Natalie Portman, Saints support, Trans tax

By Project Q Atlanta | Feb 3, 2010 | 1:26 PM

Thursday’s gay headlines: Portman gets with “That ‘70s” Jackie on film, Super Bowl linebacker backs gay rights, tax deductible sex-change, LGBT high school opens, gay hedge fund and more.

• Saints’ Scott Fujita vocally supports gay rights in Tuesday radio debates. The Super Bowl-bound linebacker (top photo) says this high-profile football season is a “small moment in time where you have a platform to do some good things.”

• Filmmakers to re-create California’s gay marriage trial. The flick will take its cues directly from some 60 hours of testimony.

• As his wife and daughter move forward, John McCain backtracks even further on gay rights. Cindy’s NO H8 ad and Meghan’s essays on GOP tolerance for gays stand in stark contrast to the senator’s flip-flop that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” should remain in place. Meanwhile, his buddy Colin Powell releases a statement that McCain is wrong.

• Scientists crack HIV drug puzzle. U.S. and British researchers say solving the dilemma should lead to even better treatment options.

• Natalie Portman “terrified” of upcoming lesbian sex scene with “That ‘70s Show’s” Mila Kuntis in the now-filming “Black Swan.” But she is more worried that the scene’s existence will overshadow the overall project as well as her breakout performance.

• “Creating Change” conference on gay rights kicks off Wednesday in Dallas. The annual National Gay and Lesbian Task Force event expects more than 2,000 attendees.

• Family Research Council backs criminalizing being gay. On MSNBC’s “Hardball” Tuesday, their spokesperson, also a board member, said the U.S. should impose “criminal sanctions” against homosexuality. (Video included)

• Tax court: Massachusetts trans woman can deduct her sex-change surgery. We guess the only question for Rhiannon O’Donnabhain (bottom photo) now is, “What line does that go on?”

• Galileo—headed by Goldman-Sachs and Prudential alumni—seeks “pink dollar” with LGBT-focused hedge fund. The fund will offer financial expertise to gay business owners that market gay consumer products.

• “Harassment-free” high school opens for gay students in L.A. The new school serves LGBTQ students grade 7-12.