XGW Digest: November 21, 2009
-Same-sex marriage is legalized via court order in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
-Dolly Parton speaks out in defense of gay rights.
-Meghan McCain (daughter of Sen. John McCain) challenges the Republican Party’s hypocrisy on the issue of same-sex marriage.
-The Christian Anti-Defamation League’s rally against the Matthew Shepard hate crimes law fizzles.
-NARTH’s annual conference takes place this weekend in Florida.
-A new study commissioned by the Catholic Church finds that gay priests are no more likely to molest children than straight priests.
-The New York Supreme Court rejects the Alliance Defense Fund’s challenge to the state’s law recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages.
-A gay teenager in Texas is savagely beaten by classmates.
-A series of anti-gay attacks is launched against Houston mayoral candidate Annise Parker.
-Austria legalizes civil partnerships.
-A group of Christian leaders sign a new manifesto containing anti-gay language.
-The murderer of gay teen Jorge Mercado invokes the “gay panic” defense.
Here are some video’s of the protest taken and posted by the organizers.