http://www.365gay.com The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:48:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (Chicago, Illinois) As far as Miguel Garcia is concerned, Chicago already has a gay high school. Jones College Prep, where the 16-year-old is a junior, has the city's largest Gay Straight Alliance, an organization of more than 100 students that he and other members say wields considerable influence at their ... http://www.365gay.com/news/anger-frustration-over-shelving-chicago-gay-school/ (Sydney, Australia) The name may seem like a joke, but the Australian Sex Party is serious - serious about sex, according to their slogan. The country's newest political party is also serious about a number of other issues: quashing a government proposal for a national Internet filter that would block 10,000 ... http://www.365gay.com/news/australias-sex-party-stumps-for-gay-marriage/ (Kingston, Ontario) Students who make politically incorrect comments at Ontario's Queen's University, in Canada, can expect a lecture, whether they're in or out of class. The Kingston university has hired student facilitators to step in if they overhear students making homophobic or racial slurs, remarks bashing women or other offensive language. The ... http://www.365gay.com/news/university-enforces-offensive-language-ban/ The California Supreme Court has agreed to hear a number of cases dealing with Proposition 8. But, as the LA Times reported, not all judges are on board to hash out the vote in the courtroom. Specifically, Justice Joyce Kennard, a long-time supporter of gay rights, voted not to review the ... http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-left-leaning-california-judge-votes-against-hearing-proposition-8-cases/ (San Francisco, California) California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. The California Supreme Court accepted three lawsuits seeking to nullify Proposition 8, a voter-approved constitutional amendment that overruled ... http://www.365gay.com/news/18000-cal-gay-marriages-in-limbo-until-march-at-earliest/ (Memphis, Tennessee) A former Memphis police officer pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to civil rights charges in the jailhouse beating of a transgender prostitution suspect which was captured on video. An indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses Bridges McRae, 28, of using unreasonable force by repeatedly striking Duanna Johnson with his fist and ... http://www.365gay.com/news/cop-pleads-not-guilty-to-beating-transwoman-later-found-murdered/ (Stockholm) Swedish health officials say they will remove transvestism, fetishism and sadomasochism from the country's official list of diseases and mental disorders. The National Board of Welfare says labeling those aspects of sexual behavior and gender identity as disorders can add to prejudices in society. Gay and transgender rights activists welcomed ... http://www.365gay.com/news/sweden-sm-fetishes-not-mental-illnesses/ This is a day old story, but its racial humor matches the genius of Richard Pryor or, for you youngsters, Aaron McGruder's "The Boondocks." The second in command of Al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahri, released an audio-tape calling President-elect Barack Obama a "House Negro." No one expected the terrorist organization to close ... http://www.365gay.com/blog/112008-al-qaeda-leader-mocks-obama/ (San Francisco, California) California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. The California Supreme Court accepted three lawsuits seeking to nullify Proposition 8, a voter-approved constitutional amendment that overruled ... http://www.365gay.com/news/cal-supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-prop-8-case/ (Tucson, Arizona) Days after being profiled on the television crime show America's Most Wanted a lesbian couple wanted for murder has been found dead in Arizona. The bodies of Tina Loesch, 37, and Skye Hanson, 44, were found in a sports utility vehicle near Tucson. They had been on the run ... http://www.365gay.com/news/wanted-lesbian-killers-found-dead/