Does Foley Scandal Taint All Gay Officials Now?

Link Republican Representative Mark Foley has been outed as a hypocritcal perv, thanks to widely spread transcripts of a sleazy internet chat he had with a few teenage pages. So how does that affect the voting public's view of openly gay politicians in general?

Irish Couple Sues High Court for Rights

Link They've even compared their strife to racially discriminatory legislation that existed (still exists?) in the United States. Among the lessons in this article: Other countries have more laws on the books respecting liberty than the US does.

Rhode Islanders Can Marry in Massachusetts

Link A Boston judge has ruled that a lesbian couple from Rhode Island can travel across the border to get married in Massachusetts. Why? Because Rhode Island doesn't have any laws that specificially ban same-sex marriage. Huzzah!

Gay History Month Starts School Fracas

Link All it takes is one angry mom to turn a whole school upside down. She's refusing to let her daughter attend school for the whole month, for fear they might teach her something about homosexuals.

Partner Benefits for Federal Workers Proposed

Link The legislation would provide health and other benefits for the same-sex partners of federal employees. The kicker: it was proposed by a Republican/Democratic team that includes Joe Lieberman.

Minnesota Voters Nix Gay Marriage, Amendment

Link By a two to one margin, voters in Minnesota said "no" to same-sex marriage. On the bright side, they also disagreed with putting together an amendment to ban it.