The Gay Times (07/12)

All the LGBT New York Times news that's fit to aggregate:

The Waiting Is the Hardest Part: New York's waiting period, begun in 1936, is back in the limelight because of the legalization of same-sex marriage. Read Thomas Kaplan’s story in the Metro pages HERE.

Built Ford Tough: On today’s Op-Ed page, contributor Rick Perlstein writes that Betty Ford’s candor -- including her open discussion of homosexuality -- may well make her a figure of even greater historical importance than her husband. Read “Betty Ford, Pioneer” HERE. (My pal Matt at Boy Culture's memory of Betty hanging with a Mary is even better HERE.)

News Is (HIV) Positive: In the first agreement between a pharmaceutical company and the new international Medicines Patent Pool, Gilead Sciences announced Tuesday that it would license four of its AIDS and hepatitis B drugs to the pool. Read HERE.

Do or 'Don't'? A federal appeals court in California ordered the Obama administration to say whether it intends to continue to enforce the law that prohibits openly gay men, lesbians and bisexuals from serving in the military. Read HERE.

Fit to Be Tied? In Saturday’s Business Day, Tara Siegel Bernard reports that companies like Corning, I.B.M. and Raytheon are requiring employees to marry if they want their same-sex partners to qualify for health insurance. Read HERE.

The Gay and Pleasant Land: Shunning the academic journals, scholar brings work on older gays to life in film. Read D.D. Guttenplan's article HERE.

Weddings: Suzanne Marie Fleming and Catherine Tricia Guerriere were married Saturday at the Red Inn in Provincetown, Mass. David L. Wilson, a friend of the couple, received permission from Massachusetts to officiate. Read the announcement HERE.

Beyond Beckham: Would top soccer clubs and their fans support a gay player? Read HERE.

Boardwalk Talk: A new gay bar has opened in an Atlantic City casino. Read HERE.

Mutual Hate: It was a bad week for gay rights on the subcontinent. Read HERE.

He Now Pronounces You Husband and Husband: Mayor Bloomberg to preside at gay aides’ wedding. Read HERE.

Friends With Benefits: The successful battle for gay marriage legislation in New York State involved the debut of an intriguing new way to apply social media to social change: Friendfactor. Read HERE.

Opening Doors at West Point: Brenda S. Fulton graduated in the West Point class of 1980, the first to include women. In a few weeks she will return to the military academy in another historic role: as the first openly gay or lesbian member of its Board of Visitors, which advises the president on all things West Point. Read HERE.

Give Me Everything: Meet transgender artist Wu Tsang. Read HERE.

Boston Mass: The Rainbow Ministry of St. Cecilia’s Church opened its doors to nearly 700 people yesterday for a long-awaited Mass in support of gay and lesbian Catholics, capping a month of controversy over the Boston Archdiocese’s postponement of the service. Read HERE. (Via The Boston Globe)

Believing in Evolution: John Kerry says politicians have the right to evolve on gay marriage. Read HERE. (Via The Boston Globe)

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