No one will protest his funeral, and that's a good thing.

Boston and New York go for “straight acting” parades, Utah files an unappealing appeal, and Lady Gaga goes Poo Poo Platter, as your AggreGAYtor wakes up the mannequin.

The Good

Boston’s no-gays St. Patrick’s Day Parade is being met with general protests, and now the mayor is sitting it out, but one group got in under the radar.

The Stonewall Inn is dumping Guinness in protest of NYC’s no gays parade ban.

Lady Gaga was puked on at Stubb’s during her SXSW show, received criticism for promoting eating disorders.

President Obama is under pressure to recognize trans folks in military service.

The Bad

Utah to gays: “You came in like a wrecking ball.”

The Fugly

Let’s not forget that Uganda’s new jail-the-gays law is an American export.

Fred Phelps was kicked out of his church and is now dying in hospice.

It Came from the Tubes

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This article appears in March 14 • 2014.

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