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Updates from LGBTQ Nation LGBTQ Nation Own a business, or provide a service? Get listed in our Business / Service Directory. In the 09/10/2014 edition: U.S. Supreme Court adds same-sex marriage cases to Sept. 29 agenda U.S. House panel rejects spousal benefits bill for LGBT veterans 80 Utah lawmakers warn Supreme Court that gay marriage could lead to polygamy, incest Study: 24,000 transgender voters could be disenfranchised in November Will the U.S. Supreme Court finally settle the issue of marriage equality? More women’s colleges address transgender applicants ‘The Talk’ host Sara Gilbert, rocker Linda Perry expecting (Video) U.S. Supreme Court adds same-sex marriage cases to Sept. 29 agenda Sep 10, 2014 01:10 pm WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has formally added gay marriage cases to the justices' agenda for their closed-door conference on Sept. 29. The action Wednesday does not mean that the court will decide that day to hear state appeals of lower court rulings that struck down bans on same-sex marriage. But the late September conference will be the first time...         Related Stories Will the U.S. Supreme Court finally settle the issue of marriage equality? 80 Utah lawmakers warn Supreme Court that gay marriage could lead to polygamy, incest Indiana, Wisconsin appeal same-sex marriage rulings to U.S. Supreme Court   Read in browser »   U.S. House panel rejects spousal benefits bill for LGBT veterans Sep 10, 2014 09:00 am WASHINGTON -- A U.S. House panel on Wednesday rejected a measure that would have enabled veterans with same-sex spouses to receive partner benefits regardless of where they reside. The Washington Blade reports that the U.S. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs rejected the Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act by a vote of 12-13.         Related Stories Lambda Legal sues Veterans Affairs over denial of benefits for same-sex spouses U.S. Supreme Court adds same-sex marriage cases to Sept. 29 agenda Study: 24,000 transgender voters could be disenfranchised in November   Read in browser »   80 Utah lawmakers warn Supreme Court that gay marriage could lead to polygamy, incest Sep 10, 2014 08:00 am SALT LAKE CITY -- Eighty members of the Utah state legislature have filed a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a federal appeals court ruling striking down Utah's same-sex marriage ban, because allowing gay to marry could lead to incestuous and polygamous marriages. The amicus brief supporting Utah's appeal asserts that the ...         Related Stories Will the U.S. Supreme Court finally settle the issue of marriage equality? Indiana, Wisconsin appeal same-sex marriage rulings to U.S. Supreme Court Hearing over Idaho, Nevada same-sex marriage bans underway   Read in browser »   Study: 24,000 transgender voters could be disenfranchised in November Sep 10, 2014 07:00 am LOS ANGELES – Ten states’ strict voter ID laws may create substantial barriers to voting and possible disenfranchisement for more than 24,000 transgender voters this November. According to a new study entitled, “The Potential Impact of Voter Identification Laws on Transgender Voters in the 2014 General Election,” authored by the Williams Institute’s ...         Related Stories Indiana, Wisconsin appeal same-sex marriage rulings to U.S. Supreme Court Marriage News Watch: 7th Circuit recap, NOM not giving up in Oregon Marriage News Watch: Fourth Circuit recap, Miss. couples register marriage licenses   Read in browser »   Will the U.S. Supreme Court finally settle the issue of marriage equality? Sep 10, 2014 12:01 am WASHINGTON -- Both sides in the same-sex marriage debate agree on one thing: It's time for the Supreme Court to settle the matter. Even a justice recently said she thinks so, too. The emerging consensus makes it likely that the justices soon will agree to take up the question of whether the Constitution forbids states from defining marriage as the union of a...         Related Stories Indiana, Wisconsin appeal same-sex marriage rulings to U.S. Supreme Court More women’s colleges address transgender applicants Plaintiffs refute Texas AG’s claim that same-sex marriage is bad for kids   Read in browser »   More women’s colleges address transgender applicants Sep 10, 2014 12:00 am BOSTON — Women’s colleges are revisiting policies around enrolling transgender students as institutions of higher learning – single-sex, coed and those with religious affiliations – demonstrate varying degrees of acceptance for changing norms. Mills College in Oakland, California, recently became the first women’s college in the U.S. to declare it would accept ...         Related Stories All-female college adopts new policy to admit transgender students Will the U.S. Supreme Court finally settle the issue of marriage equality? Indiana, Wisconsin appeal same-sex marriage rulings to U.S. Supreme Court   Read in browser »   ‘The Talk’ host Sara Gilbert, rocker Linda Perry expecting (Video) Sep 09, 2014 09:30 pm "Roseanne" alum and "The Talk" host Sara Gilbert announced Tuesday that she and her wife, rock songwriter-producer Linda Perry, are expecting their first child together. Gilbert told her "Talk" co-hosts that she would not be facing her fear of a cinderblock being broken on her stomach during their "Face Your Fears" week.         Related Stories Lily Tomlin to be first out lesbian recipient of Kennedy Center Honors After 11 years, ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ airs first same-sex routine ‘Modern Family’ wins Emmy Award for best comedy series   Read in browser »   Recent Articles: Healey wins big in Mass. Attorney General primary GOP U.S. Senate candidate trumpets endorsement from gay marriage plaintiffs Fla. judge vacates same-sex marriage ruling on legal technicality ‘Duck Dynasty’ dad: STD’s are God’s wrath for immorality, homosexuality Plaintiffs refute Texas AG’s claim that same-sex marriage is bad for kids Source : LGBTQ NATION