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The Gaily News: Arrest made in death of David Kato, beer for the LGBT community, Utah’s LaVar Christensen, Kristen Stewart plays transgendered, UK police fly rainbow flag and more

February 3, 2011 at 11:50 am by Tiffany Razzano

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An arrest has been made in the murder of Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato. Nsubuga Enock confessed to the murder and said he did it because of a “personal disagreement.”

A Mexican beer company has launched a beer aimed at the LGBT community — a honey-flavored ale. So far, it comes in two different types of packaging, Salamandra and Purple Hand, recalling a famous 1969 gay-rights protest in San Francisco.

Utah state Representative LaVar Christensen (R) has introduced a bill to the House known as the “Family Policy” bill, which would define marriage as being “ordained by God” between a man and a woman.

UK police chiefs in Suffolk are being criticized for flying the rainbow flag with the force’s badge on it for LGBT history month when, due to force policy, they are forbidden from flying the Union Jack.

Spain’s twice-elected prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, when asked during an interview about his best and worst achievements, gave the passage of a gay marriage law as one of his best.

A married lesbian couple from South Dakota are being denied drivers’ licenses because the state doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages.

Kristen Stewart is set to play a transgendered rape victim in jail for murder in K-11, which was written by her mother.

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