The AggreGAYtor: January 16
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
10:15AM, Thu. Jan. 16, 2014
Oklahoma gets a jolt, Louie Gohmert knows all about our plumbing, and Sochi creates mass distraction, as your AggreGAYtor measures for a new ballcock.
The Good
Oklahoma’s marriage ban has been ruled unconstitutional, following Utah’s recent ruling.
New York and Virginia are considering banning quack ex-gay conversion therapy.
Shreveport now bans workplace discrimination against LGBTQ folk.
Sailor Moon is coming back and may be gayer than ever.
The Bad
Economic inequality is a barrier to social justice.
Russia’s anti-gay laws are getting more attention than the upcoming games.
The Fugly
Louie Gohmert has something to say.
Now we’re terrorists too, according to the Liberty Council.
Keith Ablow doesn’t think trans folk exist.
It Came from the Tubes
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