Yeah, that’s right, if passed through the Senate, trans and genderqueer people would be able to see themselves in the law as equal to every other Canadian citizen, and crimes motivated by transphobia would be potential hate crimes.

Bad and not-that-bad stuff happening with homophobes in the UK, Toronto, Ohio, Michigan and New Zealand. Also some good news, silver lining, heartwarming things and a Daily Show clip!

Wanna watch the State of the Union with a stoned Canadian? What’s a liveblog?

Daniel Garcia, an 18-year-old Toronto student, was deported to Mexico on Saturday, despite fears that he’ll face violence because his sister’s a lesbian. So why is no one talking about her?

The image of Tel Aviv as a liberal gay haven was shattered last year when a gunman injured 15 and killed two youths at an LGBT community center a few months before I was headed there for a study abroad program. On the one-year anniversary of the shooting, LGBTQ Israelis are marching from Jerusalem to Knesset in The March for Equality. Although I was not there today, I also have feelings on this.

Argentina’s legislature approved marriage rights for all citizens last night, after a hard-fought battle between the country’s president and the Catholic Church. It’s the first country in Latin America to do so.

One half of the queer couple pardoned in Malawi has gone missing. Another couple — a trans woman and gay man — were arrested in Pakistan for trying to get married (allegedly). Gay haters use the Bible as an excuse, not a legit argument. There’s a lot of the top 10 cute animals harmed by the oil spill. Arizona’s immigration law targets women. And thank god for Jon Stewart for bringing the lulz and the awesome social commentary & Barack Obama for tweeting his love for gays this month.

Really so many random unrelated Sunday Funday stuff today! Happy Lady Gaga’s birthday! Amanda Seyfried, Julianne Moore and soon Jennifer Aniston join the ranks of Straight Women Who Have Played Gay To Mixed Reviews. British politicians get gay married, Spring Break behind-the-scenes, expensive Passover food, the history of white people, Derrick Martin, WBC’s counter-protest, very special sitcom episodes, girls are awesome at math, and lesbians are inspiring Indian fashion. Also, um, LADY GAGA CHATROULETTE

Rwanda is voting on a “kill the gays” bill too, just like Uganda, which slipped under the radar ’til now. Zimbabwe kicks two girls out of school for lesbian activities, most New Yorkers are upset same-sex marriage didn’t pass, unearthed video footage of Matthew Shepard in a documentary, and what to do when your UK girlfriend’s American Visa expires.

Uganda calls takebacks — killing gays will remain a piece of the anti-gay legislation after all. We look at other countries with similar laws and recent interviews with anti-gay leaders in Uganda. Also; GLSEN is counting the number of times you say “dyke” on twitter and we don’t understand why and an annoying columnist talks smack about the hot teacher makeout.

Under Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill, gays face life imprisonment at a minimum and often execution and the public is required to report gays or go to jail. Who are the Americans supporting Uganda’s Museveni legislation of evil? We break it all down for you. Also; should we settle for civil unions, the implications of Perry v. Schwarzenegger, another teacher-student lesbian sex scandal and “Who Do We Have to Blow to Get Gay Marriage in New York”?