GOP hopeful Rick Perry’s antigay ad in Iowa, and other recent LGBTQ news selected by Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska.

1) Gay Veteran Responds to Rick Perry’s Ad
Advocate, December 11, 2011

2) Melbourne elects Australia’s first intersex Mayor
Melbourne, Autstralia, Same Same, December 9, 2011

3) Michigan Students to Don “Gay Apparel” After All
Traverse City, Mich., Advocate, December 6, 2011

4) Acceptance is protection: How can parents support gender nonconforming and transgender children?
Eureka Alert, December 6, 2011

5) NBA Will Protect Gay Players
Advocate, December 9, 2011

6) Steven Spielberg Says He Softened Lesbian Sex in The Color Purple
Advocate, December 5, 2011

7) Christians for Equality speak out for Anchorage Equal Rights Initiative
Anchorage, Alaska, Bent Alaska, December 8, 2011

8) Gender Reassignment: Number Of Big U.S. Companies Covering Transgender Surgery Rises
Huffington Post, December 8, 2011

9) Lesbian Half-Sister Dumps Newt Gingrich, Says She Supports Obama
International Business Times, December 8, 2011

10) Rick Perry’s Anti-Gay Iowa Ad Divides His Top Staff
Huffington Post, December 8, 2011

11) GOProud Defends Its Outing of Perry Pollster
Advocate, December 9, 2011

12) Op-ed: What Makes Him Gay?
Advocate, December 10, 2011