Lesbians Gays and Bisexuals

Russian gay community asks president to allow parade (Russian Information Agency Novosti)

16 May 2008

MOSCOW, May 16 (RIA Novosti) - A committee defending the rights of sexual minorities has sent a letter to President Dmitry Medvedev asking him to allow a gay pride parade in central Moscow, Ekho Moskvy radio said Friday.

Gay-marriage ruling divides Valley couples, church groups (The Fresno Bee)

16 May 2008

Minutes after the state Supreme Court threw out California's ban on gay marriage, Geoff Twitchell and Clark Willits -- with a copy of the ruling in hand -- were at the Fresno County Clerk's office asking for a marriage license.

Lawyer seeks to specialize in representing same-sex couples (The Pantagraph)

14 May 2008

Attorney Jon D. McLaughlin helped a gay friend with some business matters. The friend's sexual orientation was irrelevant to the case.