MONDAY KICKSTARTER: Hawaii to Become 16th Marriage Equality State

Over the weekend, Hawaii’s state House passed its version of a marriage equality bill that the Senate is expected to accept and send to Gov. Neil Abercrombie for passage on Tuesday. For more, see the link below.

PROGRESS REPORT

• Hawaii state House approves marriage equality bill
• General Motors will recognize marriages of its gay employees
• For the first time, trans woman appointed co-chair of GLAAD board of directors

HEADLINE MAKERS

• Indianapolis mayor joins campaign against proposed gay marriage ban
• Gay tourism expected to be worth $200 billion in 2014
• Arkansas AG approves language for 2016 marriage equality ballot measure
• Four female couples file federal lawsuit challenging Idaho’s gay marriage ban
• New Jersey upholds gay therapy ban for minors
• Supreme Court asked to hear New Mexico gay bias case

BIGOT WATCH

• Conservative groups say they have enough support to repeal California’s transgender law
• Atlanta nightclub refuses entry to trans woman, “Because we can”
• Kentucky Baptist childcare agency votes against proposal to allow hiring gays

INTERNATIONAL 

• 150,000 march in Buenos Aires’ third Pride parade
• Indian state grants separate wards to transgender patients
• European court declares gays can seek asylum in EU
• Ireland plans 2015 public referendum on same-sex marriage

ENTERTAINMENT

• Miley lights up at European MTV EMA Awards
• Gaga discusses gay icon status in Attitude
• Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill headed to Broadway