Fabulous Newscast: March 9, 2011
Submitted By: Fabulous Rob on March 9, 2011
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- Baltimore Ravens Player for Marriage Equality
Baltimore Ravens linebacker
Brendon Ayanbadejo has released a video urging Marylanders to support the
marriage equality bill pending in the state legislature. - Md. House to Debate Marriage Bill
With flip-flopping cosponsor Sam Arora on board, the Maryland house of delegates is expected to begin debate Wednesday morning on the marriage equality bill. A final vote is expected this week. Listen to debate here. - Marriage Commercial Debuts in Rhode Island
A TV commercial urging the passage of marriage equality in Rhode Island debuted on Tuesday. - Transgender Woman Murdered in Arkansas
Marcal Camero Tye was found brutally murdered Tuesday in what a friend suggested could be an anti-transgender hate crime. - Cuomo to Hold Marriage Strategy Session
New York governor Andrew Cuomo will meet with some marriage equality advocates on Wednesday to discuss strategy for passing the legislation. - DOMA’s Continued Consequences
In a deportation case that tests the uncertain legal terrain regarding the Defense of Marriage Act, a gay man who recently married his partner in Washington, D.C. will likely surrender on Wednesday morning to immigration officials. - Baldwin: Ratify ERA
Rep. Tammy Baldwin marked International Women’s Day by reviving the Equal Rights Amendment. - Perez Raffles Bieber’s Hair for Charity
Blogger Perez Hilton continues to make good on his promise to be more
altruistic by raffling off locks of teen idol Justin Bieber’s hair at
his birthday party-fundraiser for gay teenagers. - Battle: West Hollywood
Issues over development and gentrification are helping make Tuesday’s election in West Hollywood one of the city’s most contentious ever. - Sens. Submit Safe Schools Act
Legislation to address bullying and harassment of LGBT students was
reintroduced in the U.S. Senate Tuesday with bipartisan support.
