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News (USA)
Agency balks at allowing same-sex married couples to be foster parents
Tom Witt of Equality Kansas said Kansas Governor Sam Brownback will “dig in his heels every step of the way to deny married couples their legal rights.”
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News (USA)
Greg Louganis contemplates his, fellow Olympian Jenner’s journeys
“We all have our journeys,” Louganis, 55, told reporters. “Whether you’re gay, straight, bisexual, transgender.”
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News (World)
Court orders Jerusalem Gay Pride attacker remain in custody
The court has extended his arrest by 12 days as the investigation against him continues, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said.
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News (USA)
Steve Grand: Spend less time on my underwear, more on my music
“It would be nice if any other aspect of my life/work as an artist/advocate got a fraction of the press I get for wearing a bathing suit by gay media.”
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News (World)
Jerusalem Gay Pride attack inspires prominent lawmaker to come out
“This is the time to fight the great darkness,” he writes.
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News (World)
WATCH: Disturbing footage of Jerusalem Gay Pride attack
The aftermath of the attack — the worst homophobic violence Jerusalem has experienced in ten years — was captured on video.
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Life
“Transparent” creator Jill Soloway: Women, please keep making things
“There is a real all-out attack on us having subjectivity,” Soloway says, “so I just beg everybody to be relentless in their pursuit of their voice.”
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News (USA)
Indiana convention’s CEO calls for broader LGBT protections
The CEO of a massive gamers’ convention that is “shopping the show” to other cities and could relocate if lawmakers don’t expand protections for gays and lesbians.
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News (USA)
Mormons may create alternative scouting organization
Were the church to follow through, it could financially impact the BSA quite dramatically, as the LDS is the organization’s largest Scouting sponsor.
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News (USA)
Leslie Jordan throws coffee at men screaming antigay slurs inside WeHo Starbucks
The 4’11 actor approached the men, fuming, and told them to “Get out of my house!” before chasing them out the front doors.
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News (World)
PHOTOS: Man stabs several people at Jerusalem gay pride parade [UPDATED]
The attacker stabbed three people at the same parade back in 2005.
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News (USA)
Mike Huckabee: Allowing transgender people into the military will turn it into a “social club”
“Men are men. Women are women. There’s a difference.”
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News (USA)
WATCH: Obama announces new national HIV/AIDS Strategy through 2020
The 2020 strategy calls for widespread testing, guaranteed access to regular doctor appointments, and making sure every American can get access to life-extending care.
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News (USA)
SC gay marriage plaintiffs can now seek legal fees
Couples who challenged South Carolina’s gay marriage ban in the federal courts can now seek tens of thousands of dollars in court costs.
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News (World)
New film highlights struggles of gay Palestinians in Israel
Khader Abu Seif’s struggles as a gay Arab Israeli citizen are the subject of his documentary “Oriented,” touted as the first to focus on gay Palestinian citizens.
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News (USA)
SPLC adds to ethics complaint against Justice Roy Moore
He’s accused of violating judicial ethics with his public criticisms of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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News (USA)
Ex-Navy SEAL alleges anti-gay bullying by CIA workers
Brett Jones said he filed the complaint last week against the federal agency, saying he was forced to endure homophobic slurs on June 11 in Afghanistan.
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News (USA)
Pentagon will start dismantling military’s transgender ban on Monday
The goal is to have transgender troops added to the ranks within the next six months.
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News (USA)
Bill O’Reillly: “From the waist down, [Caitlyn Jenner] is a he”
This was after calling pundit and advocate Danielle Moodie-Mills a “loon.”
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Commentary
Is the decline of the modern “gayborhood” a good thing?
Are “tech-bros” and Grindr to blame? Or is it a sign of social progress?