The AggreGAYtor: October 14
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
12:50PM, Mon. Oct. 14, 2013
LGBT History Month rolls on, Star Parker slouches toward Washington at the Values Voters Summit, and Russia starts a hot war, as your AggreGAYtor ponders Divine-ity.
The Good
-
LGBT History Month: Pansy Craze? Yes, please.
-
The University of Northern Iowa has crowned a trans woman homecoming queen.
-
Amnesty International thinks Kuwait’s queer detectors are “outrageous.”
The Bad
-
Dozens of protesters and anti-gay counterprotesters were arrested in St. Petersberg when things got violent.
-
Judy Shepard is disappointed with how little progress has been made in some parts of our nation.
The Fugly
-
Why is Star Parker so obsessed with sex?
-
This is how informed/informative reporting on trans issues, followed by thoughtful and considerate discussion in comments must never, ever be done.
It Came from the Tubes
A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.
LGBT, News, Gay, Queer, Gay, Lesbian, Trans*, Russia, Polari, St. Petersberg, Kuwait, Pansy Craze, Star Parker, Judy Shepard
