WORLD : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 06/21/2014‏

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In the 06/21/2014 edition: Teen charged in attack on gay man at Detroit LGBT pride event George Takei kicks off LGBT Pride parade in Columbus Mayor, diplomats join LGBT pride festival in Thessaloniki, Greece Suspect in deadly South Texas attack on two lesbian teens captured First transgender priest to preach at National Cathedral Gay U.S. Congressman, gubernatorial candidate leads Maine pride parade Without fanfare, Obama Administration advances transgender rights Methodist pastor who officiated gay son’s wedding appeals his defrocking McAuliffe becomes first Va. governor to issue LGBT Pride proclamation - 'The Commonwealth and its economy are more prosperous when the civil rights of all people are equal' Secretary of State John Kerry celebrates LGBT Pride Month - 'No matter where you are, no matter who you love, we stand with you.' Teen charged in attack on gay man at Detroit LGBT pride event Jun 21, 2014 08:00 pm DETROIT -- A 16-year-old teen has been charged with assault, two weeks after a young gay man was attacked during a gay pride celebration in Detroit. The boy, whose name has not been released because he is a minor, appeared Saturday appeared Saturday in Wayne County Juvenile Court. Read in browser »   George Takei kicks off LGBT Pride parade in Columbus Jun 21, 2014 06:00 pm COLUMBUS, Ohio — “Star Trek” actor and gay activist George Takei kicked off a gay pride parade in central Ohio. Takei, who led the parade through Columbus city streets on Saturday, told The Columbus Dispatch that he wants the United States to be a country where everyone enjoys equality. Read in browser »   Mayor, diplomats join LGBT pride festival in Thessaloniki, Greece Jun 21, 2014 05:00 pm THESSALONIKI, Greece -- Police say more than 6,000 people have marched through the streets of Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki, in its third gay pride parade. Taking part was Mayor Yiannis Boutaris and the consuls of the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland and Portugal. Read in browser »   Suspect in deadly South Texas attack on two lesbian teens captured Jun 21, 2014 04:00 pm HELOTES, Texas -- A suspect in a 2012 attack at a South Texas park that left a woman dead and her girlfriend injured has been captured near San Antonio. The San Patricio County Sheriff's Office on Saturday said 27-year-old David Malcom Strickland faces transfer to the jail in Sinton. Read in browser »   First transgender priest to preach at National Cathedral Jun 21, 2014 02:00 pm WASHINGTON -- An openly transgender Episcopal priest is set to preach at Washington National Cathedral. The Rev. Dr. Cameron Partridge, the Episcopal chaplain at Boston University, will be a guest preacher on Sunday. He'll be the first openly transgender priest to preach from Canterbury Pulpit at the cathedral. Read in browser »   Gay U.S. Congressman, gubernatorial candidate leads Maine pride parade Jun 21, 2014 01:30 pm PORTLAND, Maine -- A Democratic candidate who reluctantly came out of the closet last year found himself serving as the grand marshal of Maine's biggest gay pride parade and festival Saturday and urged activists to continue fighting to eliminate discrimination and promote equality. U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine), who would become ... Read in browser »   Without fanfare, Obama Administration advances transgender rights Jun 21, 2014 12:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO -- President Barack Obama, who established his bona fides as a gay and lesbian rights champion when he endorsed same-sex marriage, has steadily extended his administration's advocacy to the smallest and least accepted band of the LGBT rainbow: transgender Americans. With little of the fanfare or criticism that marked his evolution... Read in browser »   Methodist pastor who officiated gay son’s wedding appeals his defrocking Jun 21, 2014 10:00 am LINTHICUM, Md. — A United Methodist pastor on Friday asked a church appeals panel to overturn a decision to defrock him for refusing to promise to uphold the church’s law, which bans ministers from performing same-sex marriages. Frank Schaefer of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, had his ministerial credentials stripped last year after a trial jury found that […] Read in browser »   McAuliffe becomes first Va. governor to issue LGBT Pride proclamation - 'The Commonwealth and its economy are more prosperous when the civil rights of all people are equal' Jun 21, 2014 10:00 am RICHMOND, Va. -- In a private reception held at the Governor’s Mansion earlier this week, Gov. Terry McAuliffe proclaimed June LGBT Pride month, making him the first ever Virginia governor to do so. Equality Virginia’s Executive Director James Parrish was in attendance at the event, thanked McAuliffe for taking this step and showing his support ... Read in browser »   Secretary of State John Kerry celebrates LGBT Pride Month - 'No matter where you are, no matter who you love, we stand with you.' Jun 21, 2014 09:00 am WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the Department of State "joins the world in celebrating LGBT Pride Month" and reaffirms its commitment to the promotion and protection of the human rights of LGBT persons around the globe. Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Massachusetts to remove barriers to transgender related healthcare Texas man admits abducting, severely beating gay man he met online Obama Administration expands federal benefits for married same-sex couples Ark. legislators OK statement urging court to uphold same-sex marriage ban Perry acknowledges he ‘stepped right in it’ with anti-gay remarks Bron : LGBTQ NATION