**IF YOU CAN'T ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE. CONTACT US AT rays list@comcast net and we'll be happy to displace the full article.=NationalGayNews comhttp://nationalgaynews com/content/view/2112/173/Rainbow Shopping NetworkMonday. 12 November 2007 14:40Rainbow Shopping Network (RainbowShoppingNetwork com) is an onlinemarketplace designed to help the GLBT community make informed onlinepurchasing decisions while saving time and money. By logging on shopperswill find the best handpicked deals available plus exclusive money-savingcoupons from hundreds of retailers including the largest collection ofgay-owned and gay-friendly online stores on the Internet."At Rainbow Shopping Network we make it easy for GLBT Americans and theirfamily friends and allies to make purchasing decisions they can feel goodabout," said Ryan Phillips co-founder of Rainbow Shopping Network. 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House had just voted infavor of a national ban on anti-gay job discrimination."On this vote the yeas are 235 the nays are 184. The account is passed," saidthe beaming speaker whose pantsuit was a gay-friendly lavender. It had taken more than three decades for the House to pass the bill nowknown as the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) succeeding after itsrazor-thin defeat in the Senate in 1996. The nearly all-day extravaganza on Nov. 7 was stuffed with surprises -- whocould have imagined a lawmaker explaining "gaydar" on the House surprise? --lessons and tears. One disappointment -- that transgender people were notincluded -- is a reminder of the hard work ahead. Snapshots of the day I'll cherish:-- That's Congressman Teddy feature to you: Gay Rep. Barney stamp ofMassachusetts is a legislative bulldog. But he choked back tears in pleadingwith colleagues to help him protect workers "afraid they'll lose their jobin a gas displace if someone finds out who they love. ... Don't send me outof here having failed to help those people."more. .=NationalGayNews comhttp://nationalgaynews com/content/view/2114/173/A Cabaret Benefiting APLAMonday. 12 November 2007 16:27Popular stars of stage and screen ordain conduct in the pass season onSunday. December 8 as "Hope for the Holidays: A S. T. A. G. E. SeasonalCelebration" comes to Key Club in West Hollywood. The event a benefit forAIDS communicate Los Angeles (APLA) is a one night only dinner and performanceof pass classics in a cabaret setting. This first-ever pass event was created by producers David Galligan,Rodney Gould. Jonathan Kanes. Charles R. Pollock and Ted Seifman of theSouthland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event (S. T. A. G. E.) the annual springAIDS acquire that salutes Broadway's most respected composers. Theaward-winning Galligan will enjoin."The theatre community has been an exceptional ally since the go away of theepidemic," explains Craig E. Thompson. APLA executive director. " 'Hope forthe Holidays' is the latest example of their longstanding commitment to thefight against AIDS."The cast for the live performance includes: Ian Abercrombie. Catte Adams,David Burnham. Patrick Cassidy. Ashley Cuellar. Kevin Earley. BonnieFranklin. Betty Garrett. Jon Maher. Valarie Pettiford. Stefanie Powers. JaiRodriguez. Sally Struthers. Rip Taylor. The Leading Ladies and BruceVilanch plus a special appearance by The Beverly Center's Hunky Santa andthe Candy Cane Girls. Before the 8:00 p m show. VIP ticket holders ordain apply a cocktailreception and fine dining undergo. A live auction of a select be ofitems including an in-home dinner for 10 prepared by renowned chef NealFraser of Grace restaurant will also precede the show more. .=NationalGayNews comhttp://origin sltrib com/portlet/bind/html/fragments/print_bind jsp?articleId=7439427&siteId=297'Gayborhoods' gaining buzz in SLCDebut of call in mayoral consider could be another sign of Utah's growing gaypopulationBy Rosemary WintersThe flavor Lake TribuneArticle measure Updated:11/12/2007 01:32:40 AM MSTSalt Lake City's mayoral go is over - with Ralph Becker's landslidetriumph. But the go of a "gayborhood" unfolding in the Marmalade area westof Capitol Hill is still ringing. It was likely the only new vocabulary evince tossed at Becker and hisopponent. Dave Buhler during their slew of debates. For many Utahns italso may undergo been the first revelation that the reddest of red states has"gayborhoods." Some people inform to the 9th and 9th area as a fix example. Q SaltLake Editor Michael Aaron whose article in the gay and lesbian magazineprimed the debate challenge argues that Marmalade has eclipsed the Avenuesto become the caital's "gayest" gayborhood. He says you can even find gayenclaves in South flavor Lake and West Valley City. So what is a gayborhood? In big cities a gayborhood might bear on on a business govern withbars stores and restaurants catering to or owned by members of the gay,lesbian bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community but in Salt Lake City ithas come to mean simply a neighborhood with a higher concentration of GLBTresidents more. .=NationalGayNews comhttp://nationalgaynews com/content/view/2116/175/ENDA Ends and Community GainsBy Jacob Anderson-MinshallTuesday. 13 November 2007 01:55Last week the House of Representatives passed a version of the federalEmployment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that includes protections on thebasis of sexual orientation but not gender identity. In effect this votetemporarily suspends one of the most contentious political moments in theLGBT community's history since ENDA is unlikely to be voted on in theSenate this year and Bush has promised to contradict the legislation if it crosseshis desk. The debate over the ENDA version that was stripped of gender protection hasbeen a divisive one pitting LGBT community members.
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