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In the 08/28/2014 edition: Colombia allows lesbian partner to adopt child born via artificial insemination Plaintiffs in Utah same-sex marriage case ask for Supreme Court review Report: Marriage equality would add $78 million, new jobs to Georgia economy Brad and Angelina getting married is a slap in the face to gay Americans Mo. fire department blocked from granting same-sex spousal benefits Orange County, Fla., Catholic GOP mayor supports marriage equality Fla. court rejects Bondi’s request to delay same-sex marriage appeals Judge allows ‘X-Men’ director’s accuser to drop sex abuse lawsuit Calif. man sues Little Caesars for denying health coverage to same-sex spouses No longer waiting for marriage equality: Jolie and Pitt marry in France Huckabee defends group linked to anti-gay human rights violations Michael Sam gets last chance at Rams’ preseason impression Queer Life in Kampala, Uganda Emails reveal school canceled musical for ‘homosexual themes,’ then lied about it Calif. Assembly approves ban on ‘gay panic’ defense, bill heads to governor Colombia allows lesbian partner to adopt child born via artificial insemination Aug 28, 2014 07:30 pm BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia has taken a major step recognizing the rights of same-sex couples after the country's constitutional court allowed a lesbian couple to adopt a child born to one of its mothers. Ana Leiderman gave birth to two children via artificial insemination. Her longtime partner Veronica Botero however doesn't have any custodial or legal rights ...         Related Stories Sailor is first member of Chile’s armed forces to come out as gay Ecuador to formally recognize couples in same-sex civil unions Calif. legislature OKs bill allowing birth certificates to reflect same-sex parents   Read in browser »   Plaintiffs in Utah same-sex marriage case ask for Supreme Court review Aug 28, 2014 04:00 pm SALT LAKE CITY -- Attorneys for three Utah gay and lesbian couples formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to take Utah's appeal of a favorable same-sex marriage ruling, following through on what they said they would do earlier this month. The plaintiffs say they are taking this somewhat unusual step of asking for a review even though they won at ...         Related Stories Fla. court rejects Bondi’s request to delay same-sex marriage appeals Report: Marriage equality would add $78 million, new jobs to Georgia economy Okla. couple asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage case   Read in browser »   Report: Marriage equality would add $78 million, new jobs to Georgia economy Aug 28, 2014 03:00 pm Extending marriage to same-sex couples in Georgia would generate an estimated $78.8 million in spending to the state’s economy and could generate more than 900 new jobs over three years, according to a new study. Researchers at the Williams Institute, an independent think tank at UCLA’s School of Law, estimates that — based on 2010 U.S. Census data -- 21,318 same-sex ...         Related Stories Fla. court rejects Bondi’s request to delay same-sex marriage appeals Plaintiffs in Utah same-sex marriage case ask for Supreme Court review Report: Marriage equality would add $182 million, new jobs to Fla. economy   Read in browser »   Brad and Angelina getting married is a slap in the face to gay Americans Aug 28, 2014 02:00 pm Brian Moylan at TIME: "I’m sorry, Brangelina, but real fighters for civil rights don’t buckle under pressure when it gets hard. The couple says that their legal union means a lot to the children and that’s why they did it. What about teaching their children about standing up for what you believe in, even when it’s tough and unpopular? ..."         Related Stories No longer waiting for marriage equality: Jolie and Pitt marry in France HBO’s ‘The Normal Heart’ wins Emmy Award for best TV movie Early Emmy wins for Ty Burrell, Allison Janney   Read in browser »   Mo. fire department blocked from granting same-sex spousal benefits Aug 28, 2014 02:00 pm OZARK, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri fire department that was considering extending benefits to an employee who is in a same-sex marriage has been told that the state constitution won't allow it. Last week, the Ozark Fire Department's board appeared ready to change its policy so that it could offer the benefits to Capt. Andi Mooneyham, whose out-of-state ...         Related Stories Orange County, Fla., Catholic GOP mayor supports marriage equality Fla. court rejects Bondi’s request to delay same-sex marriage appeals Court: NOM lacks standing to appeal Oregon same-sex marriage ruling   Read in browser »   Orange County, Fla., Catholic GOP mayor supports marriage equality Aug 28, 2014 01:30 pm ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orange County, Fla., mayor Teresa Jacobs has voiced her support for marriage equality. "I support it," said Jacobs, who is both a Republican and Catholic. "People should be able to share their lives with the person they love. Government should treat these couples the same. Once you establish that, it takes you to marriage equality."         Related Stories Fla. court rejects Bondi’s request to delay same-sex marriage appeals Mo. fire department blocked from granting same-sex spousal benefits Fla. Supreme Court asked to rule on same-sex marriage   Read in browser »   Fla. court rejects Bondi’s request to delay same-sex marriage appeals Aug 28, 2014 01:00 pm MIAMI -- A Miami-based appeals court has rejected Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's request that two same-sex marriage cases be delayed until the U.S. Supreme Court decides the issue nationally. The 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that the cases from Miami-Dade and Monroe counties will move forward.         