Friday, February 27, 2009

Today in GLBT News....


Maine innkeepers urge support for gay marriage
Representatives of Maine’s tourism and wedding industries say legislation to allow same-sex marriage would give a lift to the state’s economy.

HIV/AIDS organizations undertake major initiative to re-evaluate delivery of services
Major changes may be underway for three of the Boston area’s leading HIV/AIDS service organizations.

Under Arrest: N.Y. Assailant Thought Bashed Victim Was Gay
One suspect has been arrested, but another remains at large, in the gay-bashing death of an Ecuadorean immigrant who seems not to have been gay, despite his assailants’ assumptions.

News Briefs: Harvard Group Tackles Health Issues; Phelps Visits Boston
In brief: Phelps to tour greater Boston again. Harvard Law LGBT group tackles health disparities at conference.

Obama Chooses Gay Man As New AIDS Czar
President Obama has named Jeffrey S. Crowley as head of The Office of National AIDS Policy.

Scott Libby, May 21, 1983 - February 20, 2009
Scott Libby of Raymond, Maine, a bartender at the Paradise Café in Cambridge, was killed in a car accident on Feb. 20 in Bethel, Maine.

Bill Moyers Responds to Media Probe of His ’Homo Hunting’ Past
Longtime journalist and media critic Bill Moyers, faced with questions about his role in a "gay witch hunt" during LBJ’s administration, offered his version of events.

Opponents protest anti-gay Ky. adoption bill
A measure that would bar gay and lesbian couples from adopting children is sparking protests in Frankfort.

Hawaii same-sex unions bill deadlocked
A state Senate committee voted 3-3 early Wednesday on a bill that would allow same-sex civil unions, a split that normally would stall the legislation but in this case was not expected to prevent it from advancing.

Home of gay activist Kameny named DC landmark
The Washington, D.C., home regarded as the epicenter of the city’s gay rights movement is being designated a historic landmark.

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