The AggreGAYtor: June 28
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
2:00PM, Fri. Jun. 28, 2013
SCOTUS sweeps up the glitter, Rick Perry makes a fresh mess, and the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice, as your AggreGAYtor dances in the streets.
The Good
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Ten years ago: Texas sodomy law overturned. Ten years from now: nationwide marriage rights.
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Just look at these Vines and Instagrams from the SCOTUS DOMA and Prop 8 decisions.
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San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro says Texas should go full gay married now.
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Melissa Etheridge is getting hitched soon.
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YouTube shows some love for pride month.
The Bad
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The Prop 8 decision only affects California, and the DOMA decision may not affect Texas much.
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Trans people [still] experience bathroom discrimination [and this is still news].
The Fugly
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What did Rick Perry say about Senator Wendy Davis and why?
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Gay marriage opponents feel alienated and misunderstood after Prop 8 falls.
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Marco Rubio’s aide tried to have a GetEQUAL co-director deported.
It Came from the Tubes
President Obama said this:
Nancy Pelosi said this:
And we aren’t all staunch Longhorns around here, but even an Aggie could find this inspiring:
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