-Gay Republican Ken Mehlman apologizes for his role in past anti-gay political campaigns. -Rick Santorum pledges to nullify all same-sex marriage licenses if elected. -A gay Chilean man is savagely beaten by neo-Nazis. -A wave of anti-gay violence sweeps through…
XGW Digest: March 3, 2012
-Radio personality Fez Whatley comes out of the closet. -A Catholic priest treats a lesbian spitefully while officiating at her mother’s funeral. -A majority of Iowans oppose repealing marriage equality, according to a new poll. -NOM is foiled in its…
XGW Digest: February 25, 2012
-A Republican sheriff and congressional candidate in Arizona is outed. -Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has dinner with a group of gay constituents. -The Virginia state senate votes to allow private adoption agencies to discriminate against gay parents. -Baltimore County,…
XGW Digest: February 18, 2012
-Actor Matt Bomer comes out of the closet. -The New Jersey Senate votes for marriage equality, but falls short of a veto-proof majority. -Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire signs marriage equality into law. -Anti-gay groups show their true colors at CPAC….
XGW Digest: February 11, 2012
-Religious right activists react with predictable hyperbole to the Ninth Circuit Court’s Prop 8 ruling. -A marriage equality bill is introduced in the Illinois legislature. -The city legislature of St. Petersburg, Russia advances an anti-gay bill. -CNN suspends Roland Martin…
XGW Digest: February 4, 2012
-Another British footballer speaks out against homophobia. -A new poll finds a plurality of Minnesotans in favor of banning same-sex marriage. -The Virginia State Senate votes down an anti-discrimination bill. -Kenya Chief Justice Willy Mutunga voices his support of gay…
XGW Digest: January 28, 2012
-A 15-year-old boy writes a letter to his gay dads. -New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie nominates an openly gay judge to the state Supreme Court. -Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley introduces a marriage equality bill. -Glen Retief offers advice for parents…
XGW Digest: January 21, 2012
-Support for marriage equality in France reaches 63%. -Maggie Gallagher endorses Rick Santorum for president. -A group of parents in Minnesota demand an anti-gay school curriculum. -Comedian Todd Glass comes out of the closet. -A gathering of anti-gay activists protests…
XGW Digest: January 14, 2012
-New Jersey Democrats fast track a marriage equality bill. -An evangelical mother speaks in support of her gay daughter. -The National Organization for Marriage spends $140,000 campaigning against Congressman Ron Paul. -A Washington state Republican joins the push for marriage…
XGW Digest: January 7, 2012
-Civil unions begin in Delaware and Hawaii. -The British government honors gay war hero and inventor Alan Turing with a new stamp. -The wife of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor voices her support for marriage equality. -The North Carolina Psychological…