http://www.lgbtqnation.com News, Opinions, Arts and Culture | The Nation's LGBTQ News Magazine Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:48:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/white-house-objects-to-conscience-protections-added-to-defense-spending-bill/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/white-house-objects-to-conscience-protections-added-to-defense-spending-bill/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:30:58 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=96209 WASHINGTON -- The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a defense spending bill that includes so-called “conscience protections” that critics say would allow service members to promote anti-gay beliefs without fear of discipline.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/white-house-objects-to-conscience-protections-added-to-defense-spending-bill/feed/ 7 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/more-than-100000-line-d-c-streets-for-capital-pride-parade-festival/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/more-than-100000-line-d-c-streets-for-capital-pride-parade-festival/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:30:08 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=95932 WASHINGTON -- The nation's capital celebrated the 38th annual "Capital Pride" this past week, culminating with a parade Saturday attended by over 100,000 spectators, lining the streets in the Dupont and Logan Circle neighborhoods of northwest Washington. ]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/more-than-100000-line-d-c-streets-for-capital-pride-parade-festival/feed/ 3 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/edmonton-base-first-canadian-military-installation-to-raise-lgbt-pride-flag/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/edmonton-base-first-canadian-military-installation-to-raise-lgbt-pride-flag/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:00:55 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=95810 EDMONTON, Alberta -- In a ceremony attended by senior military officers and civilian members of the LGBT community, the rainbow pride flag was raised at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, and will remain this week to coincide with Edmonton's LGBT Pride Festival.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/edmonton-base-first-canadian-military-installation-to-raise-lgbt-pride-flag/feed/ 24 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/lgbt-inclusive-education-reform-bill-snda-introduced-in-u-s-senate/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/lgbt-inclusive-education-reform-bill-snda-introduced-in-u-s-senate/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 03:30:28 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=95160 WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced legislation Tuesday to re-authorise the Elementary and Secondary Education Act with language that includes protections for LGBT students.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/lgbt-inclusive-education-reform-bill-snda-introduced-in-u-s-senate/feed/ 4 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/lesbian-activist-kicked-out-of-fundraiser-for-disrupting-first-ladys-speech/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/lesbian-activist-kicked-out-of-fundraiser-for-disrupting-first-ladys-speech/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 02:30:10 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=95148 WASHINGTON -- First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday threatened to walk out on a private Democratic fundraiser after a lesbian activist repeatedly interrupted her speech to demand that President Obama sign an executive order to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/lesbian-activist-kicked-out-of-fundraiser-for-disrupting-first-ladys-speech/feed/ 106 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/anti-gay-sentiment-in-russia-claims-another-victim/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/anti-gay-sentiment-in-russia-claims-another-victim/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 02:30:25 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=95061 PETROPAVLOVSK, Kamchatska, Russia -- The killing of a 39-year-old airport deputy administrator last Wednesday was fueled by the victim's sexual orientation, Russian police officials told LGBTQ Nation on Monday.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/06/anti-gay-sentiment-in-russia-claims-another-victim/feed/ 6 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/obama-encourages-ill-lawmakers-to-approve-marriage-equality-bill/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/obama-encourages-ill-lawmakers-to-approve-marriage-equality-bill/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 21:00:55 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=94507 CHICAGO -- President Barack Obama, appearing at a Democratic fundraiser in Chicago Wednesday night, encouraged Illinois state lawmakers to approve a pending marriage equality, calling it "the right thing to do."]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/obama-encourages-ill-lawmakers-to-approve-marriage-equality-bill/feed/ 8 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/for-a-lost-soldier/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/for-a-lost-soldier/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 21:00:02 +0000 [blevesque] http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=93999 They had grown up in eastern Ohio, in a small rural farming community. They played football, went fishing, did farm work, and discovered that after a few failed attempts at pursuing the fairer sex, that their real romantic interests laid in each other. By the time they had graduated from high school, the Vietnam conflict had escalated and rather than wait to get drafted, they decided to join the U.S. Marines together. They went to boot camp and not long after graduation found themselves on troop planes headed for Vietnam...]