NewsWrap for the week ending February 2, 2013

SUMMARY

C'est Bon - France's National Assembly says "absolument!" to a critical marriage equality bill component …

Get Off My Lawn - U.S. Senator John McCain calls inclusion of lesbian and gay bi-national couples in immigration reform discussions "a red herring" …

Accidents Don't Happen - attorneys defending the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California's marriage equality-banning Proposition 8 at the Supreme Court each oddly argue that gay and lesbian couples are not entitled to civil marriage because they "don't present a threat of irresponsible procreation" …

Hers To Discover - Ontario's Kathleen Wynne becomes Canada's first female and first "out" premier …

Greener Grass - small Canadian study finds that "out" gay and bisexual men are generally happier than their heterosexual peers …

"Equal Rights" State Doesn't Want Them - Wyoming's state House rejects both marriage equality and domestic partnership proposals …

Repeat Performance - once dead "Don't Say Gay Bill" is resurrected in the Tennessee legislature …

First Bar None - San Francisco's Twin Peaks Tavern scales new heights ….

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