NewsWrap for the week ending July 11, 2015
SUMMARY
Approaching the Bar - Hundreds petition for marriage equality in Japan …
Ready for Close-Up - a high-profile South Korean gay couple sues for the legal recognition of their 2013 wedding …
Uncivil Response - Israel’s parliament nixes both civil unions and civil marriages …
Escape - a persecuted Russian gay couple wins asylum in Finland …
All The Rights Stuff - U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says the Obama administration is working to be sure that legally wed same-gender couples in all 50 states have access to all federal marriage benefits …
Imcomplete Pass - Michael Sam, the NFL’s first out gay football player who’s now with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, is reportedly dis-engaged from finance Vito Cammisano …
Where the Queens Were - the Stonewall Inn is designated as New York City’s first LGBT-specific historic landmark …
Star Quality - British raconteur Stephen Fry has an asteroid named after him …
Florophobia - the Lithuanian Army allegedly tries to “weed out” gay male recruits by asking if they like to pick flowers and if they think about being a woman …
Labels: bisexual, Finland, gay, homophobia, homosexuality, human rights, Israel, Japan, lesbian, LGBT, Lithuania, marriage equality, Michael Sam, Pride, Russia, South Korea, Stephen Fry, Supreme Court, transgender, transsexual
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