The AggreGAYtor: December 4
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
By David Estlund, 1:15PM, Thu. Dec. 4, 2014
Gaymers get together, the federal government gets better, and baseball flashes the leather, as your AggreGAYtor pumps hir handle.
The Good
Austin unites gaymers of all stripes at the new Haven Con.
The U.S. Department of Labor is now enforcing President Obama’s anti-discrimination order.
The Pentagon takes another baby step toward trans equality.
Major League Baseball now has its first out gay umpire.
This mom knows how to love her trans son.
The Bad
Older LGBTQ Americans face financial hardships upon retirement due to lifelong discrimination.
The FDA has discussed lifting the gay blood ban and come down against gay sex.
Texas’ marriage limbo is likely to continue.
The Fugly
An HRC co-founder and Democratic fundraising champion has been accused of having sex with a minor.
A London “family restaurant” disapproves of some of our families.
It Came from the Tubes
THREE Episode 1 - "The Worst Party in the History of the World" from Woodland on Vimeo.
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