Gay and Lesbian News Flash

• Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal)
  The Ithaca chapter of the United States Bowling Council and K & H Redemption Center II have teamed up to raise funds for the local junior bowlers.
• Sexual healing (The Lawyer)
  Becoming a gay-friendly workplace is quite simply good for business. Stephen Frost reports
• Dec 7 - 13, 2006 (Philadelphia citypaper.net)
  8 MINUTE DATING Who has time for dinner and a movie? Go on eight different dates at eight minutes a pop, and if you have anything left to talk about afterward, you can sign up to see your dates again. For ages 30-42.
• Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal)
  First round applications for “Let's Get Ready!” the free SAT and college preparation program targeted to low-income students, are being accepted until 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15.
• Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal)
  The Southside Community Center, which was evacuated and closed last week due to a public health concern, will re-open for public use today.
• CBS News Internship Program (CBS News)
  CBS News is offering internships for students who are interested in a career in Journalism, Broadcasting or Communication.
• Are Gays More Travel Savvy? (Gay Wired)
  Gay men and lesbians travel more than their mainstream counterparts, and those with higher incomes travel even more frequently, especially for leisure purposes, according to a recently released research study by Community Marketing, Inc. (CMI).
• Romney: I've evolved into the right's stuff (Boston Herald)
  Gov. Mitt Romney claimed another political change of heart yesterday when he said his views on same-sex marriage and other gay-equality issues have changed since taking office in 2002 - just as he said...
• ING Heads Into 2007 With Perfect Score From the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
  ING U.S. Financial Services was one of a handful of companies that received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign 2006 Corporate Equality Index. The company will strive to maintain that score and further augment its efforts to foster a work environment that embraces the diverse makeup of its employee population.
• ING Heads Into 2007 With Perfect Score From the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index (FinanzNachrichten)
  ATLANTA, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- ING ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) U.S. Financial Services was one of a handful of companies that received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) 2006 Corporate Equality Index.
• Gay voters expanding influence in Florida (Sun-Sentinel)
  Fort Lauderdale · Gay and lesbian Democratic activists gathered Saturday to celebrate the 2006 elections and strategize for 2008.
• Gay 'weddings' top 15,500 in UK (BBC News)
  More than 15,500 same-sex couples have united in civil partnerships, figures show.
• U.K. sees over 15,000 civil partnerships in first nine months (The Advocate)
  In the first nine months since the United Kingdom civil partnership law has taken effect, 15,672 gay and lesbian couples have been united, according to the BBC.
• Couple's joy at civil partnership (BBC News)
  David West says entering into a civil partnership with his long-term partner has been an important step in their lives.
• Pioneering Fire Chief Fights for Her Job Amid Lawsuits (New York Times)
  Citing a lack of confidence in the management style of Minneapolis?s first lesbian fire chief, Mayor R. T. Rybak asked the City Council to fire her.

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