''Brian was a force of nature,'' Picone's father Mike Picone said during a memorial service for his 22-year-old gay son, who died of cardiac arrest on Monday, Oct. 26.
''He would run up to us with a big grin on his face, vibrating with energy.... The first word that he and (his twin brother) Scott learned was 'go,''' Picone said to soft laughter. ughter. ...more
By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington BladeA Senate hearing Thursday for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act alternated between tales of discrimination and wrangling over the bill's exemptions for religious groups.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee heard testimony on the bill that would bar job bias throughout the country against LGBT people in the workforce. It was the first Senate hearing on ENDA since 2002.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), the sponsor of the legislation in the Senate, said during the hearing that ENDA is necessary to ensure equal opportunity for all Americans in the workforce.
ALBANY (AP)New York Gov. David Paterson is calling the Legislature back to Albany for a special session to cut the budget and possibly vote on legalizing same-sex marriage.
Paterson wants the Senate to give final legislative approval to same-sex marriage. But there's no guarantee there are enough votes to carry the measure, which has already passed in the Assembly.
While the Legislature must attend the extraordinary session called by Patersonfor Tuesday, lawmakers don't have to act on his agenda.
That agenda includes addressing a deficit of more than $3 billion with midyear cuts to school aid and health care, ...
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FORT WORTH (AP)Texas' liquor board plans to change the way it conducts investigations into excessive use of force allegations, the agency said Thursday, after its agents were accused of wrongdoing during a raid at a gay bar that left a customer with severe head wounds.
Fort Worth police, who assisted during the raid, also plan to change their policies on bar checks and public intoxication arrests in light of the raid, Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead said at a news conference across from the bar.
However, the investigation by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission did not find that the bar was targeted because of its gay and lesbia ...
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