The AggreGAYtor: July 30

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

Olympic hottie Megan Rapinoe
Olympic hottie Megan Rapinoe (by out.com)

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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