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WickedGayBlog.com:
Today in Gay News :: June 23, 2009 By WickedGayBlog.com Ore. AG clears Portland mayor over relationship with Breedlove By Ryan Kost There's no credible evidence that Portland Mayor Sam Adams broke the law in his 2005 relationship with a teenager, Oregon's attorney general said Monday. ... By Seth Hemmelgarn Longtime gay activist Cleve Jones said that he has received approval for an equality march and rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for Sunday, October 11, which is National Coming Out Day. ... WickedGayBlog.com - http://wickedgayblog.blogspot.com/ |
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Moscow
police break up gay pride rally
- NewsFlash - OregonLive.com Real-Time Reports on Oregon, National, and World News ... Among those detained were British activist Peter Tatchell and American activist ... Luzhkov has banned gay pride rallies in recent years, and attempted marches by gay activists ... Portland police say trail of mysterious package leads to marijuana arrests ... |
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 In many ways Portland, Oregon is a leader in progressive
government. Now Portland can
boast an openly gay mayor and
what's amazing, his sexual
orientation was never brought up
in the campaign. What a concept:
judge people on their ability
and intelligence rather than who
they love and sleep with. It's
not a concept I expect to see
widely prevalent in Virginia any
time soon. Being here in New
York City is in many ways has
made me reflect on just how
socially backwards Tidewater
Virginia remains be it interms
of gay acceptance of interracial
couples. Here are some story
highlights from the
Associated Press:
*
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) —
Portland became the nation's
largest city with an openly gay
mayor Thursday as a longtime
City Hall insider took the oath
of office. Sam Adams, 45, was
sworn into office at 12:01 a.m.
New Year's Day at City
Hall during a ceremony attended
by a crowd of about 40 that
included his mother and his
partner. Adams won the job seven
months ago in a primary race by
capturing 58 percent of the vote
and therefore negating the need
for a runoff election.
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None of Adams' opponents
raised his sexuality in the
race. Neither did he. "This is a
testament to how fair-minded
Portlanders are that it wasn't an
issue," Adams said. "I
spend my time on the basic
issues of life. A part of that
includes equal rights, but
that's not even close to a
majority of the time."
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The new mayor said he and other
city officials have so far
requested $880 million in
federal funds for dozens of
"shovel-ready" projects to
improve parks, roads and the
water system in Portland, which
has a population of about
575,000.
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