NewsWrap for the week ending January 21, 2012

SUMMARY

Cuba Libre - Civil unions for same-gender couples are on the horizon in Cuba …

Get MP to the Church on Time - South Australian M.P. Ian Hunter may become Australia's first openly gay sitting parliamentarian to legally marry …

Brakes on Bigotry - opponents manage to at least slow down Minnesota's repressive "Marriage Protection Amendment" …

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You - opponents of a draconian constitutional amendment in North Carolina warn of unintended consequences …

Equality Grows in the Garden State - New Jersey majority now favors civil marriage for lesbian and gay couples …

Final Step - proponents of marriage equality legislation in Washington appear to now need only one more vote for passage …

Hate Campaign Crushed - three U.K. men are convicted at Derby Crown Court of inciting sexual orientation-based hatred for distributing leaflets portraying a hanging mannequin and calling for capital punishment for homosexuality …

SVU Reruns - Malaysian prosecutors challenge last week's acquittal of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on what he calls trumped up sodomy charges …

Dateline: Glee - Rachel's two gay dads have "Heart" ….

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