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Deseret News Pastor Is Accused of Helping to Kidnap Girl at Center of Lesbian Custody FightNew York TimesOn Friday, Ms. Jenkins issued a statement through Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, a rights group in Boston that has also represented her in court. “I know very little at this point, but I really hope that [...]

Calif's reported last gay bookstore to closeSan Jose Mercury NewsAP SAN FRANCISCO—A beloved bookstore in the heart of San Francisco's gay and lesbian community is set to close by the end of the month. A Different Light bookstore opened in the Castro district in 1985 and soon became a social hub that celebrated gay, … [...]

Daily Mail Maternity Store Offers Discount Only To Lesbian CustomersCBS New York(Credit: JOSE LUIS ROCA/AFP/Getty Images) NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A maternity shop in Park Slope is offering a 10 percent discount to its customers—its lesbian customers. Karen Paperno, of the maternity and breastfeeding boutique Boing Boing, …New York maternity store offers 10 per [...]

WA today Lesbian CelebritiesScreen JunkiesLesbian celebrities are a big part of modern pop culture. Recently it seems more and more have been showing their true colors. In today's society, being a lesbian celebrity is very much accepted. The members of this list are a testimony to this. …Kiss and make wavesSydney Morning Herald all 74 [...]

Globe and Mail Did you hear one about the Canadian comedian and the lesbian …Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog)Well, the lesbian was the butt of a few jokes by a Toronto comedian three years ago. She didn't like it. And last week, the "BC Human Rights Tribunal" ordered the comedian to pay a fine for insulting [...]

Kelly McGillis of 'Top Gun' talks about coming out as a lesbianOnTheRedCarpet.comKelly McGillis, who starred with Tom Cruise in "Top Gun," has opened up about why she waited until 2009 to declare she was a lesbian. "Fundamentally, I was just tired of lying about who I am," McGillis, 53, told Entertainment Weekly. … and more » [...]

Mother Jones A matter of life and deathBaltimore Sun (blog)1 cause of death among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teens, who often are so driven to despair by the rejection of peers, parents and other responsible adults that they see no alternative except to take their own lives. …Map: Transgender Employment Rights Make HeadwayMother JonesNo [...]

Austin American-Statesman LGBT advocacy groups say Texas killings should be prosecuted as hate crimeLGBTQ Nation (blog)LGBT advocacy groups are calling for the shooting deaths in of a lesbian and her mother Austin, Texas, earlier this week, to be prosecuted as a hate crime. On Tuesday, Jose Alfonso Aviles, 45, reportedly distraught over his daughter's lesbian [...]

Daily Mail Lesbian couple to sue hotel after being turned awayPink PaperA lesbian couple who claim they were turned away from a Brighton hotel for being gay have taken their case to court. A lesbian couple who claim they were turned away from a Brighton hotel for being gay have taken their case to court. [...]

KATU Health Buzz: Support Helps Prevent Suicide Among Gay YouthU.S. News & World ReportLesbian, gay, and bisexual teens are five times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers, but those who live in a supportive community are better off. They're about 25 percent less likely to attempt suicide than their counterparts …Local attitudes [...]