A judge ruled
Thursday that three men accused in Michael Sandy's death
can be prosecuted for a hate crime without evidence that
they were motivated by hatred for gay men, The New
York Times reported.
The firestorm
over Zach, an out teen trapped in an "ex-gay"
program in Tennessee, has uncovered the far
right's aggressive efforts to force gay youths
to act straight. Some have escaped and share their harrowing
tales
In the
groundbreaking film Soldier's Girl, actors
Troy Garity and Lee Pace take on the real-life romance
between Pfc. Barry Winchell and transgendered
entertainer Calpernia Addams--an affair that led to
Winchell's brutal murder
Our entertainment and events highlights this week include a look at being gay and black in the church, laughing with Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds, and the suave British super spy James Bond.Â
More than two
months after new civil rights protections for gays and
lesbians went into effect, Washington State officials
have spent more time answering questions than
launching investigations.
