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Gay U.S. bishop fights exclusion from meeting

Gay U.S. bishop fights exclusion from meetingThis story has caught my eye."The first openly gay U.S. Episcopal bishop was barred from a once-a-decade Anglican meeting so he wouldn't become a focus of the global event. Anglicans on all sides of the issue agree: The strategy has backfired. New Hampshire Bishop Gene Robinson has been embraced by sympathetic Anglicans in England and Scotland who view his exclusion as an affront to their Christian beliefs. Robinson plans several appearances on the outkirts of the Lambeth Conference to be what he called a "constant and friendly" reminder of gays in the church. "I'm just not willing to let the bishops meet and pretend that we don't exist," Robinson said in an interview Sunday with The Associated Press before preaching at St. Mary's Church Putney. "They've taken vows to serve all the people in dioceses, not just certain ones."

Starbucks to Cut 600 Coffee Shops and 12,000 U.S. Jobs as Shares Slip

Starbucks to Cut 600 Coffee Shops and 12,000 U.S. Jobs as Shares SlipThis seems a real shame,i real enjoy STARBUCKS as a brand they serve excellent drinks."Ill miss them?will you!.SEATTLE — Starbucks Corp. said Tuesday it will close 600 company-operated stores in the next year, up dramatically from its previous plan for 100 closures, a sign the coffee shop operator is still feeling the pain from the faltering U.S. economy. Starbucks said in a statement that 70 percent of the stores to be closed were opened after the start of 2006. The locations set to close include ones that "were not profitable and not projected to provide acceptable returns in the foreseeable future," it said. About 12,000 workers will be affected by the closings, which are expected to take place over the next year, according to Valerie O'Neill, a spokeswoman for the company."

Mates & Lovers - A History of Gay New Zealand

A History of Gay New ZealandThis has chatched my eye about the history on Gay Lifestyle.Take a look."Victoria University academic Chris Brickell has gone where no gay man has gone before, and has managed to pull together a comprehensive review of what gay male history in Aotearoa/New Zealand has been like over the last one hundred and seventy years of European settlement. As for life beforehand, I suspect that responsibility lies with a gifted taksatapui linguist, anthropologist and/or cultural historian who may be able to uncover their narratives within Maori oral accounts of their whakapapa. Be that as it may, this work concentrates on gay men, because Alison Laurie is at work on a long awaited lesbian herstory of the same period. In any case, it includes a few familiar characters, but also a few unfamiliar ones. The Church Missionary Society's Reverend Yates puts in an appearance, and then we are on to wholly new territory. Chris managed to dig these out from kept family and archival correspondence, oral histories from older men, Dunedin Supreme Court records, the odd medical and psychiatric journal clinical report, and inclusion of some ephemera."

Pamela Anderson opens up about her reality show

Pamela Anderson opens up about her reality showThis seems a great thing for Palmela to do,look forward to tuning in."Pamela Anderson sees her new reality show as more "self-portrait" and "art project" than a typical reality series. In the July/August issue of Radar magazine, Pamela Anderson opens up about her new TV venture and more. Tentatively titled "Pam- Girl on the Edge," the series is scheduled for an eight episode run this summer on E! Anderson offers a first-hand glimpse into her current life, which is quite revealing given some of the gossip about her that has sprung up in recent months. A few things that have come up about her recently include her personally manning a lemonade stand at a charity yard sale in Malibu, and her "writhing" on the back of a Harley Davidson nude while onstage at a cabaret show in Paris."

Gay Pride

Gay Pride for allIt is a great pride for Gay people to show confidence in who they are.Its a great thing."When Jerre Kalbas was 60, she met with a small group of fellow LGBT New Yorkers, also seniors, to form an organization that would focus on the needs of aging gays and lesbians. Chartered in 1977 as SAGE (Senior Action in a Gay Environment, now Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders), the group will celebrate its 30th anniversary this week with a health fair and party. And Kalbas, now 90 and still an active volunteer with the group, is just one of several thousand dues-paying members who is grateful for—and fiercely proud of—SAGE’s existence."

Go Green Quickly With An Electric Scooter

Go Green Quickly With An Electric ScooterThis seems a very handy scooter for nipping around town and good for the plannet."Let's face it, being a motorist is becoming harder. Many drivers would happily throw away their keys if cheaper, greener alternatives were found. Now commuters will have another option; the electric Scoota. There are already some 40 million of these eco-machines on China's roads. And the manufacturers sell 13 million of them every year."

