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.
- Why LGBT people are the 99 Percent, too.
- CNN offers a special report on supporting children as they explore their gender identity.
- Obama adviser David Plouffe yesterday called out Mitt Romney’s flip-flops, including on LGBT issues.
- About 100 people rallied in Minneapolis yesterday against the proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in Minnesota.
- Conservative radio host Bradlee Dean has abandoned his support for Michele Bachmann for President.
- The Ohio student recorded assaulting a classmate for being gay could face federal hate crime charges.
- The Missouri teacher who suggested not enough kids had died by suicide claims his Facebook page was hacked and the comments are not his.
- After identifying as transgender on MTV’s True Life, Domaine Javier was expelled from the nursing program at California Baptist University.
- For some reason, a cross-dressing middle school substitute teacher in Washington is national news.
- A lesbian student was named homecoming king at Patrick Henry High School near San Diego (Video).
- What do the Boy Scouts of America have in common with the Catholic Church? In addition to being anti-gay, it seems the BSA also has a history of sexual molestation.
- HPV infection is a gay men’s health crisis.
- Danish gay rights pioneer Axel Axgil has died at the age of 96. He was the first person to enter a same-sex civil union.
- In Ghana, three gay men have been jailed for appearing on a talk show talking about their relationship.
- A gaymer responds to the homophobia present at a World of Warcraft conference.
- The president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship says gay fighters should come out.
- Conan O’Brien will officiate a same-sex wedding on his show this week.
Previous in TP LGBT
By clicking and submitting a comment I acknowledge the ThinkProgress Privacy Policy and agree to the ThinkProgress Terms of Use. I understand that my comments are also being governed by Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, or Hotmail’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policies as applicable, which can be found here.