Gay USA: Turmoil in NY, Washington and CA over different issues;

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IN THE NEWS:

The New York State Senate, which was taken over by Democrats for the first time in 40 years in January, is now back in the hands of Republicans due to two Democratic defections in a deal more about screwing tenants and avoiding a tax increase on the wealthy, but the fate of the LGBT and AIDS agendas are up in the air including a late-breaking story that out gay Senator Tom Duane is in negotiations with the new Republican-led caucus about bringing the marriage equality bill to the floor.

The Obama administration defends the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy in court, but will they defend DOMA? We will show you the President's answer to a question from Brian Williams of NBC on whether gay couples seeking to marry have a friend in the White House.

A March on Washington for LGBT equality is proposed for October 11. Ann and Andy will debate its advisability.

The Church of Sweden elects an out lesbian as Bishop of Stockholm.

Hundreds march in California to protest budget cuts to AIDS services.

Get ready for Adam Lambert's coming out in Rolling Stone next week.

Andy reviews "Next Fall," a play about a gay male couple--one an atheist, the other washed in the blood of the lamb.

PROGRAM NOTES

The Gay USA website and podcast are available at GayUSATV

“Gay USA” is seen in Manhattan on MNN on Thursdays at 11 PM on Time-Warner 34, RCN 82, and Verizon FiOS 33 and simulcast at www.MNN.org channel 34/84. It is distributed nationally on the Dish Network (Ch. 9415) through Free Speech TV. Go to http://www.freespeech.org/schedule/search.php?keywords=gay+usa for the schedule. The show now also airs on Saturdays at 11 PM on WYBE in Philadelphia.

Gay USA is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions in behalf of "Gay USA" may be made payable to "Fractured Atlas" online by credit card at www.fracturedatlas.org/donate/GayUSA

Online video of "Gay USA" is available through Free Speech at: http://www.freespeech.org/videodb/index.php?search=gay+usa&action=search

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1. I loves me some Ann and Andy

and their show is what has caused my hubby to get onboard for GLBT issues

once he figured out they weren't talking about lunch.......

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2. "once he figured out they weren't talking about lunch" HA! nt