World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 06/28/2014‏

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 06/28/2014 edition: Born Perfect: A journey to find a way to change, but instead finding the truth - "I think we actually coined the term 'ex-gay.' We took it as a statement of faith. If we said it, it would happen. If we believed it, we would get a miracle. But we didn’t. No one did. Body of transgender woman found shot to death, left on a Cincinnati street Quinto, US Ambassador promote LGBT rights, commemorate Stonewall Record attendance at Pink Dot rally in Singapore amid religious opposition

Born Perfect: A journey to find a way to change, but instead finding the truth - "I think we actually coined the term 'ex-gay.' We took it as a statement of faith. If we said it, it would happen. If we believed it, we would get a miracle. But we didn’t. No one did. Jun 28, 2014 12:00 pm I first became aware that I was gay at a time when it was considered a sin, a sickness, and a crime. During elementary and junior high, I was regularly bullied and beaten by boys who sensed somehow that I was different, who called me “homo” and “sissy.” Before I even reached my teens, I had decided that someday – somehow – I would find a way to change... Read in browser »   Body of transgender woman found shot to death, left on a Cincinnati street Jun 28, 2014 09:30 am CINCINNATI, Ohio -- A transgender woman was found dead Thursday morning in the middle of a Cincinnati street. Tiffany Edwards, 28, had been shot to death, according to news reports, which said her body was discovered about 8 a.m. Thursday by a city sanitation driver. Read in browser »   Quinto, US Ambassador promote LGBT rights, commemorate Stonewall Jun 28, 2014 08:30 am NEW YORK -- U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power and "Star Trek" star Zachary Quinto joined forces Thursday to promote gay rights while commemorating the 45th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Inn riots in New York City. "Without the relentless pressure exerted by this movement over 45 years since then, we would surely be in a different place... Read in browser »   Record attendance at Pink Dot rally in Singapore amid religious opposition Jun 28, 2014 08:00 am SINGAPORE -- Thousands of gay rights activists gathered in downtown Singapore on Saturday for an annual rally that came under unprecedented criticism from religious conservatives, with one influential Christian pastor calling on the government to ban the event. Previous Pink Dot rallies have been held without much opposition. But as they grew... Read in browser »   Recent Articles: S.C. town reinstates lesbian police chief after voters take away mayor’s power ACLU files second lawsuit challenging Missouri same-sex marriage ban Federal appeals court grants stay, puts Ind. same-sex marriages on hold Ill. marriage equality advocates criticize GOP candidate’s opposition Corporate sponsorships of LGBT pride parades on the rise Bron ; LGBTQ NATION