World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 06/24/2014‏

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 06/24/2014 edition: Transgender woman advances in Oklahoma House race Biden: Protecting LGBT rights must trump national cultures, social traditions Puerto Rico Senate confirms first openly gay justice to Supreme Court N.C. lawmaker: Pedophilia is a sexual orientation like homosexuality Fla. AG seeks to defend same-sex marriage ban in two additional lawsuits Federal prosecutors charge scientist in major HIV vaccine fraud case Court orders U.S. to pay NOM $50K for ‘leaked’ tax information For Eddie: I am keeping my promise Rice: LGBT rights among the most challenging global human rights issues Ninth Circuit denies ‘en banc’ review of ‘heightened scrutiny’ ruling for gays - Decision puts into effect a January ruling that laws which discriminate against gays -- including same-sex marriage bans – must satisfy a tougher constitutional test Methodist pastor defrocked for presiding over gay son’s wedding is reinstated Rick Santorum: Business owners who refuse to serve gays sent to ‘re-education camps’ Gary Oldman defends Gibson and Baldwin’s remarks on Jews and gays Republican senator: Time for the GOP to quit fighting same-sex marriage In historic first, New York-area Boy Scouts to lead iconic NYC Pride March - Three generations of Scouts to unite at nation's oldest and largest LGBT pride event Campaign aims to end gay-to-straight conversion therapy within five years U.S. Conference of Mayors urges courts to allow same-sex marriage Ellen DeGeneres, Chandler Massey are Daytime Emmy Awards winners Transgender woman advances in Oklahoma House race Jun 24, 2014 08:30 pm OKLAHOMA CITY -- A transgender candidate who is a former Oklahoma City police officer has advanced to a runoff for a state House seat. Democrat Paula Sophia will face businessman and former pastor Jason Dunnington in the Aug. 26 runoff. The winner will take a seat at the Legislature as there is no Republican in the race. Read in browser »   Biden: Protecting LGBT rights must trump national cultures, social traditions Jun 24, 2014 08:00 pm WASHINGTON -- Seeking to mobilize a global front against anti-gay violence and discrimination, Vice President Joe Biden declared Tuesday that protecting gay rights is a defining mark of a civilized nation and must trump national cultures and social traditions. Biden told a gathering of U.S. and international gay rights advocates that ... Read in browser »   Puerto Rico Senate confirms first openly gay justice to Supreme Court Jun 24, 2014 06:00 pm SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico's Senate on Monday confirmed Maite Oronoz Rodriguez as an Associate Justice on the U.S. island territory's Supreme Court, making her the first openly gay person to serve on the Court. Oronoz Rodriguez, who served as legal director for the capital city of San Juan, was nominated earlier this month ... Read in browser »   N.C. lawmaker: Pedophilia is a sexual orientation like homosexuality Jun 24, 2014 04:30 pm RALEIGH, N.C. -- As North Carolina lawmakers debated a proposal to prevent charter schools from discriminating against applicants based on sexual orientation, one representative suggested Tuesday that adult sexual attraction to children is a sexual orientation like homosexuality. Read in browser »   Fla. AG seeks to defend same-sex marriage ban in two additional lawsuits Jun 24, 2014 04:30 pm TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, whose strong defense of the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in federal court has already prompted sharp criticism, is moving to defend the ban in two other lawsuits pending in state courts. Bondi's office on Tuesday filed motions to intervene in lawsuits that had been filed ... Read in browser »   Federal prosecutors charge scientist in major HIV vaccine fraud case Jun 24, 2014 04:00 pm IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Responding to a major case of research misconduct, federal prosecutors have taken the rare step of filing charges against a scientist after he admitted falsifying data that led to millions in grants and hopes of a breakthrough in AIDS vaccine research. Investigators say former Iowa State University laboratory manager Dong-Pyou Han ... Read in browser »   Court orders U.S. to pay NOM $50K for ‘leaked’ tax information Jun 24, 2014 03:30 pm WASHINGTON -- A federal court has ordered the U.S. government to pay $50,000 to the National Organization for Marriage after the group claimed that confidential donor information from its tax returns was "leaked" to an activist and later published by the Human Rights Campaign and the Huffington Post. Read in browser »   For Eddie: I am keeping my promise Jun 24, 2014 01:00 pm Twenty-two years ago, I made a promise that has shaped my life and my work ever since. My beloved partner Eddie, a talented musician, was dying of AIDS. At the time, we felt powerless, isolated and