Top 10 News Stories of 2012
As far as the news cycle is concerned, 2012 was a banner year for LGBTs. From never-ending coverage of Chick-fil-A's antigay ways to the president's endorsement of marriage equality — and the collective conservative conniption that followed — these are the stories that topped our gaydar in 2012.
BY Sunnivie Brydum
December 26 2012 4:00 AM ET
http://www.advocate.com/year-review/2012-review/2012/12/26/top-10-news-stories-2012?page=0,05. A Dad Teaches World About Parenting Gender-Variant Kids
German father Nils Pickert told feminist magazine Emma that he sometimes wears skirts to support his preschool-age son who prefers to wear skirts and dresses. Pickert said his son is the talk of his small, conservative, traditional southern German town, but the father insists on supporting him. "I only had one option left: to broaden my shoulders for my little buddy and dress in a skirt myself," said Pickert. The interview and photos went viral.
6. North Carolina Pastors in a Panic
With interfaith coalitions that support marriage equality sprouting up around the country, antigay conservative Christians went on the defensive. North Carolina pastor Sean Harris said parents should "punch" and "crack" the "limp wrists" of children who exhibit gender-variant behavior. Later, a video that went viral captured another minister in the state, Charles Worley, giving a sermon suggesting that all LGBTs be sequestered behind an internment-style electric fence until we die off.
