Date: September 12th 2008

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These are the stories in the August 29, 2008 issue.

Robbers target gay man, beat him with bat
Cleveland - In the second incident in the same month, a man was beaten by robbers who may have targeted him because he is gay.
http://gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories08/september/0912081.htm

New next-of-kin registry lets partners be notified of accidents
Columbus - A new state law offers LGBT people another way to ensure the security of their relationships.
http://gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories08/september/0912082.htm

Panelists work to include LGBT issues in ballot search
Which 11th District candidate comes closest to Tubbs Jones 100% rating?
Cleveland - Finding someone to fill the House of Representatives seat formerly held by LGBT ally Stephanie Tubbs Jones has been difficult and divisive for the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party.
http://gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories08/september/0912083.htm

V.P. picks show much about candidates LGBT stands
Dayton - Republican presidential nominee John McCain announced a little-known governor of a state with fewer residents than the Cleveland metropolitan area on August 29. The choice of Alaska governor Sarah Palin was met with initial surprise. As time passes, however, it is clear that the choice was made to please the Christian conservative base of the Republican Party, much of which is anti-LGBT.
http://gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories08/september/0912084.htm

School district includes LGBTs in anti-bully rules
Brecksville, Ohio - A Cleveland area school district has recognized sexual orientation bias as a problem for its students and wants to do something about it.
http://gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories08/september/0912085.htm

Evenings Out
Where the Bard meets a porn star
Downtown Dayton film fest brings delights from all over
Dayton - Cleveland has the International Film Festival, Columbus has Out@Wex, Cincinnati has Outreels.
In Dayton, the second annual Downtown Dayton LGBT Film Fest is back for its sophomore year on the final weekend of September. It promises to be a bigger, better event than last year, filled with cinematic delights and wry treasures covering every letter of the LGBT family soup
http://gaypeopleschronicle.com/evenings_out/evenings_out.htm

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