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Rev. Jane Spahr, a lesbian minister who officiated at a number of same-sex weddings during the period in which they were legal in California,says she will appeal against the ruling of a Presbyterian court which rebuked her. Ceara Sturgisis suing her school district after being excluded from the yearbook for wearing a tuxedo in her photo. Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach’s lawyers filed papers in Idaho federal court requesting a temporary order blocking his discharge under Don't Ask, Don't Tell. President Obama used a recess appointment to install openly gay nominee Richard Sorian as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Court won't force California to defend gay union ban
TheReporter.com, September 3, 2010
A California court has refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a ruling that overturned the state's gay marriage ban. The 3rd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday denied a conservative legal group's request to force the officials to defend voter-approved Proposition 8.

Episcopal Church moves toward blessing gay unions
Reuters, September 3, 2010
The U.S. Episcopal Church gave its clergy the go-ahead on Friday to bless some same-sex unions, such as civil partnerships in states that legally recognize them, setting the stage for further conflict with the wider Anglican world.

GOP notables headline Log Cabin event
EDGEmiami.com, September 2, 2010
Just a few years ago, leading GOP lawmakers were hesitant to embrace the cause of gay conservatives; Bob Dole's campaign went so far as to return a campaign contribution from the Log Cabin Republicans in 1996.

Gay journalists to face union picket line
Washington Blade, September 2, 2010
The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association has declined a request to withdraw its annual convention from San Francisco’s Hyatt Regency Hotel this weekend in connection with a labor union boycott of the hotel.

Florida primary yields mixed results for GLBT candidates
EDGEprovidence.com, September 2, 2010
Florida’s Aug. 24 primary yielded mixed results for GLBT candidates and the activists who had supported them.

Same-sex marriage gains GOP support
Washington Post, September 1, 2010
A growing number of Republicans are breaking with the party's traditional stance to publicly state their support for same-sex marriage, a shift strategists say stems as much from demographics as from the renewed focus on economics and the "tea party" movement.

Legal group seeks to compel state to defend Prop 8
FOXReno, September 1, 2010
A conservative legal group is trying to force Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to defend California's gay marriage ban in court. The Pacific Justice Institute petitioned the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento on Monday for an emergency order that would require the two officials to appeal a ruling that overturned Proposition 8.

Obama yielded to Gates on DADT repeal
Advocate.com, August 31, 2010
An in-depth look at the rocky relationship between President Barack Obama and the military shows that he, lacking experience in uniform and saddled by two foreign wars and domestic priorities, deferred to Defense Secretary Robert Gates in setting a "slow pace" to repeal the "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy.

Lesbian minister to appeal court ruling regarding same-sex marriages
PinkNews.co.uk, August 31, 2010
A retired lesbian minister who officiated at a number of same-sex weddings during the period in which they were legal in California, says she will appeal against the ruling of a Presbyterian court last Thursday which rebuked her for going against the constitution of her denomination.

West Point cadet let down by hometown
Advocate.com, August 31, 2010
Former West Point cadet Katie Miller, who resigned this month over the military’s "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy, said that the reaction has been largely positive, except for the criticism from people in her Ohio hometown.

Republican gay rights backlash
By Reihan Salam, The Daily Beast, August 30, 2010
However much Republicans such as former RNC chair Ken Mehlman want to embrace gay rights, the party's rank-and-file won't for years to come.

Focus On The Family criticizes gay-inclusive anti-bullying programs
On Top Magazine, August 30, 2010
The Christian-based group Focus on the Family is criticizing gay-inclusive anti-bullying programs in the public schools as gay activism in disguise. The group's Candi Cushman told the Denver Post that such programs conceal their true purpose. According to Cushman, anti-bullying programs have been hijacked by gay rights groups in an effort to impose their viewpoints on children.

The lives of gay Republicans
By Jacob Bernstein, The Daily Beast, August 30, 2010
When ex-RNC chief Ken Mehlman came out as gay, liberals weren’t ready to forgive. Jacob Bernstein talks to Mark Foley and others about what Democrats make of gay Republicans.

Alleged gay bashing in Savannah by Marines not considered hate crime
Georgia Voice, August 30, 2010
The alleged beating of a gay man in Savannah by two Marines is no longer being considered a hate crime, according to a spokesperson for the Chatham County District Attorney. Christopher Stanzel, 23, and Keil Cronauer, 22, of Beaufort are charged with misdemeanor battery in the attack on Kieran Daly, 26, on June 12 in Savannah. Daly, who is gay, alleged that he was attacked because one of the Marines said he winked at him.

Gay Bush aide? No bombshell in age of fiscal issues
New York Times, August 27, 2010
The muted reaction to Ken Mehlman’s announcement reflects the changing values among the Republican Party.

