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Updates from LGBTQ Nation LGBTQ Nation Own a business, or provide a service? Get listed in our Business / Service Directory. In the 09/08/2014 edition: Federal appeals court hears arguments over impact of same-sex marriage Live streaming: Same-sex marriage cases argued before the Ninth Circuit Gambia passes bill imposing life in prison for some homosexual acts Judge Posner’s gay marriage opinion is a witty, deeply moral masterpiece Marriage News Watch: Massive victory in 7th Circuit, problems with ruling in La. Shreveport Times: Same-sex marriage ruling disappointing Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka get married in Italy Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy dead at 93 Two years after overturning Prop 8, gay marriage back before the Ninth Circuit Iowa couple marries after 72 years together Federal appeals court hears arguments over impact of same-sex marriage Sep 08, 2014 02:45 pm SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court in San Francisco waded again into the debate over the constitutionality of gay marriage, with attorneys for both sides arguing over whether legalizing it would harm children. The three judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals - two of whom have ruled in previous cases in favor of gay rights - reserved many of their most ...         Related Stories Two years after overturning Prop 8, gay marriage back before the Ninth Circuit Idaho, Nevada, Hawaii same-sex marriage cases go before appeals court Marriage News Watch: Massive victory in 7th Circuit, problems with ruling in La.   Read in browser »   Live streaming: Same-sex marriage cases argued before the Ninth Circuit Sep 08, 2014 12:55 pm Live coverage of today's oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit in same-sex marriage cases from Hawaii, Idaho and Nevada can be viewed here:         Related Stories Marriage News Watch: Massive victory in 7th Circuit, problems with ruling in La. Iowa couple marries after 72 years together Two years after overturning Prop 8, gay marriage back before the Ninth Circuit   Read in browser »   Gambia passes bill imposing life in prison for some homosexual acts Sep 08, 2014 12:30 pm ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast A Gambian lawmaker says the National Assembly has passed a bill imposing life imprisonment for some homosexual acts. Minority leader Samba Jallow said Monday the bill brings life sentences for "aggravated homosexuality." A draft bill seen by The Associated Press contains language identical to a controversial anti-gay bill signed i...         Related Stories Mugabe says China aid doesn’t require Zimbabwe to ‘embrace homosexuality’ Russian anti-gay extremist sentenced to five years in penal colony Linda Harvey attacks Target for ‘pushing deviance and perversion’   Read in browser »   Judge Posner’s gay marriage opinion is a witty, deeply moral masterpiece Sep 08, 2014 09:00 am Mark Joseph Stern at Slate, on U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Posner’s scathing rebuke of same-sex marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin: "In his opinion, Posner does not sound like a man aiming to have his words etched in the history books or praised by future generations. Rather, he sounds like a man who has listened to all the arguments against gay marriage...         Related Stories Marriage News Watch: Massive victory in 7th Circuit, problems with ruling in La. Marriage News Watch: 7th Circuit recap, NOM not giving up in Oregon Federal appeals court judges bristle at ‘traditional’ marriage argument   Read in browser »   Marriage News Watch: Massive victory in 7th Circuit, problems with ruling in La. Sep 08, 2014 09:00 am A massive victory for equality in Wisconsin and Indiana, with one of the most strongly-worded decisions yet. A judge in Louisiana has ruled against marriage equality, but there are some problems with his ruling. There are major oral arguments this week in multiple states, and more cases move closer to consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.         Related Stories Marriage News Watch: 7th Circuit recap, NOM not giving up in Oregon Two years after overturning Prop 8, gay marriage back before the Ninth Circuit Idaho, Nevada, Hawaii same-sex marriage cases go before appeals court   Read in browser »   Shreveport Times: Same-sex marriage ruling disappointing Sep 08, 2014 08:00 am The Shreveport Times opines last week’s ruling by a federal judge upholding Louisiana’s ban on same-sex marriage ... U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman claimed that there are no fundamental rights at stake, even though the Supreme Court of the United States has determined that marriage is a fundamental right in more than a dozen cases.         Related Stories Plaintiffs file appeal notices of Louisiana same-sex marriage ruling Marriage News Watch: Massive victory in 7th Circuit, problems with ruling in La. Louisiana decision contradicts more than 20 consecutive federal court rulings   Read in browser »   Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka get married in Italy Sep 08, 2014 07:00 am Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka married in Italy over the weekend, Harris announced on Twitter Monday. According to E! News, How I Met Your Mother producer and director Pam Fryman officiated the ceremony, which also featured a performance by Elton John.         Related Stories Longtime LGBT ally Joan Rivers dies Iowa couple marries after 72 years together Two years after overturning Prop 8, gay marriage back before the Ninth Circuit   Read in browser »   Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy dead at 93 Sep 08, 2014 01:30 am ATLANTA -- S. Truett Cathy, the billionaire founder of the privately held Chick-fil-A restaurant chain that famously closes on Sundays but also drew unwanted attention on same-sex marriage in recent years because of his family's conservative views, died early Monday, a company spokesman said. He was 93. Chick-fil-A spokesman Mark Baldwin told The Associated Press ...         Related Stories Marriage News Watch: Massive victory in 7th Circuit, problems with ruling in La. Iowa couple marries after 72 years together Two years after overturning Prop 8, gay marriage back before the Ninth Circuit   Read in browser »   Two years after overturning Prop 8, gay marriage back before the Ninth Circuit Sep 08, 2014 01:00 am SAN FRANCISCO -- For the first time since it declared California's gay marriage ban unconstitutional, the federal appeals court in San Francisco is readying to hear arguments over same-sex weddings in a political and legal climate that's vastly different than when it overturned Proposition 8 in 2012. State and federal court judges have been striking down bans in more than...         Related Stories Idaho, Nevada, Hawaii same-sex marriage cases go before appeals court Marriage News Watch: Massive victory in 7th Circuit, problems with ruling in La. Churches urge U.S. Supreme Court to act on same-sex marriage   Read in browser »   Iowa couple marries after 72 years together Sep 07, 2014 11:00 pm DAVENPORT, Iowa — More than seven decades after beginning their relationship, Vivian Boyack and Alice “Nonie” Dubes have gotten married. Boyack, 91, and Dubes, 90, sat next to each other during Saturday’s ceremony, reports the Quad City Times. “This is a celebration of something that should have happened a very long time ago,” the Rev. Linda Hunsaker told ...         Related Stories Martina Navratilova proposal broadcast on big screen at US Open Idaho, Nevada, Hawaii same-sex marriage cases go before appeals court Marriage News Watch: Massive victory in 7th Circuit, problems with ruling in La.   Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Officials say officer did not use excessive force at Pittsburgh gay pride Cerebral palsy, wheelchair won’t stop Andrew from going to a gay club NYC Gay Men’s Chorus performs at star-studded funeral for Joan Rivers Majority of Santa Fe marriage licenses in past year went to same-sex couples Winston-Salem, N.C. extends employee benefits to married, same-sex couples