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Openly gay Bishop V. Gene Robinson receives a miter front his partner, Mark Andrew.
skating together, hampering their ability to practice
“Paul Zahl’s comments comparing the election
their routines and properly train for the pair’s
of a gay bishop to a ‘terrorist bomb’ is hate speech
competition at the 2006 Gay Games.
that has no place in any faith-based discourse,” said
In addition to mandatory diversity training for all
of its employees and placards placed at East Bay
the Rev. Susan Russell, director of Integrity, the
national gay and lesbian Episcopal caucus.
Iceland’s three locations in Berkeley, Dublin and
Belmont, the corporation will make donations to the
Federation of Gay Games and the National Center
UTAH
BYU Might Expel Protest Kids
for Lesbian Rights, which represented rhe couple.
Five Brigham Young University students who par­
The company will also issue a public apology, confirm
ticipated in a protest in March designed to draw
its commitment to equal treatment of all patrons and
attention to the school’s policy of expelling gay and
host a monthly Gay/Straight Skate Night.
lesbian students might soon find themselves expelled.
The possible- disciplinary action follows the
Episcopal Dean Asked to Apologize
for Terrorist Bomb' Comment
students’ participation in the Soulforce Equality
The dean of an Episcopal seminary who
focusing on colleges and universities that deny
described the church’s election of a gay bishop as a
admission to, or otherwise discriminate against,
“terrorist bomb” is facing pressure to apologize for
gay and lesbian students.
his remarks.
arrested during two days of demonstrations on the
the Rev. Paul Zahl, dean of Trinity Episcopal
BYU campus. They are being investigated by the
School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pa., was quoted
school’s Honor Code Office, which has the author­
as equating the election of an openly gay bishop in
ity to impose punishments up to and including
California to "a terrorist bomb, which is timed to
expulsion. The school’s Honor Code forbids
destroy a peace process.”
students’ having sex or advocating a “gay lifestyle.”
of delicate discussions in the Episcopal Church
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The students are among 29 people who were
In an Associated Press story out of California,
The incendiary comments came in the middle
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Ride, a 51-day series of protests this spring
The Equality Ride ended March 26 with a protest
at West Point at which 21 people were arrested.
about the possible election of a second openly gay
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bishop at the church’s worldwide convention in
early May. Three of the candidates for the office
were gay or lesbian, though a heterosexual man, the
Rev. Mark Andrus, was the final choice.
“Rev. Zahl should apologize for spouting such
harmful rhetoric in the middle of an open and
NewFest Spotlights Queer Film
NewFest, New York’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender Film Festival, has unveiled its
18th edition lineup featuring 230 films, including
45 features, 40 documentaries and 145 shorts.
honest conversation happening in the life of the
The festival, which takes place June 1 to 11,
church,” said Harry Knox, religion and faith
will open with the New York premiere of Paul
program director for the Human Rights Campaign.
Dinello’s Strangers with Candy, starring Amy Sedaris
In 2003, the Rev. V. Gene Robinson was
and Stephen Colbert. The New York debut of
elected as the church’s first openly gay bishop by
20 Centimeters, by Ramon Salazar, will close out the
New Hampshire Episcopalians. Since that time, the
Episcopal Church worldwide has been engaged in
event.
“After such a pivotal year for gay themes in
a conversation about the role of openly gay clergy
mainstream cinema, many people have reached a
members.
level of complacency given the strides gay media
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representation has made in recent years,”
NewFest executive director Basil Tsiokos
said in a statement. “The importance of
NewFest is that it provides filmmakers
and audiences with a dedicated and
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dialogue between gay and mainstream
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Amy Sedaris stars in the film version of Strangers, with
Candy, which kicks off New York's queer film festival.
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