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– The University of Texas at Austin has found no evidence of scientific misconduct by Mark Regnerus, but that doesn’t mean his gay parenting study wasn’t “seriously flawed.”
– Washington state’s Public Disclosure Commission has warned that it would be a violation of state law for Catholic parishes to collect donations against marriage equality as an intermediary for the campaign. What else is Preserve Marriage Washington hiding?
– The gay artist who vandalized a Chick-fil-A with “Tastes Like Hate” won’t be charged after agreeing to pay restitution.
– Columbus, Ohio’s domestic partner registry took effect this week.
– Colorado Rep. B.J. Nikkel (R) is speaking out about the bigoted backlash she experienced from fellow Republicans when she voted in support of civil unions.
– The Australian state of Tasmania has advanced marriage equality in its Legislative Assembly, the lower house of its parliament.
– A play about homosexuality has been cancelled in Uganda after the country’s Media Council told producers a day before opening that the script needed to be cleared by authorities.