NewsWrap for the week ending Oct. 30, 2010

SUMMARY

Don't Hold Your Breath - The much-anticipated October 29th ruling from the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on whether or not to extend its temporary stay of a lower court's injunction barring further enforcement of Don't Ask Don't Tell has apparently been delayed until after the November 2nd midterm elections ...

Don't Care - unprecedented Pentagon survey of military personnel and their families conducted as part of its ten-month-long study to determine how best to implement legislative repeal of the policy reportedly reveals that serving with "out" compatriots is not of much concern to the troops or their kin ...

3 of 11 Walk - charges are dropped against three young members of the Bronx Latin King Goonies street gang in the horrific gay-bashing assaults against two teens and two adults, but at least eight others face felony assault, sexual abuse and hate crime charges in what prosecutors say is an ongoing investigation ...

2 of 2 Withdraw - two Rutgers University students charged with web-casting the private gay sexual encounters of dorm-mate Tyler Clementi that led to his suicide have dropped out of school, but still face invasion of privacy charges ...

Justice Price Tag - Mississippi's Itawamba County School District is ordered to pay $81,000 in legal costs to the ACLU attorneys who successfully represented Constance McMillen in her civil rights lawsuit after she was denied the chance to bring her girlfriend to the senior promo ...

Bias Not PRI-ordained - proposed constitutional amendment to ban recognition of same-gender marriages in the Mexican state of Baja California may not be a done deal after a change of political party control in the Chamber of Deputies and in the five state municipalities that must ratify it ...

It Gets Legal - U.S. Department of Education warns federally-funded schools and colleges that the Title IX civil rights law requires them to protect LGBT students from verbal and physical abuse ...

Shut Up - Clint McCance, the school board member in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas under fire for urging gay kids to kill themselves, announces his resignation ...

Bullies Begone - secondary school in Britain's north London says it's virtually eliminated anti-LGBT bullying on campus by adding gay and lesbian history lessons to the curriculum ...

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Astraea's Acey Outing & New Queer CDs

Now playing ... week of Oct. 25, 2010

Feminist activist Katherine Acey of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice tells Sheri Lunn how she happened to pick coming out over the convent.

Jason Walker's soulful pop ("Leave It All Behind"), Sean Wiggins' bluesy country ("Naked Thursdays") and Kyle Puccia's spiritual arrival ("Sell Out") tune up the Audiofile, hosted by JD Doyle & Chris Wilson and produced with Christopher David Trentham.

And in NewsWrap: "Don't Ask" rides a roller coaster as Obama defends discrimination, "Hang Them!" headline forces "100 of Uganda's Top Homos" into hiding, EuroCourt convicts Russia of Moscow Pride ban rights violations, gay Florida dads have "saved their children," and more news reported by Ben Caron and Rick Watts.

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NewsWrap for the week ending Oct. 23, 2010

SUMMARY

DADT Drama - Don't Ask Don't Tell drama moves from the federal district court (an injunction against its enforcement) to the Obama administration (a successful appeals court move to stay the injunction) to the Pentagon (new guidelines from Defense Secretary Robert Gates about how discharges will now be determined under the military policy forcing lesbian and gay service members to stay closeted) ...

Homicidal Headline - Ugandan newspaper splashes the names, photos and addresses of "100 of Uganda's Top Homos" on its front page with a banner reading "Hang Them!" ...

Moscow Pride Wins - European Court of Human Rights unanimously rules that the bans of Moscow Pride marches in 2006, 2007 and 2008 violated the European Convention on Human Rights ...

Prop 8 Update - the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announces that oral arguments in California's Proposition 8 case will be heard on December 6th, while the Republican candidates for California Governor and Attorney General each vow to re-engage the state in appealing the lower court ruling that the voter-approved marriage equality-banning measure is federally unconstitutional ...

