• Pope’s No. 2 Links Pedophilia, Homosexuality
  Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has linked the sex scandals currently rocking the Roman Catholic Church to homosexuality, not celibacy among priests.
• Rihanna Makes Time for Lilith Fair
  Rihanna certainly gained feminist credibility after ditching her abusive ex-boyfriend, Chris Brown. Now the pop star’s reputation as a strong woman grows as she joins a date on the Lilith Fair, the all-female music festival begun in the ’90s by Sarah McLachlan.
• Frank Talks ENDA, Disappointment in Obama
  Forget marches and rallies. Rep. Barney Frank says the most effective way to get movement on a trans-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act is for LGBT Americans and their allies to call or write members of Congress.
• GOP Losing Grip on Military
  More bad news for the Republican Party — a new survey finds the GOP is losing its hold on military service members.
• Gay Equestrian Facing Trial for Spreading HIV
  Olympic medal-winning equestrian Darren Chiacchia could face prison time for allegedly having sex with his boyfriend and not disclosing he was HIV-positive.
• Liz: I Love Jason But No Marriage
  Dame Elizabeth Taylor stamped out rumors that she’s planning on walking down the aisle for the ninth time.
• Prop. 8 Wont Be Repealed at Ballot Box in ’10
  The effort to repeal California’s Proposition 8 at the ballot box in November 2010 has come up short in its signature-gathering effort and won’t reach its goal of nearly 700,000 signatures by Tuesday.
• First Lesbian Couple Marries in Argentina
  A lesbian couple who were exiled during the Argentine military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983 were able to marry in their home country on Friday.
• Threats Cancel “Gay Jesus” Play, Again
  Security concerns have once again forced the cancellation of a student production of Corpus Christi, which features a gay Christlike figure, in Texas.
• Jury Selection Begins in Deadly Hate-Crime Trial
  Jury selection begins today in the trial of two men accused of beating Jose Sucuzhanay to death in 2008 while shouting antigay slurs in Brooklyn, New York.

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