World : Top Stories from LGBTQ Nation for 08/07/2014‏

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 08/07/2014 edition: ‘Please Like Me’ lets its comic creator Josh Thomas be himself Ark. AG: Justices do not need to recuse themselves in same-sex marriage case America’s Heartland hosts Gay Games, visitors from around the globe Utah same-sex couples ask Supreme Court to hear appeal New campaign launched to build support for marriage equality in Wisconsin Missouri same-sex marriage case moved to federal court Rick Wiles: ‘Ebola could solve America’s problems with atheism, homosexuality’ ‘Please Like Me’ lets its comic creator Josh Thomas be himself Aug 07, 2014 03:00 pm NEW YORK -- "I float around," says Josh Thomas, "and I've just been very lucky." The 27-year-old openly gay Australian comedian is trying to account for his success in what he'd argue is the absence of ambition or strategy. Still, look at him: a star Down Under and the leading man, writer and executive producer of his own half-hour comedy-drama, "Please Like Me" ... Read in browser »   Ark. AG: Justices do not need to recuse themselves in same-sex marriage case Aug 07, 2014 03:00 pm LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas officials say a resolution passed by the Legislature and suggestions to allow recall of judges aren't enough of a reason for Arkansas Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from the case challenging the state's same-sex marriage ban. Read in browser »   America’s Heartland hosts Gay Games, visitors from around the globe Aug 07, 2014 12:30 pm CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Participants and spectators from 46 countries are coming to the Heartland for Gay Games 9, a quadrennial event that for the first time is taking place outside one of the world’s gay capitals. In choosing Cleveland and Akron, organizers said they wanted to stage the Games in a place where they could have an impact in boosting acceptance and support ... Read in browser »   Utah same-sex couples ask Supreme Court to hear appeal Aug 07, 2014 12:00 pm SALT LAKE CITY -- Even though they scored a key victory in federal appellate court, attorneys for three Utah gay and lesbian couples said Thursday they plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take Utah's appeal of a favorable gay marriage ruling. It is vital that the justices weigh in about whether state same-sex marriage bans violate the Constitution to settle the matter... Read in browser »   New campaign launched to build support for marriage equality in Wisconsin Aug 07, 2014 11:00 am MADISON, Wis. -- Gay rights advocates have launched a new website to build support for same-sex marriage in Wisconsin. The American Civil Liberties Union’s Wisconsin chapter along with Fair Wisconsin, a gay rights organization, and Freedom to Marry, a national organization pushing for gay marriage... Read in browser »   Missouri same-sex marriage case moved to federal court Aug 07, 2014 09:00 am JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A lawsuit challenging Missouri's ban on same-sex marriage has been moved to federal court instead of state court. The lawsuit was originally filed in Jackson County by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of two same-sex couples who were denied marriage licenses. Attorney General Chris Koster's office intervened in the case... Read in browser »   Rick Wiles: ‘Ebola could solve America’s problems with atheism, homosexuality’ Aug 07, 2014 08:00 am Right before chatting with a Republican congressman on his on “Trunews” program Tuesday, “End Times” radio host Rick Wiles said that an outbreak of Ebola in the U.S. might actually be a good thing if it ends up giving an “attitude adjustment” to all the gays and atheists, along with people who use pornography or have had an abortion, who will die if they aren’t “protected by God.” Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Federal appeals court weighs four states’ same-sex marriage cases - One judge questions whether the courts are the proper venue to settle the debate over marriage equality AUDIO: Tennessee same-sex marriage ban faces federal appeals court AUDIO: Kentucky same-sex marriage ban faces federal appeals court AUDIO: Michigan same-sex marriage ban faces federal appeals court Oklahoma same-sex marriage appeal lands at U.S. Supreme Court Source : LGBTQ NATION