The AggreGAYtor: April 24
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
By David Estlund, 8:30AM, Fri. Apr. 24, 2015
Texas and Louisiana prepare to ignore the will of the people (including Big Business), trans teens get to look pretty, and marriage support goes through the roof, as your AggreGAYtor ties it not.
The Good
Texas businesses are uniting at our side against discrimination.
Marriage support is at an all-time high.
Trans issues are at a crucial point right now; now is the time to end ignorance, fear, and hate.
A trans teen has won the fight to wear makeup on her driver’s license. Small victories.
The Bad
LGBTQ people of color find themselves at an intersection of oppression.
A majority of U.S. senators voted for assistance to queer youth, but the measure failed.
Louisiana appears to be rolling forward with its pro-discrimination bill.
Two Texas anti-marriage bills slouch toward passage as the SCOTUS decision approaches.
Michigan may soon sanction anti-LGBTQ discrimination by adoption agencies.
“How are all black men not crazy?” Ask a trans man of color.
The Fugly
Ted Cruz would love a gay daughter just as much (but hmhmhmhmhmarriage).
It Came from the Tubes
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