McCartney thrills Liverpool crowd

McCartney thrills Liverpool crowd.This seemed a great night for liverpool last nite with Paul Mccartney fantastic. "Sir Paul McCartney has celebrated his home city's year as European Capital of Culture and been celebrated himself by 36,000 fans at a concert in Liverpool. The crowd at Anfield football stadium gave him a hero's welcome as he played almost two hours of highlights from The Beatles, Wings and his solo career. "Thank you for coming here in the City of Culture, at the centre of the universe," he said to cheers. The audience was in full voice for classics like Let It Be and Hey Jude. The stadium sing-a-longs were at their most enthusiastic for Beatles hits such as Drive My Car, Eleanor Rigby and Yesterday. Sir Paul also covered his Wings days with Live and Let Die and Jet, and his solo career was represented by songs like Flaming Pie and Dance Tonight. And as Yoko Ono looked on, he also played John Lennon's Give Peace a Chance in front of a CND symbol."

A Purrr-Fect Promotion For Tama The Kitty

A Purrr-Fect Promotion For Tama The kittyIve spotted this great story which made me laugh,a kitty increasing sales on the railway what a great story."Tama is so popular with commuters and animal lovers she has been promoted to "stationmaster" at Kishi station in western Japan. Wearing a black cap and welcoming passengers, the nine-year-old tabby is credited with boosting Wakayama Electric Railway's revenue by 10%. The loss-making company was forced to axe all staff at the station two years ago, but the stray remained and now holds a managerial position."

New York to recognize gay marriages

New York to recognize gay marriagesThis is great news about gay marriages,its seems people can stop being judged on or questioned about being gay.Seems its going to be alot more relaxed."NEW YORK (CNN) -- Gov. David Patterson of New York has told state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed in states and countries where they are legal, his spokeswoman said Wednesday. New York agencies have been told to recognize same-sex marriages performed in places where they are legal. The governor's legal counsel told state agencies in a May 14 memo to revise policies and regulations to recognize same-sex marriages performed in California and Massachusetts as well as Canada and other countries that allow gays and lesbians to marry, said Erin Duggan, the governor's spokeswoman. The memo informed state agencies that failing to recognize gay marriages would violate the New York's human rights law, Duggan said. The directive follows a February ruling from a New York state appeals court. That decision says that legal same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions are entitled to recognition in New York. "This was in direct response to a court ruling," Duggan told CNN. "Just to make sure all the state agencies are on the same page."

Vacation too costly? Not for those who find fun, sun at parks, beaches

Vacation too costly? Not for those who find fun, sun at parks, beachesNew yorkers seemed to enjoy the great weather conditions this weekend,let it go on.Fantastic."New Yorkers celebrated the holiday weekend by basking in the sun, sightseeing and having picnics in the park - all right here in the Big Apple. The slumping economy has many families taking "stay-cations" and sticking close to home. "We thought it was just easier to stay here rather than sit on a bus for the weekend," said Heidi Rosby of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Rosby and her boyfriend, Anthony Wilson, opted to spend the day at Coney Island rather than hit the roads."

Wolf Makes Ass Of Itself Over A Donkey

Wolf Makes Ass Of Itself Over A DonkeyThis seems a really nice story ive found,think its a match made in heaven.Do you agree?. "But when a donkey was put into its enclosure, instead of hunting it down and eating it, the wolf had other ideas. The animals have since become attached to each other, cohabitating in the cage for the last 10 days."

NO PLACE FOR PIKE AT STARBUCKS

NO PLACE FOR PIKE AT STARBUCKSThis story caught my eye,regarding coffee at starbucks,i always enjoy a great fresh coffee at my local store."THE new "everyday" coffee blend that's supposed to rescue Starbucks is more likely to sink it. The only way Pike Place Roast could save Starbucks would be to force it down the noses of competitors until they drowned. Pike Place is precisely the kind of limp brew that has long ruled American taste. It's just what I - like millions of others - came to Starbucks to escape. Its flavor is ashen, its body nil, its character none. It's CEO Howard Schultz's New Coke, destined to chase longtime aficionados to Dunkin' Donuts - or worse. Starbucks says Pike Place is meant to bring the chain "backto where it all started." Well, if they're so proud of this ethereal elixir, how come it waited 37 years to sell it? I've loved Starbucks since 1994, when one of the first Manhattan branches opened near my home. I defended it against coffee-haters who complain its deep-roasted product tasted "burnt" and against bozos who think $2.11 is too much to pay for a double-size cup plus the luxury of cozy free seating, reading and music for as long as you want."

