RI Lesbian Divorce Case Back In Court
(Providence, Rhode Island) A lesbian seeking a divorce has returned to court despite a ruling by Rhode Island Supreme Court that said same-sex divorce cannot be decided by Family Court.

Australian Territory Passes Scaled Down Civil Unions Bill
(Canberra) The Australian Capital Territory has passed legislation creating civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, but without a provision that would allow for couples to have ceremonies after the federal government it would veto the bill if the section remained in the legislation.

Arraignment Delayed In Gay Teen Murder Case
(Oxnard, California) The arraignment of a 14-year old charged with murder in the shooting of a gay classmate has been postponed until June so that his lawyer can prepare a motion challenging the constitutionality of charging the youth as an adult.

Deal Reached In McGreevey Custody Battle
(Elizabeth, New Jersey) Former Gov. James E. McGreevey and his estranged wife have settled custody issues for their only child as they moved closer to dissolving their marriage, their lawyers said.

Obama Welcomed As Mr President At US Capitol
(Washington) Sen. Barack Obama got a front-runner's welcome back at the Capitol, pressing congressional "superdelegates" to support him in a visit that had the look and feel of a campaign victory lap.

Obama: McCain Losing His Bearings
(Washington) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says that Republican rival John McCain tried to smear him and was "losing his bearings" with the suggestion that Hamas preferred Obama for president.

Cindy McCain Would Never Release Her Tax Returns
(Washington) Cindy McCain says she will never make her tax returns public even if her husband wins the White House and she becomes the first lady.

Family Values Congressman Admits To Affair, Illegitimate Child
(Washington) Rep. Vito Fossella of New York ran a red light, and wrecked his life. A drunk-driving arrest last week led to talk of an extramarital affair, and then finally Thursday, an admission of a child from that affair.

Faith-Based Group To Appeal Human Rights Ruling
(Toronto, Ontario) A provincially funded Christian group says it will appeal part of a tribunal ruling that found it violated the rights of a worker who was forced to quit after revealing she was gay.

Low Cost HIV Meds May Soon Head To Rwanda
(Toronto, Ontario) Four years after it was passed unanimously by Parliament, a bill drafted to allow low-cost Canadian-made AIDS drugs to be exported to developing countries may be on the verge of finally producing results.

Va Elects First Gay African American
(Falls Church, Virginia) Lawrence Webb has become the first gay African American elected to office in Virginia.  Webb won a seat this week on the Falls Church City Council in his first run for political office.

Calif Appeals Court Rules In Gay Partner Assets Case
(Santa Ana, California) Same-sex partners who believe they are registered as domestic partners but are not have the same rights as people whose relationships are registered under the state partnership law an appeals court has ruled.

Gay Marriage Returns To RI Legislature
(Providence, Rhode Island) A House committee room was packed well into the night Wednesday in what has become an annual debate in Rhode Island over same-sex marriage.

Dems Quietly Telling Clinton Obama Has Won
(Washington) Apart from George McGovern, a plainspoken man who knows something about losing elections, not a single Democrat of national stature publicly urged Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday to end her campaign for the White House.

Obama Begins Mapping Out General Election Strategy
(Chicago, Illinois) Barack Obama's campaign on Wednesday sought to increase pressure on Hillary Rodham Clinton to wrap up the drawn-out Democratic nomination race as it mapped out a general-election strategy that will involve early campaigning in battleground states that have already held primaries.

Denver Lesbian Couple Guilty Of Trespassing In Marriage Protest
(Denver, Colorado) A jury of six women on Wednesday found a lesbian couple guilty trespassing after the couple refused to leave the Denver City Clerk's office when the pair was refused a marriage license.

Yet Another Twist In Florida Gay Student Group Suit
(Okeechobee, Florida) A lawsuit against a Florida school district that banned a gay student group from meeting on campus should not be reinstated attorney's for the Okeechobee school district have told a federal judge.

Michigan Supreme Court: No Health Benefits For Gay Partners
(Lansing Michigan) Local governments and state universities in Michigan can't offer health insurance to the partners of gay workers, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Anti-Gay Pa. Amendment Dropped
(Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) In a surprise move just hours before the Pennsylvania Senate was expected to approve a proposed constitutional amendment that would bar same-sex marriage and civil unions in the state the measure's backer pulled the bill.

Gay Candidate Loses Bid To Challenge Dole
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina) Chapel Hill businessman Jim Neal finished a distant second in the race for the Democratic primary for the US Senate from North Carolina.

Pressure Mounts On Clinton To Quit
(Washington) Hillary Rodham Clinton needed a game changer. Instead, it's almost game over.

