The AggreGAYtor: September 9
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
8:37AM, Mon. Sep. 9, 2013
Austin Pride delights, Obama ignites, and kissin' queers unite, as your AggreGAYtor considers the role of institutional constructs in an evolving society.
The Good
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We all have 51 weekends to try and outdo what Austin Pride just did.
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Olympic sponsors are starting to get cold feet over Russia’s anti-gay stance, as President Obama gives LGBTQ activists a Russian fist-bump, and Justice Ginsburg gives a double high five to queer equality and the U.S. Constitution.
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News Corp. will not tolerate homophobic bile on the air, at least not over at Fox Sports.
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OutMusic is raising some seed money for a queer music documentary.
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LGBTQ folk showed their solidarity with Russians with a smooch heard ‘round the world.
The Bad
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Misleading people into risky sexual behavior is a very bad idea. It’s much better to be out and proud like newly-positive porn star Rod Daily.
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A Russian activist is pleading for international asylum for queer Russians.
The Fugly
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Thanks to a warm Pride afterglow, there will be no fugliness highlighted today.
It Came from the Tubes
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