MAN FORCED TO SIT IN JETBLUE BATHROOM

JETBLUE BATHROOMThis has caught my eye for the problems this poor man obtained just for a seat."A Manhattan man is feeling flush with anger after he says he was forced to sit in the bathroom for three hours on a cross-country JetBlue flight. Gokhan Mutlu is now suing the airline for $2 million for having "mortified, disgraced, degraded and shamed" him by confining him to the can.He was told the flight was full because a flight attendant was taking the last available seat, but was then told she would sit in the "jump seat" and he could have her seat, 2E, the suit says. He was issued a boarding pass and took the seat, but got a rude awakening as he began to doze off about 90 minutes into the flight."

Surrogate mothers fulfilling gay men's parenthood dreams

Surrogates.This has caught my eye i think this is a really good thing for gay couples surrogates to children."Surrogate mothers fulfilling gay men's parenthood dreams NEW YORK (AFP) — An ever-growing number of gay couples are paying tens of thousands of dollars to have surrogate mothers carry their babies, turning America's concept of traditional family on its head. It took two women and two men for two-year-old twins Katherine and Connor to come to life. Their fathers, Michael Eidelman and A.J. Vincent, who have lived together for years, invested love, time and all their savings to build their family in New York's Chelsea neighborhood. The eggs were donated by a woman in Washington state and fertilized in vitro with sperm from both men. The fertilized egg was then inserted in the uterus of a woman from Ohio. Each man is the biological father of one of the twins, who were born in Los Angeles, where the laws are less stringent for same-sex couples."

Principal Outs Gay Students

Principal Outs Gay StudentsI feel every one should have the right to educatian and learning in school,and not judged on being gay."MEMPHIS, TN -- The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint against Memphis City schools demanding new school policies, a reprimand of a school principal, and money for the two male students who said they were put on a gay list by the school's principal. All of this took place at Hollis F. Price Middle College High School on the campus of Lemoyne Owen College. The charges are of discrimination, accusing principal Daphne Beasley of creating a "list of couples including homo couples." According to the complaint, in September principal Beasley demanded over the school intercom that she get "names of all students who were couples...hetero or homo." "It was very terrifying for one. I am still private or in the closet," outed student "Nicholas" said. Nicholas was one of the students outed on the list."

New Hospital Rules Help Gay People

New Hospital Rules Help Gay PeopleThis seems a great news for gay people."Raleigh, North Carolina) North Carolina hospital patients will soon have a new right, ensuring that they can receive the visitors who matter most to them regardless of the legal status of their relationship. A new statewide rule will help ensure that same-sex partners and other loved ones will be treated the same as immediate family. The rule adds a provision to the Patients' Bill of Rights, stating: "A patient has the right to designate visitors who shall receive the same visitation privileges as the patient’s immediate family members, regardless of whether the visitors are legally related to the patient." The right applies to hospitals statewide."

Woodstock Going to Be Great

Woodstock Going to Be GreatThis seems its going to be a great themed production for the gay community,and a great focus. "Ang LeeAng Lee is back to work with Focus yet again as he is set to direct the gay-themed Woodstock memoir Taking Woodstock. Focus' CEO, James Schamus, will adapt Elliot Tiber's 2007 book, "Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life," which centers on the colorful life of a Greenwich Village-based interior designer and part-time Catskills hotel manager who headed the Bethel, N.Y., Chamber of Commerce. He issued the permit for the legendary 1969 concert on his neighbor Max Yasgur's farm. This continues Lee's stay at Focus as he has directed several films for the studio including last year's Lust, Caution and, of course, Brokeback Mountain."

Like a prayer

.Like a prayer.This has caught my eye this seems a great event to celebrate equality and the same for every one in life."Sitting down to spar about gay issues with fiercely homophobic religious leaders may sound like your idea of a nightmare, but it’s actually a passion for some queer activists. And that’s a good thing, since the efforts of Soulforce—a national organization that fights for LGBT religious freedoms—have managed to change both minds and policies over the years. “It’s not about arguing Bible passages, but more to put a face on who they’re demonizing,” notes Andrew Brewer, founder of Soulforce NYC, the local chapter of the Lynchburg, Virginia–based national organization. And now, to raise awareness about the work of the nonprofit—specifically its annual Equality Ride, a tour of college campuses that seeks to enlighten religious students and administrators across the country—Brewer has organized the Ari Gold Equality Ride Concert, a night of entertainment starring pop singer Gold. Other talents on the bill include comedian Judy Gold, vocalists Adam Joseph and Jason Walker, actor Anthony Rapp, and Project Runway’s Jack Mackenroth."

