World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 07/29/2014‏

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 07/29/2014 edition: Vikings hire prominent attorneys to help in settlement talks with Chris Kluwe Activists urge Obama to include LGBT rights on Africa summit agenda Colo. Supreme Court stops same-sex marriages in Boulder County Ore. couple sues cab company, driver for being ditched on interstate Ill. warns insurers about discriminating against transgender people Marriage equality supporters push for quick ruling in N.C. challenge Texas attorney general says same-sex marriage ban best supports children Crist promises Day 1 order banning LGBT discrimination in state agencies Wyo. judge allows challenge to state’s same-sex marriage ban to go forward Mich. lawmaker introduces bill to ban conversion therapy for LGBT youth Vikings hire prominent attorneys to help in settlement talks with Chris Kluwe Jul 29, 2014 04:00 pm MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Vikings have hired the attorney who investigated the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal and another who played a prominent role in the fight for marriage equality to help in settlement talks with former punter Chris Kluwe. Ted Wells, whose investigation in Miami found that guard Richie Incognito and two teammates engaged in persistent ... Read in browser »   Activists urge Obama to include LGBT rights on Africa summit agenda Jul 29, 2014 02:30 pm Human rights and gay rights activists on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to ensure that the issue of anti-gay discrimination in Africa is on the agenda at next week's summit in Washington with more than 40 African leaders. The Human Rights Campaign, a national gay rights organization, and Human Rights First, which advocates aggressive U.S. stances on ... Read in browser »   Colo. Supreme Court stops same-sex marriages in Boulder County Jul 29, 2014 02:20 pm DENVER -- Boulder County must stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples while the Colorado Supreme Court considers an appeal from the state's attorney general, justices said in a ruling Tuesday. The court ruling was in response to an appeal from Republican Attorney General John Suthers, who has been trying for several weeks to get Boulder's clerk ... Read in browser »   Ore. couple sues cab company, driver for being ditched on interstate Jul 29, 2014 12:30 pm PORTLAND, Ore. -- A lesbian couple who were left on the side of a freeway last summer by taxi cab driver who disliked the couple’s display of affection, has filed a lawsuit against the driver and his former employer. In a suit filed last week, Kate Neal and Shanako Devoll say cab driver Ahmed Egal intentionally caused them emotional distress and held ... Read in browser »   Ill. warns insurers about discriminating against transgender people Jul 29, 2014 11:30 am SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The state of Illinois has cautioned insurers about discriminating against transgender people. The Illinois Department of Insurance bulletin issued to insurers this week details nondiscrimination provisions in the federal Affordable Care Act along with Illinois laws. Backers say the move was prompted by concerns for transgender people's rights... Read in browser »   Marriage equality supporters push for quick ruling in N.C. challenge Jul 29, 2014 10:30 am RALEIGH, N.C. -- Lawyers challenging North Carolina's same-sex marriage ban say they will press for quick legal action after a federal appeals court found a similar law in Virginia is unconstitutional. Read in browser »   Texas attorney general says same-sex marriage ban best supports children Jul 29, 2014 08:00 am AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas' ban on same-sex marriage allows the state to promote the birth and upbringing of children in "stable, lasting relationships," the state's attorney general argued Tuesday while asking a federal appeals court to reinstate the ban. Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Republican nominee for governor, said the views of ban opponents could be considered "rational." Read in browser »   Crist promises Day 1 order banning LGBT discrimination in state agencies Jul 29, 2014 07:30 am ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says he will sign five executive orders on his first day back in office if he's elected in November. Crist made the announcement Tuesday. He also said he would sign orders banning discrimination against gay and transgender employees at agencies under his control and their contractors, and another to require ... Read in browser »   Wyo. judge allows challenge to state’s same-sex marriage ban to go forward Jul 29, 2014 07:00 am CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- A state judge declined Tuesday to suspend a lawsuit contesting a Wyoming law that specifies marriage is limited to one man and one woman. Instead, Laramie County District Court Judge Thomas Campbell said at a hearing he will consider any additional facts in the case and in November will either rule on the law on the spot or allow the case to go ahead. Read in browser »   Mich. lawmaker introduces bill to ban conversion therapy for LGBT youth Jul 29, 2014 06:00 am LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan lawmakers may soon consider whether to ban the controversial practice of gay-to-straight conversion therapy on minors. Legislation was introduced last week by state Rep. Adam Zemke (D-Ann Arbor) that would amend Michigan's mental health code to prohibit health professionals from attempting to change the sexual orientation of ... 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