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Photo by The Associated Press Judi, left, and Mikayla Howden pose at their home in Concord on Dec. 12. The two married nealry four years ago before Mikayla, then Michael, underwent a sex change which transformed the couple into a legally married same-sex couple, despite a ban on such unions in 40 states, including New Hampshire. CONCORD - Judi Howden found happiness in her second marriage, but only after a struggle with issues that have destroyed other families and divided the nation. With Michael Howden, she had love, another child and a home. It took all three to keep...

(Talon News) -- Homosexual advocates in California are hailing a new law that went into effect on January 1 that established "gay marriage" in the state. Assembly Bill 205 grants "all rights, protections, and benefits" of married couples to registered domestic partners. The new law was authored by lesbian Assembly member Jackie Goldberg (D-Los Angeles) and passed in 2003. It was supported by 66 out of 73 Democratic legislators, opposed by every Republican legislator, and signed by former Gov. Gray Davis shortly before he was recalled. A Sacramento Superior Court judge, Loren McMaster, ruled that the law should take effect...

EVENING OF REFLECTION for families of gay, bi-sexual and transgendered Catholics to share, reflect and celebrate! WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6th 6 to 9 p.m. To register call the Diocesan Family Life Office at [518] 453-6677.

Friends, I was searching around on a well-known job board and I came across this listing. I think it is frightening. As the mother of two teens, I cannot begin to explain the sexualization of this generation especially as promulgated by television. This new cable network should be met head on and now by the same folks who have been attacking CBS et al. Advertisers should be made aware of the displeasure of average Americans. We now have the media's and the corporate world's attention. Let's keep them on their toes! MTV Networks To Launch LOGO A New Television Network...

PlanetOut Network SUMMARY: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites) signed a hate crimes bill on Wednesday that includes crimes motivated by a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a hate crimes bill on Wednesday that includes crimes motivated by a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. It was the second time this month that Schwarzenegger, a Republican, signed legislation that protects the rights of LGBT residents in the state. He signed a law on Sept. 13 that required insurance companies to provide coverage to registered domestic partners. Known as the Omnibus Hate Crimes...

T O L E R A N C E. O R G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center Sept. 9, 2004 *** GAY ACTIVISTS TO THROW ECONOMIC PUNCH *** Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer and questioning community, along with their straight allies, will protest anti-LGBTQ policies -- including President Bush's stance against gay marriage -- in a one-day boycott...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- A golfer who was born a hermaphrodite was banned from a woman's tournament because her birth certificate lists her gender as male. Instead, 40-year-old Danielle Swope will play in Saturday's qualifier for the Fort Wayne Men's City Tournament. "I have respect for the men for at least giving me the opportunity to play. The women I don't have any respect for," Swope said in The Journal Gazette on Sunday. Swope said she was born in Meridian, Miss., with both male and female reproductive organs and underwent gender-reassignment operations to become completely female. But her Mississippi birth...

FREMONT, Calif. - The name on the birth certificate was Edward Araujo Jr., but the teenager preferred the first name Gwen. At age 17, before getting a chance to make the name change official, Araujo was beaten and strangled after the people she thought were her friends found out she was biologically male. This week, Araujo's family asked a court for a posthumous name change to Gwen Amber Rose Araujo. "She's Gwen to me, and I'm her mother," Sylvia Guerrero said outside the courthouse. "This is who she was. She's transgender and she's Gwen." Superior Court Commissioner Thomas Surh called...

May 14, 2004 Dems Set Homosexual Quota for Convention by Keith Peters, Washington , D.C. , correspondent If you want to be a delegate to the Democratic Party's national convention this summer — it might help to be gay. It appears the Democratic Party has a quota system for delegates to this summer's convention. State Democratic parties in 15 states and Puerto Rico are requiring that a specific number of their delegates be homosexual, bisexual or transgender. The requirement seems to be part of an effort by Democrats to aggressively court homosexuals and their money. Bob Knight, director of the...

The Daily Targum-student newspaper at Rutgers University,New Brunswick,NJ carried this report of a "silent protest" by members of the Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual,and Transgendered Community, and their "straight allies". It appears the LGBT members have committed themselves to a "vow of silence"-symbolic of how LGBT members are silenced-some of the members placing duct tape over their mouths to demonstrate their commitment to this vow. A bit later on,some of the demonstrators must have removed their duct tape,because-according to the report-a "kiss-in" began. (Link to the story for further details. I'm outa here !)

Man Charged With Murder for Silicone Injection Death Mar 25, 2004 By C.G. Wallace/ Associated Press Writer/ ATLANTA (AP) - A man accused of injecting industrial-grade silicone into men who were living as women and wanted to look more feminine was charged with murder after one of them died. In an indictment unsealed Wednesday, Stephen Oneal Thomas, 31, was also charged with practicing medicine without a license. Thomas, who is living as a woman, had been working Dougherty County for at least a year, holding "pumping parties" where he would inject silicone into cheeks, lips, breasts and buttocks, said prosecutor...

