-The New Mexico Supreme Court schedules a hearing to consider marriage equality arguments. -A South Korean couple holds the country’s first public same-sex wedding. -The Colville Tribal Council votes to recognize marriage equality. -The Archbishop of Mumbai reaches out to…
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XGW Digest: September 7, 2013
-Sergeant Darren Manzella, who fought for the repeal of DADT, dies in a car accident. -Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg officiates at a same-sex wedding. -A Federal judge rules that same-sex couples are eligible for the same veterans’ benefits…
XGW Digest: August 31, 2013
-A conservative Catholic writer changes his mind about marriage equality. -Anti-gay activists launch a recall campaign against Daniel Hernandez Jr. -Ricky Martin admits that he bullied other gay people before coming out of the closet. -BBC News examines what it’s…
XGW Digest: August 24, 2013
-NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young agrees to keynote an LGBT Mormon conference. -A gay Marine veteran is booed at a San Antonio City Council meeting. -The New Mexico Supreme Court declines to hear two marriage equality cases. -Same-sex weddings…
XGW Digest: August 17, 2013
-Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd promises marriage equality if reelected. -An Italian 14-year-old boy commits suicide because of anti-gay bullying. -John Berry, US ambassador to Australia, marries his partner. -California enacts stronger protections for transgender students. -Jim Burroway examines the…
XGW Digest: August 10, 2013
-Actress Raven Symone comes out of the closet. -The US State Department begins issuing visas for married gay couples. -An Albuquerque shuttle bus driver orders a gay couple to move to the back of the bus. -The National Gay and…
XGW Digest: August 3, 2013
-A Louisiana sheriff starts enforcing the state’s invalidated anti-sodomy law. -An Australian parliamentary committee rules that states can set their own marriage laws. -The mayor of Zagreb, Croatia agrees to let the city host an LGBT conference. -The state of…
XGW Digest: July 27, 2013
-A group of Dutch tourists is arrested under Russia’s new anti-gay law. -Orson Scott Card quietly steps down from the National Organization for Marriage’s board. -Several lawsuits challenging Section 3 of DOMA remain in court. -A federal judge orders the…
Exodus VP Posts Open Apology to Gay Community
Exodus International Vice President Randy Thomas has followed President Alan Chambers in apologizing to gays and lesbians: When Alan Chambers made his apology to the gay community, I couldn’t have been more supportive. I am so proud of my friend and fully…
XGW Digest: July 20, 2013
-Mexico City Mayor Miguel Mancera presides over a mass gay wedding. -Marriage equality passes a final vote in Britain’s House of Lords. -A gay rights activist is tortured and murdered in Cameroon. -The California Supreme Court rejects a request to…