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House set to OK $48 billion for global AIDS

Gay.com (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

The House prepares to pass and send to President Bush a bill tripling money to fight global AIDS, malaria and TB and ending the HIV immigration ban.

• House ready to OK $48B in global AIDS fight - Examiner
• House ready to OK $48B in global AIDS fight - Seattle Times
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Look out: Sally Kern's got a gun

Gay.com (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

The anti-gay lawmaker, stopped Wednesday at the statehouse, says she forgot all about the loaded semiautomatic handgun in her purse, a misdemeanor.

• Anti-gay Okla. lawmaker caught with gun at Capitol - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Anti-gay Okla. lawmaker caught with gun at Capitol - kansascity.com
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Officials: HIV vaccine search needs overhaul

Gay.com (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Scientists will have to take "enormous intellectual leaps" to develop an AIDS vaccine any time soon, say a frustrated team of top researchers.

• Officials: Search for HIV vaccine needs overhaul - Examiner
• Officials: Search for HIV vaccine needs overhaul - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

German court rules forced divorces for trans people unconstitutional

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

A ruling by Germany's Federal Constitutional Court has been hailed as a major victory for the trans community.

Gaydar expands its radio reach to Australia

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

The UK's most popular gay radio station is to launch in Australia later this year. GaydarRadio has won armfuls of awards and is broadcast in the UK on Sky and globally online.

Tory councillor charged with having gay sex in a public toilet

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

A Conservative councillor in Harrow has appeared in court charged with engaging in sexual activity in a public lavatory. Robert Benson did not enter a plea at Harrow Magistrates' Court last week.

Gays to show their Pride in a city with nine BNP councillors

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Stoke on Trent's third annual Pride march has come under fire from local BNP supporters. One disgruntled local branded Pride "a disgusting 'thrusting in our faces' of homosexuality."

US Congress holds first hearing on gays in the military

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Yesterday the United State House of Representatives Armed Services Committee's Military Personnel Subcommittee held the first hearing into a possible repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

Work on Sequel to Hairspray Begins

Towleroad (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

New Line has retained John Waters to write a treatment for a sequel to the $200 million+ grossing movie musical Hairspray: "Planning to return are director-choreographer Adam Shankman, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and Tony-winning songwriters Marc Shaiman and...

Gay bashing preacher pickets local newspaper offices

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

When journalist Dan O'Neil wrote a comment piece for the South Wales Echo asking the question, "If God considers gays an abomination, why did he create them?" he probably did not expect the reaction he got.

Cristiano Ronaldo Assumes the Position

Towleroad (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Cristiano Ronaldo has been spending injury recovery time in and around L.A. His routine includes shopping, tanning, and, uh, physical therapy at Malibu beachhouses. (image source) The Manchester United star has spent most of his time sunning poolside at the...

MA Lawmakers Approve Gay Medicaid

Queerty (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, took another step toward full equality yesterday: The Massachusetts state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill granting married same-sex couples equal Medicaid benefits, gay rights group MassEquality reported. Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to sign the bill, which was passed by the state House on July 15. The lawmakers’ actions [...]

• Medicaid Benefits For MA Gays - Joe. My. God.

Obama Met by Heckler at Unscheduled Western Wall Visit

Towleroad (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Someone was tipped off about an unscheduled visit by Obama to the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, for he was met by a crowd of dozens, including one heckler who yelled "Obama, Jerusalem is our land! Obama, Jerusalem is...

Gay asylum seekers to be discussed at Lib Dem conference

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Rights for LGBT asylum seekers will be one of the primary focuses at the Lid Dem conference to be held in Bournemouth in September.

Vanity Fair parodies Obama 'terrorist' magazine cover

PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Vanity Fair has stepped into the fray over a controversial New Yorker Magazine cover featuring a cartoon Barack Obama as a terrorist by issuing their own faked John McCain parody cover this week.