NewsWrap for the week ending August 11, 2012

SUMMARY

Real Estate Rights - Germany's highest court rules that a 2010 law giving same-gender couples in registered partnerships the same land transfer tax exemptions as married heterosexual couples can be applied retroactively …

The Ball's in Your … - a U.S. federal judge in Hawai'i rules that opening civil marriage to gay and lesbian couples is the province of state lawmakers or a popular vote, not the courts …

Place Your Bets - oral arguments in a lawsuit filed by eight same-gender couples seeking marriage equality in Nevada are scheduled for late November …

Kill the Fatted Peking Duck - Malaysian-born gay minister who married his African-American boyfriend in New York last year fulfills a vow to hold a traditional Chinese wedding banquet in his native country …

Daddy Landmark - married gay male couple scores an Argentinean "first" by being listed as the two fathers on the birth certificate of their surrogate-delivered newborn baby boy …

Proud to Party with Police - courageous Ugandan LGBT activists brave police harassment and widespread homophobia to celebrate Pride in Entebbe with a weekend of parties, a small film festival, and a beach parade …

Making Waves - hundreds of thousands cheer Amsterdam's 17th annual Pride flotilla along the Dutch city's historic canals …

Political Girl - pop diva Madonna makes good on her promise to defy a St. Petersburg ban on "promotion of homosexuality to minors" during a concert in Russia's second-largest city …

Kidnapping for Jesus - American Family Association mouthpiece Bryan Fischer calls on his radio show for an "Underground Railroad... to deliver innocent children from same-sex households" ….

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