Nurture Vs Nature Heads To Court
(San Jose, California) The issue over whether homosexuality is the result of nature or nurture is likely to be key in a wrongful dismissal suit brought by a former San Jose  City College professor who claims she was fired for advocating people chose to be gay.

Opposition Leader Claims Homophobia Used As Political Tool
(Kuala Lumpur) Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has provided an alibi to police to prove he did not sodomize a male aide but will not give a DNA sample for fear it could be manipulated to frame him, his lawyer said Friday.

Son Allegedly Beaten For Attending Gay Pride
(Anderson, County, South Carolina) Police want to question an  Anderson, South Carolina man about allegations he assaulted his 18-year old son with a baseball bat when the teen returned home from a gay pride parade.

Design Star Cop Investigated For Gay Porn Connection
(Hollywood, Florida) A Hollywood, Florida police officer who was a contestant on HGTV's Design Star has been suspended from duty while the force investigates allegations he once starred in a gay porn video.

Bush May Become Big Flush
(San Francisco, California) A measure seeking to commemorate President Bush's years in office by slapping his name on a San Francisco sewage plant has qualified for the November ballot.

Social Security Critic McCain Cashes Checks
(Kansas City, Missouri) Although Republican presidential candidate John McCain has called Social Security "a disgrace," he still cashes his own retirement check every month.

Obama Trip Generating Excitement, Apprehension
(Washington) Sen. Barack Obama 's trip to the Middle East and Europe marks his first high-profile step onto the international stage, a campaign-season audition of sorts for a presidential hopeful pledging a new era in diplomacy and an end to the U.S. combat role in Iraq.

Anglican Leader: Bishop Boycott Wounds Summit Over Gay Clergy
(Canterbury, England) The spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans said he feels "great grief" that more than 200 bishops are boycotting the Lambeth Conference, calling it a wound to the once-a-decade meeting of the Anglican fellowship.

Appeals Court Asked To Deny Public Funding To Childcare Agency
(Frankfort, Kentucky) A federal appeals court was asked Thursday to deny tax funding to a Baptist childcare agency that Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the American Civil Liberties Union say proselytizes youngsters in its care and fires gay employees.

Calif. Pastors Defy Church, Marry Gay Couples
(Los Angeles, California) Dozens of United Methodist Church ministers in California reportedly are defying church rules and performing wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples.

Second Man Sentenced In Gay Author Killing
(West Palm Beach, Florida) The second of two men charged in the 2006 murder of Alan Shalleck, the collaborator of the "Curious George" books and TV series, has been spared the death penalty.

Plans Dropped For Large Scale AIDS Vaccine Test
(Washington) Plans for a large-scale trial of a potential AIDS vaccine are being dropped in favor of a smaller, more focused study, the National Institutes of Health said Thursday.

Census: Gays Don't Count
(Washington) Same-sex marriage is legal in two states, but not a single one will show up in the 2010 census.

S.C. LGBT Rights Group Raises Funds To Pay State Ad Debt
(Columbia, South Carolina) A South Carolina LGBT civil rights group has begun raising funds to pay the state's debt for the South Carolina is so gay ad campaign that South Carolina's tourism board has reneged on.

Dubai Rounds Up, Arrests Gay Tourists
(Dubai) Police in the Gulf tourist hub of Dubai say they've detained 17 foreigners for allegedly displaying homosexual behavior in malls and other public places.

New Revelations On Jackson Anti-Obama Tirade
(Chicago, Illinois) The Rev. Jesse Jackson used the N-word during a break in a TV interview where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama, Fox News confirmed Wednesday.

Obama Cash Keeps Rolling In
(Washington) Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign says it raised $52 million last month.

Calif. Court Allows Anti-Gay Marriage Measure To Go To Voters
(San Francisco, California) The California Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to hear a challenge to a ballot measure asking voters to ban same-sex marriage.

Housing Development Bars Gay Couples
(Orlando, Florida) The tidy palm lined streets and affordable homes of the Rybolt Reserve subdivision in suburban Orlando have become popular with middle class homebuyers and speculators but if you are a gay or unmarried opposite-sex couple the Homeowners Association has a message - don't bother to try to rent here according to some property owners.

