World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 06/05/2014‏

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In the 06/05/2014 edition: Judge dismisses most of NOM lawsuit against IRS over disclosure to HRC First openly gay commander takes helm at Nat’l Air and Space Intelligence Center Graduating students sport rainbow socks in support of gay-straight alliance Atlanta man wanted in alleged anti-gay attack on cyclist turns himself in Appeals court keeps recognition of same-sex marriages in Utah on hold LaBarbera: ‘Masculine men do not have sex with other men’ Jason Collins reflects on growing up gay, and how ‘it got better’ Body of murdered transgender woman found in Baltimore field Sex abuse lawsuit dropped against former TV executive Private youth treatment center accepts jailed transgender teen Washington state reinforces insurance parity requirement for gay spouses Oklahoma City YMCA opens family membership to same-sex couples Slovakia parliament approves constitutional ban on same-sex marriage George Takei sees movement toward gay pride beginning in Japan Draft of Texas Republican Party platform endorses ‘gay cure’ therapy N.Y. eases birth certificate change policy for transgender individuals Utah appeals ruling ordering it to recognize married, same-sex couples Judge dismisses most of NOM lawsuit against IRS over disclosure to HRC Jun 05, 2014 08:00 pm A federal district court judge has dismissed most of a lawsuit by the National Organization for Marriage that claimed an employee of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service deliberately leaked a confidential tax document from NOM to a political opponent, the Human Rights Campaign. Read in browser »   First openly gay commander takes helm at Nat’l Air and Space Intelligence Center Jun 05, 2014 07:30 pm DAYTON, Ohio — The first openly gay commander of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center has taken over the top leadership post of the secretive agency that provides intelligence reports to the White House, Congress and ground troops in combat. Read in browser »   Graduating students sport rainbow socks in support of gay-straight alliance Jun 05, 2014 06:00 pm WHITEHORSE, Yukon -- More than half of the graduating students at a Catholic school in Canada wore rainbow socks at their graduation ceremony over the weekend to support their school's newly formed gay-straight alliance. Read in browser »   Atlanta man wanted in alleged anti-gay attack on cyclist turns himself in Jun 05, 2014 05:00 pm ATLANTA -- An Atlanta man wanted in an alleged anti-gay attack on a cyclist turned himself in on Wednesday. Michael Sanders was charged with battery in the May 23 attack on 24-year-old Quinn Chrzan. Read in browser »   Appeals court keeps recognition of same-sex marriages in Utah on hold Jun 05, 2014 04:05 pm SALT LAKE CITY -- More than 1,000 couples who rushed to wed after a judge overturned Utah's gay marriage ban will have to keep waiting for many of the legal benefits of being married following an appeals court decision Thursday. Read in browser »   LaBarbera: ‘Masculine men do not have sex with other men’ Jun 05, 2014 02:30 pm Peter LaBarbera was recently interviewed by a former Infowars reporter named David Ortiz who asserted that acceptance of homosexuality represents “the death of the American male because you cannot be a masculine nation and support homosexuality.” "LaBarbera asserts that "masculine men do not have sex with other men." Read in browser »   Jason Collins reflects on growing up gay, and how ‘it got better’ Jun 05, 2014 02:00 pm From the producers of "Web Therapy" and the "It Gets Better" project, comes a new series sharing LGBT celebrities' personal stories of struggle and success. In this video, Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in the NBA, recalls that it was around age 16 that he realized he was "different." Read in browser »   Body of murdered transgender woman found in Baltimore field Jun 05, 2014 02:00 pm BALTIMORE, Md. -- Police said Wednesday that a homicide victim found early Tuesday in a field in Northeast Baltimore was a transgender woman identified as 40-year-old Kandy Hall, but that details surrounding her death remained scarce. Read in browser »   Sex abuse lawsuit dropped against former TV executive Jun 05, 2014 01:00 pm HONOLULU -- A former aspiring actor and model withdrew his lawsuit alleging a former TV executive sexually abused him during trips to Hawaii in 1999. Attorneys for Michael Egan III filed papers Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Honolulu voluntarily dismissing the case against David Neuman. Read in browser »   Private youth treatment center accepts jailed transgender teen Jun 05, 2014 12:00 pm HARTFORD, Conn. -- A 16-year-old transgender girl detained without criminal charges at an adult women's prison in Connecticut for the past two months has been accepted into a private treatment center for youths in Massachusetts, the top child welfare official in Connecticut said Thursday. Read in browser »   Washington state reinforces insurance parity requirement for gay spouses Jun 05, 2014 11:00 am Washington state officials are reminding companies in the state that health benefits must be provided to same-sex spouses if they are provided to heterosexual spouses. The state issued a joint letter Thursday to the state's employers, insurance companies and benefit plan administrators regarding health care benefits for same-sex married couples. Read in browser »   Oklahoma City YMCA opens family membership to same-sex couples Jun 05, 2014 09:30 am OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- The Oklahoma City chapter of the YMCA has announced a policy shift to allow same-sex couples to sign up for family membership. The YMCA said the policy change was not in response to any particular incident, but rather representative of the “changing landscape of households in Oklahoma.” Read in browser »   Slovakia parliament approves constitutional ban on same-sex marriage Jun 05, 2014 09:30 am Slovakia’s parliament approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriages, amending its definition of marriage to be the “unique bond between a man and a woman.” The bill, approved Wednesday by a vote of 102 to 18 with three abstentions, was jointly proposed by the ruling socialist Smer party and the Christian Democrats. Read in browser »   George Takei sees movement toward gay pride beginning in Japan Jun 05, 2014 09:00 am TOKYO — George Takei said he needed courage and anger to come out as gay and to join the equal rights movement for sexual minorities in the U.S., and he hopes his Japanese counterparts will do the same to make their society more equal. Takei said he has noticed a movement beginning in Japan, though the country of his ancestry has a long way to go. Read in browser »   Draft of Texas Republican Party platform endorses ‘gay cure’ therapy Jun 05, 2014 08:00 am The first draft of the Texas Republican Party platform finds some changes to the party's position on homosexuality with the removal of some anti-gay language, and the addition of a new statement supporting "gay cure" therapies. Read in browser »   N.Y. eases birth certificate change policy for transgender individuals Jun 05, 2014 07:30 am ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York state is no longer requiring transgender people to offer proof of surgery when asking the state to change the gender on their birth certificate. Read in browser »   Utah appeals ruling ordering it to recognize married, same-sex couples Jun 05, 2014 07:00 am Utah has appealed a federal judge's ruling that officials must recognize same-sex marriages that took place in the state after a same-sex marriage ban was overturned. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and state Attorney General Sean Reyes, both Republicans, filed the appeal Wednesday, sending the case to the Denver-based 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Read in browser »   Recent Articles: 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 Bron : LGBTQ NATION