The Supreme Court in the Philippines closed any further arguments for marriage equality and same-sex marriage in the largely religious country will remain banned to the delight of some government officials.
Meanwhile, a gay man was arrested for sending a threatening letter with a white powder in it to a gay bay in New York.
In Florida, a youth football coach denounced homosexuality on social media and may be forced to quit coaching.
Napa Valley College announced a brand-new class for this spring called Transgender Issues and Identities.
(Photo: Philippines Supreme Court in Manila - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0)
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