http://www.365gay.com The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:30:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en http://www.365gay.com/news/schools-emerge-as-new-tactic-in-gay-marriage-votes/ http://www.365gay.com/news/schools-emerge-as-new-tactic-in-gay-marriage-votes/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:30:58 +0000 (San Francisco) In one ad after another, voters in California and Maine were besieged with images of what would supposedly happen if same-sex marriage were legal: Students on a field trip to a lesbian wedding, elementary kids gobbling up books featuring gay couples, kindergartners learning about homosexuality from their teachers. The ... http://www.365gay.com/news/schools-emerge-as-new-tactic-in-gay-marriage-votes/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/news/elton-john-on-mend-resuming-tour-dates/ http://www.365gay.com/news/elton-john-on-mend-resuming-tour-dates/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:14 +0000 (London) Elton John has been released from a London hospital after being treated for flu and an E. coli bacterial infection. The singer's spokesman Gary Farrow says John was at home Friday and was feeling fine. He left the hospital early Thursday. He says John planned to resume his suspended tour and ... http://www.365gay.com/news/elton-john-on-mend-resuming-tour-dates/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-why-not-go-for-everything-but-marriage-everywhere/ http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-why-not-go-for-everything-but-marriage-everywhere/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:01:13 +0000 Though it looked likely, it was still nice to see the official announcement that the "everything but marriage" ballot initiative passed in Washington State. Now, I know that Washington is a much more liberal state than Maine and equating the two would be a mistake. But I wonder, how much ... http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-why-not-go-for-everything-but-marriage-everywhere/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/news/the-first-openly-gay-mlb-owner/ http://www.365gay.com/news/the-first-openly-gay-mlb-owner/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:42 +0000 The Chicago Cubs have become the first major-league team to have an openly gay owner according to the Windy City Times. On Oct. 30, the Ricketts family became the new owners of MLB team, the Chicago Cubs. The family bought the team and Wrigley Field for $845 million. Laura Ricketts, one of the ... http://www.365gay.com/news/the-first-openly-gay-mlb-owner/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/news/sex-toy-study-at-duke-raises-some-eyebrows/ http://www.365gay.com/news/sex-toy-study-at-duke-raises-some-eyebrows/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:30:26 +0000 (Durham, NC) A campus religious leader is unhappy about a study at Duke University that invites female students to attend parties where they can buy sex toys. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday that the director of the Duke Catholic Center has lodged a complaint with researchers. The Rev. ... http://www.365gay.com/news/sex-toy-study-at-duke-raises-some-eyebrows/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/blog/110609-ted-haggard-comes-back/ http://www.365gay.com/blog/110609-ted-haggard-comes-back/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:08:45 +0000 Let's end a tiring week (the Maine vote and yesterday's Fort Hood incident) on some levity. Former reverend and present fame supplicant Ted Haggard is returning to spiritual guidance. In his living room. Yes the man who described himself as  "a heterosexual with complications" (loves, as in utterly, that line) is ... http://www.365gay.com/blog/110609-ted-haggard-comes-back/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/news/gay-partnership-measure-approved-by-voters/ http://www.365gay.com/news/gay-partnership-measure-approved-by-voters/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:22:33 +0000 (Olympia, Wash.)  Washington voters have approved the state's new "everything but marriage" law, expanding rights for domestic partners and marking the first time any state's voters have approved a gay equality measure at the ballot box. With about 72 percent of the expected vote counted Thursday in unofficial returns, Referendum 71 ... http://www.365gay.com/news/gay-partnership-measure-approved-by-voters/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/living/rachelwatch-shootings-at-fort-hood/ http://www.365gay.com/living/rachelwatch-shootings-at-fort-hood/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:33 +0000 Breaking News Rachel once again did separate 9:00 and 11:00 broadcasts as she tried to sort out Thursday’s tragic and baffling events at Fort Hood. As of the first broadcast, almost all that was known was that the shooting suspect is U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hassan, a military psychiatrist, and for ... http://www.365gay.com/living/rachelwatch-shootings-at-fort-hood/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/news/ny-gov-calls-for-session-on-gay-marriage/ http://www.365gay.com/news/ny-gov-calls-for-session-on-gay-marriage/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:38:13 +0000 (Albany, NY) New York Gov. David Paterson is calling the Legislature back to Albany for a special session to cut the budget and possibly vote on legalizing same-sex marriage. Paterson wants the Senate to give final legislative approval to same-sex marriage. But there's no guarantee there are enough votes to carry ... http://www.365gay.com/news/ny-gov-calls-for-session-on-gay-marriage/feed/ http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-what-it-means-to-train-police/ http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-what-it-means-to-train-police/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:12:40 +0000 After the announcement today about the Fort Worth Bar Raid, I think it's about time we had a frank discussion about police officers. Throughout LGBT history in the United States, the gay/trans community has been pitted against police. It's police, in fact, who inspire our holiest of high holidays: Pride.  ... http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-what-it-means-to-train-police/feed/