-The Nevada legislature passes an anti-bullying bill. -The Church of Scotland gives final approval to ordaining gay minsters. -Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg presides over another same-sex wedding. -An anti-gay pastor is outed on Grindr. -Longtime LGBT activist William Kelley has…
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XGW Digest: May 16, 2015
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-ISIS militants have been luring gay men out of hiding in order to execute them. -Mariela Castro presides over a gay rights parade and commitment ceremony in Cuba. -The Texas legislature debates whether to defy the Supreme Court’s anticipated ruling…
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XGW Digest: May 9, 2015
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-A high school in Utah elects a transgender prom queen. -Republican Rick Santorum almost defends Bruce Jenner. -Conservative talk radio host Guy Benson comes out of the closet. -The US Supreme Court declines to hear a challenge to New Jersey’s…
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XGW Digest: May 2, 2015
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-Kenya’s High Court rules that LGBT groups cannot be blocked from registering as NGOs. -Olympic champion Bruce Jenner officially comes out as transgender. -A Bengali TV star commits suicide after being pressured to break up with her girlfriend. -Ecuador’s National…
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XGW Digest: April 25, 2015
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-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…