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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 06/04/2014 edition: Nike updates collection of #BETRUE footwear, apparel for Pride Month John & Andrew: Same-sex salsa couple sizzle on ‘America’s Got Talent’ Why would LGBT ally Jonah Hill let fly with a gay slur? The RidicuList: Happy Birthday, Anderson Cooper Two Fla. municipalities extend healthcare coverage to workers’ same-sex spouses U.S. Supreme Court refuses to put same-sex marriage on hold in Oregon D.C. high school principal comes out during school’s Pride Day assembly - 'I have hid in the shadows for the last 50 years' Univ. of Calif. president Napolitano forms advisory group on LGBT issues Settlement reached in suicide of teen who endured years of anti-gay bullying A few ‘inmates’ from ‘Orange Is The New Black’ discuss prison life Minn. county issues more same-sex marriage licenses to N.D. couples Long Beach, Calif., elects city’s first openly gay, Latino mayor More faith groups join federal suit to overturn N.C. same-sex marriage ban British consulates to allow same-sex marriages in Russia, 22 other countries - Russian lawmaker responds: 'They can marry monkeys and register perverts for all I care' Nike updates collection of #BETRUE footwear, apparel for Pride Month Jun 04, 2014 08:00 pm Just in time for LGBT Pride Month, Nike is launching its #BETRUE collection of uniquely designed footwear and apparel inspired by the LGBT community. Nike says the #BETRUE collection features rainbow colors as a reflection of the diversity within sports and Nike’s support for the LGBT community. Read in browser »   John & Andrew: Same-sex salsa couple sizzle on ‘America’s Got Talent’ Jun 04, 2014 07:00 pm Two men, one gay and one straight, teamed up Tuesday night to perform a fast and fierce salsa dance on "America's Got Talent." John Narvaes, who is straight, and Andrew Cervantes, who is gay, showed judges they didn’t need an opposite-sex partner to give a sizzling performance. Read in browser »   Why would LGBT ally Jonah Hill let fly with a gay slur? Jun 04, 2014 06:00 pm Jonah Hill is winning points for what appears to be a sincere apology for hurling a gay slur at a paparazzo he says was harassing him. But the insult the actor hurled last week still raises the question: Why would someone like Hill, for years a vocal supporter of the LGBT community, use such a word? Even in a moment of anger? Read in browser »   The RidicuList: Happy Birthday, Anderson Cooper Jun 04, 2014 04:30 pm From Tuesday night's AC360 on CNN: "How is this for a birthday surprise? Anderson thought he was reading tonight's RidicuList on a bear sleeping in a hammock, but that's when some of the biggest names in news delivered unforgettable birthday messages." Read in browser »   Two Fla. municipalities extend healthcare coverage to workers’ same-sex spouses Jun 04, 2014 02:30 pm Two Florida municipalities have voted to extend healthcare coverage to their workers' same-sex spouses. The city of Lakeland voted 5-2 to add workers' same-sex spouses to its insurance plan, and Highland County defeated motions by two commissioners who sought to revoke existing coverage for same-sex spouses of county workers. Read in browser »   U.S. Supreme Court refuses to put same-sex marriage on hold in Oregon Jun 04, 2014 01:30 pm WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court is refusing to halt a federal judge's order declaring Oregon's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. The court issued an order Wednesday declining to block any new same-sex unions in the state while a federal appeals court considers whether an anti-gay marriage group can intervene in the case. Read in browser »   D.C. high school principal comes out during school’s Pride Day assembly - 'I have hid in the shadows for the last 50 years' Jun 04, 2014 01:00 pm A D.C. high school principal came out as gay on Wednesday, breaking 50 years of silence in an emotional address to the student body at a Pride Day assembly. Stand next to D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) and openly gay council member David A. Catania, Wilson High School Principal Pete Cahall said he has been inspired by his students to declare his sexual orientation openly. Read in browser »   Univ. of Calif. president Napolitano forms advisory group on LGBT issues Jun 04, 2014 12:30 pm OAKLAND, Calif. -- University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Tuesday the formation of a President’s Advisory Group on LGBT issues to advise her on how best to create a more welcoming and inclusive environment for LGBT students, faculty and staff across the UC system. Read in browser »   Settlement reached in suicide of teen who endured years of anti-gay bullying Jun 04, 2014 11:30 am TEHACHAPI, Calif. -- The mother of a Central California teenager who committed suicide after years of anti-gay bullying has reached a $750,000 settlement with her son's school district. Wendy Walsh, whose 13-year-old son, Seth, committed suicide in 2010, accused the Tehachapi Unified School Read in browser »   A few ‘inmates’ from ‘Orange Is The New Black’ discuss prison life Jun 04, 2014 11:00 am NEW YORK — An upper-middle class blonde from Brooklyn goes to jail for a drug-related screw-up years before. The women's federal prison of "Orange Is the New Black" is a different world than Piper Chapman had known, populated with a wildly varied group of characters played (alongside series star Taylor Schilling) by TV's most diverse cast of actors. Read in browser »   Minn. county issues more same-sex marriage licenses to N.D. couples Jun 04, 2014 10:30 am BISMARCK, N.D. -- Nearly two times as many same-sex couples from North Dakota have filed for marriage licenses across the border in Clay County than Minnesotans have. Deputy Recorder Lisa Kunze says 40 of the 68 same-sex marriage licenses filed in the county have been between two North Dakotans. Read in browser »   Long Beach, Calif., elects city’s first openly gay, Latino mayor Jun 04, 2014 09:30 am LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Residents of Long Beach, Calif., on Tuesday elected Robert Garcia their next mayor, making him the city's first openly gay and Latino chief executive. Garcia will replace Mayor Bob Foster, who has held the position since 2006 when he takes office on July 15th. Read in browser »   More faith groups join federal suit to overturn N.C. same-sex marriage ban Jun 04, 2014 09:00 am CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) and the Alliance of Baptists are are joining as plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage. The United Church of Christ filed the lawsuit in April, challenging the ban on same sex marriage, claiming the ban is a violation of freedom of religion. Read in browser »   British consulates to allow same-sex marriages in Russia, 22 other countries - Russian lawmaker responds: 'They can marry monkeys and register perverts for all I care' Jun 04, 2014 08:00 am Same-sex marriages can take place in the British consulates of more than 20 countries where the ceremonies are currently not legal, including in Russia, Azerbaijan, Serbia and Hungary. Britain’s Foreign Office has opened the doors of its missions to British nationals and their partners who wish to wed but are unable to under foreign laws,. Read in browser »   Recent Articles: #ProudToPlay: YouTube campaign celebrates equality for all athletes ‘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 Bron : LGBTQ NATION