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 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:41:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4399/173/ Clay Aiken Takes NC Stage for Gay Rights (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_re_us/us_people_clay_aiken_5) More than a year after disclosing he is gay, Clay Aiken is speaking before a gay-rights event in his hometown. Aiken will deliver a speech about gay rights this weekend at the Human Rights Campaign Carolinas gala in Raleigh, The News Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday. Actress Meredith Baxter, who recently said she is a lesbian, also will deliver a speech. The 31-year-old Raleigh native, pop... News - Latest News Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:47:40 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4398/173/ Read More... (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/24/AR2010022405686.html?wprss=rss_metro/md) News - Latest News Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:34:57 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4388/173/ Ex-Gay Icon is Ex-Con (http://www.southfloridagaynews.com/news/national-news/547-ex-gay-is-ex-con.html) A joint investigation by the organization Truth Wins Out and the SouthFloridaGayNews.com has revealed that the spokesperson for a New Jersey based national religious group seeking to ‘cure’ homosexuals is a convicted felon who has been hiding his past. The leader of JONAH, Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality, Arthur Abba Goldberg, is now also serving as President of his Jersey City temple. He was sent to federal prison 20 years... News - Latest News Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:06:35 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4396/173/ Read More... (javascript:void(0);/*1266805230980*/) News - Entertainment Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:20:51 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4394/173/ Read More... (javascript:void(0);/*1266801793631*/) News - Latest News Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:26:31 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4393/173/ False Gay Marriage Rumor Sparks Kenyan Riots (http://www.gaycitynews.com/articles/2010/02/19/gay_city_news/news/doc4b7d854836076514227246.txt) In the coastal town of Mtwapa in Kenya’s Kilifi district, media hysteria and outrage by clerics over a non-existent gay wedding whipped up mob violence that began on February 12, unleashing a house-to-house witch hunt by anti-gay vigilantes, street attacks targeting gay men, the sacking of an AIDS-fighting medical center, and a widening wave of ultra-homophobic national media coverage. Many gay men have gone into hiding or fled... News - International News Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:53:37 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4392/173/ Elton John: Jesus Was Gay (http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/elton-john-jesus-was-gay-20100222-oom2.html) Sir Elton John has claimed Jesus was a super-intelligent gay man . The openly homosexual musician made the claim in a magazine interview and admits he admires the Christian Messiah because his aim was to spread peace and love in the world. The Rocket Man singer - who is married to Canadian filmmaker David Furnish - told Parade magazine: I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who... News - International News Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:47:17 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4391/173/ Opposition Grows to India Gay Sex Ruling (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100221/wl_sthasia_afp/indiagayslawrights_20100221140922) A landmark court ruling that decriminalised gay sex between consenting adults in the Indian capital Delhi is facing fresh opposition with new groups joining religious leaders, a lawyer said Sunday. The July verdict by the Delhi High Court was non-binding outside the capital, but opponents fear courts around the country will follow suit and are appealing to the Supreme Court. There are in total 16 groups... News - International News Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:44:17 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4390/173/ NH Lawmakers Reject Gay Marriage Repeal (http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?articleId=76a8402c-afb7-4d8a-b92d-198bb7e75e0b headline=Lawmakers+reject+gay+marriage+repeal) New Hampshire House members yesterday soundly defeated two efforts by conservatives to roll back gay marriage laws in New Hampshire. The House voted by a wide margin, 201-135, against a constitutional amendment that defined marriage as between one man and one woman. It later defeated a proposed repeal of the state's new marriage, 210-109. New Hampshire's gay marriage laws passed last year and took effect Jan. 1, two... News - Latest News Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:34:08 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4387/173/ A Gay Cop Fights Back (http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4387/173/) Fourteen years ago, in a lifetime far away, Mike Verdugo spent an afternoon making some extra cash by participating in a stupid gay bondage film called Rope Rituals. He was ripped, cut, handsome, and gay. It was no big deal; just a soft core erotic shoot. Don’t expect to see it on the Golden Globes. There was nothing illegal about participating in the film. The production was... News - Mainstream News Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:42:25 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4389/176/ A Cheat Sheet for Straight Allies (http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4389/176/) By Deb Price “So what’s the big deal?” That was the question from a young colleague when the issue of gays in the military came back up. Those of us who’re gay hear that response more and more often from heterosexual coworkers, relatives and friends. What’s the big deal about gays in the military? Marriage? Gay people being out at work? Telling kids not to call other kids anti-gay names at... Columnists - Deb Price Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:22:39 +0100 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... (http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-lihate0203,0,5198100.story) News - Latest News Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:52:35 +0100 http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4373/173/ Norm Kent Debuts ‘Broward Law Blog’ (http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4373/173/) Renowned Fort Lauderdale criminal defense attorney Norm Kent released today the debut of ‘The Broward Law Blog,’ easily accessible on the Internet at www.browardlawblog.com (http://www.browardlawblog.com) A South Florida attorney for 30 years, Mr. Kent is well known for his long time experience as the highly rated morning drive talk show host for WFTL-850 AM. He later hosted a weekly radio show entitled ‘Weekend Legal’ on WWNN-1470 AM. News - Latest News Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:28:27 +0100