More than 1,500 New Yorkers gathered today in Manhattan to mourn the death of a 32 year-old gay man, who was shot down on Friday just blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn in an apparent act of anti-gay bias.
Top Stories Today - 08.26.2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 11:59am by Justin Cole, GLAAD's Director of Digital Media
National News:
Associated Press - Activists Predict Few Waves Over GOP Platform
Associated Press - Ban on Unmarried Adoptions Cleared for Ark. Ballot
Associated Press - GOP Puts Platform on Crash Diet
Los Angeles Times - Matthew Mitcham of Australia Wins Gold in 10-Meter Platform Diving
Regional News:
Boston Herald (MA) - AG OK’s Ballot Question to Ban Non-Resident Gay Marriage
Associated Press (CA) - Woman Forced from Fed Building for Lesbian Shirt
The Ithaca Journal (NY) - Cortland Mother Searches Austria for Her Son
International News:
Reuters - Out and Golden, Mitcham Dazzles Beijing