-The National Organization for Marriage targets Rhode Island. -The US State Department adopts gender-neutral terms for parents’ names on children’s passport applications. -Religious right activist Cindy Jacobs blames the recent bird and fish deaths in Arkansas on the repeal of…
XGW Digest: January 8, 2011
-The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals asks the California Supreme Court to weigh in on whether Imperial County initiative proponents have standing to appeal the Prop 8 ruling. -New Hampshire Republicans prepare to attempt to overturn the state’s marriage equality…
XGW Digest: December 31, 2010
-Ireland’s civil partnership law goes into effect on January 1. -Two gay men are attacked outside a gay bar in Austin. -North Carolina’s Council of Churches elects an openly gay leader. -California State Senator Mark Leno introduces a bill to…
XGW Digest: December 24, 2010
-The religious right reacts predictably to the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” -Towleroad posts a summary of the aftermath of the DADT repeal. -Even Fox News finds strong public support for the repeal. -An Israeli court authorizes second-parent adoption…
XGW Digest: December 18, 2010
-Adele Starr, co-founder and former president of PFLAG, dies at age 90. -The Family Research Council continues to earn its hate group status. -The National Organization for Marriage attacks Apple for removing the Manhattan Declaration app from its store. -An…
XGW Digest: December 11, 2010
-Recent polls continue to find strong public support for repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” -King County, Washington swears in a gay councilmember. -Jonathan Rauch encourages gay rights activists to consider a change in tactics as the majority opinion shifts in…
XGW Digest: December 4, 2010
-Warren Throckmorton counters the religious right’s reaction to the SPLC’s expanded list of anti-gay hate groups. -New Delhi hosts its first pride parade since India decriminalized homosexuality. -Apple Computer removes an anti-gay app from its library. -The Pentagon’s report on…
XGW Digest: November 27, 2010
-The Southern Poverty Law Center adds five organizations to its list of anti-gay hate groups. -Students and administrators at Del City High School dispute the claim that two lesbian students were expelled for being gay. -The New Jersey legislature overwhelmingly…
XGW Digest: November 20, 2010
-An Oklahoma high school refuses to let two lesbian students graduate. -Former Congressman Bob Barr declares his full support for marriage equality. -Cindy McCain backpedals on her previous support for a repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. -Newsweek runs a…
XGW Digest: November 13, 2010
-Bishop Gene Robinson announces his retirement. -Another teenager commits suicide due to anti-gay bullying. -Rob Tisiniai questions another anti-gay claim. -A Christian mom identifies the root cause of bullying in schools. -Marriage equality bills are introduced in the Australian states…