Monday Kickstarter: The Weekend Was All Abuzz with Prop 8 and DOMA News
Plus: GLAAD changes its name to reaffirm trans and bi people, Michelle Shocked tries to perform at cancelled venues and more in gay headlines.
I trolled the web for gay headlines all weekend so you wouldn’t have to.
This is shaping up to be one hell of an exciting week in gay history. Wave those flags!
NEWS
- Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts invites lesbian cousin to attend Tuesday’s Prop. 8 hearing
- U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill announces her support for marriage equality
- Marriage equality supporters mark historic week with candlelight vigil in Times Square
- Lesbian couple wins $100,000 Maine Dream Wedding contest
- Rove: “I could” imagine a GOP presidential candidate supporting gay marriage
- GLAAD affirms commitment to trans and bi people, alters name
- NOM publishes route for its “Marriage March” parade of hate
- Oregon high school creates gender-neutral restrooms for transgender students
- Standing: How the Supreme Court could avoid ruling in either gay marriage case
- Arkansas House committee reaffirms support for DOMA
- SF archbishop: Children will suffer for generations because of marriage equality
- Buncombe County, N.C. approves domestic partner benefits
- Steve Kornacki becomes MSNBC’s third gay anchor
- New York City Health Dept. urges sexually active gay men to get meningitis vaccine
- Limbaugh compares marriage equality to man-on-furniture love
- Chris Christie clarifies stance on gay conversion therapy: He does not believe in it
- Rhode Island sixth grader gives remarkable testimony in support of gay marriage
- GLAAD to Fox: If you want to keep attending our events, stop attacking LGBTQ people
- Kentucky Gov. Vetoes Bill That Would Allow Anti-Gay Discrimination
- Starbucks CEO tells stockholder to sell if he doesn’t like company’s support of gay marriage
INTERNATIONAL
- Trans schoolteacher commits suicide after being harassed by press
- Thousands gather in Paris for last-ditch march against gay marriage
- Official Tunisian paper slams leading Egyptian feminist as “promoting gayness”
- Austria priest suspended due to anti-gay hate speech
- New New Zealand Archbishop says its ok for church and state to disagree on marriage
- Gay couple to force Paraguay to accept marriage equality
ENTERTAINMENT
- Gay rapper Y Love releases new music video, “Famous”
- PHOTOS: Sharon Needles, Max Ryder and more at the Black Party Expo In New York
- Baylor University basketball coach doesn’t care about sexual orientation
- Pro wrestler Bully Ray apologizes for homophobic tirade at fan
- Patti Davis, Reagan’s daughter, publishes lesbian novel
- Michelle Shocked tweets she’ll show up at cancelled event; venue says don’t bother
- PHOTOS: Ellen and Portia visit Australia
- Sony Pictures co-chair challenges industry to drop gay slurs and stereotypes from movies
- Rick Perry is not pleased with Madonna’s views on the Boy Scouts
JUST FOR FUN
