Monday, August 31, 2009

Today in GLBT News :: August 31, 2009

Iowa and Maine question National Organization for Marriage’s funding sources

Ethics commissions in both states have asked the National Organization for Marriage to answer questions about its funding sources as the group continues to push to repeal laws that allow gays and lesbians to marry.

Pope accepts anti-gay bishop’s resignation
Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the early retirement of a U.S. bishop who has denounced nuns for sponsoring lectures by gay-rights advocates and directed priests to deny communion to abortion backers, the Vatican said Monday.

Gay Pa. man’s gender bias lawsuit reinstated
A federal appeals court has reinstated a gay western Pennsylvania man’s lawsuit contending that co-workers who allegedly harassed him about his effeminate behavior discriminated against his gender, not his sexual orientation.

Gay Domestic Violence Theory Hotly Disputed
A theory that many victims of same-sex domestic violence fight back has ignited a firestorm among advocates and counselors in the field.

EDGE Talks to NOM: Anti-Marriage Group Details Rhode Island Plans
The head of the National Organization for Marriage’s Rhode Island chapter sat down with an EDGE reporter and talked candidly of his goals; not surprisingly, LGBT activists begged to differ.

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