Quickies 06/01/2012
By - New South Wales passes motion supporting marriage equality. Our resident Aussie Bip tells us: “The state of New South Wales here in Australia passes a marriage equality vote! This doesn’t change the federal laws on marriage though, but along with two other states doing a similar thing, it sends a message to the federal government.”
- This just in! Lots of Christian pastors hate queer people
- Another federal appeals court rules DOMA unconstitutional.
- JC Penney releases ad with two real-life gay dads. Absurd organization One Million Moms boycotts. Shocker! And totally not going to do anything to JC Penney’s business.
- National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs reports a sharp increase in violent crimes against LGBT people.
- New York court rules that falsely calling someone gay is no longer slander.
- “The Secret Life of Transgender Rocker Tom Gabel” from Rolling Stone.
Image courtesy JC Penney.
