-Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan vetoes an anti-discrimination ordinance.
-Alvin McEwen examines the anti-gay propaganda promoted by the Christian Medical and Dental Associations.
-The Durham, NC city council passes a resolution endorsing marriage equality.
-Human Rights Watch issues a report on the recent wave of anti-gay violence in Iraq.
-The Guam legislature to consider domestic partnership legislation.
-A Christian mother comes to accept her gay son.
-Jason Kuznicki analyzes the zero-sum logic behind conservative “pro-family” policies.
-The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America adopts a new policy on sexuality that allows local congregations to recognize same-sex couples.
-US District Judge Vaughn Walker denies a petition by LGBT advocacy groups to join Olson and Boies’ lawsuit challenging California Prop. 8.
-If God was responsible for the tornadoes that hit Minneapolis during the ELCA convention, as some allege, what other messages must he be sending us?
–Registration for the 2009 Anti-Heterosexism Conference is now open.
The ELCA (my denomination) made a major step with what they did, but I want to point out that yesterday’s vote allowed for the ordination of gay CLERGY as well, which is huge for those of us gay people who want to serve in the church!! YAY!!