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This FRIDAY, Is Gay Marriage Really So Progressive?
We will discuss whether Gay marriage benefits Black Queer people or
> whether it upholds white privilege and a conservative agenda?...
Posted: Thu, Jun 17, 2004 12:55am PDT
Judge Considers Lighter Sentence Matthew Shepard's Killing
A Wyoming judge is considering allowing one of the two men convicted of killing Matthew Shepard to apply for a lighter sentence....
Posted: Wed, Jun 16, 2004 10:57pm PDT
A Month After Gay Marriage Legal In Mass. Opponents Gear Up For New Battle
For a month now, hundreds of gay couples have gotten married in Massachusetts with remarkably little fanfare or protest. But the honeymoon is about to end. Gay-marriage opponents are targeting the Legislature this fall, when all 200 seats are up for election. They want to see passage of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage....
Posted: Wed, Jun 16, 2004 10:53pm PDT
HINDU fundis blast "lesbian" film
In my queer opinion (IMQO), Hindu fundamentalists resemble those in other religions, by sharing a hatred of love, and a love of hatred....
Posted: Wed, Jun 16, 2004 9:34pm PDT
1,8 million people at Brazil´s GLBT Pride Parade
Brazil´s GLBT (Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgenders) Pride Parade was the biggest of the world, with 1,8 million people in the streets of Sao Paulo....
Posted: Tue, Jun 15, 2004 7:16pm PDT
Racism at Castro gay bar Badlands
Link to a website created by former Badlands employees detailing overtly racist practices. People of color are systematically denied entrance to the club....
Posted: Tue, Jun 15, 2004 1:29pm PDT
Congress votes on anti-queer amendment in July?
Predictions for summer 2004, thru 9/11.
Plus events calendar thru July 4...
Posted: Mon, Jun 14, 2004 9:47am PDT
US Military Underplays Anti-Gay Violence
A draft report prepared for the University of California research program shows that despite official Pentagon assertions that the military takes anti-gay harassment as seriously as harassment against women and racial minorities, the military's policies and practices reveal markedly different enforcement and deterrent efforts for these three forms of abuse....
Posted: Sun, Jun 13, 2004 12:24am PDT
Final Remarks in Araujo Case
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, prosecutor Chris Lamiero asked jurors on Tuesday to find defendants Michael Magidson, Jose Merel and Jason Cazares all guilty of first-degree murder during closing arguments....
Posted: Sun, Jun 13, 2004 12:20am PDT
Araujo jury re-hears testimony, may be close to verdict
Jurors in the murder trial of transgender teenager Gwen Araujo listened to transcripts of pathologists' testimony on Wednesday, which some court observers interpreted as a sign the jury is close to returning a verdict....
Posted: Sun, Jun 13, 2004 12:18am PDT
Judge Tosses Case Against Mayor Who Conducted Gay Weddings
Criminal charges against New Paltz mayor Jason West, accused of illegally marrying same-sex couples in his tiny village north of New York City, were dismissed Thursday, but his legal battle is far from over....
Posted: Sun, Jun 13, 2004 12:14am PDT
Araujo Jurors Head Towards 3rd Week Without Verdict
The second week of deliberations in the trial of three men charged with killing transgendered teen Gwen Araujo ended Thursday night without a verdict. The jury will resume deliberations on Monday, opting not to sit on Fridays....
Posted: Sun, Jun 13, 2004 12:12am PDT
Court Approves Gay Marriage Super Suit for California
Legal challenges across California asking whether the state Constitution permits same-sex marriages were consolidated into one case and will be tried in San Francisco, a state agency overseeing the courts decided Friday....
Posted: Sun, Jun 13, 2004 12:10am PDT
Strip-search victims suing SF
Were you, or a friend, illegally stripped at an SF jail?...
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004 9:01pm PDT
6/12 cyclists celebrate human body
http://worldNakedBikeRide.org...
Posted: Fri, Jun 11, 2004 9:59am PDT
New York court backs gay marriage
A New York court has ruled in favour of gay marriages saying that failure to do so would breach the equal rights laws written into the state's constitution....
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 10:36pm PDT
What Bush Junior is good for.
Even this guy must be good for SOMEthing...
[ + events calendar, mainly SF ]...
Posted: Thu, Jun 10, 2004 9:39am PDT
Legally above all laws?
Bush lawyers claim Commander-in-Chief can legally ignore treaties and laws against torture. So what's to stop him from ignoring any other laws?...
Posted: Tue, Jun 8, 2004 10:56pm PDT
Is sex politically passé?
Some queers think "sex is over", as a political issue. NGLTF and Woodhull Foundation think we still need more equality and more freedom. [commentary + press release ]...
Posted: Sun, Jun 6, 2004 10:19am PDT