The AggreGAYtor: May 28
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
By David Estlund, 9:15AM, Wed. May 28, 2014
Duke brings trans rigor, De Niro comes on out, and the T-word just won't die, as your AggreGAYtor looks behind the curtain at Oz and goes, 'Oh, this is all an effin joke.'
The Good
aGLIFF is back, with new dates and free summer programs from Polari.
Duke University unveils a new academic journal on trans issues.
Maybe conservative Christians are right about their gay marriage nightmare scenario, which might be a good thing.
Robert De Niro speaks comes out about his gay father.
The Bad
Most trans people are forced to have public info about their past identity follow them for life, for now.
The Fugly
Justin Vivian Bond joins RuPaul in calling the T-word debate “trifling bullshit”, but both are likely to be called “unapologetic transphobes” as the discussion drags on.
Westboro has a new target: an LGBT-affirming high school in D.C.
The Louisiana Tech University Alumni Association has made one boneheaded move in giving an award to the homophobic Duck Dynasty star.
It Came from the Tubes
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