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Federal Judge Orders Tennessee to Recognize Same-Sex Couples’ Marriages

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Today U.S. District Court Judge Aleta Trauger ordered Tennessee state officials to recognize the out-of-state marriages of three same-sex couples during consideration of their lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s constitutional amendment banning their recognition.  Human Rights Campaign (HRC) President Chad Griffin issued the following statement:
“Yet another federal judge has recognized that bans on marriage equality don’t hold up to even basic constitutional scrutiny. Though today’s ruling… Read the rest

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Bipartisan Campaign Mobilizing to Pass ENDA in the U.S. House

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Americans for Workplace Opportunity turning focus to House following last year’s historic, bipartisan passage of ENDA in U.S. Senate
 Americans for Workplace Opportunity, the bipartisan campaign to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the U.S. House of Representatives, is kicking off a national field and advocacy effort to build bipartisan support and momentum for the bill. The campaign played a central role in the… Read the rest

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Travel Alert Issued for LGBT Travelers to Mississippi

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

GetEQUAL Mississippi Issues Travel Alert for LGBT Travelers Planning Trips to the State
Today, GetEQUAL Mississippi — a statewide grassroots social justice organization working toward the full equality of all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Mississippians — issued a “travel alert” to any LGBT person planning travel to the the state. This alert has been issued based on the fact that Mississippi is on… Read the rest

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HRC Foundation Releases Comprehensive State-By-State Legislative Report

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

2013 was the year of marriage equality, yet much work remains to be done to achieve full equality

The HRC Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization, today released a comprehensive state-by-state report detailing LGBT-related legislation in 2013, a year marked by huge victories for the LGBT community from statehouses across the nation to the United… Read the rest

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26th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

The 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards – or the “Lammys,” as they are affectionately known – mark another record-breaking year and usher in the debut of the new category of Graphic Novel. Finalists for the Lammys were announced today by the Lambda Literary Foundation (LLF) in Los Angeles after reviewing a record 746 submissions (up from 687 last year) from 352 publishers (up from 332… Read the rest

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Maryland Transgender Non-Discrimination Bill Passes Full Senate

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Today the Fairness for All Marylanders Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations and credit, passed the full Senate after last week having been voted out of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.
“It is critical that the Maryland legislature gets to the unfinished business of protecting transgender citizens from discrimination,” said Human Rights Campaign… Read the rest

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Oxford, MS Unanimously Passes Pro-LGBT Resolution

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Third Mississippi city to pass resolution recognizing the role LGBT people play in thriving communities
Tonight Oxford, Mississippi unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the dignity and worth of all city residents – including those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT).  Oxford joins two other Mississippi cities – Starkville and Hattiesburg – which both passed similar resolutions earlier this year.  
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Kentucky AG Won’t Appeal Marriage Ruling

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Today attorney general Jack Conway of Kentucky said he won’t appeal an order by a federal judge to respect the marriages of same-sex couples legally performed in other states. U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II was appointed by President George H. W. Bush in 1992, on the recommendation of current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Marc Solomon, national campaign director of Freedom to… Read the rest

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New Poll Puts Support for Marriage Equality at 56 Percent

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New York Times/CBS News poll shows 16-point jump in support for marriage among Republicans
A new poll out this week from the New York Times and CBS News shows that 40 percent of Republicans support marriage equality, further indication that Americans are moving steadily in one direction on the issue.  Less than two years ago, just 24 percent of Republicans said they thought it should… Read the rest

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Campus Pride and Point Foundation launch National LGBT Scholarship

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Free dynamic online database lists thousands of LGBT scholarships for youth providing greater access and resources to higher education
Campus Pride announced today the launch of the National LGBT Scholarship Database in partnership with Point Foundation.  The new online dynamic database is free and provides LGBT and ally students with the largest, most comprehensive source of LGBT scholarship and funding resources in the nation.  Learn… Read the rest

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Lance Bass Joins HRC in Speaking Out against Anti-Gay Mississippi Bill

