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Cindy McCain's pearls

If you were watching the Republican National Convention the other night, you may have noticed that Cindy McCain was wearing a rather ... nice ... looking pearl necklace.

We got curious and decided to ask Adam Gorman at I. Gorman jewelers what kind of pearls he thinks these are:

Adam says: "They are most likely what are called Akoya pearls, which are Japanese cultured pearls. They are typically round in shape and can range in size from 4.5 - 8.5mm. These pearls are the traditional pearls that most people think of when they think of pearls. The pearls look to be fairly large in size, probably 8mm or larger. She wears it as a four strand necklace. They are either four individual strands or one very large strand that she wraps around her neck. Value mainly depends on the quality of the pearls, which I cannot tell, but for a fine quality the entire necklace could retail for app. $15,000.

Since John McCain doesn't seem to know how many houses he owns, I'm going to guess that those pearls aren't on loan.

Posted by Rebecca Armendariz, Online Edito| Sep. 4 at 10:35 AM | RArmendariz@washblade.com

'Milk' trailer debuts

Finally, the trailer for "Milk," openly gay director Gus van Sant's anticipated take on the life of San Francisco's first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk, has hit the Web.

The film will be in theaters on November 26, 2008.

Sean Penn stars as Harvey Milk alongside Emile Hirsch, Diego Luna and Josh Brolin.

Posted by Rebecca Armendariz, Online Edito| Sep. 3 at 4:42 PM | RArmendariz@washblade.com

Palin's church promotes 'ex-gay' therapy

The church vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin attends, Wasilla Bible Church, advocates "reparative therapy" for gays, according to an article from Time Magazine.

"At the 11:15 a.m. Sunday service, hundreds sit in folding chairs, listening to a 20-minute sermon about the Book of Malachi and singing along to alt-rock praise songs. The only sign of culture warring in the whole production is an insert in the day's program advertising an upcoming Focus on the Family conference on homosexuality in Anchorage called Love Won Out. The group promises to teach attendees how to 'respond to misinformation in our culture' and help them 'overcome' homosexuality," the article states.

Posted by Rebecca Armendariz, Online Edito| Sep. 3 at 2:48 PM | RArmendariz@washblade.com

Patrick Sammon on CNN

Patrick Sammon discussed the Log Cabin Republicans' McCain endorsement on CNN this morning, calling John McCain an "inclusive" leader who is a "much different kind of candidate" than President Bush:

Posted by Rebecca Armendariz, Online Edito| Sep. 3 at 12:37 PM | RArmendariz@washblade.com

HRC Corporate Equality Index results are in

The Human Rights Campaign released the results of its 2009 Corporate Equality Index, which rates 583 businesses on a scale of 0 to 100 percent with regards to the company's treatment of LGBT employees, consumers and investors, today.

This year, 259 businesses achieved a perfect score, an increase from last year's 195.

"The 259 top-rated businesses collectively employ more than 9 million full-time employees. These workers are protected from employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression because of their employers’ policies on diversity & inclusion, training, health care, and domestic partnership benefits," according to HRC.

The full report can be seen here.

Posted by Rebecca Armendariz, Online Edito| Sep. 2 at 12:41 PM | RArmendariz@washblade.com

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