• Crist Announces Run as Independent
  Antigay Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced at a St. Petersburg campaign event Thursday that he will be  running for U.S. Senate as an independent.
• Florida Moms Aim to Label Library Books
  Two mothers in Leesburg, Fla., are lobbying to get books at their county’s nine libraries labeled for “objectionable” content.
• S.F. Tourism Chief: Don’t Boycott Arizona
  The San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau CEO says that people shouldn’t boycott the state of Arizona just because of its newly passed immigration law.
• Clinton Commends China on Repealing HIV Travel Ban
  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised China’s lifting of the ban on visitors with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
• L.A. Times Endorses Newsom for Lt. Governor
  The Los Angeles Times has endorsed San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom in the primary race for California lieutenant governor.
• Chris Colfer’s Gaga Gaffe
  Glee star Chris Colfer told Ellen DeGeneres that meeting Lady Gaga was one of the most nerve-racking moments of his life.
• Transphobic Bashing Victim Defends CSULB
  Colle Carpenter, the graduate student who was attacked April 15 in a campus bathroom, defended California State University, Long Beach, in a statement released Wednesday.
• Ariz. Law Bad for Gay Binational Couples
  Immigration Equality, one of the nation’s top organizations lobbying for rights for LGBT families in the realm of immigration, is condemning Arizona’s  controversial new law.

Tags: Charlie Crist, China, Chris Colfer, Gavin Newsom, HIV/AIDS, Lady GaGa, trans/gender