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posted Friday, June 6, 2008 - Volume 36 Issue 23 |
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Washington's 2008 Pride season kicks off in Centralia
by John Griffin -
SGN Contributing Writer
It was a cool, cloudy afternoon at Centralia College on Wednesday, but the warm, friendly atmosphere created by the GSA at the college and all of the people who came out to celebrate their second annual Gay Pride made it seem like a very bright day. There was no conservative protest to cast a shadow on the fun, affirmative amb more
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Moscow Gays trick police, stage two Pride actions
by Rex Wockner -
SGN Contributing Writer
Faced with Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's ban on Gay pride activities for the third year in a row, about 35 Moscow activists misled police into going to the wrong location and then successfully staged two surprise actions May 31.
As city police and riot police blockaded City Hall, more
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Olympia "expects 10,000" for Pride
Olympia's 2008 Capital City Pride parade and festival will be the city's largest-ever, according to Pride Co-Chairs who said they expect up to10,000 people to come to Washington's capital city for Pride weekend June 21 and 22. The parade and festival takes place Sunday June 22.
"We're very fortunate again this year," says Tony Se more
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New York marriage
by Jennifer Vanasco -
SGN Contributing Writer
Some think that the one-two punch of California legalizing Gay marriage and New York recognizing them will mean a resurgence of the Gay culture wars.
Not that they've ever fully gone away. Gays and Lesbians are still at the center of a debate about whether it's "mo more
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Soldiers' Iraq testimony draws hundreds
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
Northwest Winter Soldier
May 31
Town Hall
In spite of little mainstream media coverage, hundreds of people from various anti-war and other concerned groups showed up at Town Hall last Saturday, May 31, for the second Northwest Winter Soldier: Iraq more
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| International News |
International News
by Rex Wockner -
SGN Contributing Writer
Argentine government seeks to legalize same-sex marriage
A bill legalizing same-sex marriage was informally presented to Argentina's Congress May 22 by the head of the National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism.
"The Casa Rosada (presidential palace) tells us we should do our more |
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Northwest News
COUNTRY DOCTOR
COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC
OFFERS HEALTH CARE NIGHT
FOR LGBTQ COMMUNITY
Spectrum Natural Health at County Doctor Community Health Clinic, 500 19th Ave. E. offers primary and naturopathic care for the LGBTQ community every Thursday, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Providers have been serving the LGBTQ community for many years. Cost is sliding scale - no one turn more |
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National News
POLL: CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE,
OPPOSE CONSTITUTIONAL BAN
A California Field Poll released May 28 found that 51 percent of registered California voters support same-sex marriage, 42 percent oppose it and 7 percent have no opinion.
The respected poll also found that 54 percent oppose amending the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, 4 more |
| Community Calendar |
Calendar Listings
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GLSEN spotlights GSA organization achievements
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
Not only was it a cheery event for a rainy, gray start to the long Memorial Day weekend, but this year's GLSEN banquet honoring GSAs around the area also gave many who attended a first chance to see 43rd District Representative Jamie Pedersen's and partner's baby boy. And dressed in more
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Obama secures Democratic nomination
- (B'rak's got Dem nom)
by Lisa Keen -
Keen News Service
U.S. Senator Barack Obama secured enough delegate votes Tuesday to clinch the Democratic nomination for president. The achievement marks the first time in the nation's history that a racial minority has won the nomination of one of the two major political parties.
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Interdivision Play Begins for ECSA
by Nick Bowen -
Special to the SGN
The Emerald City Softball Association Open C division finished their round robin schedule last week, and the division was split into upper and lower. The upper C divisional teams are now playing against the B division squads, in games that may determine divisional champs for both B and C divisions. The low more
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