Friday, January 09, 2009

News and Pop Culture Round-Up



  • Las Vegas' oldest gay bar faces gaming license revocation
  • Gay foes want Prop 8 donors kept secret
  • TB cases linked to S.F. gay bars
  • Kate Hudson (accidentally) punches Anne Hathaway
  • Gay men jailed in Senegal are HIV activists
  • Thief makes off with Princess Beatrice's BMW
  • Kansas abstinence program loses funding
  • Charles Barkley was legally drunk at time of arrest
  • Friends, fans gather to remember Jett Travolta
  • Experimental Hepatitis C drug shows promise
  • Ryan O'Neal pleads guilty to drug charge




  • Paterson gives few clues about Clinton replacement
  • Top winners at the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards
  • Illinois House impeaches Blagojevich
  • Did ricin threat come from within gay community?
  • Pepsi targeted for AFA boycott
  • Drew Barrymore loves happy endings
  • Idol's new judge says she & Paula bring 'girl power'
  • Bill would repeal Florida anti-gay adoption law
  • Gay ally new NY senate leader
  • Lesbian professor invited on Obama whistle stop tour
  • Study: Family behavior key to health of gay youth
  • Kanye West judges prestigious design awards
  • Keep your word, gay group warns Congress
  • Amy Winehouse 'threw drink over woman'
  • Binge drinking linked to increased HIV risk
  • Pop star Dave Dee dies, aged 65
  • Fed court asks Calif. to weigh in on Boy Scouts case
  • Madonna's new wacky diet to 'knock off 12 years'
  • Virus vaccine maker seeks approval for males
  • Transwoman ordered to serve time in male prison
  • Seattle gay bars threatened with ricin attacks
  • Sacha Baron Cohen slammed for 'black Jesus' jibe
  • Court appearance for accused in lesbian gang rape case





  • New gay Congressman Jared Polis sworn in
  • State supreme courts to rule in gay marriage cases
  • New state legislatures to take up gay rights bills
  • Economy may delay major gay bills
  • Jamie Bell: 'Daniel Craig saved me from hypothermia'
  • Al Franken wins Senate seat
  • New LGBT equality laws go into effect in Calif.
  • Lindsay Lohan: I would love Johansson roles
  • New federal law protects retirement savings of gay couples
  • Portland gay mayor no political novice
  • Arkansas battles suit to strike down restrictive adoption law
  • FDA approves new HIV blood test
  • AIDS skeptic Maggiore dies in Calif.
  • Colin Farrell lined up for Peter Weir's 'Way Back'
  • Louisiana to appeal gay parent ruling
  • Anne Hathaway Golden Globe win leaked?
  • 4 Arrested in lesbian gang rape case
  • Producer: 'Dark Knight' sequel a mystery
  • Gay foes rally in Madrid
  • Accused dealt another blow in Larry King murder case
  • Ohio Supreme Court limits impact of gay marriage ban
  • Conservative parishes lose in Episcopal gay clergy feud