Gay USA: Murder in San Diego; fightback in Fort Worth; victory in India

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IN THE NEWS

BREAKING: The State of Massachusetts went to court today to sue the federal government for denying recognition to legally married same-sex couples. More on next week's show. More on the story at: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/08/mass_sues_feds_over_definition_of_marriage/

August Provost, 29, sailor at Camp Pendleton in San Diego was found viciously murdered at his post. The suspicion is that it was an anti-gay attack.

We'll update you on the raid of the gay bar in Fort Worth and hear from Chad Gibson, the worst injured person in the attack by police and TABC agents.

Gay Obama advisor Steve Hildebrand says that the President hates the Department of Justice brief supporting DOMA

A federal suit challenging Prop 8 brought by Ted Olson and David Boies is moving forward expeditiously

A high court in India overturns the nation's anti-sodomy law and declares discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation unconstitutional

And a new Michael Jackson biographer says he interviewed two of the King of Pop's male lovers

ABOUT GAY USA

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 www.FreeSpeech.org 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: www.freespeech.org/gayusa

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Ann Northrop and Andy Humm
Co-Hosts
Gay USA

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