-LGBT and immigrants’ rights activist Catherine Han Montoya is murdered in Atlanta. -The Mexican Supreme Court rules against Sinaloa state’s marriage ban. -A Manchester barman is violently assaulted by an anti-gay attacker. -A group of Pennsylvania high school students organizes…
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XGW Digest: April 18, 2015
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-An Iowa man is charged with sending a fake anthrax letter to a local gay bar. -US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy voices his opposition to conversion therapy. -Hillary Clinton hires an openly gay campaign manager. -Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signs…
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XGW Digest: April 11, 2015
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-A “religious freedom” bill dies in the Nevada legislature. -Ireland legalizes adoption by gay couples. -A Denver bakery that refused to make an anti-gay cake is cleared of discrimination charges. -A federal judge orders California to grant a transgender inmate…
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XGW Digest: April 4, 2015
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-An Eagle Scout petitions the Boy Scouts of America to stop discriminating against his gay twin brother. -The Montana House deadlocks over a “religious freedom” bill. -All-American and National Champion wrestler Mike Pucillo comes out of the closet. -A gay…
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XGW Digest: March 28, 2015
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-The Idaho House calls for the impeachment of judges who rule in favor of marriage equality. -Fundamentalist leader Bob Jones III apologizes for advocating that gays be stoned to death. -A Russia-led effort to stop the UN from extending family…
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XGW Digest: March 21, 2015
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-LGBT groups march in South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade for the first time. -The Puerto Rican government considers dropping its opposition to marriage equality. -The Central Conference of American Rabbis elects an openly gay president. -Fashion designers Dolce and…
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XGW Digest: March 14, 2015
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-The Georgia senate passes a broadly worded “religious freedom” bill. -379 corporations and private companies sign on to an amicus brief in favor of marriage equality. -The Colorado house advances a bill to ban conversion therapy for minors. -A Jamaican…
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XGW Digest: March 7, 2015
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-Jeb Bush reaffirms his opposition to marriage equality. -The state of Nebraska lifts its ban on gay foster parents. -Federal judge Joseph Bataillon strikes down Nebraska’s marriage ban. -The California Republican Party formally recognizes the Log Cabin Republicans. -The Charlotte,…
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XGW Digest: February 28, 2015
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-Two Louisiana men are arrested under the state’s obsolete sodomy law. -Three state legislatures consider bans on conversion therapy for minors. -The State Department names Randy Berry as its special envoy for global LGBT rights. -A Swiss legislative committee endorses…
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XGW Digest: February 21, 2015
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-An effort to repeal Houston’s LGBT protections is stalled by errors on petitions. -Oregon gets the country’s first openly bisexual governor. -The town of Thurmond, WV enacts a non-discrimination ordinance. -Apple terminates its contract with an anti-gay lobbyist in Alabama….