Fabulous Newscast: July 22, 2010
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- Maine Officials to Bartenders: Cover Up
Bartenders at a gay bar in Ogunquit, Maine have
been told by city officials they need to start working with their
shirts on. - Key DADT Repeal Advocate Testifies
Servicemembers United executive director Alex Nicholson (right), an Army human intelligence collector who was discharged in 2002, testified on Wednesday in a federal lawsuit challenging “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
- Hildebrand to Obama: Don’t Defend DOMA
Steve Hildebrand told attendees at Netroots Nation, “Don’t Hate Obama,” but later called on the president not to defend DOMA in the courts.
- Gay Porn Star in Court on Murder Charges
Chicago DJ turned gay porn actor Jason Andrews made his first
appearance before a Florida judge Wednesday morning on charges of
murdering a Tampa-area tattoo shop owner. - U.S. Gay Couples Banned From Russian Adoption
The latest round of discussions on the U.S.-Russia adoption policy began
Wednesday, and already it has been decided U.S. gay couples will not be
allowed top adopt Russian children. - Gays Underrepresented on British TV
A study by the UK based gay advocacy group Stonewall reports gays and
lesbians are underrepresented on British TV, and that shows portraying
gay characters in a positive light like EastEnders (pictured) are
the exception to the rule. - Marriage Bill Signed in Buenos Aires
Within the halls of the 19th-century Casa Rosada, Argentina’s president Christina Fernandez de Kirchner on Wednesday
signed into law South America’s first same-sex marriage bill. - Publicist Howard Bragman Gets TV Show
Howard Bragman, the gay Hollywood publicist who helped Meredith Baxter
and Chely Wright come out to The Advocate and tried to do crisis
management for former Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington, is
getting his own TV show. - Porn Star Couple’s Violent Fight at Drag Competition
Porn star Aden Jaric has been arrested for hitting his fellow porn
star/ex-boyfriend Jordan over the head with a paperweight while judging a
drag competition in Portland, Oregon. - Victory Fund Didn’t Offer Endorsement to Vanderpool
A representative for the Victory Fund says reports are false that
25-year-old Kentucky state House candidate Matthew Vanderpool turned
down an offer of funding and the group’s endorsement.
