Top Stories Today – 10.20.2008
October 20, 2008 by Justin Cole, GLAAD's Director of Digital Media
National News:
- Associated Press – Mormon Group Protests Church’s Gay Marriage Stance
- Los Angeles Times – Prop. 8 Battle Rages Over Whether Gay Marriage Would Be Taught in Schools
- Los Angeles Times – EDITORIAL: Chicago’s ‘Gay Friendly’ High School Idea
- Reuters – Ellen Buys $100,000 TV Time to Support Gay Marriage
Regional News:
- The San Jose Mercury News (CA) – Questions Raised Over Yes on Prop. 8 Ads
- South Florida Sun Sentinel (FL) – Gay-Marriage Ban Lacks Support Needed to Pass
- The Baltimore Sun (MD) – Two Methodist Women Get ‘Extraordinary Ordination’
- Los Angeles Times (CA) – Prayer In the Service of Politics
- Los Angeles Times (CA) – A Whirlwind of Gay Weddings
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (MN) – COLUMN: Bar Association Panel Paving Way for Gay Marriage
- Associated Press (NY) – Man Gets Life in Prison for Beating Death
- Connecticut Post (CT) – Same-sex Spouses Face Legal Hurdles
- Deseret News (UT) – Magna Man Charged with Assaulting Gay Man
- Sacramento Bee (CA) – ARC Student Leaders Targeted for Recall Over Prop. 8 Support
- The Boston Globe (MA) – OP-ED: Standing Up for Your Gay Friend
- Associated Press (NY) – Advocates Address Challenges of Gay Seniors
- Fort Myers News-Press (FL) – Gay Marriage Opponents Begin Advertising Campaign in Florida
- Southwest Times Record (AR) – Residents Line Both Sides Of Issue
- The Arizona Republic (AZ) – EDITORIAL: Marriage Amendment
- The Philadelphia Inquirer (PA) – Teens in Transition
International News:
- The Vancouver Sun (Canada) – Gay Couple Files Human-Rights Complaint Against School Board
- The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) – Prenuptial Rights for Same-Sex, Unmarried
- BBC News (United Kingdom) – Killer Chef Cooked Dead Boyfriend
From the Blogs:
- Queerty – Lawrence Lawyer: Obama Best For Supremes, Gays
- The Huffington Post – Manners: How Do I Help Fight Prop 8 and Keep Same-Sex Marriage Legal in California?
- The Huffington Post – What Will Powell’s Endorsement Mean for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and Military Families?
- L.A. Now (Los Angeles Times) – Backing Prop. 8 in Enemy Territory
- LJWorld Reader Blogs (Lawrence-Journal News) – Same-Sex Marriage: How Will it Affect Our Society?
- San Francisco Sentinel.com – Biden Opposes Calif. Proposition 8 Same-Sex Marriage Ban
- Capitol Alert (The Sacramento Bee) – Ellen DeGeneres Makes No On 8 Ad – And Pays For It To Air
- DailyKos - Equality for All: There’s still Hell to Pay
- 365Gay.com – Neff: Stop putting gay rights to a vote
- Good As You – Video: Next Prop 8 ad = Children’s book fear-mongering
- Towleroad – A Visit with Rachel Maddow
- Good As You – Feminine wiles: 8 out lesbloggers work to out 8
- Joe.My.God – Sarah Palin Comes Out For The Federal Marriage Amendment
- Andrew Sullivan – Bungling The Marriage Fight In California?
- The Bilerico Project – My Brief Journalistic Dilemma Over Prop 8
- The Bilerico Project Florida – Fla Poll shows Amendment 2 more likely to lose
- The Gist – Ellen Turns Up the Heat on Prop 8
- The Bilerico Project Florida – Suze Orman Says No To Florida’s Amendment 2
- Box Turtle Bulletin – Hollywood Party to Fight Prop 8
- Gay News Blog – Help NO ON 8! Earn a $1 million match this weekend
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