Gay discrimination ordinance is withdrawn in Tennessee
PinkNews.co.uk, August 27, 2010
A controversial Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinance created to protect LGBT people from discrimination when applying for jobs with the city council of Memphis, Tennessee, has been withdrawn – at the request of a local gay rights group.

Second AIDS group breaks with Nevada megachurch
Salon.com, August 27, 2010
The largest AIDS service organization in Nevada has severed its ties with a Las Vegas megachurch over that church's financial support of one of the chief backers of Uganda's notorious "kill the gays" bill.

Openly gay Kansas candidate gets death threat on door
Miami.com, August 27, 2010
Democratic Kansas House candidate Dan Manning said he came home from work early Saturday morning and found a death threat clipped to the outside of his apartment door. Manning said he doesn't hide his sexual orientation, but he said it's not central to his campaign.

Pentagon to meet with gay partners
Advocate, August 27, 2010
The Pentagon's Comprehensive Review Working Group on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" will meet with the Servicemembers United'sA Military Partners Forum September 16 after military leaders released a survey last week to 150,000 families to learn their concerns over lifting "don't ask, don't tell."

Bush campaign chief and former RNC chair Ken Mehlman: I'm gay
TheAtlantic.com, August 26, 2010
Ken Mehlman, President Bush's campaign manager in 2004 and a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, has told family and associates that he is gay. Mehlman arrived at this conclusion about his identity fairly recently, he said in an interview. He agreed to answer a reporter's questions, he said, because, now in private life, he wants to become an advocate for gay marriage.

Mixed primary night for gay politicians
Advocate, August 26, 2010
On Tuesday, LGBT candidates from Arizona to Vermont vied to appear on the ballot in November, some ending victoriously, and others heading back to the drawing board.

Gay Navajo man elected to Arizona senate
Towleroad.com, , August 26, 2010
The AZ Daily Sun reports that Jack Jackson, Jr. "has now won election to the state's Senate, after previously seeking appointment to his father's seat." Writes the Victory Fund : "The Arizona state legislature is likely to keep its five-member caucus of openly LGBT lawmakers after important primary elections Tuesday night.

Nevada's gay marriage ban in constitutional limbo
Las Vegas Sun, August 26, 2010
When Nevada’s constitutional officers are sworn in, they pledge that they will "support, protect and defend" two constitutions, the United States’ and Nevada’s. But what happens when the two don’t agree?

NYC clerk to give gays info on where to marry
FOX23, August 26, 2010
The New York City council approved a measure Wednesday that requires the clerk to provide that information to same-sex couples registering domestic partnerships. The information also would be posted online and in the city's marriage offices.

At West Point, hidden gay cadets put in spotlight
New York Times, August 25, 2010
Code words, secret societies, covert meetings, fake identities: these are tools that a certain set of cadets learn here at the United States Military Academy at West Point. These cadets are not spies or moles. They are gay, and they exist largely in the shadows of this granite institution known for producing presidents and generals, where staying closeted is essential to avoid discharge under the military’s "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy.

Macho' Marines don't want to bunk with openly gay, says outgoing commandant
NY Daily News, August 25, 2010
Most Marines won't like it, but they'll cope and carry on "if the law changes and we have homosexual Marines," their outgoing commandant, Gen. James Conway, said Tuesday.

Gay couple challenges Wyoming's marriage law
EDGElasvegas.com, August 25, 2010
A gay couple has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Wyoming law that defines marriage as existing only between a man and a woman.

Legal loss for anti-gay student
InsideHigherEd.com, August 25, 2010
For the second month in a row, a federal judge has backed the right of a public university to enforce standards of its counseling graduate programs -- even when religious students object to standards requiring them to treat gay people on an equal basis.

Hospital makes changes after transgender patient claims discrimination
FOX59.com, August 25, 2010
Major policy changes are coming to Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Illinois after a transgender patient claimed she was treated unfairly. Starting next month, workers will begin a mandatory program to teach them about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients.

Iowa, Florida political races tainted by anti-gay slurs
EDGEboston.com, August 24, 2010
Anti-gay sentiments have made an appearance in two political races, one in Iowa and the other in Florida.

Lesbian minister on trial for performing same-sex marriages
PinkNews.co.uk, August 24, 2010
A lesbian minister who officiated at a number of same-sex weddings during the period in which they were legal in California, is to go before a Presbyterian court this Thursday charged with going against her denomination's constitution.

Over time, a gay marriage groundswell
New York Times, August 24, 2010
Gay marriage is not going away as a highly emotional, contested issue. Proposition 8, the California ballot measure that bans same-sex marriage, has seen to that, as it winds its way through the federal courts.

Civil unions on the horizon in Illinois?
Lincoln Daily News, August 24, 2010
Civil unions for same-sex partners in Illinois may be on the agenda for the November legislative veto session. A leading gay-rights activist said Senate Bill 1716 has garnered enough votes among lawmakers to pass both Democratic-controlled chambers.

