(SFGate) Seven Bay Area gay and transgender pastors were reinstated into the national Lutheran church on Sunday after being barred for two decades from serving in the denomination. It was a day of mixed feelings for the “Bay Area Seven” – the Revs. Jeff Johnson, Megan…

(NY Times) A new book about Samuel Steward, “Secret Historian” by Justin Spring, reveals a little-documented strand of gay life in the middle decades of the 20th century.

(About) Toronto has traditionally held its Gay Pride celebration, which happens to be one of the largest such gatherings in the world, the fourth weekend in June – the same time as Pride in San Francisco, New York City, Paris, Chicago, and many other big cities around the world. This year, a little shindig called the G20 Summit descended upon Toronto during the usual Pride time, so organizers pushed everything back one week. This means Toronto Gay Pride is all set for this weekend, July 3 and 4, with pop star Cyndi Lauper leading the festivities with a concert at Queen’s Park on Saturday.

(The Boston Globe) At the annual gay pride brunch in Cambridge recently, Mayor David P. Maher made a point to stress how impressive his city’s record has been on gay and lesbian issues. Gay pride – Lesbian – Gay Lesbian and Bisexual – Cambridge – Mayor

(GLAAD) Brendan & Brian Burke. Fresh on the heels of its appearance at the National Hockey League (NHL) draft in Los Angeles, the next stop for the Stanley Cup – hockey’s ultimate prize – is Chicago’s LGBT Pride Parade. The Chicago Gay Hockey Association (CGHA) has invited the Chicago Blackhawks – this year’s Stanley Cup champions – to join the group at this year’s LGBT Pride celebration.

(Advocate) New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg will join the Log Cabin Republicans in this Sunday’s gay pride march, where the group will present a coalition of Republican allies.

(Lambda Legal) Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will sign into law SB 3266, the Prevent School Violence Act, a bill that covers bullying specifically targeted at students because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, among other categories. In response, Lambda Legal released the following statement from Christopher Clark, Senior Staff Attorney in Lambda Legal’s Midwest Regional Office in Chicago.

NEW YORK (AP) — Constance McMillen said she considered backing down when school officials canceled prom after she asked if she could bring her girlfriend. But then the 18-year-old thought about the point she was trying to make….

(Examiner) About a thousand marchers in Slovakia’s first Gay Pride parade in Bratislava came under attack by several Neo-Nazi skinheads on Saturday, which thwarted the event, despite the presence of approximately 200 police to protect the marchers. According …

(HRC Back Story) Recent Wisconsin and Ohio court cases reveal the legal uncertainty that lesbian and gay parents face. Yesterday, a Wisconsin appellate court ruled that a woman who raised two adopted children in a same-sex relationship for years has no parental rights. The Wisconsin woman, Wendy, adopted two children with her former partner.