-Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister promises a referendum on marriage equality. -Gay rights activists rally in Vietnam. -Holocaust survivor and LGBT rights activist Sharley McLean dies at age 90. -Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid promises a vote on ENDA before Thanksgiving….
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XGW Digest: October 26, 2013
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-Same-sex marriages begin in New Jersey. -A Catholic school in Arkansas fires a teacher for marrying her partner. -Podgorica, Montenegro’s first Pride event turns violent. -A Texas judge leaves the Republican party in protest of its discriminatory views. -The Australian…
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XGW Digest: October 19, 2013
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-Moldova overturns its ban on ‘gay propaganda.’ -Former Olympian Greg Louganis marries his partner. -The Values Voter Summit produces a predictable pile of anti-gay rhetoric. -North Dakota publishes a separate tax form for married same-sex couples. -A trial date is…
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XGW Digest: October 12, 2013
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-Kuwait announces that it will use medical screenings to stop gays from entering the country. -A transgender teen is named Homecoming King at a New Hampshire high school. -A first-ever pride parade is held in Gujarat State, India. -A gay…
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XGW Digest: October 5, 2013
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-Attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies join the lawsuit against Virginia’s marriage equality ban. -The United Nations hosts a forum on LGBT rights. -New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie files an appeal to stop the state’s court-ordered implementation of marriage equality….
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XGW Digest: September 28, 2013
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-A transgender student is named Homecoming Queen at a California high school. -A professor at a Christian college is forced to resign after coming out as transgender. -The government of Bangladesh turns down a UN recommendation to decriminalize homosexuality. -The…
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XGW Digest: September 21, 2013
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-Russia modifies its Olympic Truce document to be slightly more inclusive. -Linden becomes the latest Michigan town to pass an anti-discrimination ordinance. -Transgender women are murdered in Los Angeles and Baton Rouge. -Actor Billy Boyd speaks out for marriage equality…
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XGW Digest: September 14, 2013
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-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
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-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…
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XGW Digest: August 31, 2013
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-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…