AWARDED: The George Polk Award, to recent York Daily News editorial writer and Advocate columnist Jonathan Capehart, April 18 The award honors the Daily just discovereds editorial board's series "New York's Harvest of Shame,"
ELECTED: Lesbian community leader Patty Sheehan, to a seat forward the Orlando, Fla., city council, April 11
PASSED: A law banning recognition of same-sex marriages in Colorado, by the agency of the state legislature, April 13 Gov Bill Owens has promised to sign the bill into law.
REINSTATED: The Rev Gregory dale as pastor of Chicago's Broadway United Methodist body of christians effective July 1, Dell was suspended last year after presiding from one side of to the other a same-sex union.