-A Pennsylvania Catholic school fires a gay teacher for applying for a marriage license. -German President Joachim Gauck announces that he will boycott the 2014 Sochi Olympics. -An administrative court rules against a Colorado bakery that refused to sell a…
XGW Digest: December 7, 2013
-The Salvation Army removes links to two ex-gay ministries from its website. -The UK Supreme Court rules against a Bed & Breakfast owner who discriminated against a lesbian couple. -The Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper comes out of the closet….
XGW Digest: November 27, 2013
The Digest will resume its normal weekly schedule in December. -A group of teenage girls is caught on video beating up a transgender classmate. -A federal judge rules that Pennsylvania must defend its marriage ban in court. -Gay teen science…
XGW Digest: November 16, 2013
-The Hawaii House gives final approval to marriage equality. -The Arkansas Attorney General approves a marriage equality measure for the 2016 ballot. -A Colombian anti-gay activist is outed. -A Federal District Court judge upholds New Jersey’s ban on conversion therapy…
XGW Digest: November 9, 2013
-West Point hosts its first same-sex wedding involving a male couple. -Congressman Mike Michaud comes out of the closet. -Two masked men open fire on an LGBT meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia. -A religious right leader is exposed as an…
XGW Digest: November 2, 2013
-Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister promises a referendum on marriage equality. -Gay rights activists rally in Vietnam. -Holocaust survivor and LGBT rights activist Sharley McLean dies at age 90. -Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promises a vote on ENDA before Thanksgiving….
XGW Digest: October 26, 2013
-Same-sex marriages begin in New Jersey. -A Catholic school in Arkansas fires a teacher for marrying her partner. -Podgorica, Montenegro’s first Pride event turns violent. -A Texas judge leaves the Republican party in protest of its discriminatory views. -The Australian…
XGW Digest: October 19, 2013
-Moldova overturns its ban on ‘gay propaganda.’ -Former Olympian Greg Louganis marries his partner. -The Values Voter Summit produces a predictable pile of anti-gay rhetoric. -North Dakota publishes a separate tax form for married same-sex couples. -A trial date is…
XGW Digest: October 12, 2013
-Kuwait announces that it will use medical screenings to stop gays from entering the country. -A transgender teen is named Homecoming King at a New Hampshire high school. -A first-ever pride parade is held in Gujarat State, India. -A gay…
XGW Digest: October 5, 2013
-Attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies join the lawsuit against Virginia’s marriage equality ban. -The United Nations hosts a forum on LGBT rights. -New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie files an appeal to stop the state’s court-ordered implementation of marriage equality….