never tried to hide it.

But when Sturgis — an honor student, trumpet player and goalie on the school's soccer team — wanted her senior photograph in a tuxedo used in the 2009-10 yearbook, school officials balked. Traditionally, female students dress in drapes and males wear tuxedos.

Now, the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi has gotten involved, issuing a demand letter to Principal Ronald Greer to publish the picture of Sturgis in the tuxedo. The ACLU says it's giving the school until Oct. 23 to respond before pur ...

AG- Same-sex marriage won't be taught in Maine

Maine Attorney General Janet Mills said Maine's gay marriage law will have no impact on curricula in the public schools.

Mills issued an opinion Thursday in response to a query by Education Commissioner Susan Gendron. The question comes up as voters decide whether to repeal Maine's newly enacted same-sex marriage law Nov. 3 or let it stand.

In her response to Gendron, Mills said the law applies to issues such as inheritance, rights to tort claim damages, medical information and guardianship. Mills said she found no references in Maine's laws to the teaching of marriage in the public school curricula.

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Lesbian student in Miss. fights for tuxedo photo

Lesbian student in Miss. fights for tuxedo photo ACLU gives school until Oct. 23 to respond JACKSON, Miss. (AP) | Oct. 16 at 10:38 AM Oct. 16 at 10:38 AM Everyone at Wesson Attendance Center knows 17-year-old Ceara Sturgis is gay because she's...

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AG- Same-sex marriage won't be taught in Maine

AG- Same-sex marriage won't be taught in Maine Mills said law has no impact on curricula in public schools Oct. 16 at 10:15 AM Oct. 16 at 10:15 AM Maine Attorney General Janet Mills said Maine's gay marriage law will have no impact on curricula in...

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'Don't Ask' positions sought from top brass

'Don't Ask' positions sought from top brass Udall seeks statements from Gates, Mullen By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade | Oct. 15 at 4:50 PM Oct. 15 at 4:50 PM Top Pentagon officials are being asked to make known their views on "Don't Ask,...

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