Sara's News Round-up 4/18/10

A selection of this week's LGBT news from Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska.

1) GLBT couples spell out legal protections

Richmond, Virginia, Richmond Times Herald, April 18, 2010

2) 'I am transgender, and I want my voice to be heard'

CNN, April 14, 2010

3) Italy's Highest Court Rejects Gay Marriage

Italy, Advocate.com, April 14, 2010

4) Batwoman, DC Comics' openly lesbian superhero, gets her own landmark ongoing series

NY Daily News, April 14th 2010

5) Joyce Meyer Denounces Antigay Uganda Bill

Advocate, April 13, 2010

6) A landmark gay custody battle

Detroit, Detroit Free Press, April 17, 2010

7) Constance McMillen, Mississippi lesbian teen banned from prom, to lead NYC gay pride parade

New York, New York Daily News, April 15th 2010

8) Pope's No. 2: Pedophilia linked to homosexuality

Santiago, Chile, Washington Post, April 12, 2010

9) Melissa and Tammy Etheridge Separate

Advocate, April 15, 2010

10) Penn OKs coverage for sex-change surgeries for students in health plan

Philadelphia, Penn., Philadelphia Inquirer, April 15, 2010

11) The Catholic Church Needs Its Gay Priests

Huffington Post, April 15, 2010

12) A Kinder, Gentler Approach to Transgender Care

Huffington Post, April 13, 2010

13) Gay rights groups irate over Kagen smear tactic

Washington, 365Gay.com, April 16, 2010

14) Judge overturns Arkansas adoption ban law

Little Rock, Arkansas, Daily Record, April 16, 2010