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Appeals court temporarily blocks California law banning "ex-gay" therapy

SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday temporarily delayed the start date of a new California law that protects LGBT youth from therapists who try to change their sexual orientation despite warnings by medical experts that these discredited practices put youth at risk of serious harm.

The new law was set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2013.

GLAAD's What To Watch This Weekend

(This post was originally published by SDGLN content partner GLAAD.)

This weekend catch the season finale of "Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids" and a brand new episode of "Underemployed."

Friday, Dec. 21

9 pm: Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids on TLC (30 mins) NEW

ADOPT ME! Diezel wants to brighten up your holidays!

Diezel is black and tan Rottweiler mix. He is 1 year and 5 months old and has been neutered.

Why I'd make a great companion

I'm very strong and athletic, I love getting my exercise in the great outdoors. I'd be thrilled to accompany my people friends on their athletic pursuits and outdoor activities. With a joyful and adventuresome spirit, I bring lots of enthusiasm from one moment into the next.

What would you do if today was your last day on Earth?

SAN DIEGO -- While it is unlikely that today will mark the end of civilization as we know it, Hale Media asked its Social Media followers what they would do if the Mayans really did have it right.

The following question was posed on the Facebook pages of San Diego Gay & Lesbian News, San Diego Pix, The Equality Directory, Hale Media and publisher Johnathan Hale:

If today was your last day on earth, how would you spend your time?

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Scott Herman's Getting Fit: The secret to great abs

When trying to achieve an effective abdominal workout you must remember one important lesson first. All the sit-ups, crunches and leg lifts in the world will not give you the famed "6 pack" stomach if you have a high degree of abdominal body fat. Therefore, dietary restrictions become as important to success for the stomach as does the type of exercises that you do

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DINING REVIEW: Akinori sushi in Hillcrest impresses the Taste Buds

San Diego Gay & Lesbian News has a regular dining-out column written by The Taste Buds, SDGLN's resident foodies. Today's review is by Sweet, one of our staffers who plan to keep his/her identity the best-kept secret in San Diego, and guest foodie Umami.

AKINORI SUSHI
* 1417 University Ave. in Hillcrest.
* 619-220-4888
* Website: Akinori sushi
* Open for dinner: 5:30 to 10 pm Sunday through Thursday; 5:30 to 10:30 pm Friday and Saturday

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RGOD2: Silent nights and unholy slaughter

This week I visited St. Mathew’s Anglican Church in Auckland, New Zealand, where a Christmas poster of a baby Jesus with a rainbow halo has attracted international outrage.

The poster states: “It’s Christmas and time for Jesus to come out.”

Pioneering AIDS activist Spencer Cox dies of HIV-related complications | VIDEO

Spencer Cox, the the New York-based AIDS activist who was featured in the documentary "How to Survive a Plague," died Tuesday of complications related to HIV. He was 44.

Cox, a spokesman for the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT UP) by the age of 20, was the co-founder of TAG (Treatment Action Group), and led research on protease inhibitors which saved millions of lives.

Cox also founded the Medius Institute for Gay Men’s Health, a think tank focusing on gay male emotional health.

Wisconsin appeals court upholds state's domestic partner benefits

MADISON, Wisc. -- The Wisconsin Court of Appeals today upheld as constitutional the state's Domestic Partner Registry.

In affirming a lower court decision that the law does not violate the state's constitutional amendment banning marriage equality, the court stated:

"... it would 'take pages' to list the rights and obligations that go with marriages but not domestic partnerships ... It is not necessary to list that many here to demonstrate that ... the rights and obligations of marriage are not substantially similar to the rights and obligations of domestic partnerships."

Appeals court: Boy Scouts can lease public land despite ban on gay members

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court on Thursday said that two leases held by the Boy Scouts of America do not violate the constitutional separation of church and state, despite the Scouts' policies that prohibit atheists, agnostics and homosexuals from becoming members.

In San Diego, an organization chartered by the Boy Scouts leases portions of two popular city parks, and in exchange for spending money developing facilities on the land, the Scouts pay virtually no rent.

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