-Anti-gay mobs in Senegal exhume and desecrate the bodies of several gay men.
-Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee compares gays to drug users.
-A leading anti-gay activist in Scotland confesses to possession and distribution of child pornography.
-Fred Karger, founder of Californians Against Hate, runs for president.
-The Missoula, MT city council votes to extend anti-discrimination protections to GLBT individuals.
-Restore Equality 2010 fails to qualify a Prop 8 repeal measure for the California ballot.
-Televangelist Joyce Meyers denounces Uganda’s proposed anti-gay bill.
-Christian musician Jennifer Knapp comes out of the closet.
-Iceland’s parliament to vote on a same-sex marriage bill.
-Italy’s Constitutional Court rules against legalizing same-sex marriage.
-Gainesville, FL elects an openly gay mayor.
-Rob Tisinai warns against overusing the word “hate” to describe opponents of gay rights.
-An Arkansas Circuit Court Judge strikes down the state’s gay adoption ban.
-President Obama issues a new rule requiring hospitals to provide visitation rights to same-sex partners and other designated care providers.
I am so proud of Jennifer Knapp. She’s a great talent, and someone who handles rude Christianity Today interviewers and commenters with grace.
John