News Round Up: March 16th 2012

Happy Friday! Happy almost St. Patty’s Day!

Before you get started on your corned beef and green beer, here’s a quick rundown of some LGBT news items you might have missed.

This Just In : NEWARK, N.J. — Dharun Ravi, a former Rutgers University student accused of spying on and intimidating his gay roommate, was found guilty Friday on charges of invasion of privacy, but jurors found him not guilty on several charges of bias intimidation.

A Ugandan gay rights group has filed a lawsuit against a US minister accusing him of involvement in a campaign to persecute gay people in Uganda.

The British government on Thursday (March 15) launched a 12-week consultation that is widely expected to lead to the legalization of same-sex marriage in England and Wales, despite strong opposition from Catholics and some Anglicans.

A brutal attack on two Texas men believed to have been targeted because of their perceived sexual orientation has been classified as a hate crime.

After deal to end deadlock, Senate approves California’s first openly gay federal judge

Donald Trump Jr, not really a typical conservative, talked about his support for gay marriage and abortion rights.

The world’s largest global research study into the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people has just launched in another country – and it is one you might not expect – Turkey.

Interesting video spotlighting the former nanny of President Obama…. a transgendered woman living in poverty in Indonesia.

Lastly….. a song is making the rounds… homophobic means you might be gay….

And that’s it for now, have a fun, and safe, weekend.