Sara's News Roundup 1/23/11

Recent LGBT news selected by Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska.

1) Quinn To Sign Civil Unions Bill Soon, In Public Ceremony In Downtown Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, Huffington Post, January 21, 2011

2) Gender-neutral toilets divide gay community in Brazil

Brazil, LA Times, January 21, 2011

3) New counseling center offers specialized services

Maryville, Tenn., Daily Times, January 20, 2011

4) Berkeley May Fund Employee Sex Change Surgeries

San Francisco, Advocate, January 19, 2011

5) Schwarzenegger's Mom Took Him to the Doctor Because She Thought He Was Gay

TowerRoad, January 2011

6) Gay couple win case against Christian hotel

London, AFP, January 18, 9:07 am ET

7) Nepal introduces transgender census category

Kathmandu, Nepal, Inquirer.net, January 9, 2011

8) Pastor Terry Jones Barred from U.K.

U.K., Advocate, January 21, 2011

9) Wyoming House gives early nod to anti-gay marriage bill after impassioned debate

Cheyenne, Wyo., Billings Gazette, January 20, 2011

10) Marriage [and Gender Identity Bill] in Maryland by April?

Maryland, Advocate, January 21, 2011

11) Why Transgender Activism

Pam's House Blend, January 12, 2011