Monday Kickstarter: The New Normal Gets Canned, Gay Show Starring Sean Hayes Is Picked Up
Plus: Illinois governor is chomping at the bit to sign a marriage equality bill, California to start requiring schools to teach LGBT history and more in this weekend's gay headlines.

Fans of The New Normal will be sorry to hear that the show was just cancelled after one season. Click image for story.
I trolled the web for LGBTQ headlines all weekend so you wouldn’t have to.
NEWS
- U.S. Congress recognizes first gay spouse of a member with official I.D.
- Push accelerates to build more LGBT senior housing
- California Assembly passes two bills for trans residents
- California moves to comply with 2011 law that requires teaching of LGBT history
- McDonald’s employee stages storefront protest after he’s told to “stop acting so gay”
- Two arrested in attack on gay men in New York City
- Governor of Illinois is getting impatient to sign marriage equality bill
INTERNATIONAL
- Anti-gay landlord refuses home to lesbian couple
- Australian Christian candidate says he’ll push for marriage equality if elected
- Brazil to allow in-vitro fertilization for same-sex couples
ENTERTAINMENT
- WATCH: Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia Called On To End DOMA At GLAAD Awards
- NBC cancels gay comedy series The New Normal after one season
- Pro wrestler Jay Briscoe tweets homophobic remark on marriage equality in Delaware
- Sean Hayes divorced gay day comedy to be picked up by NBC
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