MONDAY KICKSTARTER: President Obama Had A Very Gay-Friendly Weekend
Plus: Several bigots do bigot-y things and a roundup of Pride-month reports from around the globe.
From mentioning gay dads in his Father's Day speech to naming a couple gay men as ambassadors, this has been a very LGBT-friendly weekend for our beloved prez. Keep reading for those and all other headlines.
PROGRESS REPORT:
- In Father’s Day speech, President Obama mentions gay dads
- Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid signs on as 50th co-sponsor of ENDA
- Obama names to gay men as ambassadors
- New Jersey moves one step closer to banning gay conversion therapy for minors
- Obama on ENDA: “We need to get that passed”
BIGOT REPORT (warning: read at your own risk):
- Idaho GOP leaders urge lawmakers to erase LGBT protections
- Marco Rubio on immigration bill: “If this bill has in it something that gives gay couples immigration rights and so forth, it kills the bill. I’m done”
- Christian college expels lesbian, wants her to repay grant money
- MMA fighter Josh Thomson calls marriage equality gateway to pedophilia, bestiality, incest, etc …
BEYOND THE SEA:
- Pope suggests French lawmakers repeal gay-marriage law
- Bermuda approves bill prohibiting gay discrimination
- Belarus denies it plans to be the first country in Europe to make being gay illegal
- Church of England demands gay, but not straight, priests be celibate in order to become bishops
- Montenegro’s Liberal Party pledges total LGBT equality
- Russian court hands down largest fine yet over LGBT rights protest
PRIDE REPORTS:
- 10 same-sex couples wed during Maryland Pride event
- Russian float will debut at New York City Pride parade
- Thousands march for gay rights, marriage equality in Croatia
- Boy Scout leaders chided for marching in Utah Pride Parade
- Hundreds celebrate pride in Edinburgh, Scotland
ENTERTAINMENT/FUN STUFF:
- Folk star Jenny Owen Youngs comes out as lesbian and announces engagement
- Russ the Gay Marine gets surprise proposal
- The life of a gay boxer, who killed a man, is made into an opera
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