-PBS News looks at the ordeals that gay people have to endure in Nigeria. -Australia’s House of Representatives gets its first openly gay member. -The State of Arkansas refuses to list same-sex couples on their children’s birth certificates. -Presidential candidate…
XGW Digest: December 5, 2015
-The Parliament of Cyprus passes a civil partnerships bill. -The Mexican Supreme Court strikes down another same-sex marriage ban. -A new poll finds 51% support for marriage equality in Japan. -A group of gunmen open fire at a gay festival…
XGW Digest: November 25, 2015
-A gay Ugandan is denied asylum in the UK, -Pat Robertson acknowledges that the sin of Sodom was not homosexuality. -Same-sex marriages begin in Ireland. -An Australian senator drops his opposition to marriage equality and becomes a supporter. -Tucson, AZ…
XGW Digest: November 14, 2015
-Kentucky’s governor-elect announces that he will remove county clerks’ names from marriage licenses. -The Dallas City Council considers expanding anti-discrimination protections. -Conservatives start a petition to “drop the T” from LGBT. -A lesbian couple faces jail time in Costa Rica…
XGW Digest: November 7, 2015
-The Church of Norway allows same-sex weddings to be held in its churches. -The Parliament of Northern Ireland passes, and then vetoes, a marriage equality bill. -Gays who adopted their partners for legal purposes find themselves unable to marry. -Ben…
XGW Digest: October 31, 2015
-Houston Texans owner Bob McNair withdraws a donation to the anti-gay Campaign for Houston. -Young adult author James Dawson comes out as transgender. -Russian lawmakers propose a further expansion of the country’s anti-gay laws. -Ten same-sex couples participate in a…
XGW Digest: October 24, 2015
-A transgender woman is murdered in Maryland. -John Corvino considers possible ways to balance religious freedom with non-discrimination laws. -A British army general wants more LGBT people to join the military. -Polls show residents favoring Houston’s LGBT rights referendum by…
XGW Digest: October 17, 2015
-A British journalist exposes the continued use of shock therapy on gay patients in China. -A new survey reveals the depth of anti-gay sentiment in Russia. -Actor Victor Garber marries his partner. -A Texas judge recognizes a gay couple’s common…
XGW Digest: October 10, 2015
-Norwegian billionaire Stein Erik Hagen comes out as bisexual. -ISIS continues to execute gay Iraqi men. -LGBT Catholics from 31 countries launch the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics. -Southern Baptist leader Albert Mohler acknowledges that reparative therapy doesn’t work. -The…
XGW Digest: October 3, 2015
-Pope Francis makes comments that imply that he supports Kim Davis’ refusal to issue marriage licenses. -Actor Matt Damon suggests that actors should hide their sexual orientation. -Catholic LGBT rights pioneer John McNeill has died. -Former Exodus International President Alan…