The AggreGAYtor: February 25
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
By David Estlund, 9:30AM, Tue. Feb. 25, 2014
Russia heads back into gay-hatin' obscurity, Arizona prepares for another wave of embarassment, and Uganda gets worse, as your AggreGAYtor reaches for a playbook of some sort for finding silver linings.
The Good
Queer Nation wraps up the Sochi Olympics with style.
Tim Gunn hates body shaming in fashion, and has a complicated view toward trans models.
Even the South is coming around on marriage.
WWII veteran Robina Asti has won her Social Security survivor benefits.
The Bad
Barebacking, even for casual hookups, is still incredibly popular.
The Fugly
Alec Baldwin has shown us all that one can be very evolved and educated, and still occasionally be a bratty jerk.
President Obama’s and Lady Gaga’s assertions do not impress the President of Uganda.
Jan Brewer probably won’t veto Arizona’s bigot bill. HRC has a petition.
Homophobic grandma smears Disney’s “Frozen,” prompts hilarious backlash.
It Came from the Tubes
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David Estlund, June 1, 2015
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