Seems To Be An Issue For Insurers To Cover Gay Men

Seems To Be An Issue For Insurers To Cover Gay MenThis seems to be crazy and unfair,discriminating should be a thing of the past and every one should be equal."Discriminating against people based on their sexuality should be a thing of the past. When it comes to personal protection like life insurance and critical illness, nobody should be able to demand sensitive information from homosexuals that they would not ask of heterosexuals. But in reality, an argument is raging over continued discrimination of gay men and their risk of HIV/Aids. A report by Compass, an independent financial adviser for the gay community, has found that confusion, mixed messages and unreasonable prejudice about HIV/Aids is still frequently experienced by gay men applying for protection policies. Until recently, it was standard practice for insurers to ask gay men who wanted life insurance or a critical illness protection policy about the number of sexual partners they have had, and whether they had safe sex or not."

'SATC' star honoured to be gay role model

'SATC' star honoured to be gay role modelThis seems a brilliant idea for cynthia nixon to be doing helping young gay people through there lives."The Sex And The City star was praised for "living her life open" by the Point Foundation, which provides scholarships to gay students in the US. Nixon, who accepted the gong in front of her castmates from the hit show, said: "When you're a young gay person, you yearn for nothing so much as the presence of other gay people - most especially, an older generation of gay people who can encourage and inspire you." She has been dating education activist Christine Marinoni since 2003 after ending her 15-year relationship with Danny Mozes, the father of her two children. Referring to her time with Mozes, she joked: "That is part of what I look back on now as my straight period."

Keeping With There Parents

Keeping ParentsI think when a relationship splits up the children should get thought about firsty."For many people, the most painful aspect of living in a mixed orientation marriage is dealing with their children. Both parties may experience guilt, anxiety and confusion when deciding what to tell their children. In the case of divorce, there is the added burden of custody and visitation issues. To make matters worse, if the relationship becomes embittered, children are many times used as a tool for manipulation by one or both parties. There is only one rule of thumb when making decisions regarding children: determine what course of action is in their best interest. While this is not always clear cut, it is certainly the point at which any discussion or problem solving should begin. If you and your spouse are not able to come to agreements regarding custody and visitation, the court will decide for you. At this point you give up your control. Therefore it is in your and your spouse's best interest to come to a solution on your own."

Michael Stip Has Come Out Being Gay

Come OutMichael Stip the rock star has come out being Gay."R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has finally admitted he is gay. The rock legend has been notoriously vague over the years about his sexuality - but said he finally realized he could help other homosexuals by coming out. “I recognize that to have public figures be very open about their sexuality helps some kid somewhere out there,” he tells a U.S. rock magazine. Stipe - who has long denied rumours of a relationship with Morrissey - admits that his confusion over his sexuality has made it into his songs."

Sean Penn On Screen Gay Kiss!

Gay Movie Kiss Sean Penn shares a on screen kiss with a co-star.I think that people should not judge gay people on this.Its only like straight people kissing."Penn plays San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk in the Gus Van Sant directed Milk. Martinez, who appears as cross-dressing disco singer Sylvester James, tells PageSix.com, "I'm performing, and (Penn) comes onto the dance floor. He grabs me, and he just slaps the biggest kiss on me...It felt like the kiss was forever. I'm like, is he going to stop? I had to close my eyes, I couldn't believe it."

Flying In The Air

AirPostwoman Katie Hodgson and fiance Darren Mcwalter have there wedding rings but just need some one to marry them,but in the air 500ft."The adventurous pair got engaged whilst traveling through the Brazilian Rainforest. They didn't want an ordinary wedding so they decided to get in touch with a wing walking team."

Gay Pride In Melbourne

Pride1000 athletes from Asia Pacific outgames lead the melbourne gay pride march.I think gay pride events are great for the gay community."Rainbow flags were held high as marchers made their way along Fitzroy St to a concert in Catani Gardens. A police band marched for the first time among many other arts, ethnic, religious, and sporting groups. Port Phillip mayor Janet Cribbes said the council had been proud to support the event since it started. "It's sad but true, prejudice against gays and lesbians still exist," she said."