The AggreGAYtor: July 30
Your daily dose of LGBTQ news
By Brandon Watson, 11:45AM, Mon. Jul. 30, 2012
Jeff Bezos bets on marriage equality, queer Olympians raise the bar, and Chris Brown lowers it again. Today's AggreGAYtor is keeping score.
• Queerlympic fever: Danny Boyle sneaks a lesbian kiss into the opening ceremonies.
• Out WNBA star Seimone Augustus and the US women's team surge for a 15-point win over Croatia. AggreGAYtor crush Megan Rapinoe leads the US women's soccer team to a victory over Columbia.
• Bumpit enthusiast Sarah Palin lets her hair down and gets her greasy hands on a Chick-fil-A sandwich while visiting the Woodlands.
• Meanwhile, Palin's home state removes a hurdle to changing sex on documentation.
• Amazon founder Jeff Bezos puts his money where his mouth is.
• Worcester diocese reneges on sale of mansion to prevent those simply dreadful gay weddings.
• Latina transgender organization shaken by recent death threat.
• Profiles in courage: Vietnam ups the ante for marriage equality. Transgender student forces headmaster to apologize for slur.
• Profiles in douchery: Kirk Cameron refuses meeting with bullied gay teen. Chris Brown slings homophobia at Frank Ocean.
• Oxford University alters dress code for trans inclusivity.
• An update to Thursday's story: The Fargo Forum reverses their wedding announcement policy.
• University of Texas-Pan American students work to block Chick-fil-A contract.
• Audit calls out recent UT gay parenting study.
• David Dewhurst throws a hissy about gays in the military.
• Austin hip-hop heroes God-Des and She bring the noise in Indiana.
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