NewsWrap for the week ending July 7, 2012

SUMMARY

Net Working - Global pressure against it appears to have caused a proposed "no promo homo" bill in the Ukraine to be withdrawn from parliament on the day a vote on it had been scheduled …

Asian Actions - giant "Pink Dot" lights up a Singapore park with the "freedom to love," while the U.S. embassy in Vientiane hosts the first-ever Pride event in Laos …

Parades with Purpose - marriage is on the minds of Pride marchers in Edinburgh, Madrid, and Paris, while Dublin revelers post-parade party in Merrion Square, and thousands in Omaha celebrate the city's new anti-bias ordinance …

She Got Hers - U.S. Justice Department asks the Supreme Court to fast track a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), while newlywed Mary Cheney, "out" lesbian daughter of former Vice President Dick, donates $2500 to the GOP presidential campaign of DOMA-supporting Mitt Romney …

Kept Them Honest - TV journalist/talk show host Anderson Cooper comes out and the world shrugs, but rising urban music star Frank Ocean hip-hops into history by blogging about his first love – a man …

Tele-gene-ic - both "Will & Grace" each want gay kids ….

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