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News (USA)
South Carolina AG says same-sex marriage decision may take months
BLUFFTON, S.C. — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says any final decision on the legality of same-sex marriage in the state could be months away. Area media outlets report Wilson made the comment during a campaign stop at Sun City near Hilton Head Island on Wednesday when he was confronted by a same-sex couple who…
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News (World)
Updated translation of Vatican report much colder, less welcoming to gays
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is watering down a ground-breaking overture to gays – but only if they speak English. After a draft report by bishops debating family issues came under criticism from conservative English-speaking bishops, the Vatican released a new translation on Thursday.
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News (USA)
Same-sex marriage battle moves to federal court in Wyoming
CASPER, Wyo. — The legal battle to allow same-sex couples to wed moves to a federal court in Wyoming, one of the dwindling number of states still fighting to keep state gay marriage bans in place. U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl scheduled a hearing Thursday on a lawsuit filed by four same-sex couples seeking to force Wyoming to allow…
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Life
Millions expected to dress in purple, in person and online, for Spirit Day 2014
Millions of LGBT people and their allies will dress in purple on Thursday — both in person and online — to mark the fifth annual Spirit Day, a day demonstrate support for LGBT youth and to speak out against bullying. Now observed annually, millions of individuals, schools, organizations, corporations, media professionals and celebrities are expected…
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News (USA)
9th Circuit grants temporary stay of Alaska same-sex marriages
SAN FRANCISCO — The federal appeals court for the West on Wednesday issued a temporary halt to gay marriages in Alaska, just hours before most couples would be allowed to tie the knot. A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco granted a temporary halt until late Friday morning to allow the state to take its case…
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Life
College to pay Dustin Lance Black $26,000 for rescinded invite
PASADENA, Calif. — A California community college has agreed to pay Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black $26,000 not to sue after the school rescinded an invitation to speak at commencement.
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News (USA)
North Carolina magistrates directed to officiate same-sex marriages
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina magistrates were directed Wednesday to perform civil marriages for same-sex couples or face suspension or dismissal from their state jobs. Pamela Weaver Best, general counsel for the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, sent a letter to state magistrates saying they would be violating their oaths …
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News (USA)
Federal judge asked to rule on Montana’s same-sex marriage ban
HELENA, Mont. — Four couples challenging Montana’s ban on same-sex marriages have asked a federal judge to decide the issue without going to trial. The couples, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, filed the request Wednesday.
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Life
Award show veteran Neil Patrick Harris to host Oscars in 2015
LOS ANGELES — Neil Patrick Harris is set to host the Oscars next year. The actor and author announced his latest gig online Wednesday. He posted a video on Twitter of him on the phone saying, “I’m in,” showing a close-up of his bucket list and circling “Host the Oscars.”
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News (World)
Vatican mystery: Where did the ‘gays are welcome’ message originate?
VATICAN CITY — It’s one of the great mysteries of the meeting on family life taking place behind closed doors at the Vatican this week: Just where did the authors of a draft report come up with such ground-breaking language that gays had gifts to offer the church and that even homosexual partnerships had merit?