WORLD : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 06/18/2014‏

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 06/18/2014 edition: Activists use World Cup spotlight to call attention to anti-LGBT violence Luxembourg legislature votes to legalize same-sex marriage, adoption Judge rejects county clerk’s bid to appeal Pa. same-sex marriage ruling Jon Stewart lampoons Texas GOP’s endorsement of ‘gay cure’ therapy Nashville approves domestic partner benefits for city, county workers Stephen Colbert puts the spotlight on same-sex marriage Defrocked Methodist pastor who officiated gay son’s wedding appeals punishment Activists use World Cup spotlight to call attention to anti-LGBT violence Jun 18, 2014 12:00 pm RIO DE JANEIRO — Gay rights activists in Brazil are using the spotlight of the World Cup to draw attention to the harsh penalties gay people face in many of the countries represented at soccer's premier event. A protest led by the gay rights organization Grupo Dignidade attracted about 400 people, many brandishing signs reading "Show homophobia the red card..." Read in browser »   Luxembourg legislature votes to legalize same-sex marriage, adoption Jun 18, 2014 11:00 am Luxembourg's legislature voted Wednesday to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption, making the tiny country the eleventh in Europe to allow marriage equality for same-sex couples. The measure passed in the Chamber of Deputies by a vote of 56-4 after a petition by opponents failed to gain the required 4,500 signatures. Read in browser »   Judge rejects county clerk’s bid to appeal Pa. same-sex marriage ruling Jun 18, 2014 10:00 am HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A federal judge who overturned Pennsylvania's law banning same-sex marriage is rejecting a bid by a county official from eastern Pennsylvania to appeal it. U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III issued his decision Wednesday on the request by Schuylkill County Orphans Court Clerk Theresa Santai-Gaffney. Read in browser »   Jon Stewart lampoons Texas GOP’s endorsement of ‘gay cure’ therapy Jun 18, 2014 09:00 am Jon Stewart lampooned Texas Republicans on Tuesday, mocking the party over its adoption of a platform that endorses the controversial practice of gay-to-straight" reparative therapy, and Gov. Rick Perry's recent remarks comparing homosexuality to alcoholism. Read in browser »   Nashville approves domestic partner benefits for city, county workers Jun 18, 2014 09:00 am NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Nashville Metropolitan Council on Tuesday voted to offer health insurance and pension benefits to the same-sex domestic partners of city/county "Metro" workers. The policy change applies to workers employed by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, a city-county consolidated government. Read in browser »   Stephen Colbert puts the spotlight on same-sex marriage Jun 18, 2014 08:30 am Stephen Colbert put the spotlight on same-sex marriage on Tuesday night, taking a few shots at Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and speaks with famed legal team Ted Olson and David Boies who led the Supreme court challenge against California's Proposition 8, and the legal challenge to Virginia's same-sex marriage ban. Read in browser »   Defrocked Methodist pastor who officiated gay son’s wedding appeals punishment Jun 18, 2014 08:00 am Frank Schaefer lost his job but not his voice. Defrocked by the United Methodist Church six months ago for officiating his son's same-sex wedding, Schaefer has gained a following among reformers who want the nation's second-largest Protestant denomination to loosen its policies on homosexuality. Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Obama promotes gay rights advances at LGBT fundraiser in New York San Francisco Archbishop spurns appeals to skip anti-gay marriage rally Catholic church bars gay man from mass following commitment ceremony First lesbian leader of California Assembly opens up on LGBT rights Judge denies Texas dads parental rights to biological twin sons Bron : LGBTQ NATION