Top Stories Today - 09.22.2008

National News:

• The New York Times - Same-Sex Marriage Ban Is Tied to Obama Factor
• Associated Press - McCain, Obama Wary of Fueling Gay-Marriage Debate
• The Washington Post - Transgender Va. Woman Wins Discrimination Lawsuit
• The New York Times - Like the Makeup Model, Warts and All?
• The New York Times - George Michael Apologizes For Latest Drugs Bust
• The New York Times - Several Portraits Emerge of Engineer in Crash

Regional News:

• Orlando Sentinel (FL) - EDITORIAL: What We Think About Florida's Amendments
• Palm Beach Post (FL) - EDITORIAL: End Gay Adoption Ban
• Redding Record Searchlight (CA) - OP-ED: Gay Marriage Hurts Families? There's No Evidence
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) - OP-ED: The Next Page: Same-Sex Marriage -- an Informed Conversation
• The Sacramento Bee (CA) - Protesters Target Kevin Johnson's Church for his Proposition 8 Stand
• Boston Herald (MA) - Reported Hate Crimes on Rise in Boston

International News:

• The Times of India (India) - Govt May Scrap Outdated Gay Law
• Agence France-Presse (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Fears of Violence Ahead of Bosnia's First Gay Festival

From the Blogs:

• Political Perceptions (The Wall Street Journal) - Why McCain and Obama Duck the Issue of Gays in the Military
• The Huffington Post - Worried About Marriage in California
• The Huffington Post - A Walk on the Wilde Side
• The Huffington Post - What the Media Missed in a Plan for Repeal
• Rod 2.0 - Rod 2.0 Exclusive: Melody Thornton of the Pussycat Dolls Talks Gays and Total "Doll Domination"
• OnTopMag.com - Report: The Mormon money flow against gays in California
• Pam's House Blend - Southern Baptist bookstore chain yanks magazine with female pastors on cover
• Good As You - North Carolina Baptists are gay friendly ( no sarcasm intended this time )
• AfterElton.com - 2008 Emmy Awards Not So Gay
• GayNewsBlog - Boycott Launched Against Bolthouse Farms Over Founder's ...
• Pam's House Blend - No on Prop. 8 Rally - Monterey's Window on the Bay
• BoxTurtleBulletin - LA's Black Cat Bar To Be Designated A Historic Cultural Monument
• Andrew Sullivan - Keep Marriage For All In California