Appeals Court Rules Anti-Gay Group Protest Broke Law
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that the city of Philadelphia did not violate the rights of members of an anti-gay group when it arrested them during a protest at the city's gay pride celebration in 2004. 

Anglican Showdown Begins
(Canterbury, England) The Lambeth Conference, a once-a-decade summit of the world's Anglican bishops that started Wednesday, will be a tense, closely watched family reunion.

Malaysian Opposition Leader Arrested For Sodomy
(Kuala Lumpur) Malaysian police arrested opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday on suspicion that he sodomized a male aide, pre-empting his voluntary appearance at the police headquarters to answer the allegation.

Poll: Candidate Support Falls Along Racial Lines
(Washington) Barack Obama's status as the first black presidential candidate of a major political party has not influenced the perception of race relations in this country, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.

Dean Heads To Dixie
(Washington) Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is embarking on a voter registration bus tour he hopes will help push Dixie to the Democrats.

US Ban On Visitors With HIV May Soon End
(Washington) A two-decade ban on people with HIV visiting or immigrating to the United States may end soon through a Senate bill aimed at fighting AIDS and other diseases in Africa and other poor areas of the world.

Gay Group Claims Discrimination At Campground
(Jackson County, Missouri) An LGBT group said Tuesday it is considering legal action alleging that its members were kicked out of a campground because they are gay.

McCain Assailed For Gay Adoption Stand
(New York City) Advocates for gay and lesbian families are denouncing Sen. John McCain, an adoptive father himself, for opposing adoptions by gays, which prompted his presidential campaign to clarify Tuesday that he does not seek a federal ban on the practice. 

Mass. Senate Votes To Allow Out-Of-State Gays Marry
(Boston, Massachusetts) The Massachusetts Senate has voted to repeal a 1913 law used to bar same-sex couples from states which would not recognize their marriages from marrying in Massachusetts.

Gay Egg Pelting Ruling Draws Intense Criticism
(Budapest) The head of Budapest's Municipal Criminal Court has struck out a section of a ruling by one of his judges that implied pelting marchers with eggs in a gay pride parade was protected free speech.

Abducted Wis. Man: Lucky To Be Alive
(Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin) A 21-year-old man who police say was abducted and sexually assaulted at the home of a paper-mill worker credits his family's love with helping him survive the ordeal.

Obama: Iraq Strategy Unsound
(Washington) Contending that the U.S. is not pursuing a sound strategy for keeping Americans safe, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama laid out goals Tuesday that he argued would deal with the nation's most pressing threats.

Governor Races May Influence Presidential Outcome
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)  Democratic and Republican governors' groups are raising record amounts of campaign cash for their candidates, and say a strong turnout for supporters at the state level can only help their parties' presidential candidates.

Aussie Gays Win Pope Protest Battle
(Sydney, Australia) A court struck down a new law Tuesday that banned people from annoying participants of a Roman Catholic youth festival in Australia that the pope plans to attend, ruling that the law restricted free speech.

NAACP Head: Obama Win Won't Solve Racial Injustice
(Cincinnati, Ohio) Racial disparity will remain an issue in America, regardless of whether Barack Obama is elected as the nation's first black president, the chairman of the NAACP has told the organization's national convention.

Italy Ordered To Pay $160,000 To Gay Driver
(Rome) A court in Sicily has ordered the Italian government to pay 100,000 euros ($160,000) to man who was failed on his driving test because he is gay.

Mormon Excommunicated For Sexy Male Calendar
(Salt Lake City, Utah) The creator of a calendar that featured shirtless Mormon missionaries was excommunicated Sunday after a disciplinary meeting with local church leaders in Las Vegas.

ABC Honored For Gay Union First
(New York City) The union between the gay characters Kevin and Scotty in the season finale of ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" helped the network win the highest praise Sunday from an advocacy group that pushes for more visibility of such characters on television.

Robinson Refuses To Be Silenced Over Anglican Gay Summit
(London) 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.