NewsWrap for the week ending March 17, 2012

SUMMARY

Nyet Promo Homo - St. Petersburg's governor makes his the fourth Russian region to make it a criminal offense to "promote" the existence of LGBT people, while Canada's Foreign Minister warns his country's gays and lesbians who plan to travel to the popular tourist destination to avoid "displaying affection in public (or) conspicuous behavior" …

Sue the Messenger - Ugandan activists file an attention-getting lawsuit in U.S. district court charging notorious anti-gay American evangelist Scott Lively with violations of international law for fomenting hysteria during several visits to the African country by warning that homosexuals wanted to recruit its children …

College HateTube Conviction - a Middlesex County, New Jersey jury convicts former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi of invasion of privacy and bias intimidation for secretly webcaming private gay sexual encounters of his dorm roommate Tyler Clementi, who killed himself after learning about it a few days later …

Shut Your Mouth - Tennessee's so-called "don't say gay" bill to ban any discussion of sexual orientation in public schools apparently dies in the state legislature, but an even more restrictive bill awaits the signature of Utah's governor …

Catching the Bouquet - Denmark's Prime Minister predicts that her government's proposed marriage equality bill will take effect on June 15th …

Weighing the Differences - the British government launches a 12-week consultation to open civil marriage to its same-gender couples …

Sweet Victory - multi-national ice cream giant Ben & Jerry's celebrates the hoped-for nuptials by changing the name of one of its U.K. flavors from "Oh! My! Apple Pie!" to "Apple-y Ever After" that portrays a wedding cake-topping tuxedoed gay couple on the carton ….

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