World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 05/28/2014‏

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 05/28/2014 edition: test123 Houston city council approves LGBT-inclusive equal rights ordinance Kennedy asks for briefs on NOM request to halt same-sex marriage in Oregon Va. GOP leader blocks attempt to impeach AG over gay marriage support Orrin Hatch: Same-sex marriage will soon become law of the land GOP congressman says he supports marriage equality: ‘Life is too short’ Salt Lake City Council says LGBT group deserves a spot in parade Nebraska Supreme Court hears arguments in same-sex divorce case Plaintiffs in Idaho same-sex marriage challenge seek court costs National Park Service aims to identify, promote historic LGBT sites FRC spokesman links Calif. killing spree to advancement of same-sex marriage Pittsburgh mayor to officiate mass same-sex wedding at pride event Maine Ethics Commission fines NOM, orders it to reveal campaign donors test123 May 28, 2014 07:03 pm Read in browser »   Houston city council approves LGBT-inclusive equal rights ordinance May 28, 2014 06:00 pm Houston city leaders on Wednesday approved expanded anti-bias protections for gay and transgender residents in a measure that critics argued would impede their religious liberties. Read in browser »   Kennedy asks for briefs on NOM request to halt same-sex marriage in Oregon May 28, 2014 05:00 pm WASHINGTON -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is asking for more information before ruling on a request by the National Organization for Marriage to halt same-sex marriages in Oregon. Read in browser »   Va. GOP leader blocks attempt to impeach AG over gay marriage support May 28, 2014 04:30 pm RICHMOND, Va. -- Republican leaders in the Virginia state legislate have blocked an effort begin an impeachment inquiry process against Attorney General Mark Herring over his support for marriage equality. Read in browser »   Orrin Hatch: Same-sex marriage will soon become law of the land May 28, 2014 04:00 pm SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch says it's obvious that gay marriage will become legal across the country sooner or later. Read in browser »   GOP congressman says he supports marriage equality: ‘Life is too short’ May 28, 2014 03:00 pm A Republican congressman from Pennsylvania says he now supports marriage equality for same-sex couples. Read in browser »   Salt Lake City Council says LGBT group deserves a spot in parade May 28, 2014 02:15 pm SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Council is decrying the rejection of a Mormon LGBT group's proposed float in Utah's most popular parade, but it won't pull out of the event. Read in browser »   Nebraska Supreme Court hears arguments in same-sex divorce case May 28, 2014 02:00 pm LINCOLN, Neb. -- The case of a woman who wants to divorce her same-sex partner after legally marrying in Iowa is now in the hands of the Nebraska Supreme Court. Read in browser »   Plaintiffs in Idaho same-sex marriage challenge seek court costs May 28, 2014 01:30 pm BOISE, Idaho -- Four couples who successfully sued Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter over the state's gay marriage ban are now asking to be reimbursed for nearly half a million dollars of attorney fees and other court costs. Read in browser »   National Park Service aims to identify, promote historic LGBT sites May 28, 2014 01:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO -- The National Park Service is launching an initiative to make places and people of significance to the history of lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual Americans part of the national narrative. Read in browser »   FRC spokesman links Calif. killing spree to advancement of same-sex marriage May 28, 2014 11:15 am Family Research Council senior fellow Ken Blackwell on Tuesday linked the Isla Vista mass killings to marriage equality laws, which he claimed are destroying the culture. Read in browser »   Pittsburgh mayor to officiate mass same-sex wedding at pride event May 28, 2014 07:30 am PITTSBURGH -- The mayor of Pittsburgh has announced plans to officiate marriages for same-sex couples next month following last week's federal court decision striking down the commonwealth's gay marriage ban. Read in browser »   Maine Ethics Commission fines NOM, orders it to reveal campaign donors May 28, 2014 07:00 am AUGUSTA, Maine -- Maine's ethics panel on Wednesday fined the National Organization for Marriage more than $50,000 and ordered it to file a campaign finance report that would reveal the donors behind the 2009 repeal of the state's same-sex marriage law after finding that it violating Maine's campaign finance laws. Read in browser »   Recent Articles: 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