World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 06/17/2014‏

Updates from LGBTQ Nation The Nation's Most Followed Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer News Source Own a business, or provide a service? Get listed in our Business / Service Directory. In the 06/17/2014 edition: Obama promotes gay rights advances at LGBT fundraiser in New York San Francisco Archbishop spurns appeals to skip anti-gay marriage rally Catholic church bars gay man from mass following commitment ceremony First lesbian leader of California Assembly opens up on LGBT rights Judge denies Texas dads parental rights to biological twin sons Brooklyn gay man sues 5 Hasidic men, Shomrim patrol over beating S.C. DMV: Gender non-conforming teen can’t take license photo in makeup David Levithan, author of ‘Boy Meets Boy,’ on LGBT books for the young Michael Stipe to honor Ugandan gay rights activist at Logo event Former high-ranking Mich. Republicans support same-sex marriage U.S. Senate confirms two openly gay nominees to the federal bench More lawsuits expected in Wisconsin over recognition of same-sex marriages Oral arguments set in appeal of Michigan, three other states same-sex marriage rulings Obama promotes gay rights advances at LGBT fundraiser in New York Jun 17, 2014 05:30 pm NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama is telling gay Democratic Party donors that when it comes to advances in gay rights, it's not just laws that are changing but hearts and minds. Obama singled out steps he has taken on behalf of the gay community, including ending the military's "don't ask don't tell" policies, signing a hate crimes bill, appointing gay judges and other measures. Read in browser »   San Francisco Archbishop spurns appeals to skip anti-gay marriage rally Jun 17, 2014 04:30 pm SAN FRANCISCO -- The Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco said Monday it's his duty to proclaim "the truth about marriage as the conjugal union of husband and wife," even when those views are unpopular. The comment by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone came in response to calls to skip an upcoming March for Marriage event in Washington. Read in browser »   Catholic church bars gay man from mass following commitment ceremony Jun 17, 2014 04:00 pm MARQUETTE, Mich. -- A gay Michigan man says he will worship elsewhere after he was barred from his Catholic church and told he was not allowed to participate in Sunday's mass with the rest of the congregation. Read in browser »   First lesbian leader of California Assembly opens up on LGBT rights Jun 17, 2014 03:30 pm SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, the first lesbian to lead a house of the California Legislature, said Tuesday that more work needs to be done to promote tolerance of gays and lesbians, especially in rural America. Atkins says the "most profound" way of advancing equality is coming out and taking small actions that validate being gay. Read in browser »   Judge denies Texas dads parental rights to biological twin sons Jun 17, 2014 02:30 pm FORT WORTH, Texas -- A judge in Texas has denied a same-sex couple's petition to adopt their month-old twin boys. Jason Hannah and Joe Riggs are the proud fathers of twins Lucas and Ethan, who were born of the same surrogate mother. Each biologically fathered one of the twins, and the boys — who are half-brothers — share an egg donor. Read in browser »   Brooklyn gay man sues 5 Hasidic men, Shomrim patrol over beating Jun 17, 2014 02:00 pm NEW YORK — A gay man who was attacked and brutally beaten last December by a group of Hasidic men in Brooklyn filed a lawsuit Monday against the five men indicted in the attack and the Shomrim security patrol of which at least two of the assailants were members. Read in browser »   S.C. DMV: Gender non-conforming teen can’t take license photo in makeup Jun 17, 2014 01:00 pm ANDERSON, S.C. -- The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles says a gender non-conforming teen who dresses as a girl may not have his driver's license photo retaken wearing makeup. The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund is requesting that 16-year-old Chase Culpepper be allowed to have a new photo dressed as he normally does. Read in browser »   David Levithan, author of ‘Boy Meets Boy,’ on LGBT books for the young Jun 17, 2014 12:00 pm NEW YORK — Writer David Levithan last year marked the 10th anniversary of his “Boy Meets Boy,” a romantic teen comedy where the homecoming queen was once a guy and the gay-straight alliance was aimed at helping the straight kids learn how to dance. And there was Paul, who meets Noah... Read in browser »   Michael Stipe to honor Ugandan gay rights activist at Logo event Jun 17, 2014 11:30 am NEW YORK — Michael Stipe will honor Ugandan gay rights activist John Abdallah Wambere at the Logo network's "Trailblazers" event this month. The former R.E.M. frontman will appear at the June 23 event in New York. Wambere is the leader of the gay rights group Spectrum Uganda Initiatives. Read in browser »   Former high-ranking Mich. Republicans support same-sex marriage Jun 17, 2014 11:00 am DETROIT -- Former high-ranking Republicans in the Michigan Legislature are urging a federal appeals court to allow same-sex marriage in the state. They filed a brief Monday at the Cincinnati-based court, urging it to affirm a March decision that threw out Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage. Read in browser »   U.S. Senate confirms two openly gay nominees to the federal bench Jun 17, 2014 09:30 am WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed two openly gay nominees to the federal bench, the White House announced. Darrin Gayles was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and Staci Yandle was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Read in browser »   More lawsuits expected in Wisconsin over recognition of same-sex marriages Jun 17, 2014 08:04 am MADISON, Wis. -- Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union in Wisconsin are looking at whether to file lawsuits on behalf of same-sex couples who got married after a federal judge struck down the state's ban on gay marriages. Read in browser »   Oral arguments set in appeal of Michigan, three other states same-sex marriage rulings Jun 17, 2014 07:00 am DETROIT -- Oral arguments have been scheduled by a federal appeals court in the appeals of same-sex marriage rulings in Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio. The Cincinnati-based U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said in a court filing Monday that it would hear arguments in the cases on August 6. 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