NY High Court Refuses Gay Marriage Case
(New York City) The Court of Appeals, the highest court in New York State, Tuesday declined to hear a case challenging an appeals court ruling that found the marriages of same-sex couples married in jurisdictions where they are legal must be recognized in New York.

Top Vet In Congress Calls For Repeal Of Ban On Gays In Military
(Washington) Rep. Sestak (D-PA) is the latest in a growing number of former military brass calling for the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law banning lesbian, gay and bisexual personnel from serving openly in the military.

FBI Raids Office Of Special Counsel
(Washington) The FBI has raided the office of U.S. Special Counsel Scott Bloch in an inquiry of whether he obstructed justice by having his computer files erased.

Judge: Breakaway Anglicans Must Share Churches With Diocese
(Toronto, Ontario) Three breakaway southern Ontario Anglican parishes won't get to take their churches with them, says an Ontario Superior Court justice.

Gay Penguin Book Tops Most Challenged List
(New York City) A children's story about a family of penguins with two fathers once again tops the list of library books the public objects to the most.

Government Apologizes For Gay Kiss Bust
(George Town, Grand Cayman) A gay couple from Massachusetts has received an apology after being detained by police after kissing on the dance floor of a popular club on Grand Cayman.

Sex Claims Argued Behind Closed Doors At Gay Ex-Governor Divorce Trial
(Trenton, New Jersey) After two tell-all books, tawdry sex claims and 3 1/2 years of living apart, New Jersey's gay ex-governor and his estranged wife showed up for court Tuesday morning to begin the process of ending their marriage.

Official: Russia Not Ready For Tough HIV Measures
(Moscow)  Russia is "not ready'' to adopt measures that could prevent thousands of people from getting infected with the virus that causes AIDS, the country's chief public health officer says.

Saddam Feared US Troops Would Give Him AIDS
(Cairo) Saddam Hussein feared catching AIDS or other diseases during his U.S.-supervised captivity, a leading Arab newspaper said in publishing excerpts of his prison writings.

McCain Promotes Conservative Stand On Supreme Court Nominations
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina) Republican John McCain castigated Democrat Barack Obama for voting against John Roberts as Supreme Court chief justice in a speech about the kind of judges McCain would nominate.

Indiana, NC To Settle Largest Remaining Contests
(Evansville, Indiana) Like marathoners on their second wind, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton raced for advantage until the final hours in the campaign for the Indiana and North Carolina primaries Tuesday.

Kiss Lands Mass. Gay Couple In Trouble With Police
(George Town, Grand Cayman) A gay couple from Massachusetts was detained by police after kissing on the dance floor of a popular club on Grand Cayman.

Anti-Gay Amendment Advances In Pennsylvania
(Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) A proposed constitutional amendment that would bar same-sex marriage and civil unions in Pennsylvania passed a key committee on Monday and is now headed for a full vote on the Senate floor.

Gay Ex-NJ Gov Divorce Trial Promises Sordid Details
(Trenton, New Jersey) New Jersey's former first couple is finally about to become unhitched, and it figures to be especially messy.

School District Stands Behind Principal Who Outed Gay Teen Couple
(Memphis, Tennessee) A principal who outed two gay students, claiming they were a couple, did nothing wrong the Memphis Schools board says.

Civil Union Bill Dropped Over Veto Threat
(Canberra) The Australian Capital Territory has dropped plans for legislation allowing civil unions for same-sex couples following a weekend threat by the federal government to veto the proposal.

Clinton More Like Bush Than McCain?
(Indianapolis, Indiana) Barack Obama likened Hillary Rodham Clinton to President Bush for threatening to "totally obliterate" Iran if it attacks Israel and called her gas-tax holiday a gimmick as he tried to fend off her challenge ahead of two pivotal Democratic primaries.

GOP Glee Over Obama Problems
(Washington) Republicans can hardly contain their glee as they watch Barack Obama battle through a rocky period. And why should they?

Mildred Loving Who Won Landmark Interracial Marriage Ruling Dies
(Richmond, Virginia) Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws nationwide, has died, her daughter said Monday.

Evangelicals Say Faith Is Now Too Political
(Washington) Conservative Christian leaders who believe the word "evangelical" has lost its religious meaning plan to release a starkly self-critical document saying the movement has become too political and has diminished the Gospel through its approach to the culture wars.

Gay Methodists Protest Church Stand
(Fort Worth, Texas) More than 200 Methodists attended a lesbian couple's commitment ceremony in defiance of a vote to uphold a church law that says gay relationships are "incompatible with Christian teaching."