Most Clicked Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief Stories
1. Teen brothers held in slaying, robbery of gay teacher
Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Jan 02, 2009
Las Vegas Review-Journal (12/30)
2. Portland's first out mayor takes office
Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Jan 02, 2009
Although he's aware of the importance of being the first gay man elected to helm one of the nation's biggest cities, Sam Adams, the newly sworn-in mayor of Portland, Ore., intends to be a leader for all its citizens. "I don't want to be a gay mayor," he said. "I do want to be a great mayor. There is no gay pothole and no straight pothole. They're just potholes." Google (01/02) Oregonian (Portland), The (12/30)
3. Looking back at year's LGBT headlines, newsmakers
Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Dec 30, 2008
The Advocate and The Bilerico Project each offers a take on the year's top LGBT stories. The Advocate uses a month-by-month approach, while Bilerico ranks its top 10 stories, with California gaining marriage rights as 2008's biggest headline. Bilerico Project, The (12/29) Advocate.com (01/13)
4. New generation of gay 'zines flourishing in Big Apple
Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Dec 30, 2008
New York magazine (12/28)
5. British soccer stars participate in PSA to kick homophobia
Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Dec 30, 2008
Guardian (London), The (12/27)
6. Ruling: Church group violated N.J. law by refusing civil-union ceremony rental
Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Dec 30, 2008
Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.), The (12/29)
7. How LGBT people can make 2009 a year for change
Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Jan 02, 2009
Five nationally known advocates offer their tips on ways LGBT people can work toward achieving equal rights. Their strategies include building a dialogue with 10 opponents of equal marriage rights and writing to President-elect Barack Obama to hold him accountable for his LGBT-rights platform. Advocate.com (01/13)
8. Can novice group pull off march in nation's capital?
Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Jan 02, 2009
An advocacy group formed in response to the passage of California's Proposition 8 is among those calling for a national march in Washington, D.C., to advance the marriage-rights issue. But other veteran activists question whether it's necessary to have yet another national group in the mix and whether Yes on Gay Marriage has the experience to organize a major rally. Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco) (01/01)
9. San Francisco police arrest 4 in alleged gang rape of lesbian
Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Jan 02, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle (01/01)
10. Out O'Donnell throws hat in ring for U.S. Senate appointment in N.Y.
Gay & Lesbian Leadership SmartBrief | Jan 02, 2009
Out New York Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell is among a lengthy list of contenders seeking to be appointed to fill the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Hillary Clinton, who has been nominated to lead the State Department. O'Donnell on Monday had a 45-minute interview for the job with New York Gov. David Paterson. "It certainly would be a bold choice to pick someone who would be the first openly gay U.S. senator, and he's known as a bold guy," O'Donnell said. New York Observer, The (12/30) New York Times, The (12/30)
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