Assorted News Articles
Rather than make a separate post for each of these, I’m stringing together a couple of interesting news articles and making one big post out of them.
Judge OKs adult trial for teen suspect
Attorney sought juvenile court for fatal shooting case
By Raul Hernandez, Ventura County Start
Friday, July 25, 2008
The judge responsible for the trail of the young boy who shot a (gay) classmate in California a few months back has decided that he must face an adult court, not juvenile court. Excuse me but the kid is 14! If he’s not a juvenile, who the heck is?
I thought I’d mentioned this before, but I can’t find the reference if I did.
Bush signs sweeping AIDS bill
Landmark measure repeals ban on HIV-positive immigrants and visitors
By LOU CHIBBARO JR, Washington Blade | Jul 30, 3:00 PM
OK, some mostly good news this time. The long standing ban against people with HIV traveling to the United States has been repealed. The congressional mandate was reversed, but there is still one more step to see it totally gone. The Department of Health and Human Services must change their policy, and unfortunately that is unlike to happen as long as we have Bush in office.
Assembly’s Gay Rites Backers Reap Benefits
Donations Pour In for Republicans
By JACOB GERSHMAN, Staff Reporter of the Sun | August 7, 2008
Nice to see that some Republicans can vote in support of gay marriage and keep there seats. Maybe my party isn’t total hopeless after all…
OK, more articles to come, but I need a break from typing. 