[list type=”arrow”] The Iowa Supreme Court rules that both of a child’s lesbian parents must be listed on the birth certificate. The Albanian government passes a hate crimes law. Frank Bruni challenges the religious right’s attempt to monopolize ‘moral values.’…
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XGW Digest: May 4, 2013
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-NBA player Jason Collins comes out of the closet. -Northern Ireland’s Assembly turns down a marriage equality bill. -A “conversion therapy” ban is introduced in the New York legislature. -The religious right pillories gay NBA player Jason Collins. -Mariela Castro…
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XGW Digest: April 27, 2013
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-An openly gay man is confirmed as Under Secretary of the Air Force. -Rio de Janeiro joins the ten other Brazilian states that recognize marriage equality. -Anti-gay activists mail threats to the president of the French General Assembly. -The government…
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XGW Digest: April 20, 2013
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-A Pennsylvania state representative is kicked out of a Christian band for supporting gay rights. -French anti-gay activists predict that their opposition to marriage equality could turn violent. -Ireland’s Constitutional Convention recommends marriage equality. -New Zealand officially becomes the 13th…
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XGW Digest: April 13, 2013
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-Actor Jeremy Irons expresses his reservations about same-sex marriage. -Senator Orrin Hatch suggests that he’s now open to civil unions. -A gay couple is savagely attacked in Paris. -Marriage equality gains Republican support in the Illinois house. -Tim Johnson becomes…
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XGW Digest: April 6, 2013
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-Singer Marie Osmond endorses marriage equality. -A Mormon group launches a new ex-gay website. -Legislators in Uruguay and Colombia prepare to vote on marriage equality. -US Senators Bob Casey, Tom Carper and Mark Kirk announce their support for marriage equality….
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XGW Digest: March 30, 2013
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-NFL player Scott Fujita explains why he supports equality. -Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear vetoes an anti-gay “religious freedom” bill. -Senator Claire McCaskill endorses marriage equality. Four more Democratic senators follow suit. -Karl Rove admits that he could see a gay-supportive…
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XGW Digest: March 23, 2013
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-Major Mike Almy reaches a settlement with the Department of Defense over his discharge under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. -Anti-gay activists find dwindling support at CPAC. -Hillary Clinton formally endorses marriage equality. -Pastor and Christian author Rob Bell comes out…
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XGW Digest: March 16, 2013
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-Queen Elizabeth II prepares to sign a new anti-discrimination charter. -Openly gay city council member Christine Quinn officially launches her campaign for mayor of New York City. -Newly released documents reveal that the Regnerus study was commissioned to influence the…
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XGW Digest: March 9, 2013
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-Former Polish president Lech Walesa makes some harshly anti-gay remarks. -Music acts Train and Carly Rae Jepsen cancel their appearances at the Boy Scouts Jamboree in response the Scouts’ anti-gay policies. -Bill O’Reilly accuses Colorado House speaker Mark Ferrandino of…