AltWeeklies Wire
Gay Couples Aren't Inclined to Apologize for Bush's Winnew
If anything underscores the unique pain that gay married couples must feel this week, it's that almost all the ones contacted for this story denied the obvious fact that old-fashioned homophobia strongly motivated so many Bush voters.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
11-12-2004 |
LGBT
One Nation, Under Menew
Before I begin, I have a simple request for the majority of voters in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Utah: Bend over.
Seattle Weekly |
Steve Wiecking |
11-10-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Hate Crimenew
While Tucson has a progressive reputation, the 2002 death of Philip Walsted serves as a reminder that anti-gay hatred remains.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
11-04-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Six Tales of Marital Bliss, Disappointmentnew
Last winter, close to 4,000 gay and lesbian couples exchanged wedding vows beneath the dome of San Francisco's City Hall. Six months later, the state Supreme Court declared the marriages "void and of no legal effect." Try telling that to the people who were there.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
10-20-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Conflicted Agendasnew
With an initiative banning gay marriage on Montana's November ballot, who's fighting the battle, and why?
Missoula Independent |
Julie Sparrow Carson |
10-14-2004 |
LGBT
Underground Groupie Bob Judd Has Designs on a Freakier Phoenixnew
Underground filmmaker Bob Judd is the Webmaster for www.thecockettes.org, a site featuring the 1960s/'70s drag queen commune whose most famous performer was the late Divine. Judd has been trying to bring some unusual performers to Phoenix.
Phoenix New Times |
Amy Silverman |
10-05-2004 |
LGBT
The Outing: David Dreier and His Straight Hypocrisynew
San Gabriel Valley Congressman David Dreier is the latest target of a Web site campaign to expose closeted homosexual Republicans who oppose civil rights for gay people.
L.A. Weekly |
Doug Ireland |
09-29-2004 |
LGBT
Bar Owner Faces Hearing for Ejecting Lesbiansnew
The owner of Bob's Butternut Hut is on the hot seat. He's the first person to face a hearing in Springfield, Ill., for violation of a ban that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-23-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Candace Gingrich Addresses Keyes, Cheneynew
Gingrich is the half-sister of former Republican U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich. As a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay and lesbian political organization, she's embarking on a get-out-the-vote campaign for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
09-10-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Jamaica Yes Problem: Island's Values Haunt Expatriate Gaysnew
With its "buggery" laws dating back to Queen Victoria and a longstanding gay-bashing culture, Jamaica is seen as a harshly homophobic nation. Gays who left the island to take refuge in Broward County, Florida, find that anti-gay reggae lyrics have followed them.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
09-07-2004 |
LGBT
Screener of Firefighters Is on Board of Anti-Gay Groupnew
Dr. Michael Campion, who gives psychological evaluations to applicants to a number of fire and police departments, doesn't mention in his curriculum vitae that he's on the board of the Illinois Family Institute. That organization says it is "dedicated to defending marriage, family, and the sanctity of life."
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
08-19-2004 |
LGBT
Body Image Affects Gay Men in a Queer Way
What does it mean to look gay when all you see in the media images are buff boys without shirts?
Monday Magazine |
Bill Stuart |
08-12-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Canada Immigration to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage
Activists are thrilled that Canada's immigration policy now allows citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their same-sex spouses.
Monday Magazine |
Adrienne Mercer |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
Transgendered Community Struggles to Overcome Stereotypes
Gender reassignment surgery used to be covered under the provincial health plan. But the government cut funding just as Michelle Anderson was halfway through. Now, she and other transgendered activists are working to promote trans acceptance in the community at large
Monday Magazine |
Sarah Petrescu |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
For Same-Sex Couples, May 17 Was Time to Get Marriednew
Same-sex marriage comes to Massachusetts, with after-dark revelry in Cambridge and business as usual (almost) at City Hall Plaza. A first-person report from Massachusetts the day same-sex marriage became legal is accompanied by three sidebar reports from Provincetown, Worcester and Somerville.
Boston Phoenix |
Kristen Lombardi |
08-07-2004 |
LGBT
