-A young gay man is attacked by a mob in South Carolina. -LGBT blog Queerty closes down. -Hungary adopts a new constitution that bans same-sex marriage. -The Malaysian government sends 66 effeminate boys to a reorientation camp. -Anti-gay activist Marc…
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XGW Digest: April 16, 2011
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-A marriage equality bill is introduced in Uruguay. -Timothy Kincaid questions demographer Gary Gates’ estimates of the size of the American LGBT population. -The National Organization for Marriage continues to downplay its association with Louis Marinelli. -The Maryland senate kills…
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XGW Digest: April 9, 2011
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-Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick nominates an openly gay judge to the state’s supreme court. -Ireland begins issuing civil partnership licenses. -Gay Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger wins a straw poll in New Hampshire. -Information is released about a series of…
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XGW Digest: April 2, 2011
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-A Presbyterian minister rethinks his opposition to gay rights. -The Maryland House passes a bill that would extend non-discrimination protections to transgender individuals. -Another gay man is savagely attacked in New York City. -Jeremy Hooper takes a closer look at…
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XGW Digest: March 26, 2011
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-The parliament of Liechtenstein unanimously votes to institute civil unions. -The mayor of Barcelona, Spain dedicates a memorial to LGBT people. -An immigration judge suspends the deportation of an Argentine lesbian who’s legally married in Connecticut. -Wendy Gritter offers a…
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XGW Digest: March 19, 2011
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-A group of teenagers in New York City stomp another teen to death while shouting anti-gay slurs. -A new poll finds shrinking support for the Defense of Marriage Act. -The Crystal Cathedral asks members of its choir to sign an…
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XGW Digest: March 12, 2011
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-Rhode Island Congressman Jim Langevin has a change of heart about marriage equality. -The Colorado Democratic Party elects an openly gay chairman. -A Maryland legislator comes out of the closet. -Lisa Ling takes a look at the ex-gay movement. -A…
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XGW Digest: March 5, 2011
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-A British cricket star comes out of the closet. The Rev. Peter Gomes dies. -An anti-gay preacher is arrested for public masturbation. -Maryland’s marriage equality bill encounters unexpected delays in committee. -LGBT support grows on the campuses of evangelical college….
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XGW Digest: February 26, 2011
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-The Israeli government appoints an openly gay judge. -A hockey player at the University of New Hampshire comes out of the closet to speak in support of the state’s marriage equality law. -Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signs civil unions into…
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XGW Digest: February 19, 2011
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-The New York Times calls for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. -A marriage equality bill is introduced in the Washington state legislature. -Same-sex marriage may soon be legal in the UK. -Authorities in Minsk, Belarus authorize an…