MONDAY KICKSTARTER: Greg Louganis Gets Married, Iowa U Crowns First Trans Homecoming Queen and More
PROGRESS REPORT
HEADLINE MAKERS
- Iowa University crowns first-ever transgender homecoming queen
- Utah cites procreation in lawsuit over same-sex marriage
- New study finds polls may underestimate anti-gay attitudes, size of LGBT population
BIGOT WATCH
- U.S. right wing author compares trans people to anorexic girls and terrorists
- In video, Florida GOP representative calls homosexuality “dysfunctional” and “atypical“
- Brian Brown: Gay marriage deconstructs “the very nature of what it means to be a human“
- Republican Senate hopeful Steve Lonegan’s top aide fired after calling Cory Booker “weird,” “strange” and “gay“
INTERNATIONAL
- Gay pride revelers in Brazil pack Copacabana Beach
- Trans journalist Paris Lees named one of U.K.’s most influential
- Gay wedding fines done away with in Vietnam
- Moldova overturns gay propaganda ban to join EU
- Pair of male, TV ad puppets electrify Israeli gay-rights debate
- Coming Out rally held in Saint Petersburg, Russia ends in violence
ENTERTAINMENT
- Greg Louganis marries boyfriend
- Rivini bridal runway show opens with two brides holding hands
- Gay soccer pro Robbie Rogers to write a book