The AggreGAYtor: July 18

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

Go read Archie.
Go read Archie.

Singapore steps its Archie up, Texas gets real confused over married couples, and Vancouver bucks a Catholic trend, as your AggreGAYtor throws Huntershade.

The Good

Jose Antonio Vargas tells his McAllen detention story.

Queer families have a new way to access LGBTQ-oriented children’s books.

Vancouver Catholic schools get trans bathroom equality.

Batgirl gets a trans character.

The Bad

Texas presents a very confusing legal situation to married same-sex couples.

Millennials are having a hard time of it, but it’s even harder for the queer ones.

Marriage rights are not sufficient, but just ask Francesco Scavullo's lover: They’re necessary.

Nigeria’s new anti-rape law has a special clause to criminalize gay.

John Avarosis thinks the new 3% study that came out is false and misleading.

The Fugly

Wow, some North Carolina pastors have ugly things to say.

We’re just posting here because it’s bound to get nasty: the backlash has begun against the recent polemic about white gay male appropriation of black female culture.

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development has cut off an immigrant rights group over ties to a marriage equality campaign.

Singapore thinks Archie is a filthy vile gay publication.

It Came from the Tubes


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