Sara’s News Roundup 5/23/11
Recent LGBT news selected by Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska.
1) USA Today Editorial — Our view: Prop 8 judge is gay. So?
USA Today, May 11, 2011
2) A Sports Executive Leaves the Safety of His Shadow Life
New York Times, May 15, 2011
3) Transsexuals sue after state won’t change gender on birth certificates
Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, May 11, 2011
4) Krieger: The meaning of ‘transgender’
San Francisco, 365Gay.com, May 16, 2011
5) UCSF’s support group for parents of intersex kids
San Francisco Chronicle May 7, 2011
6) The kids are all right…without knowing who ‘dad’ is?
Gay City News, May 4, 2011
7) A Gay Girl in Damascus: Lesbian Blogger Becomes Syrian Hero
Damascus, Syria, Time, May 10, 2011
8) Sexual Orientation Affects Cancer Survivorship
Medical News Today, May 8, 2011
9) Gay Sailors Will Be Able to Wed on Base
Washington, Advocate, May 9, 2011
10) Navy Reverses Course in On-Base Weddings
Washington, Advocate, May 11, 2011
11) With new rules, doubts about Semenya should stop
Associated Press, April 27, 2011
12) Trans Triathlete Wins TRX Sponsorship
Advocate, May 13, 2011
13) Chicago Police Station Converted to LGBT Senior Home
Chicago, Advocate, May 13, 2011
14) Gay Couple In Virginia Wins Hyphenated Last Name Case
Virginia, WAMU, May 16, 2011
15) Gibraltar: Court Orders Age of Consent for Gays Lowered to 16
Gibraltar, Gayapolis, May 12, 2011