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Romney Millions Fuel Anti-Gay Crusade
26 Jan 2012
Surely one among many realities Mitt Romney hoped he could keep on the down low regarding his tax returns is how much tax-exempt money he donated to the Mormon Church.

As it turns out, he gave almost as much of the nearly $43 million dollars he made in 2010 and 2011 to the highly politically active Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- at the center of a firestorm since 2008 for its backing of Prop 8 in California -- as he paid in taxes: roughly 10 percent vs. 13.9 percent.

It's not that anyone doubted Romney's donations to his church (Mormons in good standing are expected to give 10 percent of their income in tithing each year, approximately the amount Romney has donated), but the release of his …
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When a Cross-Dressing Photographer Takes Pictures, All is Revealed
Gary Carnivele 24 Jan 2012
Photographer Karen Massing started out life as a bouncing baby boy named Mike. He was born to suburban newlyweds in Cleveland Ohio during the Eisenhower administration. As early as elementary school Mike can remember borrowing items from his motherâs closet and trying them on. The experiences were indeed sexually charged, but left the boy feeling "extremely guilty and ashamed afterwards."

Mike graduated high school in 1969 and after stints at King's College in Cambridge England and at Ohio State University, he moved to California, where he attended the Academy of Photographic Arts. Mike bounced around a bit professionally, finally starting his own insurance agency, which has grown to the largest in tits nic…



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LOCAL
Local Business Offers Tax and Financial Advice to Same-Sex Couples
Are you are an unmarried couple or same-sex couple? Do you know the unique rules that apply to your tax and financial planning? What a…

Russian River Sisters Announce 2012 Pride Date and Theme
The Russian River Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have announced that Sonoma Countyâs annual LGBTQI Pride Parade and Celebration will hap…


STATE

SAME-SEX COUPLES, FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CLERGY TO GATHER ON DAY NINTH CIRCUIT PROP 8 RULING IS RELEASED
Anti-marriage equality proponents have had their day in court, again. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has heard both sides of the issu…

Gay history lessons required by new California law will be slow to arrive
A controversial state law approved last July amid heated debate isn't likely to affect California classrooms any time soon.

Th…


RUSSIAN RIVER

River Reader Suggests Banned Books
Dear River Readers:

Have you read any good banned books lately? September 24-October 1, 2011 is Banned Book Week. To celebrate…

Guerneville: The Bay Area's Same-Sex Couple Capital
The Russian River resort town of Guerneville has the highest proportion of same-sex couples in the Bay Area, with 8.7 percent of all hous…

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