Related Stories Fla. Democratic AG nominee promises distinction from Bondi on gay marriage Orange County, Fla., Catholic GOP mayor supports marriage equality Fla. Supreme Court asked to rule on same-sex marriage   Read in browser »   Judge allows ‘X-Men’ director’s accuser to drop sex abuse lawsuit Aug 28, 2014 12:00 pm HONOLULU -- A former child model can drop his lawsuit accusing "X-Men" director Bryan Singer of sex abuse in Hawaii and has the option of refiling it later, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Michael Egan III said in a previous court filing that he wanted to dismiss the lawsuit, not because it lacks merit but because he can't find a new lawyer to represent him.         Related Stories Accuser of ‘X-Men’ director Bryan Singer seeks case dismissal Huckabee defends group linked to anti-gay human rights violations No longer waiting for marriage equality: Jolie and Pitt marry in France   Read in browser »   Calif. man sues Little Caesars for denying health coverage to same-sex spouses Aug 28, 2014 11:00 am LOS ANGELES -- A California man has filed a lawsuit alleging discrimination by Detroit-based Little Caesars Pizza for denying health insurance benefits to employees' same-sex spouses. Frank Bernard, 47, filed the action in state Superior Court in Orange County, Calif., on Wednesday against the nation's third-largest pizza chain...         Related Stories Fla. court rejects Bondi’s request to delay same-sex marriage appeals Calif. Assembly approves ban on ‘gay panic’ defense, bill heads to governor Cincinnati to cover transgender procedures under city’s health insurance   Read in browser »   No longer waiting for marriage equality: Jolie and Pitt marry in France Aug 28, 2014 07:00 am NEW YORK -- Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were married Saturday in the French hamlet of Correns, a spokesman for the couple says. Jolie and Pitt wed in a small chapel in a private ceremony attended by family and friends at Provence's Chateau Miraval. In advance of the nondenominational civil ceremony, Pitt and Jolie obtained a marriage license from a local California judge...         Related Stories Dominican Republic bans Miley Cyrus for promoting ‘lesbian sex’ Huckabee defends group linked to anti-gay human rights violations Early Emmy wins for Ty Burrell, Allison Janney   Read in browser »   Huckabee defends group linked to anti-gay human rights violations Aug 28, 2014 07:00 am Fox News host Mike Huckabee joined 79 other conservatives in signing a letter blasting “sexual radicals” for their efforts to scuttle a planned conference of the World Congress of Families (WCF), a group notorious for stoking homophobia and promoting harsh anti-gay laws internationally. On August 30, the Rockford, IL-based WCF plans to hold a “Life, Family, and Freedom Conference”...         Related Stories Pat Robertson: Possibly gay teen will be straight if he has a man in his life HRC report examines World Congress of Families’ anti-gay influence, extremism AFA’s Bryan Fischer: Homosexuality ‘causes an inner revulsion’   Read in browser »   Michael Sam gets last chance at Rams’ preseason impression Aug 28, 2014 06:00 am MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Michael Sam is about to get one last chance to show the St. Louis Rams why he belongs on their 53-man roster. For him — and everyone else on NFL roster bubbles — a preseason finale is anything but meaningless. Sam and the Rams visit the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night, the last exhibition for both clubs and the last opportunity for players...         Related Stories Gay Games athletes heartened by Cleveland welcome WNBA players Brittney Griner, Glory Johnson engaged Chris Kluwe, Minnesota Vikings reach settlement to avert lawsuit - Kluwe to take no money; Vikings agree to donate to several groups that support gay rights   Read in browser »   Queer Life in Kampala, Uganda Aug 28, 2014 06:00 am On a trip to Uganda this spring, Slate's Thomas Mainz photographed queer Ugandans to piece together a portrait of their day-to-day lives in the shadow of the Anti-Homosexuality Act. What he learned from them surprised him, even though he had been following the news coming out of Uganda for several years.          Read in browser »   Emails reveal school canceled musical for ‘homosexual themes,’ then lied about it Aug 28, 2014 05:00 am Earlier this summer, a northern Pennsylvania high school announced it was canceling a production of the musical Monty Python’s Spamalot next spring because it included a same-sex wedding. Despite the school’s attempt to spin a different rationale, emails procured by Keystone Progress through Pennsylvania’s “Right To Know” law confirm that it was, in fact, canceled for its “homosexual themes.”          Read in browser »   Calif. Assembly approves ban on ‘gay panic’ defense, bill heads to governor Aug 27, 2014 09:30 pm SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Defendants could not escape murder charges by claiming they panicked when they discovered someone was gay or transgender under a bill headed to Gov. Jerry Brown. The state Assembly approved AB2501 on a 50-10 vote Wednesday.         Related Stories Tempe voters approve protections for LGBT workers in city charter Democrats give Crist easy primary win in bid to once again be Fla. governor Fla. Supreme Court asked to rule on same-sex marriage   Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Sailor is first member of Chile’s armed forces to come out as gay Top U.S., World headlines from the Associated Press Court: NOM lacks standing to appeal Oregon same-sex marriage ruling Democrats give Crist easy primary win in bid to once again be Fla. governor Okla. couple asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage case Source : LGBTQ NATION