World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 05/27/2014‏

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 05/27/2014 edition: Peers cheer as openly gay teen crowned ‘prom queen’ at Conn. high school NOM asks U.S. Supreme Court to halt same-sex marriages in Oregon Storme DeLarverie, lesbian activist who took part in Stonewall riots, dies at 93 Fired teachers seek audience with Pope over Catholic Church’s anti-gay stance U.S. Census Bureau to recognize married, same-sex couples as families Last Pa. county given green light on marriage licenses for same-sex couples Wis. Supreme Court declines to hear same-sex marriage case Coldwell Banker fires Fox News ‘expert’ who blamed UCSB killings on ‘homosexual impulses’ Poll finds majority of Wisconsin residents support marriage equality South Africa president appoints country’s first openly gay, black MP Judge allows gay administrator’s lawsuit against Catholic school to go forward

Peers cheer as openly gay teen crowned ‘prom queen’ at Conn. high school May 27, 2014 07:00 pm DANBURY, Conn. -- An openly gay teen was crowned Prom Queen at Danbury High School in Danbury, Conn., on Friday to the cheers of fellow students. Read in browser »   NOM asks U.S. Supreme Court to halt same-sex marriages in Oregon May 27, 2014 06:30 pm PORTLAND, Ore. -- The National Organization for Marriage says it is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a federal judge's order declaring Oregon's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. Read in browser »   Storme DeLarverie, lesbian activist who took part in Stonewall riots, dies at 93 May 27, 2014 04:30 pm NEW YORK -- Storme DeLarverie, a lesbian activist who took part in the New York Stonewall riots in 1969 that si widely credited as the start of the gay rights movement in the United States, has died. She was 93. Read in browser »   Fired teachers seek audience with Pope over Catholic Church’s anti-gay stance May 27, 2014 03:30 pm WASHINGTON -- The Human Rights Campaign on Tuesday delivered a letter to the Vatican on behalf of nine teachers who have lost their jobs at Catholics schools for either being LGBT, or supporting an LGBT family member. Read in browser »   U.S. Census Bureau to recognize married, same-sex couples as families May 27, 2014 02:00 pm WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Census Bureau will begin recognizing married, same-sex couples as families in its 2013 American Community Survey report, due out in September. Read in browser »   Last Pa. county given green light on marriage licenses for same-sex couples May 27, 2014 02:00 pm NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- A suburban Philadelphia county that had been legally prevented from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples can now do so. Read in browser »   Wis. Supreme Court declines to hear same-sex marriage case May 27, 2014 01:00 pm MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined to hear a petition brought by a same-sex couple from Milwaukee seeking to strike down the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage. Read in browser »   Coldwell Banker fires Fox News ‘expert’ who blamed UCSB killings on ‘homosexual impulses’ May 27, 2014 12:00 pm Coldwell Banker Real Estate says it is parting ways with Fox News “expert” and reality TV psychotherapist Dr. Robi Ludwig, who suggested on Saturday that Elliot Rodger, who killed six people and wounded 13 others near UC Santa Barbara last week, may have been triggered by an inability to cope with “homosexual impulses.” Read in browser »   Poll finds majority of Wisconsin residents support marriage equality May 27, 2014 10:00 am MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- While a federal judge considers a challenge to Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage, a new poll finds a majority of the state's residents support marriage equality. Read in browser »   South Africa president appoints country’s first openly gay, black MP May 27, 2014 09:30 am JOHANNESBURG — South African President Jacob Zuma has appointed the country’s first openly gay, black Member of Parliament (MP). Read in browser »   Judge allows gay administrator’s lawsuit against Catholic school to go forward May 27, 2014 09:00 am SEATTLE -- A lawsuit against a Washington state Catholic high school that fired an openly gay administrator after he married his same-sex partner can move forward, a judge has ruled. Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Fox News contributor says ‘homosexual impulses’ remark was ‘misunderstood’ For a lost soldier… Recent court victories bolster same-sex marriage to a legal tipping point Pride around the world: Scenes from the International Carnaval of Maspalomas ‘My religious identity is as important to me as my sexual identity’