Month: February 2006

Alito ascends to high court

By Staff and Wire ReportsGay rights activists worry court will tip to right Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. will immediately participate in decisions made by the Supreme Court WASHINGTON Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. took his place on the...

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Bush again angers gay activists

By Staff and Wire ReportsState of Union speech acknowledges AIDS crisis George W. Bush President Bush delivered his fifth State of the Union speech and again angered gay activists. Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights...

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Washington governor signs gay civil rights bill

By Rachel La Corte – Associated PressOpponents hope to hold new law in limbo by forcing public vote on it in November election OLYMPIA, Wash. Governor Chris Gregoire signed a gay civil rights bill into law Tuesday, though...

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22 gays, lesbians serving on city boards

By David Webb – Staff Writer Appointees can change minds, “‘one person at a time,’ says gay council member Ed Oakley, the only gay man now on the Dallas City Council, has appointed 11 gay or lesbian...

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LOCAL BRIEFS

City to hold town hall meetings for feedback on proposed bond program The City of Dallas is holding 30 town meetings to learn what residents think of the City Council’s proposed billion-dollar-plus 2006 capital bond...

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