Bent-Con & "Unprecedented Penetration"

A "super" convention celebrates the art form of queer comics (Angela Brooks reports from Burbank, CA).

Jon Stewart's Daily Show analyzes a surprisingly progressive trend in U.S. culture.

And in NewsWrap:  marriage equality "c'est bon" in France's National Assembly, U.S. Senator McCain dismisses lesbian- and gay-inclusive immigration reform, Wynne wins Ontario as Canada's first woman and first "out" premier, Tennessee's "Don't Say Gay Bill" lives again, and more news reported by Vash Boddie and Michael LeBeau (produced by Steve Pride).

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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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