The Round-Up: Sept. 6, 2011
- Sick and tired of homophobic and misogynist advertising? Check out the 2011 GLAAD award winners for most gay-friendly advertising (via Adweek).
- Towleroad reports an online US right-wing magazine that compares registering the poor to vote to “handing out burglary tools to criminals.”
- Via The Advocate, in conclusion to the story in January around Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing”, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has reversed its initial ruling and will now allow the song to be played, uncensored on the radio.
- Here’s Renee at Womanist Musing’s response to the Dire Straits ruling being overturned.
- A Winnipeg transgender woman is suing the city, alleging false arrest motivated by gender identity discrimination (story in Metro Winnipeg).
- Amanda at Pandagon argues skimpy clothes shouldn’t be the key argument proving women’s inequality on campus.
- Queerty profiles 8 young LGBT leaders of tomorrow.
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