World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 05/30/2014‏

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 05/30/2014 edition: Colo. civil rights panel: Baker must make cakes for same-sex ceremonies Medicare coverage ban on gender reassignment surgery lifted National Park Service announces effort to mark historic LGBT sites Chris Kluwe named Grand Marshall at Capital Pride Fla. attorney general: Same-sex marriage would ‘impose significant public harm’ Colo. civil rights panel: Baker must make cakes for same-sex ceremonies May 30, 2014 11:00 am DENVER -- Colorado's Civil Rights Commission on Friday ordered a baker to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples, finding his religious objections to the practice did not trump the state's anti-discrimination statutes. Read in browser »   Medicare coverage ban on gender reassignment surgery lifted May 30, 2014 10:30 am SAN FRANCISCO — Transgender people receiving Medicare may no longer be automatically denied coverage for gender reassignment surgeries, a U.S. Department of Health and Services review board ruled Friday in a groundbreaking decision that recognizes the procedures as a medically necessary and effective treatment for individuals who do not identify with their biological sex. Read in browser »   National Park Service announces effort to mark historic LGBT sites May 30, 2014 09:45 am The U.S. National Park Service will begin marking places of significance to the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced Friday at the Stonewall Inn, scene of the 1969 riots widely credited with starting the modern gay rights movement. Read in browser »   Chris Kluwe named Grand Marshall at Capital Pride May 30, 2014 09:25 am Former Minnesota Vikings Punter and LGBT ally Chris Kluwe will serve as Grand Marshall of this year's Capital Pride parade in Washington D.C. This year’s theme is “Building our bright future.” Read in browser »   Fla. attorney general: Same-sex marriage would ‘impose significant public harm’ May 30, 2014 08:30 am TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The attorney general of Florida says in court documents that recognizing same sex marriages performed in other states would disrupt existing marriage laws and "impose significant public harm." Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Americans’ Views on Origins of Homosexuality Remain Split - Most say being gay or lesbian starts at birth Janet Porter warns of Disney World’s Gay Day’s ‘public displays of perversion’ George Michael ‘resting’ after hospital stay for undisclosed ailment Neil Patrick Harris, Alan Cumming to perform at Tony Awards ACLU asks judge to order Michigan to recognize same-sex marriages