Saved Our Children - Florida's 33-year-old state law banning gays and lesbians from becoming adoptive parents is now officially dead

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Robbins' Coming Out & "The Side Door"

Now playing ... week of Oct. 18, 2010

Charles Robbins, Executive Director of The Trevor Project tells Sheri Lunn how coming to terms with his sexual orientation and recovering from his addictions brought him full circle. Plus: Daniel "Harry Potter" Radcliffe voices a PSA promoting The Trevor Project's 24-hour suicide prevention hot-line for LGBTQ youth -- the only one of its kind in the world. [Note: For support services for young people, see resources here.]

In Jan Donley's young adult novel, mystery and support slip through The Side Door of high school drama. Janet Mason reviews the book and recalls her own teen years.

And in NewsWrap: Obama's Justice fights "Don't Ask" injunction and DOMA-dumping rulings, Belgrade homophobes riot against Pride, eleven Bronx gang-bangers busted in brutal hate beatings, another teen suicides as right blames equality movement, Black lesbian couple's "Bridal Bliss" is of the "Essence" ... and more news reported by John Torres and Robert LeBlanc.

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NewsWrap for the week ending Oct. 16, 2010

SUMMARY

DADT Injunction Challenged - The Obama Justice Department moves to block a California federal judge's injunction that would bar enforcement of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" two days after it was issued, and the Pentagon clarifies an initially confusing situation for lesbigay service members ...

"Fierce Advocate" Strikes Again - Obama Justice Department also files notices of appeal of two rulings in a Massachusetts federal court that DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act, is unconstitutional ...

Belgrade 'Phobes Riot - hundreds of rampaging homophobes battle police in Serbia's capital of Belgrade in a failed attempt to attack the first LGBT Pride march in the city in nine years ...

Bronx Brutality - eleven Bronx gang members are charged with felony assault, sexual abuse and hate crimes for brutally beating two teens and an adult whom they perceived to be gay ...

Another Dead Teenager - in Norman, Oklahoma, 19-year-old Zach Harrington becomes at least the tenth U.S. teen reported to have committed suicide in the last month because of homophobic abuse ...

Hall of Shame - Family Research Council President Tony Perkins blames the suicides on the LGBT equality movement ...

Streaming Sanity - "It Gets Better" video project that assures queer teens that life really does improve after high school finds a new online home after it outgrows its YouTube channel ...

Essential Progress - Essence.com, the online version of the venerable African-American women's magazine, features a lesbian couple for the first time in its "Bridal Bliss" section ...

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PFLAG's L.A. Gala & Nipper's D.C. Speech

Now playing ... week of Oct. 11, 2010

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays hosts its first star-studded Hollywood celebration of support, where correspondent Linda Birch parties with "Glee" star Jane Lynch and creator/executive producer Ryan Murphy, "The Kids Are All Right" writer/director Lisa Cholodenko, PFLAG Executive Director Jody Huckaby and National President John Cepeck, "Modern Family" stars Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet, and other guests.

Progressives preach unity at the One Nation Working Together For Jobs, Justice and Education for All rally in Washington, D.C. But even as National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Deputy Executive Director Darlene Nipper speaks in front of the Lincoln Memorial, some LGBT activists there feel less than welcomed.



And in NewsWrap: Baja lawmakers reject Mexico City marriage equality, Russian courts reportedly issue two pro-LGBT rulings, Mormon leader's "impure" rant draws ringing protests, "It Gets Better" outgrows YouTube, an Italian singer pops out ... plus late-breaking bulletins about violent anti-gay protests at Belgrade Pride, and multiple arrests for horrific New York City gay-bashing gang assaults ... and more news reported by Michael LeBeau and Tanya Kane-Parry.

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NewsWrap for the week ending Oct. 9, 2010

SUMMARY

Bah! on Baja - Baja California lawmakers buck a Mexican Supreme Court order that all states recognize Mexico City same-gender marriages ...

