Exotic dancer charged in slaying (The Fayetteville Observer)

A Fayetteville exotic dancer stabbed her lesbian girlfriend in the chest during an argument Sunday morning, then pushed her off a landing outside the apartment the two shared, killing her, police and neighbors said.

Hampton`s philosophy: `Don`t speak` (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

When it comes to its students, Hampton University`s philosophy can be described as "don`t speak." Continuing its assault on the First Amendment, the university has denied recognition to a gay and lesbian student group for the second year in a row.

Jonathon Aubry Promoted to Director of Corporate and Marketing Communications at here! Networks (Gay Wired)

here!, America’s premium gay and lesbian television network, is pleased to announce that Jonathon Aubry has been promoted to director, corporate and marketing communications.

With big money at stake, lesbian adoption faces court challenge (Stamford Advocate)

The adoption that took place more than 15 years ago at a small courthouse in coastal Maine was unusual to begin with: the 44-year-old adoptee was a year older than the woman who became her mother.

Vignettes from backstage at the Oscars (AP via Yahoo! News)

To kiss or not to kiss. That was the debate Melissa Etheridge and her lesbian partner were having before this year`s Oscar show.

LESBIAN IN LOVER-MOM COURT FIGHT (New York Post)

PORTLAND, Maine - The adoption that took place more than 15 years ago at a small courthouse in coastal Maine was unusual to begin with: The 44-year-old adoptee was a year older than the woman who became her mother. Olive Watson adopted her...

Family challenges lesbian adoption (AP via Yahoo! News)

In their 14-year relationship, Patricia Spado and Olive Watson spent only five nights apart. They lived in New York, spent summers in Maine, and shared the more practical pieces of a life together — a home, a joint bank account.

Systems Administrator (237 N. 1st Street, Ashland, OR, 97520)

Ashland Food Cooperative is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator for a full-time position providing generalized IT support for a growing single-store natural foods retailer. Qualified candidates will have experience in networked systems and applications in a retail environment. We offer excellent pay and benefits. Please see our Application Page for information on applying.

Quality Auditor (Brisbane)

As a Lead Auditor with Training Quality, you would:Lead and conduct audits of Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) against the Australian Quality Training Framework Standards for Registered Training Organisations (AQTF) and contractual arrangements.Monitor and review training organisation compliance against AQTF standards, the regulatory framework within the Vocational Education and Training (VET) System and other statutory regulatory and contractual requirements. You should have:Experience in working within the vocational education and training sectorKnowledge of the Australian Quality Training FrameworkExperience working with a quality management systemReport writing skillsExperience in conversing with a wide range of peopleExperience in working autonomously and as a team memberExperience in meeting deadlines. Full job details are listed here and specific requirements for application formatting etc apply.

Computer Forensics Expert (confidential (Southern US))

Experienced Computer Forensics Expert needed immediately to participate in a team investigating an incident. Full details will be provided upon acceptance. You`ll work with a team of security experts, client employees ` law enforcement to handle a security breach for a large corporate client. You should be proficient with all aspects of a computer crime investigation, including technical analysis of trace evidence in multiple OSes, all major forensic tools as well as standards ` procedures for evidence handling, processing, storage ` preservation. You may be called on to testify at trial (paid). Contract length is somewhat open-ended at this point but should be at least two months. You will be expected to spend time onsite (Southern US) ` at team HQ outside Philadelphia. Pay rate is competetive ` negotiable. If things woork out there will be followup work ` possibly a full-time position with the team. CISSP strongly preferred.