The AggreGAYtor: August 30
Your daily dose of LGBTQ news
By Brandon Watson, 11:00AM, Thu. Aug. 30, 2012
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Tony Perkins discovers new math, Tan Mom goes on a bender, and Ann Romney goes Stepford. Today’s AggreGAYtor is having a brain tumor for breakfast.
• The straight American huckster responsible for “Gay Girl in Damascus” launches fiction career. At least he’s calling it fiction this time.
• Awesome German dad dons skirt in support of gender-variant child.
• Dressage bronie Ann Romney wants to talk about her “real marriage.”
• Incompetent pollster Tony Perkins claims that very few people support marriage equality. Of course, counting has never been a strong point for the evangelical right.
• Startled jackrabbit Pete Sessions is fine with gay Republicans, as long as they aren’t gay gay.
• RuPaul has several things to say in new comic book.
• Marine Corps Commandant confirms that there have been no problems with lifting Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Like duh.
• Repression balloon Maggie Gallagher hasn’t quite convinced her son to go on a culture crusade.
• Illinois throws out complaint of trans woman banned from using proper restroom at Hobby Lobby.
• It’s great that the Saskatoon police have opened a transgender inclusive restroom, but the signage leaves something to be desired.
• San Francisco’s legendary Eagle Tavern re-opens under new owners.
• Infamous Oompa-Loompa Tan Mom makes spectacle of herself at New York gay club. The black light must have been brutal.
• Atlanta Police strike against LGBTQ sex traffickers.
• Michigan researchers reveal harm in saying “that’s so gay.”
• Planned Parenthood launches LGBTQ sex education campaign.
• The University of Texas disappoints in refusing to formally investigate Mark Regnerus’ flawed parenting study, despite new information regarding ethical lapses.
• Texas State will keep Chick-fil-A franchise despite student protests.
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