World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 07/15/2014‏

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In the 07/15/2014 edition: Former St. Louis cop gets one year probation for harassing LGBT couple Atlantic Beach, Fla., advances LGBT-inclusive human rights ordinance Croatia approves civil partnerships for same-sex couples N.C. pastors call on governor to defend state’s same-sex marriage ban Federal judge considers separate Colorado same-sex marriage challenge Gay GOP candidate for U.S. House faces criticism from opposing camps Major League Baseball appoints Billy Bean ‘ambassador’ for inclusion Large-scale government health survey reports on gay, bisexual Americans Kluwe threatens to sue Vikings over allegations of anti-gay conduct Retired Methodist pastor commits suicide to protest racism, homophobia Former St. Louis cop gets one year probation for harassing LGBT couple Jul 15, 2014 05:00 pm SAINT LOUIS — A one-time St. Louis police officer will spend a year on supervised probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge for harassing and intimidating an LGBT couple. Jeffrey Michael Leveque, 45, was charged with felony harassment in January after police said he and another man parked outside the home of Meg Hensley, 27, and her transgender ... Read in browser »   Atlantic Beach, Fla., advances LGBT-inclusive human rights ordinance Jul 15, 2014 04:30 pm ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — An city ordinance prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and expression cleared its first hurdle Monday in the northeast Florida city of Atlantic Beach. In a 3-2 vote, commissioners voted for the ordinance which protects LGBT residents and tourists against discrimination in the areas of... Read in browser »   Croatia approves civil partnerships for same-sex couples Jul 15, 2014 04:00 pm ZAGREB, Croatia -- The Eastern European country of Croatia on Tuesday approved a law granting civil partnerships for same-sex couples. The Life Partnership Act, approved by the Croatian parliament by a vote of 89-16, grants same-sex couples many of the same rights as marriage, with the exception of adoption. Read in browser »   N.C. pastors call on governor to defend state’s same-sex marriage ban Jul 15, 2014 03:30 pm RALEIGH, N.C. -- Pastors from across North Carolina gathered Tuesday to call on Gov. Pat McCrory to defend the state's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in the face of lawsuits from same-sex couples in the state and around the country. When McCrory, a Republican, ran for governor in 2012, he supported the state amendment that defined marriage ... Read in browser »   Federal judge considers separate Colorado same-sex marriage challenge Jul 15, 2014 03:00 pm DENVER -- A federal judge says he will decide by July 25 whether to order Colorado to immediately allow same-sex couples to marry. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore is presiding over a lawsuit against the state's samesex marriage ban. There is no dispute that he will find that the ban is unconstitutional. The only disagreement is whether he should... Read in browser »   Gay GOP candidate for U.S. House faces criticism from opposing camps Jul 15, 2014 01:00 pm W ASHINGTON -- Carl DeMaio is one of three openly gay Republicans running for Congress this year, but he's the only one who has managed to make political adversaries of both social conservative and gay rights organizations. He's too open about his sexual orientation for some social conservatives, but too far to the right and too quiet on social issues ... Read in browser »   Major League Baseball appoints Billy Bean ‘ambassador’ for inclusion Jul 15, 2014 12:30 pm MINNEAPOLIS -- Major League Baseball has appointed former outfielder Billy Bean, who came out as gay after his playing career, to serve as a consultant in guiding the sport toward greater inclusion and equality. Commissioner Bud Selig made the announcement Tuesday before the All-Star game. Joining Bean and Selig at a news conference was ... Read in browser »   Large-scale government health survey reports on gay, bisexual Americans Jul 15, 2014 10:00 am Less than 3 percent of U.S. adults identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual, according to the first large-scale government survey measuring Americans’ sexual orientation. The National Health Interview Survey, released Tuesday by U.S. Centers for Disease Control, found that 1.6 percent of adults self-identify as gay or lesbian, and 0.7 percent consider themselves... Read in browser »   Kluwe threatens to sue Vikings over allegations of anti-gay conduct Jul 15, 2014 08:30 am 4MINNEAPOLIS -- Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe intends to sue the team over allegations of anti-gay conduct by a coach, his lawyer said Tuesday. Attorney Clayton Halunen said they'll seek a copy of the Vikings' internal investigation and make it public if they can. They accused the Vikings of reneging on a pledge to release the report... Read in browser »   Retired Methodist pastor commits suicide to protest racism, homophobia Jul 15, 2014 08:00 am A retired United Methodist pastor who spent much of his life fighting against racial injustice, homophobia and the death penalty, has committed suicide in what was intended as a final protest and an act to inspire change. Rev. Charles Moore, 79, doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire in the parking lot of a strip mall in his hometown of Grand Saline, Texas... 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