News Updates from the Weekend

Filed Under Headlines | August 3rd, 2009 

News updates from the weekend on stories we’ve been following plus some new tragic news.

Crime Files:
Tragedy Strikes!: Gay Israelis rally after shooting — Police hunt killer of Israel gays. (who and why exactly are still unknown the last I checked.)

An update on the murdered gay sailor case: Suspect in gay sailor’s death commits suicide in the brig.

Update from Fort Worth: TABC may release Rainbow Lounge report next week, but it won’t address ‘use of force’.

Court Cases:

- Update from India: Govt unlikely to seek stay on gay verdict in SC

- Divided Portugal court upholds gay marriage ban

Marriage: An Update: Australia same-sex union fight scores partial win? Gay activists staged mock weddings across Australia Saturday as the governing Labor party voted against a proposal to offer full legal recognition of same-sex marriages.

Military / Politics: Decorated Airman Anxiously Awaits New Policy on Gays