by Shaun Knittel – SGN Associate Editor Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has called on the armed forces to accelerate the pace of the looming repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (DADT). On January 6, Secretary Gates outlined a multi-step plan, including regulatory and benefits reform, preparation of training materials, and then training itself. Seattle [...]

by Shaun Knittel – SGN Associate Editor University of Arizona junior Daniel Hernandez, 20, is credited with helping to save Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ (D-Ariz.) life as she lay gravely wounded after being shot in the head on January 8 in Tucson. Hernandez, a member of the City of Tucson Commission on LGBT Issues, is being [...]

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by Mike Andrew – SGN Staff Writer In a bizarre sequel to the story of Gabrielle Giffords – the Congress member shot in Tucson on January 8 – a California millionaire has been arrested for threatening the life of Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott (D-7). The FBI arrested Charles Turner Habermann of Palm Springs, California, on [...]

“Chasing the Flame:  A Gay Narrative in Photographs:  A Gay Millennial’s Progress from Shunned Student to Drag Star” is pending publication on Amazon Books and Kindle,  and will be available this February.  The text follows the plight of Michael Mangus,  a 14 year old North Tonawanda , New York high school student in 2005,  who was [...]