So Chicago has been eliminated from consideration for the 2016 Olympic games leaving Rio and Madrid as the final two in voting for the as the host city for the 2016 Games.
Right-wingnuttia is making it abundantly clear that the only reason for the rejection of this bid is because of one Barack Obama. That being the case, there is only one explanation for this:
Barack Obama is not sufficiently socialist or gay-loving for the IOC.
Brazilian go-ahead for gay unions
A panel of judges in a Brazilian state has ruled in favour of authorising same-sex marriages.
The southern state of Rio Grande do Sul is the first state to do so.
The ruling gives same-sex couples broad rights in areas like inheritance, child custody, insurance benefits and pensions.
Meanwhile in the US hundreds of gay and lesbian activists gathered at New York's City Hall to support gay couples denied marriage there.
Spain Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
MADRID, The Spanish parliament approved a same-sex marriage law Thursday, handing a major victory to the governing Socialist Party
Oh...and there's abortion rights, too.
Spain’s socialist government has formally unveiled plans to liberalise the country’s abortion law.
By Steve Kingstone – BBC News, Madrid
Spain’s socialist government has formally unveiled plans to liberalise the country’s abortion law.
Under the proposal approved by the cabinet, abortion would be made available on demand for the first time.
Girls as young as 16 would be allowed to terminate a pregnancy without parental consent.