Gay Marriage Pioneer Del Martin Dead at 87
Advocate Aug 27 08Del Martin (left), who just this past June wed her partner of nearly 55 years when gay marriage was legalized in the state of California, died Wednesday morning with her partner, Phyllis Lyon, by her side, according to the National Center for Lesbian Rights. She was 87. Full story...
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Hillary Clinton Rumored to Accept Sec. of State Post
Advocate 16 hours agoSenator Hillary
Clinton will give up her U.S. Senate seat to accept a
position as Secretary of State for President-elect Barack
Obama, the New York Times has learned.
Vermont Gov. Would Reject Marriage Bill
Advocate 18 hours agoVermont Governor
Jim Douglas said he would oppose a law granting same-sex
marriages, according to the Associated Press.
OurChart.com Pulls the Plug
Advocate 18 hours agoSources tell that word
came down Friday afternoon that will be
shutting off all content effective immediately.
ABC Axes Sexy Money, Daisies, and Eli Stone
Advocate less than a day agoAccording to
The Hollywood Reporter, ABC has decided not
to order more episodes of three shows: Eli
Stone, Dirty Sexy Money, and Pushing
Daisies.
Mark Doty Wins National Book Award for Poetry
Advocate less than a day agoAn acclaimed gay
writer just got more acclaimed. Writer Mark Doty's Fire
to Fire: New and Collected Poems won the
National Book Award for poetry at an awards presentation
Wednesday night in New York City.
Ten Years of Transgender Remembrance
Advocate less than a day agoThursday marks
one decade of acknowledging the Transgender Day of
Remembrance, with celebrations and vigils being staged all
across the country.
Former Memphis Officer Pleads Not Guilty In Transgender Beating
Advocate 2 days agoA retired Memphis
policeman entered a not-guilty plea Wednesday on
charges that he violated the civil rights of a transgender
prostitution suspect in a beating that was caught on
tape, reports the Associated Press.
San Diego Hotel Owner in Hot Water With Gays, Unions
Advocate 3 days agoSan Diego's
glamorous Manchester Grand Hyatt hotel has seen better days.
The hotel, owned by local magnate Douglas Manchester,
is being boycotted for the second time in six months.
Calif. Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Prop. 8
Advocate 3 days agoThe California
supreme court announced Wednesday that it will review
legal challenges to Proposition 8, which passed by a narrow
margin on November 4, constitutionally banning
same-sex marriage in the state.
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