World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 07/19/2014‏

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 07/19/2014 edition: Vancouver Catholic school district enacts transgender policy Thank you Ian Thorpe: How your coming out impacted this gay dad and his kids Same-sex marriage legal challenges: Where things stand, state-by-state Study: HIV diagnosis rate fell by third in U.S. over past decade Vancouver Catholic school district enacts transgender policy Jul 19, 2014 03:00 pm VANCOUVER, B.C. -- A Catholic school district has approved a policy to accommodate transgender children, believed to be the first of its kind by a Catholic school in North America. The Vancouver Archdiocese made the move following a human rights complaint by the family of an 11-year-old transgender girl. Read in browser »   Thank you Ian Thorpe: How your coming out impacted this gay dad and his kids Jul 19, 2014 03:00 pm Last weekend, Ian Thorpe, who Australian politician Penny Wong called her country’s “greatest Olympian,” came out as a gay man. In doing so, he follows in the footsteps of a number of brave public celebrities and a number of athletes from around the globe. There was an aspect to Thorpe’s disclosure which was dramatically more poignant than his predecessors, however... Read in browser »   Same-sex marriage legal challenges: Where things stand, state-by-state Jul 19, 2014 10:30 am State same-sex marriage bans have been falling around the country since June 2013, when the nation's highest court ordered the federal government to recognize state-sanctioned gay marriages. The remaining state bans all face legal challenges to overturn them. Gay and lesbian couples can now marry in 19 states and the District of Columbia, with Oregon and... Read in browser »   Study: HIV diagnosis rate fell by third in U.S. over past decade Jul 19, 2014 08:30 am NEW YORK -- The rate of HIV infections diagnosed in the United States each year fell by one-third over the past decade, a government study finds. Experts celebrated it as hopeful news that the AIDS epidemic may be slowing in the U.S. "It's encouraging," said Patrick Sullivan, an Emory University AIDS researcher who was not involved in the study... Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Vikings suspend Priefer for 3 games in response to anti-gay remarks - Will donate $100K to LGBT rights groups Oklahoma plaintiffs praise same-sex marriage ruling ‘Refrocking’ of Methodist minister who officiated gay son’s wedding appealed U.S. Supreme Court delays benefits for Utah same-sex couples Colo. Supreme Court orders Denver to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses - Ruling applies only to Denver, Adams counties, not Boulder or Pueblo Bron : LGBTQ NATION