-Former vice president Dick Cheney joins the call for the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. -Anti-gay mobs march in Kenya; police continue to hunt down gay activists in Malawi. -Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell strips LGBT state employees of anti-discrimination…
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XGW Digest: February 13, 2010
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-A majority of Iowans don’t regard a gay marriage ban as a priority, according to a new poll. -SyFy channel’s Caprica features a married gay couple. -Brendan Burke, the openly gay son of hockey legend Brian Burke, dies in a…
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XGW Digest: February 6, 2010
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-The Hawaii House of Representatives indefinitely postpones a vote on civil unions. -Another judge rules against Florida’s anti-gay adoption ban. -A group of Michigan pastors file a lawsuit against the federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act. -General Colin Powell speaks out…
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XGW Digest: January 30, 2010
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-David Link looks at the Prop 8 trial from a more personal angle. -Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov reiterates his belief that gay pride events are “satanic.” -Rob Tisinai debunks the myth that gays are more likely to molest children. -State…
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XGW Digest: January 23, 2010
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-Nepal’s new constitution to institute marriage equality. -Fox News commentator Margaret Hoover joins the fight for marriage equality. -Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain, poses for a NOH8 ad. -David Link argues for a distinction between prejudice and hatred….
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XGW Digest: January 16, 2010
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-Portugal’s parliament enacts marriage equality. -Former Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN) has a change of heart in favor of marriage equality. -Nate Silver points out that divorce rates have, on average, risen in states with an anti-same-sex marriage amendment and declined…
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XGW Digest: January 2, 2010
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-A Republican candidate for US Senate in Illinois spreads rumors about his primary opponent’s sexual orientation. -Rwanda takes a step toward decriminalizing homosexuality. -The US Senate confirms the country’s first openly gay US Marshal. -Jonathan Rauch reviews the progress and…
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XGW Digest: December 26, 2009
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-British rugby star Gareth Thomas comes out of the closet. -HBO’s show “Big Love” to introduce a romantic storyline between two men who have been through ex-gay therapy. -Highlands Church, an evangelical congregation in Denver, gains national attention for its…
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XGW Digest: December 19, 2009
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-Kapya Kaoma chronicles how American evangelicals established a base of power in Uganda and other African nations. -Houston voters elect Annise Parker as the first openly gay mayor of a major American city. -Twelve gay men currently face execution in…
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XGW Digest: December 12, 2009
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-Pepsi issues an apology for its sponsorship of an anti-gay musician’s concert in Uganda. -The Economist takes a look at where gay couples live in the United States. -A group of Minnesota Quakers announces that it will not issue any…