NewsWrap for the week ending March 3, 2012

SUMMARY

Opposite of Liberation - A second bill to punish private consensual adult same-gender sex with prison time is introduced in Liberia …

Female Trouble - several women have reportedly been arrested for engaging in lesbian sex in Cameroon …

Pigs, Dogs and Cameron - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says "to hell with you" to rights-supporting British Prime Minister David Cameron …

Post in a Prominent Place - the first-ever gay-supportive billboard in Africa promotes the upcoming Mr. Gay World competition in Johannesburg …

When You Can't Say Something Nice - lawmakers in St. Petersburg, Russia give final approval to a bill to criminalize the public advocacy of LGBT rights …

Good News/Bad News - Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signs a measure making his state the eighth to open civil marriage to same-gender couples – though a November ballot challenge is expected …

Dawn Breaking - recent public opinion polls show significantly increased support for marriage equality in Iowa, New Jersey and California …

Get In Line - Dallas County, Texas Judge Tonya Parker, the first openly lesbian African-American elected official in the state, refuses to marry heterosexual couples until gays and lesbians have the same right ….

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