Author: Shawn Weston

Prop. 8 trial: Monday

Plaintiffs rested their case. Before the defense could call their first witness, plantiffs’ attorney David Boies questioned whether Kenneth Miller could even be classified as an expert. He charged that Miller has done no...

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Prop. 8 trial: Friday

The final plaintiff’s witness in the Proposition 8 trial testified on Friday. Greg Herek, a psychology professor from UC Davis, told the court that gays and lesbians do not choose their sexual orientation. He said that there is...

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Query: Creating Change

Next week, 2,000 LGBT activists from around the country are expected in Dallas at the Creating Change conference. This week’s Query: What is the top attraction visitors to Dallas should see while they are in town? Some of...

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Bush Commerce Secretary Mosbacher dies

Former Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher Rob Mosbacher served as Secretary of Commerce under Pres. George H.W. Bush from 1989 until 1992. He died in Houston Sunday at the age of 82. His daughter Dee is a lesbian who made the...

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Hawaii Senate passes civil unions

On Friday, the Hawaii Senate passed civil unions. The bill now goes to the House before going to the governor for signature. Linda Lingle, the governor of Hawaii, the state’s first Republican governor in 40 years,...

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