Sara's News Roundup 12/22/10

Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska is back from vacation with another roundup of recent LGBT news.

1) Editorial: Making good history

U.S.A., Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 20, 2010

2) SAGE Launches National Resource Center on LGBT Aging to Improve Supports for LGBT Older Adults

New York, SAGE, October 12, 2010

3) Brokaw on Covering Antigay Viewpoints

New York, Advocate, December 7, 2010

4) Stopped at the altar, Nigerian groom and his gay rent-a-bride

Britain, Daily Mail, November 15, 2010

5) Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian Adolescents More Likely to Be Arrested, Expelled

Bloomberg, December 5, 2010

6) SPLC Adds Family Research Council to Hate Groups

Southern poverty Law Center, November 29, 2010

7) Canadian Military Changes Transgender Policy

Canada, Just Out, December 10, 2010

8) The Protective Effect of Family Acceptance for Gay Teens

Time, December 6, 2010

9) Transgender writer Jennifer Finney Boylan comes home to Philadelphia area

Devon, Penn., Philadelphia Inquirer, December 9, 2010

10) Brazil gay couples entitled to pension benefits

Brasilia, Brazil, Bloomberg Business Week, December 10, 2010

11) Jimmy Carter's Ready for a Gay President

Advocate, December 15, 2010

12) Glenn Close Is an Irish Man

Ireland, Advocate, December 15, 2010

13) Senior-care providers face more gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender clients, report indicates

TwinCities.com, Pioneer Press, December 15, 2010

14) Ask the Expert: How do I know if I'm transgender?

365Gay.com, December 16, 2010

15) Could civil unions be a 'slippery slope' to gay marriage?

Illinois, Chicago Tribune, December 3, 2010

16) In France, Civil Unions Gain Favor Over Marriage

France, New York Times, December 16, 2010

17) Gene Could Play Role in 'Intersex' Conditions

MedicineNet.com, December 2, 2010

18) Judge hears federal worker's spousal benefits case

San Francisco, Associated Press, December 17, 2010

Sara also sent four articles on the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell:

1) End of 'don't ask, don't tell' hits home for two Wash. state women

Whidbey Island, Wash., KING 5 News, December 18, 2010

2) In a historic vote, the Senate overturns 'don't ask, don't tell' [and ripple effects to come]

Yahoo News, December 19, 2010

3) Gay troops cautiously optimistic following 'don't ask' repeal

Washington Post Foreign Service, December 18, 2010

4) Lt. Dan Choi: Congress Repeals DADT

Huffington Post, December 18, 2010