Chaz Bono makes first public appearance since transition announcement. (Joanna Sloame, NY Daily News)
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MLK, Jr.-founded civil rights group divided over gay marriage. (Jennifer Steinhauer, NY Times)
26 HIV activists arrested in Capitol Rotunda. (AP)
Massachusetts files lawsuit to challenge DOMA. (LA Times)
Family calls for investigation into gay sailor’s death. (Scott Shafer, NPR)
Lt. Dan Choi: Board recommends discharge. (William Kates, AP)
Bollywood star calls on Indian government to decriminalize homosexuality. (Jessica Geen, PinkNews.co.uk)
Raid on the Rainbow Lounge: Injured suspect was in state custody. (Mitch Mitchell, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram)
Judge favors trial soon on California gay marriage ban. (Lisa Leff, AP)
Reunion: Gay Liberation Front veterans meet at Stonewall. (Kate Nocera, [...]
Florida synagogue to offer ‘covenant of love‘ ceremonies. (Nell, Frizzell, PinkNews.co.uk)
Obama invites gay leaders to White House, will they go? (Sheryl Gay Stolberg, NY Times)
GLAAD asks Perez Hilton to apologize for gay slurs. (Elizabeth Snead, The Dish Rag@LA Times)
Petitioners to Mormons: Soften Gay Stance. (Jennifer Dobner, AP)
Senator Dodd comes out for gay marriage. (NY Times, [...]
NY marriage equality looking less likely. (365Gay.com)
Passport regulations now allow same sex couples to have the same surname. (John R. Ellement, Boston Globe)
Ricky Martin “comes out” as bisexual. (Pinknews.co.uk)
White House: Census will better count gay couples. (Lisa Leff, AP)
LA is racially divided on gay marriage. (Cathleen Decker, LA Times)
Fears for gay participants of World Outgames. (Nell Frizzell, Pinknews.co.uk)
Piecemeal…Obama offers slap in the face. (Jim Rutenberg, NY Times)
Massachusetts ex-senator to lead GLAAD. (AP)
Cher stands by Chaz. (The Times, via Towleroad)
Hollywood power players speak on same sex marriage challenge. (Peter Henderson, Reuters)
Not a party like it’s…Gay bias killings highest since 1999. (Markus Franklin, AP)
Bomb at Sao Paulo pride injures 21. (PinkNews.co.uk)
BBC to air new documentary on Stonewall. (BBC)
NY Times Editorial takes Obama to task on DOMA brief. (NY Times)
Happy anniversary. One year since same sex marriage was (briefly) legal. (LA Times)
Promises…what promises? DOJ moves to dismiss challenge to DOMA. (Linda Deutsch, AP)
Tel Aviv Gay Pride parade draws thousands. (AFP)
Morning radio hosts apologize for transgender slur. (Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee)
First trans man to play competitive football in Australia. (Anish Bhavsar, PinkNews.co.uk)
Student’s Harvey Milk report prompts apology. (Tony Perry, LA Times)
When will people learn? There is a difference. (Jessica Green, PinkNews.co.uk)
Thomas Beatie, trans-man gives birth to second baby. (Us Magazine)
Couple flees US because of immigration laws. (Michele Roberts, AP)
China bans parts of gay festival. (Chris Hogg, BBC News)
US condems anti-gay violence in Iraq. (AFP, via Times of India)
As promised, Adam Lambert comes out in Rolling Stone Magazine. (Rolling Stone)
Gay Russian groups plan to protest Obama visit. (Anish Bhavsar, PinkNews.co.uk)
DC Pride honors gay rights pioneer. (Gillian Gaynair, AP)
Gay porn actor found guilty of murder. (Mike McPhee, Denver Post)
Lesbian student sues high school. (365Gay.com Video, video after the jump)
Court rejects challenge to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. (AP, via 365Gay.com)
Activists craft a grass-roots effort to overturn Prop 8. (Patrick Range MacDonald, LA Weekly)
Head of San Diego Pride attacked. (Wockner)
Gordon Ramsay admonished for gay slur. (Jessica Green, PinkNews.co.uk)
Great Lakes Region sees shifts in attitude on gay marriage. (Dawson Bell, Detroit Free Press)