The AggreGAYtor: January 24
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
By David Estlund, 1:45PM, Fri. Jan. 24, 2014
Florida gets Bieber fever, Virginia may soon allow marriage equality, and Elton John has had it, as your AggreGAYtor races away.
The Good
The #popespeakout campaign is pressuring the Vatican to take a stance on recent brutal anti-LGBTQ laws.
Elton John wrote an open letter to Putin and it’s a doozy.
Stolichnaya gave over a quarter mil to the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center.
GOProud founder: if Republicans keep courting the crazy, they’ll never win again.
What’s more fun than humiliating Lena Dunham?* Disney princesses!
Actress Laverne Cox is totes a star in our book.
Virginia’s attorney general will not defend the state’s marriage ban.
The Bad
Texas’ attorney general, Greg Abbott, will defend our state’s marriage ban more than once.
“Looking” is totes boring, and not an actual sign of progress.
Justin Bieber got arrested, but not for anything especially exciting.
The Fugly
Why is Louie Gohmert so obsessed with sex?
It Came from the Tubes
*Fine. It's over here.
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