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.
- The U.S. Agency for International Development will now “strongly encourage” contracting businesses to have non-discrimination policies that protect LGBT workers.
- The LGBT community has been a vocal part of the 99 Percent Movement, like Occupy Chicago, but what can the LGBT activists learn in turn?
- Rep. Steve King (R-IA) described marriage equality as “an active effort to desecrate a sacrament of the church.”
- A Joplin, MO teacher wrote on Facebook that she doesn’t think enough young people have committed suicide for anti-gay bullying to warrant attention: “11-13 ought to do it. Somewhere in that vicinity.”
- The Human Rights Campaign has attacked the National Organization for Marriage for its crowd photo manipulation, accusing the anti-gay group of sinking to “a new level of deception” and “truly scraping the bottom of the barrel.”
- The Log Cabin Republicans had three Republicans to pick from in the San Diego mayoral race, and they chose to endorse the one who’s not gay.
- The Indianapolis Monthly has a detailed feature on Zach Adamson, an openly gay candidate for City-County Council.
- Jenkintown, PA might be the latest Pennsylvania municipality to get LGBT non-discrimination protections.
- AFA’s most pathetic pro-bullying argument yet: New bullying accountability laws require too much paperwork.
- The group Beyond Ex-Gay is looking to hear from ex-gay survivors, individuals who pursued and then abandoned ex-gay therapy. Please fill out their survey if you’ve had this experience.
- The Johnson Family Foundation has awarded almost half of a million dollars to LGBT community centers.
- Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin says that gays should be treated with “the same respect and love as every other child of God,” then sentences later calls for the condemnation and disapproval of their sinful “lifestyle.”
- A Denver transgender girl was refused acceptance to her local Girl Scout troop, but the Girl Scouts of Colorado have clarified it was a mistake and she is welcome to participate.
- Mo’Nique is the latest Marylander for Marriage Equality:
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