The AggreGAYtor: June 5
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
9:30AM, Wed. Jun. 5, 2013
Bradley Manning's trial commences, Michael Douglas clarifies his warning to cunning linguists, and closet doors are shattering everywhere as your AggreGAYtor pumps the churn.
The Good
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Bradley Manning is honored at Queerbomb, as well as San Francisco’s Trans March, among other events. Meanwhile, his trial begins amid protests.
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Oral sex does not cause cancer, apparently.
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Charice says, “Opo, tomboy po ako.”
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Kristin Beck, who recently came out as a transgender Navy Seal, has already proven her mettle by serving on the team that killed Osama Bin Laden.
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NYC is holding a job fair for homeless queer youth.
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The Student Non-Discrimination Act has been included in the current version of NCLB reform.
The Bad
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“America’s basic bargain is broken for LGBT workers.”
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Carrying condoms while gay or transgender? NYPD thinks you might be a prostitute.
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Eva Longoria’s transgender employee is recovering from a brutal beating in LA.
The Fugly
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The original headline of this article appears to have originally read, "Gay marriage in the balance as Lords hardliners stage desperate rearguard action.” ‘Nuff said.
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Do they really want to know what part of our brain determines homosexuality or heterosexuality? It’s none of their business.
It Came from the Tubes
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