NewsWrap for the week ending November 22, 2014
SUMMARY
Sinking to Their Level - With a new law punishing "aggravated homosexuality" with life in prison, Gambia joins notorious fellow African nations Uganda and Nigeria as one of the most horrific places for LGBT people on the continent …
No One Hears Them Scream - LGBT Iraqis caught between forces of the Islamic State and pro-government Muslim militia face "imminent risk of death" …
Count Two More - new actions this week open civil marriage to same-gender couples in South Carolina and Montana …
Passing the Ball - the first out NCAA Division I men's basketball player Derrick Gordon has a successful debut, while the first pro basketball player to come out, 35-year-old Jason Collins, announces his retirement …
Standing By Their Men - country music stars Ty Hendron and Billy Gilman come out separately on the same day …
Bart's Bail Bondsman - "Simpsons" co-creator Sam Simon saves Benjy the gay Irish bull from becoming "a sandwich" ….
Labels: bisexual, country music, Gambia, gay, homophobia, homosexuality, human rights, Iraq, Islamic State, Jason Collins, lesbian, LGBT, marriage equality, Montana, NCAA, South Carolina, transgender, transsexual
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