The return of Sara's NEWS Roundup (7/5/10)

Recent LGBT news selected by Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska.

1) Court: Christian group can't bar gays, get funding

Washington, Associated Press, June 28, 2010

2) British soap opera to include transgender character

U.K., 365Gay.com, July 3, 2010

3) Leviticus Loses: The Inevitability of Equal Rights for Homosexuals

Huffington Post, April 30, 2010

4) Balancing on the Mechitzah: Transgender in Jewish Community

Yes! Coalition, June 2, 2010

5) Iceland's PM marries female partner

Iceland, Press Association, June 28, 2010

6) Tying the Knot After Six Decades

Washington, Advocate, June 25, 2010

7) Billie Jean King appointed to President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition

Washington, 365Gay.com, June 24, 2010

8) Understanding the "Reason" Why Fundamentalists Must Exclude Gays (and Other "Sinners")

Huffington Post, June 28, 2010

9) Tobacco use high in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community

Salt Lake City, Deseret News, June 30, 2010

10) Caster Semenya in limbo after press conference is cancelled

South Africa, Times UK, June 11, 2010

11) Sweden Named Most Pro-Gay European Country

Sweden, Just Out, June 1, 2010

12) Lesbian teen bounced from prom goes on to meet president

Washington, Yahoo News, June 22, 2010