angry—there was no effective medical treatment, no hope for recovery and too much hate rooted in fear of a mysterious disease and its association with gay men... Read in browser »   Rice: LGBT rights among the most challenging global human rights issues Jun 24, 2014 12:30 pm WASHINGTON -- With anti-gay laws taking root in nearly 80 countries, White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice on Tuesday cast the protection of gays from global discrimination, abuse and even death as one of the most challenging international human rights issue facing the United States. Rice told a White House forum of gay rights advocates... Read in browser »   Ninth Circuit denies ‘en banc’ review of ‘heightened scrutiny’ ruling for gays - Decision puts into effect a January ruling that laws which discriminate against gays -- including same-sex marriage bans – must satisfy a tougher constitutional test Jun 24, 2014 11:30 am SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld an earlier decision by a three-judge panel which stated that gays and lesbians could not be excluded from jury duty on the basis of their sexual orientation, a ruling that for the first time applied "heightened scrutiny" to a case involving LGBT issues. Read in browser »   Methodist pastor defrocked for presiding over gay son’s wedding is reinstated Jun 24, 2014 10:30 am PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania pastor who broke church law by presiding over his son's same-sex wedding ceremony and then became an outspoken activist for gay rights can return to the pulpit after a United Methodist Church appeals panel on Tuesday overturned a decision to defrock him. The nine-person panel ordered the church to restore... Read in browser »   Rick Santorum: Business owners who refuse to serve gays sent to ‘re-education camps’ Jun 24, 2014 09:00 am Even though Rick Santorum came under fire during his presidential campaign for appearing on Bryan Fischer’s radio program, the former senator stopped by Fischer’s show again today to promote his film studio’s new movie, “One Generation Away: The Erosion of Religious Liberty.” The movie, which was made in conjunction with ... Read in browser »   Gary Oldman defends Gibson and Baldwin’s remarks on Jews and gays Jun 24, 2014 09:00 am NEW YORK -- Gary Oldman is defending fellow actors Mel Gibson and Alec Baldwin from critics of their comments on Jews and homosexuals, saying people need to take a joke. In an expletive-laced interview with Playboy, Oldman decried the "political correctness" that ensnared the two actors. Gibson was filmed in an anti-Semitic ... Read in browser »   Republican senator: Time for the GOP to quit fighting same-sex marriage Jun 24, 2014 08:30 am A Republican U.S. Senator from Wisconsin said Monday it was time for the GOP to beyond social issues such as same-sex marriage and focus on economic policy ahead of the 2014 and 2016 elections, arguing that the party should allow voters and states to enact marriage equality. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said in an appearance on... Read in browser »   In historic first, New York-area Boy Scouts to lead iconic NYC Pride March - Three generations of Scouts to unite at nation's oldest and largest LGBT pride event Jun 24, 2014 08:00 am NEW YORK -- A group of active and former Boy Scouts will be among the groups leading the 44th Annual New York City Pride March on Sunday, June 29, the nation's oldest and largest LGBT pride event. New York-area Boy Scouts and members of the Brooklyn Chapter of Scouts for Equality, an organization of Boy Scouts alumni dedicated to ... Read in browser »   Campaign aims to end gay-to-straight conversion therapy within five years Jun 24, 2014 07:00 am SAN FRANCISCO -- An LGBT legal advocacy group hopes to bring an end to the controversial practice of "gay-to-straight" conversion therapy in U.S. within the next five years. The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) on Tuesday announced the launch of "#BornPerfect: The Campaign to End Conversion Therapy," a campaign that would ... Read in browser »   U.S. Conference of Mayors urges courts to allow same-sex marriage Jun 24, 2014 06:00 am DALLAS -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors is urging federal courts up to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow same-sex couples nationwide to marry. More than 200 mayors gathered in Dallas for a 4-day conference that ended Monday. Read in browser »   Ellen DeGeneres, Chandler Massey are Daytime Emmy Awards winners Jun 23, 2014 09:30 pm LOS ANGELES -- Ellen DeGeneres captured another Emmy for best entertainment talk show at the 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and Chandler Massey took home his third consecutive Emmy for his portrayal of a gay character on a daytime soap opera. "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" received its eighth trophy as outstanding entertainment ... 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