Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT’s 8:45 AM round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here’s what we’re reading this morning, but let us know what you’re checking out too. Follow us all day on Twitter at @TPEquality.
- Researchers at Penn State University are studying the impact of blogging and social media on the issue of same-sex marriage. Please take a few minutes to complete their survey.
- The Senate held hearings yesterday on the nomination of out gay judicial nominee, Michael Fitzgerald.
- Don’t underestimate — despite the poor economic climate, pink purchasing power remains strong.
- Nightline covered the murder case of Lawrence King, and jurors from the mistrial are now wearing “Save Brandon” wristbands to support the young man who shot his classmate twice in the back of the head.
- Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and First Lady Judge Katie O’Malley are committed to fighting bullying.
- Anderson Cooper dedicated his entire show on Monday to bullying and talking with Jamey Rodemeyer’s family.
- A student at Sequoyah High School in Tennessee was roughed up by his principal for wearing a shirt supportive of the school’s Gay Straight Alliance, which no teacher will advise. Change.org now has a petition calling for a full and fair investigation.
- 60 percent of people in Massachusetts support marriage equality.
- 68 percent of Americans support gays serving openly in the military.
- The National Organization for Marriage is again looking to circumvent campaign finance law, this time in Minnesota.
- Speaking of NOM, the organization owns 135 different web domains, many of which shine some light into the its motives and future plans (such as pastorsformarriage.com, nomnc.com, nommaryland.com, and domadefensefund.com).
- The Southern Poverty Law Center has a simple request for public figures attending the Values Voters Summit this weekend: Don’t associate with anti-gay hate groups.
- Pastor Joel Osteen says his views against homosexuality will never change.
- A minister has left the Church of Scotland in protest of its recognition of gay clergy.
- The African country of The Seychelles and the Pacific Island nation of Palau have agreed to decriminalize homosexuality.
- Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin says, “It Gets Better.”
- New York City’s Ali Forney Center is launching a new campaign to support LGBT homeless youth, including a rally in Union Square on Monday October 24th. Watch the campaign’s video:
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