http://thehostess.wordpress.com SERVED FROM PHILADELPHIA'S LGBT SIDE OF THE TRACKS Wed, 14 May 2008 19:21:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From the BBC: The Pope's chief astronomer says that life on Mars cannot be ruled out. Writing in the Vatican newspaper, the astronomer, Father Gabriel Funes, said intelligent beings created by God could exist in outer space. Father Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory near Rome, is a respected scientist who collaborates ... http://thehostess.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/vatican-says-aliens-could-exist/ The next Main Line LGBT Happy Hour will be on Wednesday, May 21, at 7:00 PM, at Bordeaux (formerly the New Orleans Cafe), which is at 1 West State Street in Media. We hope to see lots of people there! Also, if anyone has any ideas, suggestions, etc. for upcoming happy hours, ... http://thehostess.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/main-line-lgbt-happy-hour/ From the BBC: If last week's victory was a squeak, this week's was a roar. A two-to-one win over Barack Obama in a state which - as Senator Clinton has frequently reminded her supporters - no successful Democratic candidate for the White House has lost in nearly a century. And that ... http://thehostess.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/clinton-win-in-west-va-bluegrass-states-and-yellow-dog-democrats/ From MSNBC New York: It's called the Healthcare Equality Index, and just over half of 88 hospitals got top marks under this new rating system created by the Human Rights Campaign and the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, which hope the standards will result in more compassionate treatment of gay and ... http://thehostess.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/gay-rights-groups-launch-hospital-ratings/ ... Stir's website http://thehostess.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/the-l-words-alice-in-town-thursday-night/ From PinkNews.co.uk: One of the stars of hit comedy The Office, has said he is convinced there are many high-profile Hollywood celebrities who are gay, and he can't understand why they do not come out. "The funny thing about the acting business is that there are more poofs in it than you ... http://thehostess.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/british-star-urges-hollywood-gays-out-of-the-closet/ ... From the BBC: McCain Aides quit over Burma ties (full article) Douglas Goodyear, who had been chosen to run the 2008 Republican convention, said he was resigning "so as not to become a distraction in this campaign". Both Mr Goodyear and the second aide to resign this weekend, Doug Davenport, worked ... http://thehostess.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/whats-john-mccain-up-to/