Sara's News Roundup 12/6/09

This week's LGBT news roundup from Sara Boesser in Juneau.

1) Gay rights group asks UA to update policy

Fairbanks, Alaska, Juneau Empire, December 2, 2009

2) Cleveland council approves transgender protections

Cleveland, Ohio, WKYC.com, December 1, 2009

3) Blind LGBT Pride International

California, November 2009

4) Sweden to end ban on gay blood donors

Stockholm, Sweden, AFP, December 1, 2009

5) Event promotes transgender strength

Salt Lake City, Utah, Daily Utah Chronicle, December 1, 2009

6) Judge aims to bar first Latin America gay wedding

Buenos Aires, Reuters, November 30, 2009

7) Adam Lambert: People Aren't Used to Seeing a Sexual "Gay Man" on TV

US Magazine, December 1, 2009

8) Gay community mourns loss of Southern Voice

Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 16, 2009

9) Window Media Closes Down Southern Gay Publications

November 2009

10) Walters Finds Lambert, Gaga, Palin Fascinating

Advocate, December 2, 2009

11) Web site to out priests who are gay but anti-gay

Washington, D.C., Washington Post, December 5, 2009

12) Long-term health insurance a priority for gay community

Farmington, Connecticut, Bristol Press, December 4, 2009

13) Maine Revisited: Is There a Backlash Against Same-Sex Marriage?

Maine, fivethirtyeight.com, December 4, 2009

14) Washington, D.C. Council Votes in Support of the Freedom to Marry

New York, Freedom to Marry, December 1, 2009

15) Lesbian Swede Joins N.J. Soccer Team

New Jersey, Advocate, December 4, 2009