Top Stories Today - 09.25.2008

National News:

• Associated Press - Calif. Religious Leaders Push for Gay Marriage Ban
• The Washington Post - COLUMN: Benefits for Same-Sex Partners Focus of Senate Hearing
• People.com - Ellen DeGeneres Defends the Right to Gay Marriage

Regional News:

• San Francisco Chronicle (CA) - Poll: Same-Sex Marriage Ban Not Wooing Voters
• Sacramento Bee (CA) - Body of Transgender Person Pulled from American River
• Clovis News Journal (NM) - Student Publications Code Passed,
• The Dallas Morning News (TX) - Ex-Player Alleges SMU Coach Challenged Her Sex Life
• Chicago Tribune (IL) - Study Supports Gay Adoptions
• The Tampa Tribune (FL) - OP-ED: Amendment 2 Threatens Legal Rights
• The Baltimore Sun (MD) - OP-ED: Compromise Necessary in Gay Marriage Debate
• The Detroit News (MI) - COLUMN: Hollywood Ignores Book Banners
• Arizona Daily Star (AZ) - Clergy Against Ballot Measure on Marriage Voice Objections
• The Charlotte News-Observer (NC) - Fans Adapt to a New Clay Aiken
• New York Post (NY) - Lohan Confirms Lesbian Relationship

International News:

• Reuters (Turkey) - Turkish Transsexual Singer Faces Army Accusations
• The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Same-Sex Bill Passes Lower House
• BBC News (Bosnia) - Clashes at Bosnia's Gay Festival
• BBC News (United Kingdom) - Gay Soldier Receives MoD Apology

From the Blogosphere:

• POPwrap (New York Post) - Simon Calls Gay Clay "Unbelievable"
• TV Eye (Hartford Courant) - Hannah, Isis Both Go On 'Top Model'
• Sound Board (Los Angeles Times) - Clay Aiken Said 'Yes' Instead of 'Yep': Gay Pride in Celeb-Speak
• The Huffington Post - On Civil Rights And Gay Rights, McCain Flunks The Test
• Ellen - My Political Point... And I Do Have One
• Queerty - Being Gay In Iraq's Bad News
• Towleroad - 9 Injured as Muslim Protestors Clash with Gays in Sarajevo
• Andrew Sullivan - Palin's Gay Friends?
• Gay News Blog - Number of gay, lesbian households in Utah rising
• iChatGay - A gay contestant in CBS Survivor Gabon
• Box Turtle Buletin - "Yes on Prop 8″ Signs On A Slow Boat From China
• 365Gay.com - Senate hearing on domestic partner benefits
• Gay News Blog - Baltimore Police Probe Shooting As Possible Hate Crime
• The Bilerico Project - Gay Couple Speaks Out about Florida Adoption Ban Victory
• Queerty - Michelle Calls On Gays To Support Final Days Of Campaign
• 365Gay.com - Ahmadinejad: Still no gays in Iran
• GayPolitics.com - Source: Gay rumors sabotaged Rice's VP chances
• Gay News Blog - Black leaders to announce support for gay-marriage ban
• The Bilerico Project - Barney Frank writes Library of Congress about Schroer case