Fallen AngelUnder the Reverend Michael Piazza, the world's largest gay and lesbian church soared, only to tumble into divisiveness and anger BY J.D. SPARKS ––––––––People flocked by the hundreds to Cathedral of Hope to hear the sermons of senior pastor Michael Piazza. –––––––– Preparation for Sunday-morning services at the Cathedral of Hope resembles backstage on opening night of a Broadway production. The halls bustle with activity as volunteer coordinators and staff tick off their to-do lists. Everything must be perfect, from preparing urns of coffee to ushering in latecomers to ordering multimedia presentations that flash headlines, film clips and still...

Think back: How long ago would you have scoffed at the idea of two men getting married? Or the Supreme Court endorsing sodomy? Or "domestic partners" enjoying the same rights and benefits as married couples? Or network television featuring shows with gays and lesbians? Or companies such as Avis announcing, "Domestic partners are automatically included as additional drivers. No extra fees charged. No questions asked." Or even that you would take the term "sexual rights" seriously? It wasn't that long ago. The forces for perversion have subjected us to a propaganda campaign of such intensity that most Americans have surrendered...

Bias-crime law a hard sell in Wyoming By Juliette Rule rep9@wyomingnews.com Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle CHEYENNE - Not so long ago, the U.S. Constitution that protected everyone failed to allow women at the polls. A law changed that, just as it did for blacks who sought equal protection under the stewardship of leaders like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Such is the argument some make to bring a bias-crime law to the Wyoming Legislature. This state is one of just four that haven't passed a single piece of hate-crime legislation. The Equality State joins Arkansas, Indiana and South...

Here she is again, strolling K Street, her black skirt very short, her black top very tight. It's Wednesday, 11:35 p.m. "Too early to be out here," Tanekea says. Still, she stands on a corner of Third and K streets NW, just as she did Monday night, hoping to turn a trick: maybe $40 or $50 for oral sex, she says, and "more" for "something more." With long hair, long legs and freshly shaved skin, Tanekea, 21, heads to Fifth Street, then back to Third. The sidewalks are dimly lighted. Two patrons from the nearby Louis' Rogue Go Go Lounge...

".....about two lesbians getting "married" in Canada who are former editors for the Post. A "gay-marriage announcement" for them ran on the "Weddings" page of the Post. They are Deb Price, a columnist for the Detroit News, and Joyce Murdoch, a managing editor for politics at the influential National Journal magazine who had served as an editor and reporter at the Post for 10 years. This background may help explain why the Post accommodated them by abandoning its traditional requirement that the "Weddings" page only feature announcements relating to legal marriages, engagements to be legally married, or wedding anniversaries. "It...

Pushy homosexuality Posted: July 30, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com A new USA Today /CNN /Gallup Survey suggests there is a backlash of public opinion against homosexuality after the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Texas' sodomy law. It's not surprising. The decision was widely seen as a judicial push for the agenda of homosexual political activists eager to see their lifestyle not only accepted nationwide but promoted by government and major cultural institutions. Defenders of the Texas law had contended the ultimate goal of the case was not to end sodomy laws, but to advance the "ambitious agenda"...

The 1st homosexual school -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: July 29, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com New York City has done what many of us would have considered unthinkable just a few months ago – announced plans for the first taxpayer-funded, all-homosexual high school. I don't believe this would be happening now without the U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating the anti-sodomy law in Texas. Now the homosexual activists are working at a fever pitch to transform Western civilization. Indoctrinating the next generation is an important step in that process. Welcome to the brave new world of the Harvey Milk High School,...

Tuesday, April 30, 2002 New York City Transgender Anti-Discrimination Law Takes Effect Today; NGLTF Praises Mayor Bloomberg for Leadership MEDIA CONTACT: NGLTF Communications Department ngltf@ngltf.org 202-332-6483 Pager: 800-757-6476 At 3:00 pm today, Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Intro. 24, an amendment to New York City's Human Rights Law, which takes immediate effect with his signature. The measure adds explicit coverage for transgender people under the city law to prohibit discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations.    "Today Mayor Bloomberg exemplified tremendous leadership in supporting and signing this law into effect," said Lorri L. Jean, executive director of the National Gay...

I hate to be the type of person that goes around and sounds like an arrogant snob but, "I TOLD YOU SO!". How? Well, remember that wonderful Supreme Court ruling from just a few weeks ago? Well - I TOLD YOU SO! Remember how one of the big key elements in arguing it Justice Kennedy wrote about the way it would impact the way we do art? He was talking primarily about movies - BUT I STILL TOLD YOU SO! Now that I've got that out of my system a bit... Hey, have you been to the mall recently? I'm...