World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 06/03/2014‏

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 06/03/2014 edition: ‘Very personal’ battle in Houston could get even more personal for Mayor Parker Three men sentenced in 2013 attack on gay couple in Paris Cook County, Ill., reports 120 same-sex civil unions converted to marriages Jackson, Miss., city council passes resolution recognizing LGBT citizens Fla. judge says three anti-gay groups can’t intervene in same-sex marriage suit Fla. AG says she’s just doing her job when she marginalizes gay couples Va. delegate seeking to impeach AG over gay marriage support says it’s his duty Transgender man sues NYC after being booted from male locker room Jonah Hill apologizes for telling paparazzo to ‘Suck my dick, you faggot’ Bozeman, Mont., adopts LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance ‘Very personal’ battle in Houston could get even more personal for Mayor Parker Jun 03, 2014 07:00 pm In a battle she characterized as “very personal” and “about me,” Annise Parker, the openly gay mayor of Houston, won a victory last week when the city council passed a law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Now, she may have to take on two bigger fights: one to protect the law from a referendum, and another to protect her job from a recall effort. Read in browser »   Three men sentenced in 2013 attack on gay couple in Paris Jun 03, 2014 06:00 pm PARIS — Three French men were sentenced in Paris on Tuesday for a 2013 attack on a gay man and his partner who were walking arm-in-arm. The men were sentenced for the attack on Wilfred de Bruijn, who was beaten unconscious near his home early in central Paris on April 6, 2013, sustaining five fractures in his head and face, abrasions and a lost tooth. Read in browser »   Cook County, Ill., reports 120 same-sex civil unions converted to marriages Jun 03, 2014 05:00 pm CHICAGO -- Cook County, Ill., Clerk David Orr says 120 same-sex couples converted civil unions to marriages Monday as Illinois' new marriage equality law took effect. The same law allowing same-sex marriage also allows same-sex couples to easily convert civil unions into marriages, and the couple's date of marriage is backdated to their date of civil union. Read in browser »   Jackson, Miss., city council passes resolution recognizing LGBT citizens Jun 03, 2014 04:00 pm JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi's capitol city has passed an anti-discrimination resolution recognizing the dignity and worth of all city residents -- including those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Jackson is the eighth Mississippi municipality to pass such a resolution. Read in browser »   Fla. judge says three anti-gay groups can’t intervene in same-sex marriage suit Jun 03, 2014 03:30 pm MIAMI -- A judge in Florida ruled Tuesday that three anti-gay groups who oppose marriage equality for same-sex couples cannot intervene as parties in a state court lawsuit challenging Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage. Circuit Court Judge Sarah Zabel said the groups cannot enter the case as parties simply because they have strong beliefs about same-sex marriage. Read in browser »   Fla. AG says she’s just doing her job when she marginalizes gay couples Jun 03, 2014 12:00 pm TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is firing back at critics who blasted her assertion in court documents last week that same-sex marriage would “impose significant public harm,” saying she is just doing her job. Bondi, who is twice divorced, said she takes exception to those who have sought to manipulate her brief, trying to make it something it is not. Read in browser »   Va. delegate seeking to impeach AG over gay marriage support says it’s his duty Jun 03, 2014 11:00 am RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Republican Del. Bob Marshall says it's his duty to try and pursue impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Mark Herring. Marshall, who co-authored the state’s 2006 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, criticized Herring's backing of a constitutional provision barring gay marriage in Virginia. Read in browser »   Transgender man sues NYC after being booted from male locker room Jun 03, 2014 10:30 am A transgender man who said he was harassed and then humiliated after he was booted from a male locker room at a public pool has sued New York City. Bryan Ellicott said that after he entered the Staten Island changing room last July, Parks Department workers got what he called a "complaint" about his presence and ordered him to leave... Read in browser »   Jonah Hill apologizes for telling paparazzo to ‘Suck my dick, you faggot’ Jun 03, 2014 09:00 am Oscar-nominated actor Jonah Hill is apologizing for yelling for yelling an anti-gay slur at a photographer in Los Angeles over the weekend. Hill, 30, was walking with friends as he was followed by paparazzi shouting out comments in hopes the actor would respond, when one photographer began teasing him about his pink shorts... Read in browser »   Bozeman, Mont., adopts LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance Jun 03, 2014 07:00 am BOZEMAN, Mont. — Bozeman city commissioners have adopted an ordinance that prohibits discrimination in the workplace, housing and public accommodations based on a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday to adopt the ordinance, making Bozeman the fourth city in the state to do so. Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Klingenschmitt: A demonic spirit caused judge in Pa. marriage case to ‘conspire against God’ Same-sex marriage becomes focus of Illinois’ governor’s race The Religious Right’s campaign to strip all citizens of religious freedom Idaho governor wants full appeals court review of same-sex marriage ruling Jackson, Wyo. adds protections for LGBT workers in hiring policies Bron : LGBTQ NATION