Brownback Supports Pace's Anti-Gay Remarks
(Washington) Republican presidential candidate Sam Brownback is backing the Pentagon's top general over his remarks that homosexual acts are immoral.

Conservative Rabbinical Seminary Accepts Its First Gay and Lesbian Applicants
(Los Angeles) A West Coast seminary for Conservative Judaism has accepted its first openly gay and lesbian applicants since the movement decided to ease its ban on gay ordination.

Disney's Magic Kingdom Closed to Same-Sex Weddings
(New York) Walt Disney World excludes same-sex couples from marrying at its Florida theme park, and allows gays to marry at its California park, but not in the exclusive Rose Court Garden, which is only available to heterosexual couples.

Crossing the Gay Color Line
(New York) While there has been a lot of attention paid recently to homophobic black men like Tim Hardaway and Isaiah Washington, many black gay men wish there was more focus on the racism that persists within the gay community.

Furor Over Baptist's Gay-Baby Article
(Washington) The president of the leading Southern Baptist seminary has suggested that a biological basis for homosexuality may be proven, and that prenatal treatment to reverse gay orientation would be biblically justified.

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Dismissals Decline to Record Low
(Washington) The number of troops dismissed last year is less than half the total number of discharges in the fiscal year preceding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to the Pentagon.

Some Gays Using Adoption to Secure Legal Benefits of Marriage
(Chicago) Some gay couples have used adoption to secure legal protections that were nonexistent before the emergence of domestic partnership benefits. But the legal waters for such adoptions are a bit murky.

French High Court Rejects Gay Marriage
(Paris, France) France's highest court Tuesday rejected as unlawful the first marriage by a gay couple in France.

McGreevey Seeks Custody of His Daughter
(Elizabeth, NJ) Former Gov. James McGreevey, who resigned from office after revealing that he was gay and had an affair with a male staffer, is seeking custody of his 5-year-old daughter and child support from his estranged wife.

Pace Regrets Remarks, But Won't Apologize
(Washington) In a statement Tuesday, Gen. Pace said he should have focused his comments more on the Defense Department policy about gays, and "less on my personal moral views."

Gay Advocates Demand Apology from Gen. Pace
(Washington) The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network demanded an apology from the Pentagon's top general for calling homosexuality immoral.

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