World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 07/02/2014‏

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 07/02/2014 edition: Suspect in murder of Ohio transgender woman turns himself in Burger King diners try to figure out what’s different inside the Proud Whopper Sides square off in court over Florida’s same-sex marriage ban Boulder won’t back down on issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Recount confirms Pocatello voters approved non-discrimination ordinance Anti-gay Archbishop under investigation for sexual misconduct with other men N.H. Supreme Court sides with birth mother’s ex-partner in custody case Scientist pleads not guilty to faking HIV vaccine study Pa. county extends same-sex marriage benefits deadline N.D. state officials want challenge to same-sex marriage ban dismissed Miami court to hear challenge to Fla. same-sex marriage ban N.C. excludes LGBT protections in governor’s employment executive order Suspect in murder of Ohio transgender woman turns himself in Jul 02, 2014 08:00 pm CINCINNATI – A man suspected of the murder of a transgender woman turned himself in to Cincinnati police on Wednesday. Quamar Edwards was arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of 28-year-old Tiffany Edwards, 28, whose body was discovered by a sanitation worker on a Cincinnati street last week. Read in browser »   Burger King diners try to figure out what’s different inside the Proud Whopper Jul 02, 2014 07:00 pm Just for the San Francisco Gay Pride 2014, Burger King introduced a new burger: the Proud Whopper. What made this burger different? People were surprised, delighted and even a little shocked to find out. Watch the Proud Whopper unwrap for the big reveal. Customers were not told what is in the burger, which comes wrapped in rainbow paper... Read in browser »   Sides square off in court over Florida’s same-sex marriage ban Jul 02, 2014 04:00 pm MIAMI -- Attorneys for six same-sex couples, the state of Florida and proponents of so-called traditional marriage squared off Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to overturn a ban on same-sex marriage enshrined in the state constitution by voters in 2008. Like similar cases filed across the country, the Florida gay couples' lawsuit contends that the ban is discriminatory ... Read in browser »   Boulder won’t back down on issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Jul 02, 2014 02:00 pm DENVER -- Boulder County's clerk will continue issuing marriage licenses to gay couples despite warnings from Colorado Attorney General John Suthers to stop, telling him in a letter Wednesday that failing to give the couples licenses would violate their constitutional rights. The letter is the latest volley in a legal back-and-forth between County Clerk Hillary Hall... Read in browser »   Recount confirms Pocatello voters approved non-discrimination ordinance Jul 02, 2014 10:00 am POCATELLO, Idaho — A recount has confirmed a May vote by Pocatello residents retaining an ordinance banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The recount on Friday was done at the request of a group opposed to the city ordinance approved by the Pocatello City Council in June 2013 and backed by voters on May 20. Read in browser »   Anti-gay Archbishop under investigation for sexual misconduct with other men Jul 02, 2014 09:30 am John Nienstedt, the Catholic archbishop who championed the failed effort to ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota, is facing a church investigation over allegations of inappropriate sexual relationships with other men, including priests and seminary students. “I believe that the investigators have received about ten sworn statements alleging sexual impropriety ... Read in browser »   N.H. Supreme Court sides with birth mother’s ex-partner in custody case Jul 02, 2014 08:30 am CONCORD, N.H. -- The New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the ex-partner of a 12-year-old's girl's mother has made her case to be considered a parent under the law. The unanimous ruling makes New Hampshire the fourth state in the country to extend parental protections to same-sex parents, including a parent with no biological tie to the child. Read in browser »   Scientist pleads not guilty to faking HIV vaccine study Jul 02, 2014 08:00 am DES MOINES, Iowa -- A former Iowa State University scientist pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges alleging that he falsified research for an AIDS vaccine to secure millions of dollars in federal funding. Dong-Pyou Han, 57, entered his not guilty pleas to four counts of making false statements during his initial court appearance in Des Moines federal court. Read in browser »   Pa. county extends same-sex marriage benefits deadline Jul 02, 2014 07:30 am PITTSBURGH -- One western Pennsylvania county is pushing back a deadline for its employees to marry their same-sex partners in order for those partners to keep health care and other benefits. Read in browser »   N.D. state officials want challenge to same-sex marriage ban dismissed Jul 02, 2014 07:00 am BISMARCK, N.D. -- State officials are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging North Dakota's constitutional prohibition on same-sex marriage, despite a wave of court decisions in other states striking down such bans. Read in browser »   Miami court to hear challenge to Fla. same-sex marriage ban Jul 02, 2014 06:00 am MIAMI -- Attorneys for six same-sex couples, the Equality Florida Institute and the state of Florida are squaring off at a hearing on a lawsuit challenging Florida's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel is scheduled Wednesday afternoon to hear arguments in the high-profile case. Read in browser »   N.C. excludes LGBT protections in governor’s employment executive order Jul 01, 2014 10:00 pm RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory passed over protections for LGBT workers in signing a new executive order today barring employment discrimination for state workers. Statewide LGBT advocates are condemning the exclusion and are insisting the governor revisit the new order. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the governor continues... Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Joan Rivers officiates gay couple’s wedding at NY book signing Clipped Wings: The personal side of the Boy Scouts’ discrimination Wyoming same-sex couples seek ruling allowing marriage equality Burger King sells ‘Proud Whopper’ in San Francisco Hobby Lobby decision is a threat to LGBTQ civil rights gains Bron : LGBTQ NATION