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Newsprints is a weekly TNG feature looking back on the GLBT-relevant headlines and opinions from the last week.

Federal Stories:

• Online gay marriage licenses seen as game-changer: NPR, 12/14/2009.
• Same-sex marriage strategies shifting: Bangor Daily News, 12/16/2009.
• Charting a decade of progress in gay rights: SF Chronicle, 12/16/2009.
• Congress poised to consider gay partner benefits: On Top Magazine, 12/17/2009.
• SoS Clinton calls gay rights the ‘new frontier’: Examiner, 12/17/2009.
• Poll: US evenly divided on gay marriage: Seattle Post Intelligencer, 12/17/2009.
• Newsweek 2010 prediction: Obama does nothing for gay rights: Joe.My.God, 12/18/2009.
• Will DOMA be DOA in ‘10?: Edge Boston, 12/18/2009.
• OPM denies employee benefits, citing DOMA: HRC Back Story, 12/18/2009.

News from Around the Nation:

• (NV) Brothels open to male prostitutes: Las Vegas Sun, 12/11/2009.
• (TX) Houston is largest city to elect openly gay mayor: NY Times, 12/12/2009.
• (TX) Parker wins Houston mayoralty: FiveThirtyEight, 12/13/2009.
• (NH) Adultery still crime in New Hampshire: AP, 12/14/2009.
• (SC) Senator troubled by thought of gay president: Examiner, 12/14/2009.
• (NJ) 48% of NJ Catholics support same-sex marriage: The Advocate, 12/15/2009.
• (RI) Activists plan next steps: Edge Boston, 12/15/2009.
• (DC) Huge rally held before DC’s marriage vote: NBC Washington, 12/15/2009.
• (MI) Churches abandon homeless over gay marriage: MLive.com, 12/16/2009.
• (DC) Utah Representative vows to fight DC gay marriage: Salt Lake Tribune, 12/16/2009.
• (DC) DC Council approves same-sex marriage bill: Washington Post, 12/16/2009.
• (DC) Catholic charities to yank services after gay marriage vote: NPR, 12/16/2009.
• (NY) Fallout from gay marriage vote is felt: NY Daily News, 12/16/2009.
• (CA) Calif. voters: Marriage issue ‘very important’: The Advocate, 12/17/2009.
• (NC) Politican mocks AIDS death of son of colleague: Joe.My.God, 12/17/2009.
• (DC) After DC gay marriage, Catholic Church reconsiders threats: On Top Magazine, 12/17/2009.
• (DC) Mayor signs gay marriage bill: AP, 12/18/2009.
• (NJ) Senate Republicans opposing gay marriage suggest strengthening civil union law: NJ.com, 12/18/2009.
• (DC) Parent files complaint against teacher for announcing her marriage – to another woman: The Advocate, 12/18/2009.

International News:

• Cross-dressing banned at Thai graduations: The Advocate, 12/14/2009.
• 12 gay men face execution in Iran: Joe.My.God, 12/14/2009.
• Death sentence to remain in Uganda anti-gay bill: On Top Magazine, 12/14/2009.
• (UK) Christian loses appeal against gay unions: The Advocate, 12/15/2009.
• New Zealand blood ban challenge: Sydney Star Observer, 12/15/2009.
• Rwanda debated criminalizing gay sex: The Advocate, 12/16/2009.
• BBC defends, ditches gay execution poll: The Advocate, 12/16/2009.
• Philippines gay group denied party status: The Advocate, 12/17/2009.
• Portugese government aims to permit gay marriage: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 12/17/2009.
• British PM calls for Europe-wide gay family rights: Edge Boston, 12/18/2009.

Opinions and Editorials:

• Gay marriage’s big problem: Huffington Post, 12/14/2009.
• How did Houston’s gay mayor win?: The Week, 12/14/2009.
• Mr. President: You’ve earned your stripes, now end the gay ban: Huffington Post, 12/16/2009.
• DC marriage vote puts pressure on Maryland: Baltimore Sun, 12/16/2009.
• Parsing the politics of gay marriage: CBS News, 12/16/2009.
• Our gay marriage hypocrisy is fueling Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill: True/Slant, 12/18/2009.

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