http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:00:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/stonewall-democrats-executive-director-stepping-down/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/stonewall-democrats-executive-director-stepping-down/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:00:06 +0000 365gay Newswire http://www.365gay.com/?p=8949 (Washington, D.C.) Jon Hoadley announced on Monday that he will be stepping down from his position as Executive Director of the Stonewall Democrats the Advocate reports. Hoadley will be stepping down in order to help the Kalamazoo, Mich.-based group One Kalamazoo protect the city's nondiscrimination ordinance. A popular vote determining the ... http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/stonewall-democrats-executive-director-stepping-down/feed/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/wac-reprimands-hawaii-coach-for-using-slur/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/wac-reprimands-hawaii-coach-for-using-slur/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:00:57 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.365gay.com/?p=8943 (Honolulu) The Western Athletic Conference is reprimanding Hawaii coach Greg McMackin for his derogatory comment while describing Notre Dame's chant before last year's Hawaii Bowl. The university already has suspended McMackin for 30 days without pay. He's volunteered to take an additional 7 percent pay cut from his $1.1 million salary. 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Fifty-six-year-old Janice Czyscon (SIZE'-kon) and her partner of 29 years, 57-year-old Crystal Hyslop, arrived at the Dane ... http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/wis-same-sex-couples-sign-up-as-domestic-partners/feed/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/blog/davis-positive-steps-in-the-face-of-tragedy/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/blog/davis-positive-steps-in-the-face-of-tragedy/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:01:57 +0000 Ali Davis http://www.365gay.com/?p=8935 This weekend’s attack at the gay and lesbian center in Tel Aviv left me with a familiar feeling: helplessness. That awful moment of wanting to do something but knowing you’re half a world away. I spent much of Saturday scouring the Internet for news and shaking my head. Fortunately there are ... http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/blog/davis-positive-steps-in-the-face-of-tragedy/feed/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/portugals-high-court-keeps-gay-marriage-ban/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/portugals-high-court-keeps-gay-marriage-ban/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:00:40 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.365gay.com/?p=8926 (Lisbon, Portugal) Portugal's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the country's ban on gay marriage, rejecting a challenge by two lesbians who are seeking to wed. The court said its five judges ruled 3-2 against an appeal lodged by the women two years ago. Teresa Pires and Helena Paixao, divorced mothers in their ... http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/portugals-high-court-keeps-gay-marriage-ban/feed/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/blog/lgbt-nominees-up-for-promotion-in-episcopal-church/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/blog/lgbt-nominees-up-for-promotion-in-episcopal-church/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:16:55 +0000 21 http://www.365gay.com/?p=8934 The Reverend Bonnie Perry is among three nominees to become the next Episcopal bishop of Minnesota, and the Reverend Canon Mary D. Glasspool and the Reverend John L. Kirkley have been nominated as assistant bishops in the Los Angeles Episcopalian Dioscese. The promotion of LGBT priests has been a huge source ... http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/blog/lgbt-nominees-up-for-promotion-in-episcopal-church/feed/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/american-dutch-gay-couples-wed-in-amsterdam/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/american-dutch-gay-couples-wed-in-amsterdam/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:00:48 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.365gay.com/?p=8925 (Amsterdam) The mayor of Amsterdam presided over the weddings of five American-Dutch gay, lesbian and transgender couples on a boat during the city's Gay Pride festival Saturday, challenging the United States to legalize gay marriage, as well. Mayor Job Cohen also performed the first weddings in the Netherlands after the country ... http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/american-dutch-gay-couples-wed-in-amsterdam/feed/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/sailor-charged-with-murder-commits-suicide/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/sailor-charged-with-murder-commits-suicide/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:00:28 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.365gay.com/?p=8923 (San Diego) A sailor charged with murder who committed suicide in the brig at Camp Pendleton asphyxiated himself by stuffing toilet paper in his mouth, according to a U.S. Navy spokesman. Petty Officer Jonathan Campos was found unresponsive in his cell about 12:20 p.m. Friday, said Navy spokesman Doug Sayers. 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As protesters with ... http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/israelis-rally-after-2-murdered-at-gay-center/feed/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/episcopalians-nominate-gay-clergy-for-bishop-in-la/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/episcopalians-nominate-gay-clergy-for-bishop-in-la/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:00:36 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.365gay.com/?p=8919 (Los Angeles) Two Episcopal priests in same-gender relationships are among the nominees for assistant bishop of Los Angeles, officials said Sunday. The Rev. John L. Kirkley of San Francisco and the Rev. Mary Douglas Glasspool of Maryland will be among six candidates on the ballot when lay people and clergy vote ... http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/episcopalians-nominate-gay-clergy-for-bishop-in-la/feed/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/blog/two-dead-after-shooting-in-tel-aviv-lgbt-youth-center/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/blog/two-dead-after-shooting-in-tel-aviv-lgbt-youth-center/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:10:57 +0000 Ali Davis http://www.365gay.com/?p=8907 A gunman wearing black began shooting at a Tel Aviv gay and lesbian center called Café Noir Saturday night, killing three people and wounding at least eight more - other reports put the number of wounded as high as 15. The shooter walked into the center during a meeting for LGBT ... http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/blog/two-dead-after-shooting-in-tel-aviv-lgbt-youth-center/feed/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/annie-leibovitz-sued-in-ny-for-breach-of-contract/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/annie-leibovitz-sued-in-ny-for-breach-of-contract/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:00:39 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.365gay.com/?p=8903 (New York) A New York finance company that lent celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz $24 million has filed a lawsuit charging that she reneged on the deal. Manhattan-based Art Capital Group says Leibovitz borrowed the money last year because she was in dire financial straits due to unpaid bills, mortgage payments and ... http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/annie-leibovitz-sued-in-ny-for-breach-of-contract/feed/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/the-day-rosie-helped-brooke-elliott/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/the-day-rosie-helped-brooke-elliott/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:00:25 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.365gay.com/?p=8901 (New York)  Brooke Elliott says a pivotal moment in her career started with an inexpensive outfit. The star of Lifetime's "Drop Dead Diva" got her big break in the 2004 Broadway show "Taboo," produced by Rosie O'Donnell. Elliott wanted to make a good impression on the TV personality so she put together ... http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/the-day-rosie-helped-brooke-elliott/feed/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/maine-gay-marriage-opponents-submit-challenges/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/maine-gay-marriage-opponents-submit-challenges/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:50:54 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.365gay.com/?p=8905 (Augusta) Opponents of Maine's new gay marriage law have submitted petitions seeking a November referendum on the measure. Leaders of the Stand for Marriage campaign said Friday they collected more than 100,000 signatures of registered Maine voters. Cartons containing the petitions have been turned into the secretary of state's office to ... http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/maine-gay-marriage-opponents-submit-challenges/feed/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/hawaii-coach-apologizes-for-gay-slur/ http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/hawaii-coach-apologizes-for-gay-slur/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:00:19 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.365gay.com/?p=8899 (Honolulu)  Hawaii coach Greg McMackin apologized Thursday for making a derogatory remark usually directed toward gays while describing Notre Dame's chant during a dinner banquet leading up to last year's Hawaii Bowl. McMackin used the slur during a media briefing at the Western Athletic Conference football preview in Salt Lake City. After ... http://www.365gay-q.mtvi.com/news/hawaii-coach-apologizes-for-gay-slur/feed/