-Czech president Vaclav Klaus condemns the embassies of 13 European nations for issuing a statement supporting Prague’s pride festival. -Jim Burroway is unimpressed by the turnout to Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s prayer rally, “The Response.” -The American Bar Association awards…
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XGW Digest: August 6, 2011
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-Vandals trash the office of a Ugandan LGBT rights group and steal its member database. -The National Organization for Marriage acknowledges that heterosexuals are destroying their own marriages. -The Suquamish Tribe in Washington State legalizes same-sex marriage. -The American Psychological…
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XGW Digest: July 30, 2011
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-Same-sex couples begin marrying in New York. -Disney’s Weddings & Honeymoons blog highlights a gay wedding. -Anti-gay activist Bradlee Dean sues Rachel Maddow for quoting him. -A lesbian couple helps save several dozen campers during the Norway massacre. -Colombia’s Constitutional…
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XGW Digest: July 23, 2011
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-Several hundred active duty servicemembers march in San Diego’s pride parade. -An openly gay man is selected to chair Utah’s Democratic Party. -A gay man and transgender woman in Cuba announce plans to marry on Fidel Castro’s birthday. -President Obama…
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XGW Digest: July 16, 2011
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-Blake Mycoskie, founder of Tom’s Shoes, apologizes for his company’s recent association with Focus on the Family. -Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson denounces the anti-gay pledge signed by several other candidates. -The government of Chile begins drafting a civil unions…
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XGW Digest: July 9, 2011
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-Gay activist Jean Harris has died. -Two gay soldiers are assaulted in Colorado. -The National Organization for Marriage defies another state’s campaign disclosure laws. -President Obama appoints a lesbian veteran to West Point’s advisory board. -The California legislature passes the…
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XGW Digest: July 2, 2011
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-Conservative commentator David Frum explains why he now supports marriage equality. -A Brazilian judge rules that a gay couple can convert their civil union to a marriage. -Prop 8 proponents file another appeal against Judge Walker’s ruling. -Thirteen US Senators…
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XGW Digest: June 25, 2011
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-Actor LeVar Burton signs on as spokesperson for the AIDS Research Alliance. -The people of Liechtenstein vote to institute civil partnerships. -A Michigan court of appeals rejects the “gay panic” defense. -A Wisconsin judge upholds the state’s domestic partnership registry….
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XGW Digest: June 18, 2011
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-A US Bankruptcy Court rules that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. -Croatia’s first gay pride event is disrupted by violence. -Support for marriage equality grows in the New York State Senate. -Two men are kicked out of a…
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XGW Digest: June 11, 2011
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-The AARP reaches out to the LGBT community. -The Wyoming Supreme Court permits a married same-sex couple to divorce in the state. -A gay police officer fights for and wins the right to march in a pride parade in uniform….