-Conservative commentator David Frum explains why he now supports marriage equality. -A Brazilian judge rules that a gay couple can convert their civil union to a marriage. -Prop 8 proponents file another appeal against Judge Walker’s ruling. -Thirteen US Senators…
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XGW Digest: June 25, 2011
-Actor LeVar Burton signs on as spokesperson for the AIDS Research Alliance. -The people of Liechtenstein vote to institute civil partnerships. -A Michigan court of appeals rejects the “gay panic” defense. -A Wisconsin judge upholds the state’s domestic partnership registry….
XGW Digest: June 18, 2011
-A US Bankruptcy Court rules that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. -Croatia’s first gay pride event is disrupted by violence. -Support for marriage equality grows in the New York State Senate. -Two men are kicked out of a…
XGW Digest: June 11, 2011
-The AARP reaches out to the LGBT community. -The Wyoming Supreme Court permits a married same-sex couple to divorce in the state. -A gay police officer fights for and wins the right to march in a pride parade in uniform….
XGW Digest: June 4, 2011
-An Iowa Republican joins the fight for marriage equality. -A group of gay activists including Americans Dan Choi and Andy Thayer are arrested in Moscow during a gay pride parade. -A trans woman and a gay man are elected prom…
XGW Digest: May 28, 2011
-Focus on the Family president Jim Daly concedes that they are losing the battle against marriage equality. -ABC’s What Would You Do? stages the harassment of a pair of lesbian mothers in a Texas restaurant. -The Minnesota House approves a…
XGW Digest: May 21, 2011
A group of wealthy Republicans lend their financial support to the push for marriage equality in New York. -Rick Welts, president of the Phoenix Suns, comes out of the closet. -…and so does CNN anchor Don Lemon. -Anti-gay demonstrators disrupt…
XGW Digest: May 14, 2011
-The National Organization for Marriage pulls out the stops in its campaign against marriage equality in New York. -University City, MO passes a domestic partnership ordinance. -Chaz Bono’s story debuts on the Oprah Winfrey Network. -Progressive Christian organization Sojourners rejects…
XGW Digest – May 7, 2011
-23 top New York business executives sign a statement calling for marriage equality. -Fox News correspondent Michelle Malkin accuses gay activists of employing a tactic she herself uses. -A lesbian activist is brutally murdered in South Africa. -Openly gay judge…
XGW Digest: April 30, 2011
-House of Rainbow, Nigeria’s only gay church, makes plans to reopen its doors. -Movie director Kevin Smith officiates at a gay wedding. -Prop 8 proponents move to have Judge Walker’s ruling vacated on the basis of his sexual orientation. -Anti-gay…