Best Buy and Target risk losing $759 Billion from gay boycotts
RetailIndustry.About.com, August 24, 2010
The U.S. retail industry in general and Target and Best Buy in particular can't afford to ignore the ongoing boycotts that are being led by the LGBT community in protest of corporate campaign contributions to an anti-gay rights political candidate.

U.S. poll report finds changing attitudes to homosexuality
PinkNews.co.uk, August 23, 2010
According to new national research, Americans have become more accepting of homosexuality of the past 16 years, with over half of those polled saying they support civil unions. A 1994 Pew Research Center poll had found that under half its respondents agreed that homosexuality was "a way of life" that should be accepted by society.

Spouses asked about 'don't ask'
The Washington Post, August 23, 2010
The Pentagon wants to know whether spouses would urge their husbands or wives to leave the military if it repeals "don't ask, don't tell," and how they might behave at social functions if an openly gay couple attends.

Name changing for gay couples not a straight line
San Jose Mercury News, August 23, 2010
In October 2008, racing against California's gay marriage ban, Chloe and Frankie Frankeny wed legally in San Francisco with one chore already done: Chloe had taken her wife's name two years before.

Ruling on defense of Marriage Act on hold
On Top Magazine, August 23, 2010
A federal court in Boston has put a hold on its July ruling that struck down portions of the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro suspended his ruling Wednesday for 60 days while the U.S. Department of Justice decides whether it will appeal.

President uses recess appointment for gay man
KeenNewsService.com, August 20, 2010
The White House announced Thursday, August 19, that President Obama was using the recess appointment to install openly gay nominee Richard Sorian as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Target feels backlash from shareholders
Los Angeles Times, August 20, 2010
After weeks of public protest over its financial support of an organization that backed a GOP gubernatorial candidate opposed to gay rights, Target Corp. now faces a new form of pressure: demands from institutional shareholders that it revamp its donation process to avoid the chance of additional backfires.

Majority of R.I. voters favor gay marriage
UPI.com, August 20, 2010
Almost six out of 10 Rhode Island residents support allowing same-sex couples to marry, a poll indicates. The poll released Wednesday showed growing support for same-sex marriage in the state, especially among its large Roman Catholic population.

What does Obama really think about gay marriage?
The New Republic, August 19, 2010
In the gay marriage debate, President Obama says that he supports civil unions for same-sex couples. But has this always been his view? A look back at his statements on gay marriage, from his days as a state senate candidate until his time in the White House, suggests that Obama's public stance has shifted notably.

Frank: Don't discharge Fehrenbach
Advocate.com, August 19, 2010
The day after the U.S. Air Force agreed to temporarily block the discharge of Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach, Rep. Barney Frank is asking the U.S. Air Force secretary to put an end to discharge proceedings altogether.

HUD clarifies LGBT housing discrimination protections
Bay Area Reporter, August 19, 2010
The new guidance, announced July 1 by HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan at the agency's LGBT Pride Month celebration, states that, although the Fair Housing Act does not explicitly cover sexual orientation- or gender identity-based housing discrimination, such discrimination may be covered by the FHA in other ways.

Gay college presidents form group to push for LGBT academics
EDGEptown.com, August 19, 2010
A new group for LGBT academics has been announced by a meeting of out college presidents that convened in Chicago recently, sparking fresh rhetoric from anti-gay groups.

California gay marriage case hangs on technicality
Reuters, August 18, 2010
The next stage of California's gay marriage court battle rests on a procedural issue that could halt the case, leaving same-sex unions legal in California without a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to guide the country.

Gay-marriage decision foreshadows long legal road
National Public Radio, August 18, 2010
Supporters of Proposition 8 — California's ban on same-sex marriage — say they feel encouraged by Monday's ruling from a federal court, which put gay marriages on indefinite hold while the case moves to appeal. But for gay couples who were planning to wed Wednesday, it was another disappointing delay.

Lesbian student sues school after exclusion from yearbook
PinkNews.co.uk, August 18, 2010
An American teenager is suing her school district after being excluded from the yearbook for wearing a tuxedo in her photo. Ceara Sturgis, 18, is a lesbian and prefers to wear masculine clothing.

Iowa GOP condemns candidate's anti-gay comments
Des Moines Register, August 18, 2010
A Republican Party official on Tuesday criticized anti-gay comments made by a Republican who is running for the Iowa House. Candidate Jeremy Walters of Des Moines wrote on his Facebook page that the Bible says gays should be killed, and that he believes AIDS was designed by God to kill them.

White House frustrated with gay bloggers
AmericaBlog.com, August 18, 2010
The White House’s point person to the LGBT community, Brian Bond, "expressed frustration at the often intense criticism levied, particularly by bloggers, against an administration that is ‘99 percent supportive of your issues."