41.   If it goes ahead and ends benefits to same-sex couples, then gay groups would be all over Disney.

42.   In the wake of the Falwell-Tinky Winky affair, one gay activist group invited the Teletubbies to be the marshal at their annual parade.

43.   Indeed, an FBI specialist on sex crimes categorizes NAMBLA not with gay groups but other fringe organizations advocating sex with minors, gay or straight.

44.   In years past, the Irish gay group has relied on demonstrations and civil disobedience to register its protest.

45.   It marks the first time a GOP presidential contender has sought the support of an openly gay group.

46.   It is one of several legal fights by gay groups in Florida.

47.   Kolbe has quietly been an active member of the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay political group that plans to honor him here at a reception before the speech.

48.   Lawyers for the gay groups had pinned their hopes on a ruling of the court a year ago in a major cable television case.

49.   Leaders of a gay Republican group said Thursday they would ask their members to endorse Bob Dole for president now that his campaign has formally requested their backing.

50.   Lester Olmstead-Rose of the gay group Community United Against Violence disputed that view, saying he believed the number of actual crimes dwarfed the cases reported.