The AggreGAYtor: June 19
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
By David Estlund, 9:30AM, Thu. Jun. 19, 2014
Obama gets tough, Texas dads get snubbed, and San Francisco goes down on the NOMmy bits, as your AggreGAYtor heads to handegg practice.
The Good
Gay groups respond to loopholier-than-thou ENDA religious exemptions.
President Obama shames Congress for dragging its feet on discrimination protections.
Footballers (no, not that kind) are agitating for equality at the World Cup.
Playbill gets all pridey with a new rainbow look.
The Bad
Two Texas dads have been blocked from adopting their sons.
School chaplains in Australia are allegedly using ‘pray away the gay’ tactics on students.
The U.S. military may be the last federal roadblock to transgender equality in healthcare and public service.
The Fugly
A gay Catholic Michigander has been excluded from mass after marrying his partner of 31 years.
The Archbishop of San Francisco seems to prefer anti-marriage NOM to his congregation.
It Came from the Tubes
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David Estlund, June 1, 2015
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