News Briefs 1/20/2009
[Out gay Portland, OR] Mayor Sam Adams tells [Willamette Week] he lied about not having sex with Beau Breedlove, Willamette Week Online, Nigel Jaquiss.
Op-Ed: My Thoughts on Mayor Sam Adams, Gay Rights Watch, Bryan. Well stated, along with then-and-now quotes from Mayor Adams.
[Curry County] Commissioners [in New Mexico] opposed to same-sex marriage, CNJOnline.com, Shama Johnson.
Maine group to fight proposed gay marriage bill, Seacost Online.
Op-Ed: Is Wyoming Equality State?, Casper Star Tribune, Sandra L. Porter.
Anti same-sex marriage amendments spark psychological distress among GLBT adults and their families, according to new research, The American Psychological Association.
Excerpts from the above headlines follow:
Newly elected Mayor Sam Adams admitted this afternoon that contrary to his earlier denials, he had a sexual relationship in 2005 with Beau Breedlove.
Op-Ed: My Thoughts on Mayor Sam Adams
Sam has left a scar on the gay community, acting as a role model for thousands cross the country. Sorry Sam, it’s the truth. And as someone else put it, “I don’t care who he f***s, but he should have known better, and to me, it’s just another white man in power using his privilege to get away with some questionable things. And by doing so, he puts everyone around him in this circle in jeopardy”.
[Curry County] Commissioners [in New Mexico] opposed to same-sex marriage
Curry County Commissioner Caleb Chandler wants to send a message to the state Legislature: Curry County is against same-sex marriage.
Three other commissioners are supporting him.
Chandler is sponsoring a resolution opposing Senate Bill 12 and House Bill 21, which would make domestic partnership legal in New Mexico.
Maine group to fight proposed gay marriage bill
A Republican political action committee said it’s organizing a grassroots effort to defeat a gay marriage bill that was introduced last week.
Op-Ed: Is Wyoming Equality State?
Wyoming law now recognizes same-sex marriages executed in other states, just at it does marriage between one man and one woman. However, a handful of lawmakers wish to change Wyoming’s Constitution to eliminate recognition of same-sex marriages, resulting in flagrant discrimination based on moral rather than legal issues.
Amendments that restrict civil marriage rights of same-sex couples – such as Proposition 8 that recently passed in California – have led to higher levels of stress and anxiety among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults, as well as among their families of origin, according to several new studies to be published by the American Psychological Association.
