-The parliament of Liechtenstein unanimously votes to institute civil unions. -The mayor of Barcelona, Spain dedicates a memorial to LGBT people. -An immigration judge suspends the deportation of an Argentine lesbian who’s legally married in Connecticut. -Wendy Gritter offers a…
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XGW Digest: March 19, 2011
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-A group of teenagers in New York City stomp another teen to death while shouting anti-gay slurs. -A new poll finds shrinking support for the Defense of Marriage Act. -The Crystal Cathedral asks members of its choir to sign an…
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XGW Digest: March 12, 2011
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-Rhode Island Congressman Jim Langevin has a change of heart about marriage equality. -The Colorado Democratic Party elects an openly gay chairman. -A Maryland legislator comes out of the closet. -Lisa Ling takes a look at the ex-gay movement. -A…
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XGW Digest: March 5, 2011
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-A British cricket star comes out of the closet. The Rev. Peter Gomes dies. -An anti-gay preacher is arrested for public masturbation. -Maryland’s marriage equality bill encounters unexpected delays in committee. -LGBT support grows on the campuses of evangelical college….
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XGW Digest: February 26, 2011
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-The Israeli government appoints an openly gay judge. -A hockey player at the University of New Hampshire comes out of the closet to speak in support of the state’s marriage equality law. -Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signs civil unions into…
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XGW Digest: February 19, 2011
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-The New York Times calls for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. -A marriage equality bill is introduced in the Washington state legislature. -Same-sex marriage may soon be legal in the UK. -Authorities in Minsk, Belarus authorize an…
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XGW Digest: February 12, 2011
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-A gay couple in North Carolina are victims of arson. -Police in Bahrain arrest 127 gay men at a private party. -A new survey finds that 83% of Kentuckians oppose discrimination against gays. -The Advocate interviews Ted Haggard. -Maggie Gallagher…
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XGW Digest: February 5, 2011
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-Champion cyclist Graeme Obree comes out of the closet. -The wife of a British anti-gay activist files for divorce, citing physical abuse. -One Colorado launches a campaign to bring civil unions to the state. -Barbara Bush, daughter of George W….
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XGW Digest: January 29, 2011
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-The Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs launches a twelve-step program for gays. -Singer Jason Mraz declares that he won’t marry until gay couples can marry as well. -A gay couple in Dallas celebrates their 50th anniversary. -A PFLAG mom is…
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XGW Digest: January 22, 2011
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-The Tarrant Baptist Association is expelled from the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for retaining a member church that isn’t adequately anti-gay. -The US Supreme Court declines to hear a challenge to the District of Columbia’s marriage equality law….