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/for-a-lost-soldier/feed/ 7 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/aclu-attorney-condemn-prosecution-of-teen-who-had-sex-with-minor-girlfriend/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/aclu-attorney-condemn-prosecution-of-teen-who-had-sex-with-minor-girlfriend/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 02:30:00 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=93457 MIAMI -- In separate statements on Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union and the attorney for Kaitlyn Hunt, the 18-year-old high school senior facing felony sex offender charges stemming from her relationship with her 14-year-old girlfriend, condemned the actions of prosecutors handling the case.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/aclu-attorney-condemn-prosecution-of-teen-who-had-sex-with-minor-girlfriend/feed/ 73 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/florida-teen-fighting-criminal-charges-for-same-sex-relationship/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/florida-teen-fighting-criminal-charges-for-same-sex-relationship/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 19:00:48 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=92932 SEBASTIAN, Fla. -- A Florida high school senior is facing two years of house arrest, probation and a lifetime as a registered sex offender after engaging in a same-sex relationship with another student.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/florida-teen-fighting-criminal-charges-for-same-sex-relationship/feed/ 360 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/anti-lgbt-violence-in-russia-escalating-rapidly-and-with-more-frequency/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/anti-lgbt-violence-in-russia-escalating-rapidly-and-with-more-frequency/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 02:00:04 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=92485 MOSCOW -- As news spread over the weekend of the horrific torture and murder of a young gay man in southern Russia, LGBTQ activists in the country are warning that such violence is escalating rapidly and with more frequency. ]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/anti-lgbt-violence-in-russia-escalating-rapidly-and-with-more-frequency/feed/ 6 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/graham-threatens-to-pull-support-from-immigration-bill-if-gays-are-included/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/graham-threatens-to-pull-support-from-immigration-bill-if-gays-are-included/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 03:30:20 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=92362 WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday that if the Senate Judiciary Committee attached an amendment to include provisions for same-sex bi-national couples in the pending immigration reform bill, he'll pull his support.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/graham-threatens-to-pull-support-from-immigration-bill-if-gays-are-included/feed/ 85 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/russian-police-confirm-man-was-tortured-to-death-because-he-was-gay/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/russian-police-confirm-man-was-tortured-to-death-because-he-was-gay/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 23:30:37 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=92221 VOLGOGRAD, Russia -- Two men have been arrested for torturing a 23-year-old man to death in Russia in an apparent homophobic attack, investigators said Sunday.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/russian-police-confirm-man-was-tortured-to-death-because-he-was-gay/feed/ 42 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/schumer-worries-about-resolving-lgbt-issues-in-immigration-bill/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/schumer-worries-about-resolving-lgbt-issues-in-immigration-bill/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 02:00:28 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=92007 WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday expressed concerns over whether or not the final draft of a comprehensive immigration reform bill would contain protections for foreign-born partners of gay Americans, but would not commit to voting for such an amendment.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/schumer-worries-about-resolving-lgbt-issues-in-immigration-bill/feed/ 4 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/gop-threatens-immigration-reform-if-lgbt-advocates-try-to-include-same-sex-partners/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/gop-threatens-immigration-reform-if-lgbt-advocates-try-to-include-same-sex-partners/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 04:00:28 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=90917 WASHINGTON -- Republicans in the U.S. Senate are warning that efforts to include an amendment that offers a path to legal residency for foreign-born partners of gay Americans would derail an immigration package currently being considered in the Senate Judiciary Committee.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/gop-threatens-immigration-reform-if-lgbt-advocates-try-to-include-same-sex-partners/feed/ 50 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/texas-man-separated-by-family-from-partner-of-34-years-hopes-for-reunion/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/texas-man-separated-by-family-from-partner-of-34-years-hopes-for-reunion/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 02:00:41 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=90682 STROUD, Okla. -- A Texas man is speaking out after being separated since 2011 from his partner of more than three decades, in hopes that other gay couples will learn from his ordeal and take the legal steps necessary to prevent hostile interference from others.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/05/texas-man-separated-by-family-from-partner-of-34-years-hopes-for-reunion/feed/ 48 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/danish-scientists-say-theyre-close-to-a-breakthrough-in-finding-a-cure-for-hiv/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/danish-scientists-say-theyre-close-to-a-breakthrough-in-finding-a-cure-for-hiv/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:30:59 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=90322 AARHUS, Denmark -- Scientists and researchers at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark say they believe there will be a breakthrough in finding a cure for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) “within months.”]