World:Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 06/01/2014‏

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 06/01/2014 edition: Conchita Wurst steals show at ‘Life Ball’ charity event for AIDS research San Mateo County, Calif. to vote on creating LGBTQ advisory commission Buffalo Pride Week capped off with record parade attendance Effort to repeal Md. transgender rights law falls short Ill. insurance marketplace to open special enrollment for married, gay couples Governor: Illinois is now ‘on the right side of history’ Marriage equality comes to Illinois after staggered start Grammy winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge gets married Conchita Wurst steals show at ‘Life Ball’ charity event for AIDS research Jun 01, 2014 07:00 pm VIENNA — Party-goers dressed in little more than body paint rubbed shoulders with men in tuxedoes and cross-dressers in wild costumes on Saturday, transforming Vienna’s City Hall into a fantasy land. But in the end, Conchita Wurst stole the show. The occasion, Europe’s biggest charity event, was serious: raising money for AIDS research. But as […] Read in browser »   San Mateo County, Calif. to vote on creating LGBTQ advisory commission Jun 01, 2014 06:00 pm REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday whether to establish an LGBTQ Commission, which supporters say would be the first of its kind in California. The nine-member commission would advise the board on policy, bring greater visibility to the LGBT community, and provide a forum for individuals to air their concerns. Read in browser »   Buffalo Pride Week capped off with record parade attendance Jun 01, 2014 06:00 pm BUFFALO, N.Y. — A record 20,000 people, up from 15,000 last year, took part in Buffalo’s annual Pride parade on Sunday, reports the Buffalo News. “It grows every year, and with this phenomenal weather, we’ll see a much bigger turnout,” said Jorien Brock, senior director of the Pride Center of Western New York, which organizes the event. Read in browser »   Effort to repeal Md. transgender rights law falls short Jun 01, 2014 11:30 am ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- An effort to repeal a bill banning discrimination against transgender people in Maryland has fallen short. Backers of a petition to repeal the bill conceded Sunday that they gathered about 1,000 fewer signatures than they needed to get the issue on the November ballot. Read in browser »   Ill. insurance marketplace to open special enrollment for married, gay couples Jun 01, 2014 10:00 am CHICAGO — Illinois’ health insurance marketplace is now allowing married, gay and lesbian couples to enroll for private coverage. Now that same-sex marriage is legal in the state, Get Covered Illinois announced it will open up special enrollment periods for gay couples. Read in browser »   Governor: Illinois is now ‘on the right side of history’ Jun 01, 2014 09:30 am SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says the state is now "on the right side of history," as same-sex marriage becomes legal. The Chicago Democrat issued a statement Sunday, the first day of legal gay marriage in all of Illinois' 102 counties. He says Illinois has "always been a place to embrace all people." Read in browser »   Marriage equality comes to Illinois after staggered start Jun 01, 2014 09:00 am Gay and lesbian couples across Illinois can now legally wed as the state's law allowing same-sex marriage took effect Sunday. June 1 marked the first day all of Illinois' 102 counties could begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples after a piecemeal start where some county officials began granting licenses months ago following a federal court ruling. Read in browser »   Grammy winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge gets married Jun 01, 2014 07:00 am NEW YORK — Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and gay rights activist Melissa Etheridge has gotten married. People magazine says the 53-year-old Etheridge married partner Linda Wallem at the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California, on Saturday. Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Jason Collins honored by Los Angeles city council Queer Nation blasts HRC for ‘hypocrisy’ on LGBT workplace protections Hate group asks members to reject mail bearing Harvey Milk stamp Nathan Lane in ‘The Nance’ to be broadcast on movie screens and PBS Kan. Democrat who opposes same-sex marriage leaving party for GOP Bron : LGBTQ Nation