Fightin’ Texas Aggie Twelfth Man Quickies! 12/12/2012

Comic Book Resources has this charming interview with my honorary grandparent George Takei, who appeared in Kevin Keller (that’s Archie’s gay buddy) #6.

Here is a really sweet post from Ms. remembering Jenni Rivera, the Latina various-media-superstar who was killed in a plane crash this week.

Oh hey there, UK marriage equality, nice to see you. Nice hand-wringing, Church of England; way to make yourselves look even more antiquated and superfluous than usual.

So the AP eliminated the word “homophobia” from its stylebook recently. Jarrah at Gender Focus has a great post and roundup of reactions about why this matters.

The University of Iowa is adding an optional question to their application: “Do you identify with the LGBTQ community?” Please, please don’t let this be a lesson in the Law of Unintended Consequences.

Featured image from Comic Book Resources.