-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor calls on his fellow Republicans to be more tolerant on social issues. -The Jim Henson Company severs its ties with Chick-Fil-A. -The Liberian Senate votes to outlaw gay marriage. -A Nebraska lesbian is the victim…
X
XGW Digest: July 21, 2012
1 Min Read
1
1 Min Read
1
-The European Union declares that new members must protect LGBT rights. -The Netherlands offers asylum to LGBT Iraqis. -A former Mormon bishop expresses his support for LGBT equality. -The Boy Scouts of America decides to maintain its ban on gay…
X
XGW Digest: July 14, 2012
1 Min Read
0
1 Min Read
0
-China allows lesbians to begin donating blood. -The Vietnamese government ponders the possibility of legalizing marriage equality. -Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer petitions the US Supreme Court to overturn domestic partner benefits for gay couples. -Taiwan’s first gay Buddhist wedding is…
X
XGW Digest: July 7, 2012
1 Min Read
0
1 Min Read
0
-Journalist Anderson Cooper officially confirms that he is gay. -Facebook creates icons for married same-sex couples. -Sofia, Bulgaria’s Pride parade draws a record crowd. -The League of United Latino American Citizens endorses marriage equality. -The Washington, DC Republican Committee adds…
X
XGW Digest: June 30, 2012
1 Min Read
0
1 Min Read
0
-Violence erupts at a Pride parade in Thessaloniki, Greece. -An Australian senate committee recommends a vote on marriage equality. -The last known gay survivor of the Holocaust has passed away. -A lesbian couple is shot near Corpus Christi, Texas. -Singer…
X
XGW Digest: June 23, 2012
1 Min Read
0
1 Min Read
0
-A father speaks out for his gay son. -Professor Mark Regnerus defends his conclusions about gay parents. -A Brooklyn teenager loses an eye in an anti-gay attack. -Quebec launches an official registry to track homophobic acts. -Police in Uganda raid…
X
XGW Digest: June 16, 2012
1 Min Read
0
1 Min Read
0
-A Republican billionaire starts a new Super PAC to promote marriage equality. -A questionable new study questions whether gay parents are equal to their straight counterparts. -Country star Carrie Underwood voices her support for marriage equality. -The state Democratic parties…
X
XGW Digest: June 9, 2012
1 Min Read
0
1 Min Read
0
-Gay Pride marches are held in Poland and Latvia. -Conservative Jews in America will now formally recognize same-sex marriages. -President Obama makes a Pride Month proclamation. -The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denies a request to rehear the Prop 8…
X
XGW Digest: June 2, 2012
1 Min Read
0
1 Min Read
0
-Gay San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio solicits funds for his mayoral campaign from anti-gay donors. -Moscow police arrest 40 people during a gay rights demonstration. -A gay man is beaten by a mob at a graduation party in Duluth,…
X
XGW Digest: May 26, 2012
1 Min Read
0
1 Min Read
0
-The NAACP’s board votes to endorse marriage equality. -NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn marries her partner. -Two Ukrainian gay activists are savagely beaten by right-wing thugs. – Dharun Ravi is sentenced for his actions that led to Tyler Clementi’s suicide….