-Bystanders stop a drunk homophobe from assaulting another man at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. -Family Circle magazine runs a story about a same-sex couple with children. -An Azerbaijani woman murders her sister for being a lesbian. -Lewiston, ID passes a non-discrimination…
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XGW Digest: October 25, 2014
-The Catholic Synod of Bishops on the Family reverses its welcoming stance toward gays. -A US marine is charged in the murder of a transgender Filipina. -An Idaho wedding chapel tries to paint itself as a victim of marriage equality….
XGW Digest: October 18, 2014
-US District Court Judge Timothy Burgess strikes down Alaska’s marriage ban. -Seoul mayor Park Won-soon publicly endorses marriage equality. -The Vatican softens its tone toward gays and lesbians. -A transgender woman is brutally attacked in New York. -Palau repeals its…
XGW Digest: October 11, 2014
Happy National Coming Out Day! -A Polish boxing champion speaks out for LGBT rights. -Catalonia, Spain enacts a stringent anti-homophobia law. -Seven gay men are arrested in Cameroon. -The US Supreme Court denies all seven marriage petitions, allowing the appeals…
XGW Digest: October 4, 2014
-Indonesia’s Aceh Province enacts a harsh anti-gay law. -Serbia hosts its first pride event in four years. -Marriage equality opponents hold a large rally in Mexico. -A ‘Christian’ man shoots a gay couple with a BB gun. -A new study…
XGW Digest: September 27, 2014
-Target releases a new ad that features a gay couple. -The US Census Bureau begins counting legally married gay couples as families. -The International Queer Culture Festival is disrupted by anti-gay thugs. -Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan officiates a same-sex…
XGW Digest: September 20, 2014
-A federal judge orders Arizona to recognize a widowed gay man’s marriage license. -The Indian government issues an objection to the high court’s recognition of a third gender. -Victoria, Australia takes steps toward wiping the criminal records of those convicted…
XGW Digest: September 13, 2014
-Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg presides over another same-sex wedding. -HRC President Chad Griffin apologizes for neglecting the transgender community. -A transgender woman is murdered in Memphis, TN. -Winston-Salem, NC begins recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriage licenses. -Seven Egyptian men…
XGW Digest: September 6, 2014
-Facebook introduces gender-neutral options for identifying family members. -Colombia’s Constitutional Court expands adoption rights for same-sex couples. -An ex-gay survivor opens up about being sexually abused by his counselor. -Mexico’s Coahuila State legalizes marriage equality. -A public school district cuts…
XGW Digest: August 30, 2014
-Ecuador announces that it will begin recognizing same-sex unions. -A gay couple is beaten by a mob in Athens, Greece. -The season premiere of Doctor Who features a lesbian kiss. -The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals challenges the weak arguments…