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Note: Please excuse the open links – my right shoulder sustained a minor injury, and I’m not up to linking seventeen titles left-handed. Blog posting will be light until my shoulder heals. If you’re a GLBTQ Alaskan and have something to say about local or national news and events, I’m seeking guest posts and topic suggestions, and appreciate your help in keeping the blog active. Thanks. – Ed.

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Recent LGBT news selected by Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska.

1) Disgrace: Obama’s increasingly absurd gay marriage position

http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/77154/barack-obama-gay-marriage-disgrace

Washington, New Republic, August 23, 2010

2) Military surveys spouses on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/08/23/DADT_Spouse_Survey_Revealed/

Washington, Washington Post, August 23, 2010

3) Jewish Films at TG Film Fest [Aug. 28, LA]

http://www.jewishjournal.com/oy_gay/item/jewish_films_at_tg_film_fest_20100816/

Los Angeles, Jewish Journal, August 16, 2010

4) Hospital Changes After Trans Woman Ridiculed

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/08/26/Hospital_Changes_After_Trans_Woman_Ridiculed/

Muncie, Indiana, Advocate, August 26, 2010

5) Prop 8, Judge Walker and the Biblical View of Marriage Equality

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rita-nakashima-brock-ph-d/judge-walker-and-the-bibl_b_682595.html

Huffington Post, August 18, 2010

6) UPDATE: Former RNC chair Ken Mehlman is coming out.

http://www.365gay.com/news/former-rnc-chair-ken-mehlman-is-coming-out/

365Gay.com, August 26, 2010

7) The Ken Mehlman Interview

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/08/26/The_Ken_Mehlman_Interview/

New York City, Advocate, August 26, 2010

8) Rev. Eric Lee: Travesty of Justice

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-eric-lee/travesty-of-justice_b_696429.html

Los Angeles, Huffington Post, August 26, 2010

9) Misunderstandings common about gays

http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/08/22/2397043/misunderstandings-common-about.html

Rock Hill, S.C., Herald, August 22, 2010

10) Johnny Weir Takes on Sexuality

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/08/27/Johnny_Weir_Takes_On_Sexuality/

Advocate, August 27, 2010

11) Transgender rules on driver’s licenses changed

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20100826_Transgender_rules_on_driver_s_licenses_changed.html

Harrisburg, Penn., Philadelphia Inquirer, August 26, 2010

12) Mexico Supreme Court Comes Through Again

http://www.gaycitynews.com/articles/2010/08/26/gay_city_news/news_in_brief/today/doc4c6c2d95318e3022732723.txt

Mexico City, Mexico, Gay City News, August 18, 2010

13) Sykes Rejected By Childhood Crush

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/sykes-rejected-by-childhood-crush_1162353

Contact Music, August 26, 2010

14) Hundreds dance in Nepal’s 1st international gay parade

http://www.365gay.com/news/hundreds-dance-in-nepals-1st-international-gay-parade/

Kahtmandu, Nepal, 365Gay.com, August 25, 2010

15) Church Rules Against Spahr

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/08/27/Presbyterian_Church_Rules_Against_Spahr/

Napa, Calif., Advocate, August 27, 2010

16) Conservative British MP Comes Out

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/08/27/Conservative_British_PM_Comes_Out/

U.K., Advocate, August 27, 2010

17) Corvino: Ken Mehlman’s new beginning?

http://www.365gay.com/opinion/corvino-ken-mehlmans-new-beginning/

Washington, 365Gay.com, August 27, 2010

Sara’s News Roundup 8/22/10

Sunday, 22 August 2010 – 6:37 PM | Comments Off

Recent LGBT news selected by Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska.

1) Don’t Waste Your Time Fighting Gay Marriage

JohnShore.com, Christianity, August 9, 2010

2) Same-Sex Marriage Debate Has Roots Going Back Centuries

Live Science, August 15, 2010

3) Gay couples have equal inheritance rights: top German court

Berlin, AFP, August 17, 2010

4) Poll finds younger Hispanics less likely to follow Catholicism

Washington, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 14, 2010

5) Govt. Allowed to Appeal DOMA Case

Massachusetts, Advocate, August 19, 2010

6) Gay partners embrace name changes in and out of legal marriage

U.S., Brandon Sun, August 2, 2010

7) Transgender members welcome at NJ church

Cherry Hill, N.J., Daily Record, August 17, 2010

8) Discrimination puts all Alaskans at risk

Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage Press, August 20, 2010

9) Lambda Legal Announces Settlement in Lawsuit on Behalf of Lesbian Homeowners: Fannie Mae Mortgage Policies Change

New York, Lambda Legal, August 20, 2010

10) Watchog Group Urges IRS to Investigate Oklahoma Pastor for Endorsing Conservative Candidate

Oklahoma, ABC News, August 18, 2010

11) First known transgender man to give birth welcomes third child

Melbourne, Oregon, NewKerala.com, August 3, 2010

12) Lesbian Waitress Makes It to ANTM

Illinois, Advocate, August 19, 2010

13) Germany considering income tax equality for gay couples

Berlin, Germany, 365Gay.com, August 20, 2010

14) As Gays More Accepted, Religious Opponents More Vocal

Religious Dispatches, August 20, 2010

15) Before and After: Gender Transitions, Human Capital, and Workplace Experiences

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, Volume 8, Issue 1 2008

16) Judge rejects Keeton lawsuit ~ ASU requirements deemed ‘legitimate’

Augusta, Georgia, Augusta Journal, August 20, 2010

Sara’s News Roundup 8/15/10

Sunday, 15 August 2010 – 8:02 PM | Comments Off

Recent LGBT news selected by Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska.

1) Polls Show Increasing Support for Marriage

Advocate, August 12, 2010

2) California’s gay-marriage decision unlikely to shift campaign focus from economy

Washington Post, August 8, 201

3) Study: Female sexual fluidity

365Gay.com, August 9, 2010

4) N.Y. Appeals Court Affirms Lesbian’s Duty to Pay Child Support

New York, Law.com, August 06, 2010

5) Interfaith leader calls gay marriage legal issue

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake tribune, August 8, 2010

6) Abbott declines transgender marriage question

Texas, The Statesman, August 10, 2010

7) Transgender woman fights for right to marry in Hong Kong

Hong Kong, AFP, August 9, 2010

8) Radio’s Stephanie Miller Comes Out

Advocate, August 13, 2010

9) Vallejo seminar discusses how gays can reconcile Christianity with their homosexuality

Vallejo, Calif., Times-Herald, August 8, 2010

10) Born a boy, but fighting for death benefits as widow

Texas, Washington Times, August 10, 2010

11) Lesbian cadet quits West Point, cites `don’t ask’

West Point, New York, Associated Press, August

12) Japan’s gay community parades for first time in 3 years

Tokiyo, Japan, Reuters, August 14, 2010

13) Activist speaks out for ‘hidden voices’

Middlebury, Vermont, Middlebury Campus, May 6,2010

David Boies takes down FRC’s Tony Perkins

Sunday, 8 August 2010 – 2:35 PM | 2 Comments

While Ted Olson was on Fox News explaining the Bill of Rights to Chris Wallace, David Boies spent Sunday morning on Face The Nation ripping Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, the loons who are afraid that gays will ride on trains. Boies on FRC’s fake evidence: “That’s just MADE UP. That’s just JUNK SCIENCE.”