WORLD : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 07/03/2014

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 07/03/2014 edition: Uber celebrates LGBT Pride, marriage equality by marrying eight couples United Nations to begin recognizing staff members’ legal same-sex unions Joan Rivers uses transphobic slur to describe First Lady Michelle Obama Federal appeals court rejects Pa. clerk’s bid to appeal same-sex marriage ruling - County clerk says she plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court Colo. AG files suit against Boulder County over same-sex marriage licenses ACLU asks federal judge to lift stay in Wisconsin same-sex marriage ruling Parents appeal transgender policy at Kentucky high school Police investigating second alleged hate crime during San Francisco pride Suspect in ‘execution-style’ murders of two Seattle gay men may be in N.J. Colorado officials ask court to declare same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional Uber celebrates LGBT Pride, marriage equality by marrying eight couples Jul 03, 2014 08:00 pm In celebration of San Francisco's LGBT pride and to commemorate the anniversary of marriage equality returning to California, eight couples -- gay and straight -- said “I do” in a ceremony on Saturday sponsored by Uber, the transportation network company based in San Francisco. Read in browser »   United Nations to begin recognizing staff members’ legal same-sex unions Jul 03, 2014 06:00 pm The United Nations has announced it will begin recognizing staff members’ legal same-sex unions according to the the laws where the union was established. The change was detailed in a policy statement issued by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on June 26. Read in browser »   Joan Rivers uses transphobic slur to describe First Lady Michelle Obama Jul 03, 2014 03:00 pm Comedian Joan Rivers caught a reporter by surprise on Tuesday with a very matter-of-fact statement that First Lady Michelle Obama "is a tranny," which, she says, makes Barack Obama the first gay president. Rivers, who officiated a same-sex couple's impromptu wedding at book signing event earlier this week, was asked by a reporter what she thought... Read in browser »   Federal appeals court rejects Pa. clerk’s bid to appeal same-sex marriage ruling - County clerk says she plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court Jul 03, 2014 02:30 pm PHILADELPHIA -- A federal appeals court has rejected a county official's bid to appeal a ruling that overturned Pennsylvania's same-sex marriage ban. The Philadelphia-based U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday denied Schuylkill County Orphans Court Clerk Theresa Santai-Gaffney's request to intervene in the case. Read in browser »   Colo. AG files suit against Boulder County over same-sex marriage licenses Jul 03, 2014 01:45 pm DENVER -- Colorado's Republican attorney general on Thursday followed through with his threat to sue the Boulder County clerk for issuing same-sex marriage licenses. The lawsuit from Attorney General John Suthers is the latest in Colorado's gay-marriage legal fight, which has escalated since the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled last week ... Read in browser »   ACLU asks federal judge to lift stay in Wisconsin same-sex marriage ruling Jul 03, 2014 01:00 pm MADISON, Wis. -- The American Civil Liberties Union has asked a federal judge to lift a stay on same-sex marriages in Wisconsin. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb found the state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional in an ACLU lawsuit June 6, sending same-sex couples rushing to courthouses to marry. Read in browser »   Parents appeal transgender policy at Kentucky high school Jul 03, 2014 12:30 pm LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A group of parents has appealed a decision by a Louisville high school to allow transgender students to use the restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity. The Atherton High School site-based decision-making council will meet next week to discuss the appeal, which was filed by Louisville attorney ... Read in browser »   Police investigating second alleged hate crime during San Francisco pride Jul 03, 2014 12:00 pm SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police are investigating a second hate crime during the city's Gay Pride festivities. Police spokesman Albie Esparza says a member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and her husband were attacked Saturday night by a group of four people who yelled anti-gay slurs. Read in browser »   Suspect in ‘execution-style’ murders of two Seattle gay men may be in N.J. Jul 03, 2014 07:30 am SEATTLE — Prosecutors in King County, Wash., have filed aggravated murder charges against a transient accused of the June 1 execution-style shooting deaths of two young Seattle men shortly after they left a gay nightclub. Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole says police are working with law enforcement in New Jersey, where 29-year-old Ali Muhammad Brown... Read in browser »   Colorado officials ask court to declare same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional Jul 03, 2014 07:00 am DENVER -- Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper and Republican Attorney General John Suthers asked a federal court Wednesday to issue an injunction declaring Colorado's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. But they want the court to delay implementation of the ruling until the U.S. Supreme Court decides the issue. The filing highlights... 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