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ChicagoPride.com
March 18, 2012
At ChicagoPride.com, Sunday means that it's time to look back at this week in gay Chicago news as covered by the GoPride.com News Staff. The top local and national stories of interest as ranked by popularity on the network.
'KONY 2012' charity Invisible Children linked to gay marriage ban Prop 8 backers
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/27380176
The charity Invisible Children, whose video KONY 2012 has been viewed more 76 million times since its March 5 YouTube premiere, has been linked to backers of Proposition 8, California's gay marriage ban.
Rick Santorum most trusted on gay marriage, Ron Paul ranks last
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/27359284
A new poll has Rick Santorum surging past Mitt Romney to rank as the most trusted GOP presidential candidate on gay marriage.
Randy Roberts Potts:
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/27254944
Randy Roberts Potts, the gay grandson of televangelist Oral Roberts, revealed Friday that he had considered suicide before coming out gay.
Pennsylvania House Panel pulls gay marriage ban
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/27348841
A Pennsylvania House panel on Tuesday was set to consider a proposed resolution that would ban gay marriage in the state, but the committee has delayed a vote on House Bill 1434.
Wang's becomes topic on Chelsea Handler show
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/27401076
The story of a Boystown-area bar banning female customers after 11 p.m. became the topic of discussion Monday on Chelsea Handler's show.
Glee: Naya Rivera, Cory Monteith to host GLAAD Media Awards in New York
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/27432441
Glee co-stars Naya Rivera and Cory Monteith have signed on to host the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards in New York City on March 24, the group announced on Tuesday.
More than 50 Iraqi teenagers killed in Baghdad
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/27265369
More than a 50 gay or believed to be gay Iraqi teenagers have been brutally murdered in Baghdad in the past month as anti-gay violence grows in Iraq.
Chicago Alderman introduces transgender protection ordinance
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/27411529
Alderman Proco Joe Moreno (1st) Wednesday introduced a transgender police ordinance to the City Council that will establish a commission to handle and ensure the protection of transgender people while in police custody.
Kirk Cameron, Rosie O'Donnell to discuss gay rights
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/27463824
Kirk Cameron has emailed Rosie O'Donnell a note saying that the pair should discuss gay rights over dinner.
Oprah Winfrey Network pulls the plug on Rosie O'Donnell
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/27516169
Just one week after Rosie O'Donnell sold her Chicago home, Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network has announced the cancellation of "The Rosie Show."