World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 07/30/2014‏

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 07/30/2014 edition: When did the arguments against same-sex marriage become so silly? Arrest made in murder, burning of Fla. transgender woman Ark. officials asks federal court to keep same-sex marriage ban in place Pat Robertson: Gays want America to be a ‘perverse’ place ripe for ‘destruction’ HRC hires state leaders to promote LGBT equality in Mississippi, Alabama California sees its first openly gay governor, if only for a few hours Ky. poll finds opposition to same-sex marriage lowest in 10 years Group backing marriage equality releases television ad in Ohio Attorneys representing Hollywood sex-abuse accuser want out When did the arguments against same-sex marriage become so silly? Jul 30, 2014 03:30 pm The inanity continues full-throttle, because gay marriage opponents have backed themselves into the corner they’ve always dreaded. The result is the current tailspin of idiocy, a shifting argument with rootless standards roaming from rationale to rationale in a desperate attempt to find shelter from the storm of progress swirling around it... Read in browser »   Arrest made in murder, burning of Fla. transgender woman Jul 30, 2014 02:30 pm FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Police in Fort Myers have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a transgender woman whose body was found dumped behind a garbage bin last month. Terry Lynn Brady, 45, has been charged with killing 31-year-old Yaz’min Shancez, Read in browser »   Ark. officials asks federal court to keep same-sex marriage ban in place Jul 30, 2014 02:00 pm LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas officials are asking a federal judge to reject an effort to strike down the state's same-sex marriage ban, arguing the prohibition is constitutional and serves a legitimate state interest. Read in browser »   Pat Robertson: Gays want America to be a ‘perverse’ place ripe for ‘destruction’ Jul 30, 2014 12:00 pm Pat Robertson said Tuesday that the gay community is preparing to drive Christians out of business and turn America into a “perverse” place that is ripe for “destruction.” Responding to a 700 Club report about a Colorado baker who refused service to a gay couple, Robertson warned that “what our civil rights commissions and others are saying is, ‘We want to endanger... Read in browser »   HRC hires state leaders to promote LGBT equality in Mississippi, Alabama Jul 30, 2014 11:00 am WASHINGTON -- The Human Rights Campaign has announced the hiring of two more state leaders as part of its Project One America campaign to promote LGBT equality in three deeply conservative southern states. Rob Hill, a former clergyman, will lead the HRC's efforts in Mississippi, and Ashley Jackson, co-founder of the Mississippi Safe Schools ... Read in browser »   California sees its first openly gay governor, if only for a few hours Jul 30, 2014 10:30 am California will see its first-ever openly gay governor on Wednesday as out Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins fills in, briefly, while other state officials are traveling outside of California. The state this week is cycling through four Democratic governors as official after official leaves for scheduled travel. Gov. Jerry Brown is on a trade mission in Mexico... Read in browser »   Ky. poll finds opposition to same-sex marriage lowest in 10 years Jul 30, 2014 09:30 am Opposition to same-sex marriage in Kentucky has hit its lowest level since 2004 when voters approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman. Results from the latest Bluegrass Poll, released Tuesday, find that 50 percent of registered voters in Kentucky oppose same-sex marriage, while 37 percent favor it and ... Read in browser »   Group backing marriage equality releases television ad in Ohio Jul 30, 2014 07:00 am COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A group supporting same-sex marriage in Ohio is airing its first television ad as a federal appeals court prepares to hear oral arguments on the issue. The ad from the Why Marriage Matters Ohio campaign features a gay couple from the state who married last October in New York after 50 years together. The two men discuss their long-term relationship ... Read in browser »   Attorneys representing Hollywood sex-abuse accuser want out Jul 30, 2014 06:00 am HONOLULU -- Lawyers for a former child model who is accusing "X-Men" director Bryan Singer of sex abuse said Tuesday they want to get off the case because their relationship with the accuser has deteriorated. Attorneys Jeff Herman and Mark Gallagher filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Honolulu asking to withdraw as counsel for Michael Egan III. Read in browser »   Recent Articles: 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 Bron : LGBTQ NATION