| Gay pride week kicks off Sunday with a blessing
The Jersey City Lesbian and Gay Outreach, Inc. and Grace Church Van Vorst will kick off Jersey City Pride Week Sunday by hosting a ceremonial blessing ceremony for same-sex couples. The Rev. Gregory Perez will conduct the service, which will consist of hymns, songs of praise, scriptural and non-scriptural readings, prayer and a special blessing of relationships. Lesbian and Gay couples, their families and friends are all invited to the blessing. Jersey City Pride Week will culminate with the Jersey City Pride Festival on Aug. 26 from noon to 8 p.m. at Exchange Place. For more information, visit www.jclgo.org or www.gracevanvorst.org or call Grace Van Vorst Church at (201) 659-2211, ext. 4. PATRICK VILLANOVA .
Nine firemen rapped for refusal to give out leaflets at gay march
A SENIOR firefighter was demoted and eight of his colleagues were handed official warnings yesterday for disobeying orders and refusing to hand out safety leaflets at a gay pride march. The nine officers from the Cowcaddens station in Glasgow were also ordered by Strathclyde Fire and Rescue (SFR) to undergo intensive "diversity training" as part of their punishment. .
Jerusalem Gay Pride Set for September 21
JERUSALEM, Israel, August 28, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) The International Gay Pride Parade has been rescheduled to take place in Jerusalem on September 21, Israel National News Arutz Sheva reported today. The weeklong homosexual celebration was originally planned for August, but was postponed due to the outbreak of violence in Lebanon. The homosexual activist organization Open House announced the date for the planned event in defiance of concerted international opposition from Jewish and Islamic religious leaders, and the Vatican. The event has been condemned as an affront to the millions of faithful worldwide who consider Jerusalem to be a holy city. The event is scheduled to take place literally days before the Jewish New Year, a time of deep spiritual introspection for all Jewish people, Rabbi Yehuda Levin, with the organization Jews for Morality, told LifeSiteNews.com.
Roth forum to focus on gay, lesbian issues
La Quinta resident David Roth, a Democratic candidate for the 45th Congressional District, will host a town meeting Sept. 18 in Palm Springs focusing on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. at The Desert Pride Center, 611 S. Palm Canyon Drive, in Suite 201 of The Sun Center.
Audience members are encouraged to ask Roth questions. Though the primary focus of the forum will be the LGBT community and its issues and concerns, others are welcome to attend and participate, Roth campaign officials said.
Information: 202-2828.
Roth will face incumbent Rep. Mary Bono, R-Palm Springs, in the Nov. 7 general election. .
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