NewsWrap for the week ending Oct. 9, 2010

SUMMARY

Bah! on Baja - Baja California lawmakers buck a Mexican Supreme Court order that all states recognize Mexico City same-gender marriages ...

Russian Rulings - leading activist Nikolai Alekseyev reports that Russian courts have ruled that a ban on a Pride march in St. Petersburg and the closure of Moscow's oldest gay club were each illegal, and that police allowed the first LGBT rights demonstration in five years to proceed ...

Pride of the Continent - thousands attend Africa's largest Pride parade in Johannesburg ...

Evidence Sought - New Jersey authorities continue their investigation into the suicide of gay Rutgers student Tyler Clementi because of his dorm roommate's online video spying ...

The Devil's Apostle - leading apostle of the Mormon Church calls same-gender relationships "impure and unnatural", prompting protests at the Church's Salt Lake City headquarters ...

Track Stars - die-in to mourn the rash of gay teen suicides disrupts New York City's Grand Central Station ...

Old Business - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a bill repealing an antiquated law ordering state research into "the causes and cures of homosexuality" ...

Gonna Need a Bigger Tube - YouTube "It Gets Better" campaign launched by writer/activist Dan Savage looks for a larger online home ...

Bowing Out - Italian pop star Tiziano Ferro and British actor Kieron Richardson each come out ...

LATE FLASH - Belgrade Pride survives violent anti-gay protests ...

LATE FLASH - arrests follow a horrific gang assault on gay men in New York City

Complete NewsWrap text and this week's podcast to be posted October 11th.