Quickies 06/07/2012

By Will

On June 8, 2012

At 9:00 am

In Quickies

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Major shifts in American attitudes towards LGBT community.
For the first time ever, a trans witness will testify before the Senate.
Moscow bans Pride…until 2112.
Denmark passes law allowing full formal same-sex marriages in the Lutheran Church (Denmark’s state church).
HRC survey points to increased difficulties for gay and lesbian teens, including less happiness, more harassment, and more drug and alcohol abuse than their straight counterparts.
Yet another court finds DOMA unconstitutional.
Irish anti-bullying advertisement.

Featured image is of Russian LGBT activist Nikolay Alexeyev.

Will is the admin of Queereka, part of the Skepchick network. They are a cultural/medical anthropologist who works at the intersections of sex/gender, sexuality, health, and education. Their other interests include politics, science studies, popular culture, and public perceptions and understandings of anthropology. Follow them on Twitter at @anthrowill and Facebook at facebook.com/anthrowill.

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1 Comments

theelectricturtle says:

June 8, 2012 at 1:05 pm

i’m super excited to see Kylar Broadus testifying before the Senate! and almost as tickled to hear the Republicans only found one witness to testify against ENDA- shades of Perry v. Brown??

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