Top Stories Today – 09.18.2008
September 18, 2008 by Justin Cole, GLAAD's Director of Digital Media
National News:
- Associated Press – Obama Won’t Repeal ‘Don’t Ask’ On His Own
- Associated Press – Brad Pitt Donates Money to Support Gay Marriage
- Newsweek – The New Transgender Reality
- The New York Times – Supreme Court’s Global Influence Is Waning
- Associated Press – Okla.’s Inhofe on Attack Again in Senate Race
- Los Angeles Times – OBITUARY: John Burnside Dies at 91; Gay Rights Activist, Teleidoscope Inventor
Regional News:
- The Press-Enterprise (CA) – Field Poll: Opposition Grows to Initiative that Would Ban Gay Marriage
- Arkansas Democrat Gazette (AR) – Group Shifts Strategy Over Adoption Ban
- The Seattle Times (WA) – Gay Immigrant, Detained in Tacoma, Gains Reprieve
- The Philadelphia Inquirer (PA) – Obama: Go Slower on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
- The News-Press–Fort Myers (FL) – Editorial: Florida Wrong on Gay Adoption
- Winston-Salem Journal (NC) – Same-Sex Domestic Violence: Harder to Get Help
- The Salt Lake Tribune (UT) – Ex-Mormon Donates $1M to Kill LDS-Backed Prop. 8
- San Diego Union-Tribune (CA) – Firefighters Testify About Reluctance to Take Part in Gay Pride Parade
- The Capital Times (WI) – Man Arrested After Alleged Gay Slurs, Scuffle
International News:
- Philippine Daily Inquirer (The Philippines) – Call him Jeff, Says SC; he Used to Be Called Jennifer
From the Blogs:
- Towleroad – Obama Clarifies Process for Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
- Good As You – Lewis and Clark discuss sex between same
- Box Turtle Bulletin – One-Third of “Yes for Prop 102″ Contributions Come from Mesa, Arizona
- Wayne Besen – Alaskans Protest ‘Ex-Gay’ Conference
- Good As You – Gavin knew some students would wanna help out
- Box Turtle Bulletin – Mormons and California’s Prop 8
- 365Gay.com – Ark. gay group abandons legal challenge to adoption measure
- Mombian – Kentucky Forbids Same-Sex Stepparents
- 365Gay.com – Deadly crash investigation focuses on gay engineer
- The Bilerico Project – Media picks up the slack on Sarah Palin’s LGBT record
- Brad Pitt Donates to Fight California’s Proposition 8:
- Joe.My.God – Brad Pitt Gives $100K To Fight Prop 8
- The Bilerico Project – Brad Pitt donates $100,000 to fight California Prop 8
- Queerty – Brad Pitt is my Hero
- Gay Rights Watch – Brad Pitt Gives $100k to Fight California Marriage Ban
- Box Turtle Bulletin – Brad Pitt Gives to Fight Proposition 8
- Towleroad – Brad Pitt Donates $100,000 to Fight Same-Sex Marriage Ban
- Pam’s House Blend – Brad Pitt donating $100,000 to fight gay marriage ban
- Good As You – Brangelina’s ‘Bra’ backs nups where such are either doubled or nixed
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