The AggreGAYtor: December 5
What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.
1:40PM, Thu. Dec. 5, 2013
Luxembourg shows its leadership, Louisiana follows Texas and falls in line, and Russia gets new opposition, as your AggreGAYtor sweats to the oldies.
The Good
Louisiana follows Texas’ lead in returning to compliance with federal policy on National Guard benefits.
Luxembourg gets its first openly gay prime minister.
Technically not news, but a former Texas native shares his story, and it’s a Houston-sized whopper.
Also not news, but Dick Cheney shows more discretion than Mary Cheney.
An Ohio mom is not having another moment of gender-shaming child abuse.
The Bad
Size queens, Texas might not be right for you. Get thee to a Dakota!
As Russia prosecutes the first victim of its new anti-gay “propaganda” law, Elton John plans to speak out but may not allowed. Also, Madonna.
The Fugly
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has a persecution complex.It Came from the Tubes
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