Sara's News Round-Up 10/25/09

National LGBT news from Sara Boesser of Juneau, Alaska.

1) Obama Administration to Ensure Inclusion of the LGBT Community in HUD Programs

Dept. of Washington, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), October 21, 2009

2) Gay & Lesbian Manners: Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are

Huffington Post, October 14, 2009

3) D-Day veteran's speech on gay marriage is YouTube hit

Maine, Telegraph, UK, October 21, 2009

4) Students pledge to address anti-gay bullying

Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore Sun, October 21, 2009

5) 8-year-old boy has "sex change"

Arizona, Vietnam Net, October 20, 2009

6) O Danny Boy! Gay tourism to Ireland booming

Dublin, Ireland, Irish Central, October 21, 2009

7) Killer renounces Mob, says he is gay

New York, UPI.com, October 20, 2009

8) Karger: Proposition 8 Film Explains Mormon Gay Marriage Involvement

Utah, On Top, October 21, 2009

9) Federal Bill Would Deny Funding to States Banning Gay Adoption

Washington, Memphis Flyer, October 19, 2009

10) Census will count same-sex couples

San Francisco, The Reporter, October 19, 2009

11) Transgender Shoplifting Story Inspires Absurd Corrections

Maryland, Washington City Paper, October 20, 2009

12) American gays looking to Indian surrogate industry to have children

Washington, New Kerala, October12, 2009

13) Bishop Spong issues personal manifesto

Auckland, New Zealand, St. Mathew In-the-City, October 20, 2009

14) Do we really want sports defining gender?

Copenhagen, Salon, October 12, 2009

15) Congress extends hate crime protections to gays

Washington, 365Gay.com, October 23, 2009

16) 2 Maine newspapers: Preserve gay marriage

Augusta, Maine, October 23, 2009