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Gustav Threatens New Orleans on Third Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
By Ann Turner
As Gustav barrels towards the Gulf Coast, the organizers of New Orleans' Southern Decadence gay celebration are watching its every move. Three years ago, the festival was cancelled when Hurricane Katrina hit the city full-force, resulting in one of the nation’s most devastating natural disasters. Although Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has already declared a state of emergency to prepare for a possible Gustav hit, so far Southern Decadence organizers say the celebration is still on track.
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Obama Wins, Huckabee Battles in Louisiana Primary Results
By Ann Turner
Arizona Senator John McCain and Illinois Senator Barack Obama are aiming for a win to add to their victories in the Louisiana primary on Saturday. In the Republican race, McCain pushed to beat former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who won the Kansas caucuses earlier in the day. In the Democratic primary, Obama took another state away from New York Senator Hillary Clinton.
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Episcopals Halt Gay Ordinations to Prevent Anglican Split
By Laura Vess
On Tuesday, US bishops agreed to roll back liberal policies regarding gays in the Episcopal Church, the American branch of the Anglican Church, to prevent a split in among Anglicans over the issues of homosexuality. The decision was reached after a six day summit in New Orleans attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams.
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Have You Donated Yet?
By Japhy Grant
If you want to be proud to be an American again, if you want to know that you live in a country of justice, kindness and sustainability, you must know that this will never come from politics, this will never come from Hollywood, this will never come from Wal-Mart or Wall Street: This country must come from you.
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LGBT Organizations Pitch in for Katrina Effort
By Russell Wilcox
More than a week after Hurricane Katrina set off a rpple effect of destruction and misery in New Orleans and parts of the Gulf coast, the gay community continues to offer money, support and information to LGBT survivors. Ellen DeGeneres and the Rainbow World Fund have been joined by the Hurricane Katrina LGBT Relief Fund, which is a combined effort of more than a dozen LGBT groups, including Equality Federation, Family Pride Coalition and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
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Christian Group Blames Katrina on Gays, Exhibitionists
By Ross von Metzke
An organization of Christian fundamentalists has stepped forward with claims the destruction brought on by Hurricane Katrina is God's judgment against New Orleans for holding festivals like the gay Southern Decadence party, which was scheduled for Labor Day weekend and has since been cancelled.
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Katrina Forces Cancellation of New Orleans Gay Event
By Ross von Metzke
With flood waters continuing to rise throughout New Orleans's gay French Quarter, it is becoming apparent that anyone trying to attend this weekend’s Southern Decadence gay festival will be turned away from the city. Levees surrounding the below-sea-level city were breached on Tuesday afternoon, inundating neighborhoods and prompting helicopter rescues of people trapped on rooftops.
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International Gay Church Group Condemns Eviction
An international Christian church group has added its voice to the current controversy surrounding a decision by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans to evict a predominantly-gay church group from meeting at a Roman Catholic AIDS hospice.
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