National Gay News has original content as well as gay news from all over the world, and brings it to you, in one convenient place! http://nationalgaynews.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:44:52 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4378/173/ Gay Republicans Cheer Party's New Chairman (http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4378/173/) By Deb Price Shortly after voters dealt Republicans another devastating blow in November, Robert Kabel, openly gay chairman of the D.C. Republican Party, received a call from a longtime friend, Michael Steele. Steele, the former lieutenant governor of Maryland credited with coining the chant Drill, baby, drill at the Republican National Convention, told Kabel he intended to run for chairman of the Republican National Committee. News - Latest News Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:12:46 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4377/175/ Meowth is Dead. Long Live Meowth! (http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4377/175/) By Jacob Anderson-Minshall When Maddie Blaustein passed away suddenly this December few of her fans realized she’d gone. Like many voice actresses who disappear behind the scenes while their alter egos garner all the attention; Blaustein faced a certain level of obscurity, despite the fact that the characters she voiced are recognized on sight—especially a little beige cat named Meowth. Features - TransNation Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:04:54 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4376/173/ Support From Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle Help or Hurt Candidates? (http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/broward/blog/2009/02/does_support_from_fort_lauderd.html) Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle - who leaves office next month because of term limits - remains a hero to some and villain to others, making him a factor in Tuesday’s primary for the next mayor and City Commission. Naugle is so controversial in the gay community that the Dolphin Democrats gay and lesbian political club is running advertisements targeted to gays and lesbians... News - South Florida Headlines Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:39:28 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4375/173/ Florida Bar Will Support Gay Adoption (http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4375/173/) The Florida Bar is coming out in a big way — for gay adoption. The Bar’s board of governors voted unanimously to file an amicus brief before the 3rd District Court of Appeal supporting a Miami-Dade circuit judge’s ruling that declared unconstitutional the state’s ban on gay adoptions. “We thought it was appropriate to defend the judge’s decision,” said Nancy Gregoire, a family section member and a partner with Kirschbaum... News - Latest News Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:15:21 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4374/174/ Sex for Pay Slows Down Judge's Day (http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4374/174/) by Norm Kent You probably do not know Michael Hecht. He just won an election for a judicial seat in the Superior Court of Pierce County, Washington State, just on the southern outskirts of Seattle. Don’t congratulate him yet, though. It seems that Mr. Hecht is under criminal investigation by the Pierce County, D.A. for soliciting, meeting, and paying male prostitutes for sex. As a result, the small office... Staff Blogs - NGN Editorials Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:48:58 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4372/173/ The Gay Marriage Ban Aftershocks (http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2009/02/02/the-gay-marriage-ban-aftershocks.aspx) ederal Judge Morrison England Jr. ruled this week that it was legal for organizations opposed to Proposition 8 to publicly disclose the identities of approximately 1,600 donors who gave between $100 and $999 to pro-Prop 8 causes since October 18th. Proposition 8, the statewide ballot initiative which called for a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as being exclusively between a man and a woman, passed by a 5 percent... News - Latest News Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:15:54 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4371/173/ Read More... (http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=3171 MediaType=1 Category=26) News - Latest News Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:06:28 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4370/173/ Read More... 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