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/danish-scientists-say-theyre-close-to-a-breakthrough-in-finding-a-cure-for-hiv/feed/ 17 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/putin-threatens-to-ban-adoptions-for-nations-that-legalize-same-sex-marriage/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/putin-threatens-to-ban-adoptions-for-nations-that-legalize-same-sex-marriage/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:30:22 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE [e]LGBTQ Nation[m] http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=89948 NOVO-OGAREVO, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned that agreements with other countries on the matter of adoption of Russian children may be changed to ban such adoptions if those countries legalize same-sex marriage.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/putin-threatens-to-ban-adoptions-for-nations-that-legalize-same-sex-marriage/feed/ 136 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/in-historic-first-lgbt-activists-meet-with-albanias-prime-minister/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/in-historic-first-lgbt-activists-meet-with-albanias-prime-minister/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:30:23 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=89262 TIRANA, Albania -- The Albanian Prime Minister, in a historic first for this tiny Balkan nation, met Monday with two LGBT activists to express his full support for LGBT rights and same-sex marriage.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/in-historic-first-lgbt-activists-meet-with-albanias-prime-minister/feed/ 0 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/senate-confirms-eric-fanning-as-under-secretary-of-the-u-s-air-force/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/senate-confirms-eric-fanning-as-under-secretary-of-the-u-s-air-force/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:00:58 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=88033 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Eric Fanning, currently serving as Deputy Undersecretary of the U.S. Navy, to be the Undersecretary of the Air Force.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/senate-confirms-eric-fanning-as-under-secretary-of-the-u-s-air-force/feed/ 9 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/meningitis-victims-brother-condemns-west-hollwood-council-member-media/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/meningitis-victims-brother-condemns-west-hollwood-council-member-media/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:30:51 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=87339 LOS ANGELES -- The brother of Brett Shaad, the 33-year-old West Hollywood man who died Saturday after contracting a deadly strain of bacterial meningitis, is lashing out over media coverage of his brother's death.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/meningitis-victims-brother-condemns-west-hollwood-council-member-media/feed/ 9 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/canadian-couple-closing-restaurant-due-to-anti-gay-abuse-by-townsfolk/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/canadian-couple-closing-restaurant-due-to-anti-gay-abuse-by-townsfolk/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:30:52 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=85143 MORRIS, Manitoba, Canada -- A gay couple in Canada said they are closing their Manitoba restaurant after just four months because of ongoing anti-gay abuse leveled against them and their employees by local residents.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/canadian-couple-closing-restaurant-due-to-anti-gay-abuse-by-townsfolk/feed/ 51 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/poll-virginia-voters-still-opposed-to-marriage-equality/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/poll-virginia-voters-still-opposed-to-marriage-equality/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:00:45 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=84911 FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- As the nation's highest court deliberates two critical cases that will set legal precedence for same-sex couples in the U.S., across the river in Virginia a new poll shows little support for marriage equality.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/04/poll-virginia-voters-still-opposed-to-marriage-equality/feed/ 27 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/03/report-that-gay-somalian-teen-stoned-to-death-in-doubt-due-to-fraudulent-photos/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/03/report-that-gay-somalian-teen-stoned-to-death-in-doubt-due-to-fraudulent-photos/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 04:00:45 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=82639 Reports by an LGBT activist group in Africa that a gay Somalian teenager was stoned to death last week as a punishment for the crime of homosexuality, and widely reported by LGBT bloggers on Wednesday, may prove to be false.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/03/report-that-gay-somalian-teen-stoned-to-death-in-doubt-due-to-fraudulent-photos/feed/ 10 http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/03/gop-unveils-road-map-to-attract-gay-minority-voters-amid-party-divisions/ http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/03/gop-unveils-road-map-to-attract-gay-minority-voters-amid-party-divisions/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:00:56 +0000 BRODY LEVESQUE | LGBTQ Nation http://www.lgbtqnation.com/?p=82244 The Republican party on Monday unveiled a road map for a new, more inclusive GOP aimed at attract minority voters, including "welcoming" attitudes on gay rights -- but minutes after unveiling the proposal, the party chairman distanced himself from it, and some conservatives and tea partyers balked.]]> http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/03/gop-unveils-road-map-to-attract-gay-minority-voters-amid-party-divisions/feed/ 28