LGBT Weekly - San Diego

Jewish matchmaking service to unite lesbians and gays for ‘sake of family’

Gay Jewish men and women who want to raise a family can now join a new matchmaking service that would allow couples to unconventionally sprout a family while still maintaining their sexual orientation – no required lifestyle change. Rabbi Arele Harel, 36, founder of the service, insists the matchmaking is simply designed to encourage more…

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Duncan Hunter - LGBT Weekly

The ‘Don’t Pressure Me’ bill: Homophobia top priority for Rep. Duncan Hunter

The official repeal of the military’s discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy is a few short weeks away, but Republican Duncan Hunter (R-CA) is on a mission to halt its efforts. In past attempts, Hunter has said the military “isn’t the YMCA” and has also insisted that homophobia should be a defendable right for servicemembers….

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Dan Choi - LGBT Weekly

Gay activist Dan Choi was ”treated differently,” says lawyer in protest trial

A former army lieutenant and West Point graduate was arrested November 2010 for handcuffing himself to a White House fence in protest of the ‘Don’t ask, Don’t Tell’ (DADT) policy. Now facing trial, his lawyer said Monday his arrest “is being treated differently because he is a prominent voice for gay rights,” the AP reports….

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Chaz-Bono LGBT weekly

Dancing with the Stars warmly welcomes transgender, gay contestants

After last night’s announcement of this year’s Dancing with the Stars lineup, GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, issued praise to ABC for including transgender and gay contestants Chaz Bono and Carson Kressley in season 13. “With both gay and transgender contestants represented on this upcoming season, ABC will send viewers a strong…

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San Diego LGBT Weekly

‘Grand old party’ at the JW Marriott: Republican Phil Hinkle caught up in gay sex rendezvous

The Indianapolis Star has reported that state Rep. Phillip Hinkle, who has been an opponent of same-sex marriage, responded to a local posting on Craigslist, offering a young man $80 plus tip to spend time with him on a Saturday night at a hotel. The Craigslist ad stating “I need a sugga daddy” was posted…

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