The Gay Times (08/12)

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

No Reservations: A Washington state Indian tribe approves same-sex marriage. Read William Yardley's story HERE.

We Want Cake, Too: On today's Op-Ed page, contributor Jennifer Finney Boylan writes that one group has been prominently left behind as progress on equality for gay men and lesbians ripples through the country: transgender people. Read HERE.

Home Sweet Home: Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, known familiarly as the "gay synagogue," hopes to settle into its first permanent home in 2013, in a building featuring Assyrian motifs. Read David Dunlap's report on City Room HERE.

This Queen Is Still King: Maybe the most surprising thing about “Drag Race” is that RuPaul Charles, its 50-year-old creator and host, is still the reigning queen of such foolishness. Read Cathy Horyn's Sunday Styles profile, "At Lunch with Ru Paul" HERE.

TransAmerican Flyer: For a transgender triathlete a top finish in the New York City Triathlon is secondary. Read Frederick Dreier's story HERE.

The Check-In Dance: Married or not, gay couples can experience awkward moments with hotel concierges. Read the recent essay by Eric Marcus in Sunday Travel HERE.

RIP: Rudolf Brazda, the last surviving man to wear the pink triangle in Nazi concentration camps, has died at age 98. Read the obituary by Dennis Hevesi HERE.