Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT’s daily round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here’s what we’re reading this morning, but please let us know what stories you’re following as well. Follow us all day on Twitter at @TPEquality.
- Lambda Legal and the ACLU have filed suit on behalf of 25 couples seeking marriage equality under Illinois’ constitution.
- ExxonMobil will consider LGBT employment protections at today’s shareholder meeting.
- The California Senate may vote today on the bill that would severely limit the extent to which ex-gay therapy could be offered.
- Anti-gay groups in Lincoln, Nebraska have apparently collected enough signatures to challenge the city’s new LGBT non-discrimination protections.
- Tony Perkins now claims that it may be 10 years before the consequences of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell are noticeable.
- Texas may elect its first openly gay state legislator, Mary Gonzalez, since 2002.
- Malawi has imposed a moratorium on enforcing its anti-gay laws.
- Transgender teen Isaac tells the story of his transition.
- Students and staff at Yale College say, “It Gets Better”:
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