Sara's News Roundup 12/13/09

UPDATE: The Bloomberg article (#15) is a false report. See "Death Penalty Still in Antigay Bill" for the story.

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This week's LGBT world and US news roundup from Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska.

1) Bayside native to dissolve marriage in protest

New York, New York Post, December 9, 2009

2) Ruby-Sachs: Straight Brooklyn Couple Applies to Annul Marriage Because Gay Marriage Still Not Legal

New York, 365Gay.com, December 6, 2009

3) NBJC Congratulates Nation's First Black Lesbian State Representative

Atlanta, Georgia, National Black Justice Coalition, December 3, 2009

4) The Gay Community's Pope Problem

Huffington Post, December 2, 2009

5) Withers: Black gay activists go after McClurkin

New York, 365Gay.com, December 7, 2009

6) Actress Meredith Baxter reveals she is a lesbian

New York, Associated Press, December 2, 2009

7) Baxter's TV husband is fully supportive of lesbian news

California, Hollywood.com, December 3, 2009

8) Gay man gets apology for imprisonment

Spain, ABC News, December 6, 2009

9) A Talk with Bruce Bastian ~ The WordPerfect co-founder on his fight for GLBT equality

Business Week, December 4, 2009

10) Gay, bisexual men who have social anxiety tend to engage in risky sex

Toronto, Canada, Physorg.com, December 1, 2009

11) Martina Navratilova sued by lesbian lover over earnings

Washington, Malaysia News.Net, December 8, 2009

12) Life goes on after gender change (subscription)

New Jersey, Observer-Tribune, November 27, 2009

13) Widowed Lesbian Wins Landmark Payout

U.K., Advocate, December 7, 2009

14) Housing Projects for LGBT Elders Stalled Due to Economy

San Francisco, New America Media, December 9, 2009

15) Uganda to Drop Death Penalty, Life in Jail for Gays

Uganda, Bloomberg.com, December 9, 2009

16) Elected Mayor of Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas, PRNewswire, December 12, 2009