The AggreGAYtor: October 2
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
2:23PM, Wed. Oct. 2, 2013
Tilda Swinton always wins, Scott Lively probably loses, and Microsoft issues takebacks, as your AggreGAYtor indulges in a culture of death.
The Good
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Kaiser’s trans-inclusive changes may be a sign of positive changes coming soon.
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Sir Ian McKellen has some choice words for the IOC.
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Next year’s GaymerX convention has set a date. Soon to be announced: a kickstarter to send local queer journalists.
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The Jonas Brothers: Miley killed twerk.
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Magical unicorn faerie fey Tilda Swinton has donated $2,000 for a Russian queer activist’s funeral.
The Bad
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Quacks in New Jersey want to get back into the quack therapy business.
The Fugly
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Tony Perkins, president of right-wing hate group the Family Research Council, keeps talking.
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Grindr got an update, and many of us are more upset by that than the government shutdown.
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Scott Lively is running for governor of Massachusetts, because everyone else is perpetuating a homosexual culture of death.
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Two rules for comedy: rape jokes and jokes that dehumanize people are never a good idea.
It Came from the Tubes
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