*California Court 'Clarifies' Adoption Ruling.
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on this Story. *Plan To Protect
Cal. Gay Adoptions Ruling.
*Four Florida Men Charged In Hate Crime.
*Discrimination Alleged at CIA.
*Openly gay man considers run for Maryland House.
*S.F. Officials Deny Report of Quarantine Comment.
*Federal Appeals Court
to Hear Gay
Case
Involving Publicly Funded Religious Group.
Just In Time For Christmas
Stop wondering,Checkmate Infidelity Test is the
answer.
*Gay Tourism Supporting Many.Sunbelt.
Looking to take a holiday getaway, Miami's the
place.
And Then There Where
Two.
November 30:
George Harrison died about 1:30 p.m.
at a friend's home. His wife, Olivia,
and son, Dhani,
were at his side. This News
comes just days after reports surfaced
that
he was in the
City of Angeles and
receiving chemotherapy treatment at
UCLA Medical
Center. The
Rumors spreading
in July, said George
was dying of
cancer, he denied this.
In early November, rumors started
circulating again, this
time George and those close to
him remained silent. However, they seem to have turned out to be true.
Brief Bio on George
Harrison.
*A Discrimination
Complaint was Filed Against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
*Lesbian to
become chair of Amnesty International UK.
*Christian
Institute Backs Gay Discrimination In U.K..
*Victims of AIDS Protest in China.
*Football's Gay Pioneer Wants to Start Family.
November 3rd to
12th, 2001
Votes on
Anti-Gay Measures Four Big Victories~One Defeat
November
12: The
votes are in and they are looking oh so good. with the total numbers showing
strong pro-gay
support. In South Florida is a major victory pro-gay rights groups against the
well
funded arm of
the religious right, lost by margin of 65 to 35
percent.
Newly Elected
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Pro~Gay Rights.
November
12: Elections news
keeps getting better. Michael Bloomberg newly declared Republican
and new NYC Mayor
on December 31st. His
politics little resemble those of the national Republican
Party. He is
pro-choice of a
women's right to abortion and supports the rights of
gays and lesbians,
which is great
news to gay New Yorkers. Related Article, New Yorkers Pick Their Man, and
that man
is Mayor-Elect
Mike Bloomberg.
Republicans
Nasty Anti-Gay Campaign Backfires Big Time.
November
11: The
results of Virginia's election couldn't have turned out better. One of the
most
went down in
defeat. Voters not only sent GOP a message that hate isn't an acceptable value
for
Virginians,
their choice as their next Governor, gives gay activists much reason to
celebrate. Check
anti-gay
campaign. The comments
N.J. Upset as Democrat
Jim McGreevey Wins Governorship.
November
11: N.J.
Governor Elect Jim McGreevey will be the state's 51st elected governor and the
first Democrat since
Jim Florio in 1989. This
breaks the
hold Republicans had
on reigns of power
and decision making
process in New Jersey. New Jersey and Virginia's newly elected Democratic
Governor's are
additional cause for gays and lesbians to celebrate. But, there's a political soap opera
going on to, things
are getting interesting in N.J..
Votes on
Anti-Gay Measures Four Big Victories~One Defeat
November
12: The
votes are in and they are looking oh so good. with the total numbers showing
strong pro-gay
support. In South Florida is a major victory pro-gay rights groups against the
well funded
arm of the
religious right, lost by margin of 65 to
35
percent.
Panel Passes
Helms' Boy Scout Amendment, Senate Passes Boxer Amendment Same
Day.
November
8: Panel rejects Boxer
Amendment, passes the Helms Amendment. But, on same day,
Senate passes Boxer
Amendment, which does not call for withholding federal
education funds. So,
not a win for
us, just a little better deal.
TBC's E-Mail
Campaigm of lawmakers on the
Helm's Amendment did get a few replies, this post from
Senator Bob Graham,
he is on the top of my
speed dial email list. Sorry Bob.
HEAlTH WARNING:
Poppers & Viagra New Lethal Cocktail
November
8: A
few of those who chased down those little blue pills with the little brown
bottles, have
become victims
of a lethal cocktail.
Both amyl and butyl nitrate lower blood pressure, Viagra, also lowers
blood pressure.
Combining them can lower one's
blood pressure to a dead
stop.
Why Queers Were
Silent
November
3: After the
September 11 terrorist attacks, New York's Gay
Community remained mostly
silent and
invisible. The
Gully.Com spoke to gay activists, Andrés Duque, Mano a
Mano, Richard Burns,
New York's GLBT
Community
Center. Glennda Testone, GLAAD, on the gay community's reaction
to
the catastrophe.
Pres. Gerald
Ford Endorses Equality for Gay Couples.
Former President
Gerald Ford, in interview
with Detroit
News columnist Debra Price said, "I think that, all
the
same-sex
couples should
be treated equally, period"
Ford told the Detroit News
that the federal government
should provide
same
benefits for same-sex
couples and married couples and provisions should include Social
Security, tax
and all other federal
benefits. In 1975 a gay man thwarted assassination attempt on the former