World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 07/16/2014‏

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 07/16/2014 edition: Conn. Supreme Court affirms pre-gay marriage rights in landmark ruling Garcia takes office in Long Beach, becomes city’s first gay, Latino mayor Utah asks U.S. Supreme Court to delay benefits to married same-sex couples Ohio AG tells appeals court gay marriage decision should be left to voters First Mississippi mayor announces his support for marriage equality Couples ask federal judge to strike down Ark. same-sex marriage ban Wis. files new request seeking full court review of same-sex marriage ruling - Appeals court cancels arguments, says it will re-schedule Immigrant rights group loses Catholic funds over gay marriage affiliation Wis. Democratic lawmakers ask Walker to drop same-sex marriage appeal 7th Circuit rejects Wis. bid to join Ind. request for full court marriage hearing Macedonia to consider constitutional ban on same-sex marriage Indiana outlines reasons for same-sex marriage appeal Civil rights groups, lawmakers step up pressure on Obama over executive order Number of people living with HIV worldwide unchanged since 2012 Conn. Supreme Court affirms pre-gay marriage rights in landmark ruling Jul 16, 2014 06:30 pm HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut's highest court ruled Wednesday that some legal rights of same-sex couples predate the state's approvals of civil unions in 2005 and same-sex marriage in 2008, a decision that gay rights supporters call the first of its kind in the country. The state Supreme Court issued a 6-0 decision overturning two lower court rulings and allowing ... Read in browser »   Garcia takes office in Long Beach, becomes city’s first gay, Latino mayor Jul 16, 2014 06:00 pm LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Robert Garcia took office as the 28th mayor of Long Beach, Calif. on Tuesday, making him both the first openly gay person and first Latino ever to serve as the Southern California city's chief executive. California Attorney General Kamala Harris read Garcia his oath in a public ceremony. Read in browser »   Utah asks U.S. Supreme Court to delay benefits to married same-sex couples Jul 16, 2014 04:30 pm SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to extend a stay that's preventing more than 1,000 same-sex couples from getting state benefits. Utah filed its appeal Wednesday, arguing that benefits should be delayed while the larger issue of the marriage ban makes its way through the courts. Read in browser »   Ohio AG tells appeals court gay marriage decision should be left to voters Jul 16, 2014 04:00 pm CINCINNATI -- The Ohio Attorney General's Office urged a federal appeals court to reject arguments that the state should have to recognize same-sex marriage, saying the decision should be left to voters. The arguments, filed Tuesday in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, are a preview of what's to come on Aug. 6, when a three-judge panel... Read in browser »   First Mississippi mayor announces his support for marriage equality Jul 16, 2014 03:30 pm WAVELAND, Miss. -- Waveland mayor David Garcia has announced his support for same-sex marriage, marking the first time a sitting mayor in the state of Mississippi has publicly supported marriage equality. Garcia has added his name to "Mayors for the Freedom to Marry," a nationwide effort consisting of more than 450 U.S. mayors advocating for marriage equality. Read in browser »   Couples ask federal judge to strike down Ark. same-sex marriage ban Jul 16, 2014 01:00 pm LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Attorneys for two same-sex couples in Arkansas are asking a federal judge to issue an order striking down the state's same-sex marriage ban. Attorneys for the couples filed a motion Wednesday for summary judgment, asking U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker to issue an order striking down the state constitutional amendment ... Read in browser »   Wis. files new request seeking full court review of same-sex marriage ruling - Appeals court cancels arguments, says it will re-schedule Jul 16, 2014 12:30 pm MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin attorneys have asked the entire 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to hear their arguments on upholding the state's gay marriage ban. Federal judges have struck down bans in both Wisconsin and Indiana. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals consolidated both states' appeals last week. Ten judges sit on the 7th Circuit but three-judge panels ... Read in browser »   Immigrant rights group loses Catholic funds over gay marriage affiliation Jul 16, 2014 11:30 am PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Catholic organization has decided to cut off long-standing funding to a Portland, Oregon, immigrant rights group over its affiliation with an organization that supports same-sex marriage. Voz Workers' Rights Education lost a $75,000 grant in June from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. The group is the anti-poverty program of ... Read in browser »   Wis. Democratic lawmakers ask Walker to drop same-sex marriage appeal Jul 16, 2014 11:00 am MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Democrats are asking Gov. Scott Walker and fellow Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to drop their defense of the state's gay marriage ban, arguing it's a waste of money. Fifteen Democratic state senators and 25 Democratic representatives sent letters to Walker and Van Hollen on Wednesday. Read in browser »   7th Circuit rejects Wis. bid to join Ind. request for full court marriage hearing Jul 16, 2014 10:00 am MADISON, Wis. -- A federal appeals court has rejected Wisconsin's initial bid to join Indiana in seeking a full-court hearing on the two states' bans on same-sex marriage. But the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday that Wisconsin could file its own request. Read in browser »   Macedonia to consider constitutional ban on same-sex marriage Jul 16, 2014 09:39 am SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Macedonia's parliament has agreed to consider proposed constitutional amendments to effectively ban same-sex marriage. Lawmakers agreed Wednesday to begin the amendment process proposed by the governing conservatives, who with their political allies already have the two-thirds majority of seats needed to approve the change... Read in browser »   Indiana outlines reasons for same-sex marriage appeal Jul 16, 2014 09:30 am INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana has outlined its reasons for appealing a federal judge's decision that struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban. The state's arguments appear in a brief filed Tuesday with the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. They repeat the same arguments the state has made previously, essentially that regulating marriage should be ... Read in browser »   Civil rights groups, lawmakers step up pressure on Obama over executive order Jul 16, 2014 08:00 am Dozens of civil rights organizations and a group of Democratic lawmakers have signed letters this week asking President Barack Obama not to exempt “religiously affiliated contractors” from a planned executive order protecting LGBT employees of federal contractors. The letters come as the debate over religious liberty intensifies in the wake of a recent ... Read in browser »   Number of people living with HIV worldwide unchanged since 2012 Jul 16, 2014 06:00 am LONDON -- The number of people living with HIV worldwide has remained virtually unchanged in the past two years and AIDS-related deaths are at their lowest since peaking almost a decade ago, according to a report from the United Nations AIDS agency released Wednesday. Officials declared that ending the AIDS epidemic is possible even though they acknowledged... Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Former St. Louis cop gets one year probation for harassing LGBT couple Atlantic Beach, Fla., advances LGBT-inclusive human rights ordinance Croatia approves civil partnerships for same-sex couples N.C. pastors call on governor to defend state’s same-sex marriage ban Federal judge considers separate Colorado same-sex marriage challenge Bron : LGBTQ NATION