GAY NEWS HEADLINES - OCTOBER 4, 2007
[ RITA COSBY SERVED WITH $10 MILLION LAWSUIT AT PARTY ] - Former MSNBC host and author Rita Cosby was served with the $60 million libel lawsuit from attorney Howard K. Stern yesterday at her own book party, according to The Insider. Stern is suing for $10 million in compensatory and $50 million in punitive damages over allegations made in Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith's Death including claims that Stern and Larry Birkhead were sexually involved and conspired to share Anna Nicole Smith's estate. - Rita Cosby Served with Howard K. Stern Lawsuit at Book Party
[ CHISTIANO RONALDO BOOK SIGNING - PICS ] - Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo showed up to a signing for his new book Moments trying to cover up a black eye and a forehead gash sustained during a match on Tuesday. At least his ego wasn't bruised. He told reporters gathered there: "It's not a problem. In four or five days I will be beautiful once again." - Cristiano Ronaldo: Me Look Pretty One Day
[ THE MICHAEL SANDY CASE GOES TO JURY ] - New York City - A jury Thursday began considering the fate of one of three men charged in the October 2006 death of 29-year-old Michael Sandy. Separate juries are considering each of the three cases. - Sandy Case Goes To Jury
[ INAUGURAL GAY FILM FESTIVAL - £25,000 PRIZE ] - A film festival featuring what the organizers claim is largest ever prize for a gay and lesbian short film is opening in Cardiff. The inaugural Iris Prize Festival will screen the 30 films shortlisted for the prize, worth £25,000, and host premieres for feature-length films. - Gay film festival's £25000 prize
[ TWO SISTERS CHARGED WITH ANTI-GAY CRIMES ] - Two Vermont sisters, ages 16 and 18, were charged this week with anti-gay crimes for spray-painting anti-gay slogans and slashing the tires of vehicles owned by a distant relative and his civil-union partner. - Teen sisters charged in Vt. ANTI-GAY vandalism
[ BOOKSTORE REFUSES TO SELL GAY NOVEL ] - A bookstore in Oakland that caters to the African American community is refusing to sell the new book by gay author Jonathan Plummer. Plummer is the ex-husband of author Terry McMillan. McMillan's bestselling novel How Stella Got Her Groove Back was based on her relationship with Plummer, whom she met in Jamaica, and was turned into a blockbuster movie. After a very bitter divorce in 2005, McMillan publicly accused Plummer of concealing his homosexuality from her in order to get her money and a green card. Plummer denied the charges. - Bookstore won't sell gay novel
[ CRUISING IN THE PARK - TWO DIFFERENT REPORTS ] - Two recent reports on gay men getting caught while having outdoor sex could not paint more starkly different pictures of attitudes in the rural South vs attitudes in Great Britain: Johnson City, Tennessee police say a two-week sex sting that led to 40 arrests for indecent behavior is "just the beginning for authorities" in the area.. - Cruising in the Park: Tennessee vs. England
[ GAY MEN'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT EXPANDS ] - Boston - The Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project's (GMDVP) innovative hotline program, designed to aid gay male victims of domestic violence, will expand to cover all of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, the organization announced Wednesday (Oct. 3). This program is believed to be the first gay/bisexual/transgender male domestic violence hotline in the nation to stretch beyond one state. It is funded through a $75,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation. - Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project Expands Hotline to Cover All ...
[ THE LAS VEGAS WELCOME MAT IS OUT ] - When Andy Steele and Michael Turner stepped off their plane in Las Vegas, the first-time visitors from Britain were anxious about how welcome they would be as an openly gay couple. To ease their concerns, they had booked a room at a hotel that caters to gay men. Steele thought at the time: "At least at a gay resort, you have like-minded people." - For gays in Las Vegas, the welcome mat is out
[ DEATH PENALTY SOUGH IN GAY PORN KING'S MURDER ] - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The prosecutor in the case of two men charged with killing the owner of one of the country's biggest gay adult entertainment companies. Harlow Cuadra, 25, and Joseph Kerekes, 33, of Virginia Beach, Va., are accused of killing Bryan Kocis, the owner of Cobra Video - a man police say Cuadra and Kerekes saw as a competitor. Both men appeared in court Thursday to hear the charges of murder, robbery, arson and conspiracy presented. - Death Penalty Sought In Gay Porn King's Murder
[ INNOVATIVE "STAY NEGATIVE" HIV PREVENTION CAMPAIGN ] - A post-campaign survey of AIDS Healthcare Foundation's (AHF) innovative "Stay Negative" social marketing campaign recently revealed the initiative's success at breaking through to its target audience and reaching its objective to create an effective health education and risk reduction campaign to raise awareness among gay males in Los Angeles County that HIV infection is still a serious threat. - AHF's Innovative 'Stay Negative' HIV Prevention Campaign Successfully ...
[ GAY TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS FOR OCTOBER 4TH ] - Queerview television guide for October 4
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