World news : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 05/23/2014‏

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 05/23/2014 edition: Ellen skewers ‘Big Bang Theory’ star Jim Parsons on when he’s getting married Gates: Would have allowed gay Scout leaders, refuses to change policy now Franklin Graham: Don’t call me ‘homophobic’ just because you’re going to hell Shifting views on same-sex marriage give Democrats a wedge issue to wield Fired Rochester radio show hosts apologize for transphobic broadcast Wedding weekend: Same-sex couples celebrate marriage equality in Pa. Brisk sales for Harvey Milk stamp in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood Wis. AG makes stay request in same-sex marriage challenge Boy Scout membership up in Utah since ranks opened to gay youth Mayors, judges open marriage equality era in Pennsylvania Polls show growing public support for same-sex marriage Va. transgender woman granted routine name change after 5 months of ‘scrutiny’ Ellen skewers ‘Big Bang Theory’ star Jim Parsons on when he’s getting married May 23, 2014 08:30 pm This week on the "Ellen" show, host Ellen DeGeneres skewers "Big Bang Theory" star Jim Parsons on when he plans to marry his partner of 11 years, Todd Spiewak. Read in browser »   Gates: Would have allowed gay Scout leaders, refuses to change policy now May 23, 2014 07:30 pm DALLAS — Robert Gates, the new president of the Boy Scouts of America, said Friday that he would have moved last year to allow openly gay adults in the organization — a step further than the Scouts ultimately took — but said he opposes any further attempts to address the policy now. Read in browser »   Franklin Graham: Don’t call me ‘homophobic’ just because you’re going to hell May 23, 2014 03:00 pm Franklin Graham spoke at the Family Research Council's Watchmen on the Walls conference yesterday where he told the assembled pastors that they needed to be willing to have their heads chopped off for speaking the truth that gays are bound for hell. Read in browser »   Shifting views on same-sex marriage give Democrats a wedge issue to wield May 23, 2014 02:00 pm It wasn't all that long ago that Republicans used gay marriage as a tool to drive Election Day turnout. But as public opinion on the issue has turned and courts strike down same-sex marriage bans, gay rights is evolving into a wedge issue for Democrats to wield. Read in browser »   Fired Rochester radio show hosts apologize for transphobic broadcast May 23, 2014 11:30 am ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Former WBZA radio hosts Kimberly Ray and Barry Beck, who were fired from their Rochester, N.Y., morning radio show following a segment in which they mocked and ridiculed the transgender community, have issued a statement of apology. Read in browser »   Wedding weekend: Same-sex couples celebrate marriage equality in Pa. May 23, 2014 11:00 am PHILADELPHIA -- The first same-sex marriages are now in the history books at City Hall in Philadelphia. Eight couples were married Friday in the mayor's reception room, days after a federal judge lifted the state's same-sex marriage ban. Read in browser »   Brisk sales for Harvey Milk stamp in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood May 23, 2014 09:00 am SAN FRANCISCO -- The post office in San Francisco’s Castro District is selling more stamps than usual now that a neighborhood icon is the face of the nation’s newest "Forever" stamp. Read in browser »   Wis. AG makes stay request in same-sex marriage challenge May 23, 2014 08:00 am Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked a federal judge on Friday to place on hold any future order she may make that would strike down the state's ban on gay marriage, the second time this week the Republican expressed doubt in the state's chances to succeed in defending the law. Read in browser »   Boy Scout membership up in Utah since ranks opened to gay youth May 23, 2014 07:00 am SALT LAKE CITY — Membership in the Boy Scouts of America is up in Utah since its ranks were opened to gay youths a year ago. Read in browser »   Mayors, judges open marriage equality era in Pennsylvania May 23, 2014 12:30 am PHILADELPHIA -- The Memorial Day weekend will get off to a festive start as gays and lesbians begin to marry across Pennsylvania. The state could see scores of weddings following a federal judge's decision to throw the state's 1996 ban on "the ash heap of history." Read in browser »   Polls show growing public support for same-sex marriage May 23, 2014 12:00 am Over the last decade, public opinion on whether gay couples should be allowed to marry legally has reversed, with more now in favor of legal same-sex marriage than opposed to it. Read in browser »   Va. transgender woman granted routine name change after 5 months of ‘scrutiny’ May 22, 2014 09:30 pm LYNCHBURG, Va. — A Virginia transgender woman whose routine name change request was stalled by a Lynchburg, Va., judge who flagged it for “extra scrutiny,” has been granted her request and will not be subjected to a second hearing to justify the change. Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Judge sets hearing in sex abuse lawsuit against ‘X-Men’ director Bryan Singer ‘Duck Dynasty’ patriarch revives anti-gay remarks in Easter Sunday sermon Six South Dakota couples challenge state’s same-sex marriage ban New York radio station fires hosts over transphobic broadcast Boy Scouts formally confirm Robert Gates as its new president Bron : LGBTQNATION