LGBT Religion News Roundup August 6, 2010

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Published Aug. 6, 2010 at 7:46 p.m.

Proposition 8 was ruled unconstitutional this week in California, forever changing the debate around marriage equality.  Media reaction to the ruling was intense, and faith groups responded both positively and negatively.  All this comes while further evidence suggests that Prop 8 wouldn’t pass if it was on the ballot today.In other marriage equality news, the [ ... ] ...

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Asian & Pacific Islander LGBT Community Celebrate Prop 8 Ruling

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Published Aug. 6, 2010 at 9:28 a.m.

During this historic week, as GLAAD’s Director of Field & Community Media, I am attending a major conference for jounalists –  the 21st annual national convention of the Asian American Journalists Association. I oversee GLAAD’s API Media Program.  As I attend  presentations and meet with media professionals who cover a variety of issues, including those that impact  the API LGBT community, the [ ... ] ...

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Gay Games 2010 Update

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Published Aug. 6, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.
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Missed this iteration of the Gay Games? Fret not! Our ace correspondent is sending us updates ...

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Media Covers Gay Games VIII in Cologne, Germany

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Published Aug. 5, 2010 at 3:56 p.m.

This week has been full of substantial and exciting media coverage of the Gay Games VIII, an international event taking place this year in Cologne  in western Germany.Since July 31, gay and lesbian athletes have been engaged in a diverse array of sports, from basketball and swimming to figure skating and powerlifting ... The Guardian [ ... ] ...

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Remembering Angie Zapata and Reflecting on Media Coverage of Transgender People

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Published Aug. 5, 2010 at 5:05 a.m.

Your 21st birthday is supposed to be a happy moment; it's one of those "big" birthdays. Today would have been Angie Zapata's 21st, but just over two years ago, Angie was murdered. On behalf of GLAAD, I sat through the trial where Angie's murderer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. As I thought of how to honor Angie on the occasion of her 21st birthday, I decided to take a look at how her life and her story lives on today. The way the media told Angie's story, set the bar for media

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What to Watch: Thursday, August 5

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Published Aug. 5, 2010 at 5:00 a.m.

Don’t miss Team Gay’s antics on tonight’s Project Runway!Thursday, August 56:00 pm PT/ 9:00 pm ET Degrassi, Teen Nick (30 min) NEWDeclan helps Holly J and her money troubles, while Eli tries to get revenge on Fitz. Features gay jock Riley, who is out to some, and transgender student Adam.8:00 pm Big Brother 12, CBS [ ... ] ...

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Media Highlighting Community Reaction to Prop 8 Ruling

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Published Aug. 4, 2010 at 5:18 p.m.

US District Court Judge Vaughn Walker ruled Wednesday that California’s Proposition 8 violated the federal constitution. Ruling in the landmark Perry vs. Schwarzenegger case, Walker wrote “Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in  singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license.”Walker continued “Indeed, the evidence shows Proposition [ ... ] ...

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California’s Proposition 8 Ruled Unconstitutional In Historic Decision

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Published Aug. 4, 2010 at 4:25 p.m.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, joined same-sex couples across the nation in applauding today’s historic decision to overturn Proposition 8, the anti-gay ballot initiative that eliminated marriage equality for same-sex couples in California.“More and more Americans are supporting equality, [ ... ] ...

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Montréal Likes Us Queers. It Really Does

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Published Aug. 4, 2010 at 6:00 a.m.
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Our northern Frenh-ish neighbor celebrates Pride with an inexpensive LGBT Pride package ...

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GLAAD Applauds TeenNick For Transgender Teen Story

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Published Aug. 3, 2010 at 8:58 a.m.

As Degrassi launches its tenth season this month on TeenNick, it also introduces Adam, the first transgender teen character to appear as a series regular on a scripted tv show.In the series, Adam and his older brother Drew are new students at Degrassi Community School. Adam is enrolling at the high school as a boy [ ... ] ...

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