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Lance Bass is joining the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, in speaking out against Mississippi’s SB 2681, a bill that would essentially give businesses license to discriminate against LGBT customers. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed a similar bill in her state last night following backlash from national Republican lawmakers and some of the nation’s… Read the rest

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Arizona Governor Vetoes SB 1062

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SB 1062 Generated Huge Public Outcry Over Potential for Discrimination
Arizona governor Jan Brewer today vetoed a controversial law that would have opened the door for discrimination against any group based on religious objections. In particular, SB 1062 would have allowed businesses and service providers to refuse to serve LGBT people.
“Discrimination has no place in Arizona, or anywhere else,” said Alessandra Soler, executive director… Read the rest

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Ugandan President Signs Horrific Anti-Gay Bill into Law

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni today signed an archaic anti-gay bill into law. The bill, which once even included the death penalty, calls for gay Ugandans or anyone “promoting” homosexuality to be jailed – potentially for life. Museveni made the decision to sign the bill after consulting with a panel of “medical experts.” The co-chair of that panel has publicly claimed that being gay “is just… Read the rest

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Anti-Gay Bill Making its Way through Mississippi State Legislature

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

The “Turn Away the Gays” bill is similar to controversial Arizona legislation; would allow businesses to deny services to LGBT people
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is calling on Mississippi lawmakers to reject anti-gay legislation that would allow businesses to deny services to LGBT people. SB 2681, which passed the Mississippi Senate in… Read the rest

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Here TV Presents the Network Debut of “From Here on OUT”

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Here TV (www.heretv.com), America’s only gay television network, today announced the television premiere of From Here on OUT, the premium network’s first-ever original sitcom. Written and created by Terry Ray, who also stars, the first two episodes of From Here on OUT make their television broadcast premiere on Friday, March 28, 2014, exclusively on Here TV.
“This series brings a full-frontal sensibility to a retro… Read the rest

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TX Federal Court Rules in Favor of Freedom to Marry

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Today a federal judge in San Antonio joined judges in Utah, Ohio, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Virginia in ruling that bans on same-sex couples marrying or recognizing out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples are unconstitutional.
Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement:
“Today the 6th federal judge in a row has ruled – in Texas – that there is simply no… Read the rest

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Christ-Centered Consciousness by John Ryan

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Through a spiritually guided journey from an unconventional gay Christian, author John Ryan showcases how he was led to his true identity. After establishing a relationship with God through a concentrated state of consciousness, Ryan pens how Christ revealed his love for both hetero and homosexual Christians. Illustrating ways to overcome prejudices against the LBGT community, “Christ-Centered Consciousness” pulls back the blinds of insecurity to… Read the rest

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Anti-LGBT Forces Fail In Attempt to Target California Transgender Youth

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

Groups sought to challenge law aimed at ensuring all students are provided the same opportunities
Today it was announced that a coalition seeking to put California’s recently-passed School Success and Opportunity Act up for referendum failed to collect the signatures required to qualify the matter for the November 2014 ballot.
“The forces of discrimination tried to go after California’s LGBT young people, and it’s a… Read the rest

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Court Grants Immediate Freedom to Marry to Illinois Same-Sex Couples

(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Michael Lamb – Echelon Magazine

A federal court today ordered the Cook County clerk’s office to provide marriage licenses immediately to same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry, rather than require them to wait until June, the default implementation date for the marriage equality bill passed by the Illinois legislature last year.
The decision in the case, Lee v. Orr, filed on behalf of several Illinois couples seeking to marry… Read the rest

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Oregon AG Declares Ban on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples Indefensible

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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that the state will not defend Oregon’s constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples in the case Rummell v. Kitzhaber. The ACLU of Oregon and Basic Rights Oregon welcomed the announcement.
The state’s legal filing stated that the Oregon marriage ban “cannot withstand a federal constitutional challenge under any standard of review.”
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