The Morning Pride: July 9, 2012

post from ThinkProgress on 09 July 2012 09:00:09 AM. © ThinkProgress

Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT?s daily round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here?s what we?re reading this morning, but please let us know what stories you?re following as well. Follow us all day on Twitter at @TPEquality.

- Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) married his partner of seven years, Jim Ready, this weekend, making him the first member of Congress to enter into a same-sex marriage.

- The Advocates has endorsed President Obama for re-election.

- The NAACP has launched a new campaign to fight the spread of HIV.

- A shortage of blood donations raises the urgency of ending the policy banning gay men from giving.

- Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) praised members of the Texas A&M Community who organized against the Westboro Baptist Church at a military funeral.

- The Denver Sheriff’s Department has implemented a new policy to respect and protect transgender inmates.

- A trans woman is suing the Washington, DC police department for harassment she experienced while jailed with men.

- The Presbyterian Church narrowly rejected opening marriage to same-sex couples, but the Episcopal Church is poised to allow transgender ministers.

- Two Buddhist women will hold Taiwan’s first same-sex marriage next month an effort to push for the practice’s legalization.

- Despite some last-minute changes, World Pride in London included a successful celebration of over 25,000 participants.

- The Chicago Fire ? the city’s soccer team ? has started a formal partnership with Equality Illinois, establishing one of the first such relationships between a professional sports team and LGBT rights organization.

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