The AggreGAYtor: May 5
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
By David Estlund, 9:30AM, Tue. May 5, 2015
OSHA recommends goodness, the Supremes dodge questions, and Texas clergy freak out, as your AggreGAYtor votes Mimouf-Wifarts.
The Good
OSHA pledges to improve workplace safety for trans employees.
Airbnb won’t put up with discriminatory hosts.
Minnesota teens won’t put up with quack “ex-gay” therapy.
Forget mama grizzlies, the Mormons have Mama Dragons.
All-female Smith College now welcomes trans students.
Guys, trans people have a variety of experiences to share, and the Times is on it.
The Bad
The Supremes have left laws regarding quack therapy and trans healthcare as-is.
The Fugly
The gay hoteliers who hosted Ted Cruz turn out to be just the sort of hoteliers to do that.
Some Texans don’t think the First Amendment really applies to them.
Some Texan legislators forget that we live in a constitutional democracy.
It Came from the Tubes
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