NewsWrap for the week ending February 7, 2015

SUMMARY

Hollow Honor - “Stone the Gays” Brunei is back in the news with the withdrawal by singer/songwriter John Legend from a pre-Grammys party in his honor at the Sultan of Brunei-owned Beverly Hills Hotel …

Safety Net Equality - U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2016 budget includes a proposal to guarantee Social Security benefits for all legally married same-gender couples, even if they live in a state that doesn’t recognize their marriage …

Just Married (A While Ago) - Michigan recognizes gay and lesbian couples who married in the state during a brief period late last year when they could …

Suspense - same-gender couples in Alabama were expected to begin getting marriage licenses on February 9th, barring a last-minute intercession by the US Supreme Court …

Short Change - queer-supportive Denver, Colorado Mayor Michael Hancock cancels his appearance at the 27th annual National LGBTQ Task Force Creating Change Conference in his city after activists storm the stage to protest the Denver Police shooting death of transgender Latina teen Jessie Hernandez …

Cream of the Crop - out Houston, Texas Mayor Annise Parker is named the best city leader in America …

Sally and The Gipper - California lawmakers propose a statue in the nation’s capitol honoring posthumously-lesbian U.S. astronaut Sally Ride …

A Million Women Getting Married - a high-strung Irishman opposed to marriage equality defines “laughingstock” during a TV3 Ireland “The Peoples Debate” broadcast ….

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