Recent news round-up

Good News

• Activists cheer as Montana formally decriminalizes gay sex
• Hundreds celebrate at New Zealand’s Parliament as lawmakers approve gay-marriage bill

Bad News

• Detroit emergency manager eyes end to union bargaining

Half Good, Half Bad, News

• Boy Scouts proposal: let in gay youth, keep out gay adults If they think this will make their problem go away, they're wrong.

Another Republican losing the votes of women

NH legislator calls women 'vaginas' in House email

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Mississippi's sole abortion clinic wins federal court stay
• New Zealand set to legalise gay marriage
• Ban on texting while driving speeds through Florida legislature

Bad News

• Nigeria reporters face criminal charges for story
• GMHC Slammed for 'Sweetheart Deal' With For-Profit AIDS Walk Organizer Just give directly to GMHC.

German beavers think big

From the Wall St. Journal,
Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/AFP/Getty Images

Today's news round-up

Good News

• Judge holds self in contempt for his smartphone I'd vote for him.
• Judge rules in favor of lesbians suing Hawaii B&B

Bad News

• A Missouri School Trains Its Teachers to Carry Guns, and Most Parents Approve I wonder how many of those parents will approve when kids start getting accidentally shot with teachers' guns.
• Pianist’s Posts on Twitter Spur Penalty From Turkey Unfortunately Turkey's idea of freedom of speech is not as broad as the U.S.'s.