Monday, July 18, 2011

Today's Headlines From LGBTQNation

Conservative group seeks voter referendum to overturn California’s LGBT history law

July 18 — A California-based conservative group on Friday filed documents seeking to place a voter referendum on the 2012 ballot to overturn a new state law that would require public schools to include the historical contributions of LGBT Americans in history lessons and classroom materials.Read more »

Video short: ‘The Edge of Glory’

July 18 — From the producers: "This video is for everybody. Who has ever loved. And has been loved in return. To those that think it never does or will get better. It does. It does get better, it becomes beautiful." Read more »

Marcus Bachmann claims comments that gays are ‘barbarians’ were ‘doctored’

July 17 — Marcus Bachmann, husband of presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann, now says that comments in which he referred to gays as "barbarians" who need to be "educated" and "disciplined" were "doctored." Read more »

Blood donation center rejects straight man because he appeared gay

July 16 — A 22-year-old straight man from Gary, Indiana has been prohibited from donating blood at a local blood and plasma center because, after undergoing routine screening procedures, was told that he "appeared to be a homosexual." Read more »

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