http://biggaynews.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:01:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Download Standard Podcast<a href="http://biggaynews.com/patients-often-hide-sexual-orientation/2052">Patients Often Hide Sexual Orientation (BGN)</a> <a href="http://biggaynews.com/us-panel-visits-dont-ask-dont-tell/2051">U.S. Panel Visits ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (BGN)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/gays/SIG=11ia02512/*http%3A//www.wtol.com/global/story.asp?s=8729008" target="_blank">Gays in Iraq terrorized by threats, rape, murder (WTOL 11 Toledo)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/homosexual/SIG=135rpfrnn/*http%3A//www.kjrh.com/news/state/story.aspx?content_id=421f75d9-1c69-417e-af7b-b70aa27afe5c&#38;rss=784" target="_blank">Kern stopped from bringing gun to Capitol (KJRH-TV Tulsa)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/gays/SIG=12dlfklkm/*http%3A//www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92864149&#38;ft=1&#38;f=1001" target="_blank">Congress Revisits Military's Policy On Gays (NPR)</a> <span ... http://biggaynews.com/big-gay-news-for-thursday-jul-24-2008/2055 NEW YORK, July 24 (UPI) Thirty-nine percent of men in New York City who have sex with other men do not disclose their sexual orientation to their doctors, health officials said. Healthcare providers, who know about their patients' sexual behavior, can help prevent HIV infection through testing, counseling and other services, ... http://biggaynews.com/patients-often-hide-sexual-orientation/2052 WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) A U.S. House of Representatives panel is examining the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bars openly gay and lesbian people from serving in the U.S. military. Opponents to the policy told a House Armed Services subcommittee Wednesday the policy hurt the military by excluding otherwise-qualified people ... http://biggaynews.com/us-panel-visits-dont-ask-dont-tell/2051 Download Standard Podcast<a href="http://biggaynews.com/dancer-shot-by-officer-trying-to-save-him/2047">Dancer Shot by Officer Trying to Save Him (BGN)</a> <a href="http://biggaynews.com/african-bishop-robinson-should-quit/2048">African Bishop: Robinson Should Quit (BGN)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/gay/SIG=12cdn3d16/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080723/od_afp/spaingayssports_080723164747" target="_blank">Thousands converge on Barcelona for European gay games (AFP)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8465.html" target="_blank">Cruising arrest was "huge relief" claims George Michael (Pink News)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/gays/SIG=12d0gi386/*http%3A//www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92809600&#38;ft=1&#38;f=1001" target="_blank">Anglicans Boycott Meeting, Split Over Women, Gays ... http://biggaynews.com/big-gay-news-for-wednesday-jul-23-2008/2050 CANTERBURY, England, July 22 (UPI) -- An African bishop at the Lambeth Conference in Britain called Tuesday for the resignation of the Anglican Communion's only openly gay bishop. Daniel Deng, the archbishop of Sudan, said that the bishops in the U.S. Episcopal Church who voted for Gene Robinson's consecration as ... http://biggaynews.com/african-bishop-robinson-should-quit/2048 SAN DIEGO, July 22 (UPI) -- A male dancer who jumped off a ship in San Diego Bay was shot dead by a police officer who tried to rescue him. An autopsy found that Steven Paul Hirschfield was killed by a shot to the chest, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Hirschfield ... http://biggaynews.com/dancer-shot-by-officer-trying-to-save-him/2047 Download Standard Podcast<a href="http://biggaynews.com/candidates-anti-gay-comic-book-targets-ag/2044">Candidate’s Anti-Gay Comic Book Targets AG (BGN)</a> <a href="http://biggaynews.com/dont-ask-dont-tell-gets-house-hearing/2045">‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Gets House Hearing (BGN)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8451.html" target="_blank">Antilles to appeal against court ruling on same-sex couples (Pink News)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/lesbian/SIG=128ku9opo/*http%3A//www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2362000,00.html" target="_blank">Islanders lose Lesbian case (News 24 South Africa)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/gay/SIG=137b8vn7v/*http%3A//www.rainbownetwork.com/UserPortal/Article/Detail.aspx?ID=21261&#38;sid=140&#38;gnbox_cn=0&#38;gnbox_ca=4" target="_blank">Canada: A Gay Guide (RainbowNetwork.com)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/homosexual/SIG=12iqnhc7d/*http%3A//english.pravda.ru/society/showbiz/22-07-2008/105850-moscow-eurovision-0" ... http://biggaynews.com/big-gay-news-for-tuesday-jul-22-2008/2046 WASHINGTON, July 22 (UPI) -- Congressional Democrats say they are taking what some hope will be the first step to changing the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" gay service policy. U.S. Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Calif., has introduced a bill that would repeal the policy and let gays and lesbians ... http://biggaynews.com/dont-ask-dont-tell-gets-house-hearing/2045 OKLAHOMA CITY, July 21 (UPI) -- An Oklahoma county commissioner's re-election campaign is distributing an anti-gay comic book that links the state attorney general to "the homosexual agenda." Legal Newsline reported Monday that in one of the drawings, Oklahoma Attorney General W.A. Drew Edmondson is depicted holding a sign that ... http://biggaynews.com/candidates-anti-gay-comic-book-targets-ag/2044 Download Standard Podcast<a href="http://biggaynews.com/obama-leads-mccain-by-46-points-among-glbt-adults/2042">Obama Leads McCain by 46 Points Among GLBT Adults (BGN)</a> <a href="http://biggaynews.com/calif-poll-51-percent-favor-gay-marriage/2039">Calif. Poll: 51 Percent Favor Gay Marriage (BGN)</a><a href="http://biggaynews.com/poll-75-percent-ok-gays-in-us-military/2040"> Poll: 75 Percent OK Gays in U.S. Military (BGN)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/gay/SIG=11mr2g9md/*http%3A//www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid58043.asp" target="_blank">Friends Suspect Gay Turk Victim Of Honor Killing (The Advocate)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/gay/SIG=12vjd9197/*http%3A//seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2008063698_webgaytravel21.html?syndication=rss" target="_blank">"So gay" tourism ad riles some ... http://biggaynews.com/big-gay-news-for-monday-jul-21-2008/2043 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – July 21, 2008 With just six weeks to go until the Democrat and Republican Presidential conventions, the general election is almost officially here. Results from a new Harris Poll show that: In a four way race, Barack Obama leads John McCain among registered voters 44 percent to 35 percent, ... http://biggaynews.com/obama-leads-mccain-by-46-points-among-glbt-adults/2042 WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) Seventy-five percent of Americans say gays and lesbians should be permitted to serve in the U.S. military, a Washington Post-ABC News poll indicated. That figure is up from 62 percent in 2001 and 44 percent in 1993 -- when the administration of former President Bill Clinton instituted "don't ... http://biggaynews.com/poll-75-percent-ok-gays-in-us-military/2040 SACRAMENTO, July 18 (UPI) Fifty-one percent of California voters oppose an initiative to reverse a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage, a poll released Friday indicated. The Field Poll surveyed 672 likely voters, the Los Angeles Times reported. Among respondents, 42 percent said they support Proposition 8, which defines marriage ... http://biggaynews.com/calif-poll-51-percent-favor-gay-marriage/2039 <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/gay/SIG=11mqlk4cg/*http%3A//www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid57909.asp" target="_blank">N.C. Bullying Bill Dies Over Gay Controversy (The Advocate)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/gay/SIG=131f0l0bq/*http%3A//www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/jul/18/gayandlesbiantravel.usa?gusrc=rss&#38;feed=worldnews" target="_blank">'South Carolina is so gay' travel agency to get refund (Guardian Unlimited)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8418.html" target="_blank">Senate votes to remove US ban on HIV+ travellers (Pink News)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/gay/SIG=1288cu970/*http%3A//www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/18/national/main4271220.shtml" target="_blank">Census Won't Report Gay Marriage (CBS News)</a> <span class="headline"></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/gay/SIG=11od1i3ov/*http%3A//www.advocate.com/travel_detail_ektid57905.asp" ... http://biggaynews.com/big-gay-news-for-friday-jul-18-2008/2038 Download Standard Podcast<a href="http://biggaynews.com/dutch-invent-new-word-for-married-gays/2035">Dutch Invent New Word for Married Gays (BGN)</a> <a href="http://biggaynews.com/mass-senate-votes-to-repeal-marriage-ban/2036">Mass. 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