Monday’s Gay News

Filed Under Headlines | July 13th, 2009 

Monday’s gay news headlines include: updates on the gay sailor murder, DADT, more news out of Texas, more kissing drama, gay panic, civil rights, religion, science and more.

Crime Watch: In NY: Cops nab alleged serial gay basher who terrorized Upper East Side men

Gay Panic:

- Gay panic at the CJC and Toronto Star

- Gay Couple Detained After Kissing On Plaza Owned By Mormon Church Update: Kiss-In Protesting Detention Held at Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City (video)

Gay Rights: At 54, Cleve Jones is ready for his comeback

Media Watch:

- Video: The Gay Rights Movement Since Stonewall — a panel offers a rare look at the defining moments of the gay rights movement as seen through the eyes of journalists, historians, and media advocates.

- Brett Edward Stout has a great article on an Iowa Public Radio reporter who is making the radio documentary about hate crimes. The Invisible Crime is available for reading in ACCESSline, Iowa’s LGBT Newspaper, July 2009 Issue, Vol 23 No 4 on page 1.

Military Viewpoints:

- Allies’ stance cited in US gays-in-military debate (by allies they mean Australia, Britain and Israel)

- On a related note: For one UK officer, a time to stand and be counted (+ other stories of the UK experience of gays in the military)

- “Don’t Ask” Fight Hits Senate — New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand could force the Senate to take up the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy this week.

- Brett Edward Stout has a great article titled Asking and Telling It How It Is. It’s available for reading in ACCESSline, Iowa’s LGBT Newspaper, July 2009 Issue, Vol 23 No 4 on page 8. (You’ll need to manually page through to page 8 unfortunately.)

Gay Sailor Murder case:

- U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is calling for an investigation into the shooting death of a gay Houston sailor while he was on duty in California last month. — Jackson Lee demands probe of gay sailor’s death

- With questions still lingering over the shooting death of a Houston sailor, family and friends mourn their loss — Houston family lays gay, slain Navy sailor to rest

Texas Watch:

- Another Dallas-area gay bar raid prompts questions

- Meanwhile…Questions linger about raid at Fort Worth gay bar

Postal Pride: Gay pride display fails to get postal stamp of approval

Religion: Theologian Amanullah De Sondy wants Islam to tolerate homosexuality again, just as it did generations ago — Why can’t Muslims be gay and proud?

Gay Science: A Photo of Your Gay Brain

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