-Chile passes an antidiscrimination law. -A Republican strategist advises the party to evolve on gay rights issues. -Croatia’s Prime Minister makes a push for marriage equality. -Soap opera star Joanna Johnson comes out of the closet. -Rhode Island Governor Lincoln…
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XGW Digest: May 12, 2012
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-Focus on the Family withdraws its “Religious Freedom” amendment from the 2012 Colorado ballot. -A Catholic high school tells a senior he cannot accept the Matthew Shepard Scholarship at the school’s awards ceremony. -Jeremy Hooper finds a historic parallel to…
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XGW Digest: May 5, 2012
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-A Cleveland radio DJ recommends corrective rape for a listener’s gay daughter. -A North Carolina man posts a video of himself shooting a “No on 1” yard sign. -Tennessee’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill is dead, for now. -A transgender woman…
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XGW Digest: April 28, 2012
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-Anti-gay activist Chuck Colson passes away. -Gay Moroccan writer Abdellah Taia tells his story. -The James Beard Foundation returns an award to the Boy Scouts in protest of their anti-gay policies. -Olympic wrestler Stephany Lee marries her wife. -Christian evangelist…
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XGW Digest: April 21, 2012
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-The Presbyterian Church (USA) ordains its first out lesbian minister. -GLAAD names Herndon Graddick as its new president. -The Saudi Arabian government bans “gays and tom boys” from all public schools. -The Massachusetts Tea Party aligns itself with Scott Lively….
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XGW Digest: April 14, 2012
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-The Catholic Church threatens to cut off an immigrant rights group for supporting LGBT equality. -A French imam blesses the wedding of a gay Muslim couple. -Anti-gay violence continues to increase in Brazil. -A group of Colorado State University football…
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XGW Digest: April 7, 2012
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-A Catholic Priest accidentally includes gay pornography in a PowerPoint presentation. -A conservative Christian mother is forced to rethink what she thought she knew. -The Miss Universe Organization agrees to allow a transgender woman join the competition in Canada. -Anti-gay…
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XGW Digest: March 31, 2012
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-More than 200 gay couples exchange wedding vows at a rally in Cleveland. -The Department of Homeland Security announces that it will allow same-sex families to enter the US together. -India’s Supreme Court reserves its verdict on the decriminalization of…
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XGW Digest: March 24, 2012
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-Former president Jimmy Carter voices his support for marriage equality. -Jon Rowe considers another parallel between race and sexual orientation. -Actor Kirk Cameron defends himself following the backlash from his recent anti-gay comments. -The National Organization for Marriage declares itself…
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XGW Digest: March 17, 2012
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-Rosie O’Donnell interviews Randy Roberts Potts and Nate Phelps. -Openly gay Idaho state senator Nicole LeFavour announces her candidacy for Congress. -Jim Burroway clarifies for the uncertain how Kirk Cameron’s anti-gay comments were offensive. -Denmark’s Prime Minister promises a marriage…