Russian Rulings - leading activist Nikolai Alekseyev reports that Russian courts have ruled that a ban on a Pride march in St. Petersburg and the closure of Moscow's oldest gay club were each illegal, and that police allowed the first LGBT rights demonstration in five years to proceed ...

Pride of the Continent - thousands attend Africa's largest Pride parade in Johannesburg ...

Evidence Sought - New Jersey authorities continue their investigation into the suicide of gay Rutgers student Tyler Clementi because of his dorm roommate's online video spying ...

The Devil's Apostle - leading apostle of the Mormon Church calls same-gender relationships "impure and unnatural", prompting protests at the Church's Salt Lake City headquarters ...

Track Stars - die-in to mourn the rash of gay teen suicides disrupts New York City's Grand Central Station ...

Old Business - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a bill repealing an antiquated law ordering state research into "the causes and cures of homosexuality" ...

Gonna Need a Bigger Tube - YouTube "It Gets Better" campaign launched by writer/activist Dan Savage looks for a larger online home ...

Bowing Out - Italian pop star Tiziano Ferro and British actor Kieron Richardson each come out ...

LATE FLASH - Belgrade Pride survives violent anti-gay protests ...

LATE FLASH - arrests follow a horrific gang assault on gay men in New York City

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"Howl" The Movie & NCOD Warm-Up

Now playing ... week of Oct. 4, 2010

Writer-directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman share preview clips and conversation with Steve Pride about their new film featuring James Franco as 1950s gay beat poet Allen Ginsberg.

Activist Lorri Jean's tells her story to Sheri Lunn to herald October 11th's National Coming Out Day.

And in NewsWrap: snoops and bullies drive targeted teens to suicide (see Resources for LGBTIQ Youth), hip-hop homophobe's two cents demonstrates depraved indifference, Islamic Defenders disrupt Jakarta's Q! Film Festival, cops nab 80 in cruisy Beijing park, Tasmania welcomes imported same-gender marriages, and more news reported by Robert LeBlanc and Rick Watts.

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NewsWrap for the week ending Oct. 2, 2010

SUMMARY

Dead Teens Talking - The suicide of bullied Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi and at least four other U.S. gay teens in September finally draws mainstream media attention to a festering crisis [see Resources for LGBTIQ Youth] ...

Reeling in Riots - the ninth annual Q! Film Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia endures hard-line Muslim protests ...

No Parking - Beijing riot police detain at least 80 men in raids on a popular gay cruising area ...

Goodbye, Yuri - infamously homophobic Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov is fired after 18 years in power by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ...

Imported Equality - Tasmania becomes the first Australian state to recognize same-gender marriages legally performed elsewhere ...

Marriage Proposed - Australian Greens Senator introduces a federal marriage equality bill ...

Drawn to Order - "Veronica" issue 202 introducing new gay kid in town Kevin Keller breaks "Archie Comics" brand sales records

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Resources for LGBTIQ Youth

In the wake of the recent rash of queer youth suicides, we thought it would be helpful to post these resources for LGBTIQ youth and their supporters ...

The Trevor Project is a 24-hour, national help line for gay and questioning teens: U.S. toll-free phone no.: 866-4U-TREVOR, www.thetrevorproject.org.

Here are some words of encouragement from the "It Gets Better" video campaign devised by Dan Savage:



Other groups that serve young people and address the issue of bullying include:

Angels and Doves is a U.S. anti-bullying non profit organization: www.AngelsandDoves.com.

The National Center for Bullying Prevention promotes awareness and effective ways to respond to bullying: www.Pacer.org/bullying.

Matthew’s Place, run by The Matthew Shepard Foundation, is an online community and resource center for LGBTQ youth: www.matthewsplace.com.

GLSEN (the Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network) also works to eradicate bullying and bias in U.S. schools: www.glsen.org.

STOMP Out Bullying focuses on reducing bullying and cyber-bullying: www.stompoutbullying.com.

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) promotes the health and well-being of LGBT persons, their families and friends through: support to cope with an adverse society; education to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights: www/pflag.org.