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Former RNC chair Ken Mehlman: 'I'm Gay'
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor Ken Mehlman, George Bush's 2004 presidential campaign manager - the campaign that backed state initiatives to ban same-sex marriage - and former chairman of the Republican National Committee, has disclosed to family and associates the he is Gay. Mehlman is arguably the most powerful Republican in history to identify as Gay.

SGN Exclusive Interview: Constance McMillen excited about coming to Seattle
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor Constance McMillen, the renowned Itawamba, Mississippi high school student who took on the school district after she was refused permission to bring her girlfriend as a date, and to wear a tuxedo, to the Itawamba County Agricultural High School prom, is scheduled for a personal appearance in Seattle. The teen, who has since g

Dino Rossi's links to R71 bigots
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer More anti-Gay Referendum 71 figures have resurfaced, this time in the hotly contested senate race pitting incumbent Democrat Patty Murray against Republican challenger Dino Rossi. Right-wing lawyer James Bopp Jr. is now representing a secretive group running attack ads against Murray. Bopp is best known

Pentagon mails new DADT survey
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor Late last week, Pentagon officials mailed out 150,000 new 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (DADT) surveys, this time seeking input from military spouses about the potential repeal of the U.S. military's discriminatory policy that prohibits Gays and Lesbians from serving openly. The Defense Department said military spouses

Civil partnerships? We must be equal before the law!
by Peter Tatchell - Courtesy of OutRage! A recent Pink News poll found that 98% of its readers believe that civil partnerships are not enough. They want full same-sex civil marriage. The main U.K. Gay lobby group, Stonewall, does not call or campaign for marriage equality; claiming it is not a priority. All other major LGBT groups op

Anti-Gay student loses lawsuit
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer For the second time in two months, a federal judge has ruled that public universities may enforce the academic standards of their graduate programs, even when students claim those standards violate the principles of their religion. Georgia Judge J. Randall Hall refused on August 23 to enjoin Augusta State University from expelling Jen

California legislature endorses DOMA repeal
by Mike Andrew - SGN Staff Writer The California state legislature called on the US Congress and President Obama to repeal DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act). The joint resolution - AJR 19 - passed on August 23. The vote was 22-12 in the Senate, with both Democrats and Republicans voting for repeal. The resolution passed the assembly o

International News
by Rex Wockner - SGN Contributing Writer Mexico City mayor sues Guadalajara bishop for defamation The mayor of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard, has sued the Roman Catholic bishop of Guadalajara, Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, for saying that the Mexican Supreme Court was bribed by Ebrard and others to approve Mexico City's law that legalized Gay marriage and a

NOH8 Campaign takes snapshots of Seattle
by James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer On Monday, August 23, the NOH8 Campaign set up a photo studio at Seattle's W Hotel (1112 4th Ave.) in Downtown Seattle to shoot their popular and stylish NOH8 Portraits for Seattle-area residents. The photos of all Seattleites that attended will be featured on the NOH8 website once the images are edited by photographer Adam Bousk

Mosque issue is an LGBT issue
by Mark Segal - Courtesy of the Philadelphia Gay News If you picked up almost any newspaper in the nation Monday, you would have seen an article about the proposed Islamic Cultural Center near ground zero in Manhattan. The Washington Post story 'Other Mosque Proposals Also Face Opposition' examines how there is growing opposition to mosques in other cities around t

Ask Michael: Good sex and better communication
by Michael Raitt - SGN Contributing Writer How many of you are in a relationship and feel frustrated and horny because you are only having sex once or twice a month or a couple times a year? How many of you have reduced the explanation of your minimal sex life to, 'We have different sex drives?' Active physical intimacy is an important component of every adult relatio

Rain City Soccer brings home the silver from Cologne, Germany
by James Whitely - SGN Staff Writer Rain City Soccer Club has been busy recently. In addition to holding their Third Annual Shirts vs. Shorts game on August 21, one of the Rain City teams took home a silver medal from the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne, Germany. The Shirts vs. Shorts game was held at the Bobby Morris Playfield at Cal Anderson Park and ser

Seattle teams 'the envy of the tournament' at Gay Softball World Series
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor From August 17-21, the Gay Softball World Series (GSWS) took place in Columbus, Ohio. This year, according to Emerald City Softball (ECSA) commissioner Jeff Card, the GSWS featured more Open Division teams than ever before - 146 in total - and teams representing 37 different leagues from around the country.

National News
New York lawmakers address Gay divorce The legislative history of a no-fault divorce bill that passed New York's Senate, then the Assembly, includes an Assembly memo that reaffirms New York's recognition of same-sex marriages from elsewhere and says that married Gay couples can divorce in New York. Gov. David Paterson signed the bill August 15. The memo say

Melissa Etheridge is fearless at the Paramount
by Shaun Knittel - SGN Associate Editor Melissa Etheridge August 22 Paramount Theatre Lesbian. Singer. Songwriter. Survivor. Mother. These are words often used when describing Melissa Etheridge. After all, the pop-based folk-rock artist is an open Lesbian, has sold over 27 million albums worldwide, penned 15 Grammy-nominated songs