· Qantas recognizes the gay marriage of a Canadian employee. The Australian icon employs over 30,000 and is officially changing its employment policies.

· The Kenyan government takes a major step and admits that laws against homosexuality "present obstacles to effective HIV prevention." According to Health Minister Charity Ngilu, "The churches have spoken against it and we stand by their position. However, we cannot ignore the subject and pretend that it is not happening."

· Bush will hold a Rose Garden press conference to push for the anti-gay marriage amendment.

WWJD? A gay-friendly Indianapolis church begins a controversial advertising campaign that asks whether Jesus would discriminate against gays. The promotion by the Jesus Metropolitan Community Church includes yard signs, bumper stickers and newspaper ads.

· Pam Spaulding highlights the latest stunt by Vernon Robinson, the North Carolina congressional candidate who describes himself as the "black Jesse Helms." In a direct mailing, Robinson hints that opponent Brad Miller is gay by calling him a "childless, middle-aged personal injury lawyer." Miller says he is "stunned" by the name-calling, and, saddened that his wife of nearly 25 years had to go on the defensive and reveal that she could not bear children because of a hysterectomy at age 27.

· New York state begins hearing the same-sex marriage suit and Queerty points to a live web broadcast in front of the Court of Appeals.

Comments

[Lee Owens]

I remember the story of Vernon Robinson. He souns worst than Jesse helms, so self-hating.