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Tuesday, 06 June 2023

Pence Won't Say Whether He Would've Signed Gay Rights Bill

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Governor Mike Pence isn't saying whether he would have signed the state Senate's failed proposal for extending anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
Rep. Moves Indiana Gay Marriage Ban to More Conservative Committee

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma on Tuesday sent a proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage to a new committee amid concerns that it lacked support on another panel.
Report: Republican National Committee Nixes 2 Anti-Gay Resolutions

Members of the Republican National Committee rejected two anti-gay resolutions Wednesday, according to Time magazine.
School Revokes Job Offer After Learning Woman Is Gay

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Catholic school in downtown Portland has rescinded its job offer for a college counseling position after learning that the candidate is gay.
Senate Leader Says LGB Rights Bill to Be Called for a Vote

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long is indicating a bill to extend civil rights to gay, lesbian and bisexual - but not transgender - people will be taken up by the full chamber, even if there's not enough to support for it to pass.
SFGN News Briefs for December 16, 2015

Headlines from around the world this week.
SFGN Nites for August 12 - 18, 2015
SFGN Nites for the Week of October 14-20, 2015
Spanish Entrepreneur Changing The Current In Local Markets

David Garcia-Gonzalez is an expert in the voice business. With more than 15 years of work as a translator and Spanish speaking voice over talent in London, Garcia-Gonzalez knows how to attract a client base and has international brands such as Warner Brothers, Viacom and the BBC on his roster.
Speculation Swirls About A Biden Cabinet Position For Mayor Pete

Will there be a gay member of Joe Biden’s presidential cabinet?
State Rep. Asks County Clerks To Ignore Supreme Court Ruling On Gay Marriage

Nashville, TN (WSMV) -- A Tennessee lawmaker has sent a letter to all 95 county clerks in Tennessee urging them to refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Status of Indiana Gay Marriages Undecided

It could be months before same-sex couples who were married during the three days it was legal to do so in Indiana know whether their unions are valid.
Supporters See Off Gay Couples Leaving For Court Hearing

INDIANAPOLIS - Gay couples heading to Chicago to challenge Indiana's same-sex marriage ban told supporters Monday that they believe they are on the right side of history.
Texas Officials Amend Death Certificate To Reflect Gay Union

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - State officials say they've complied with a court order and amended the death certificate of a man to include the name of his same-sex spouse.
Town Hall Meeting: Black Gay/Bi Men and HIV

32 percent HIV positive and increasing
Transgender advocates urge changes in Indiana legislation

INDIANAPOLIS —Advocates at the Indiana Statehouse are urging lawmakers to include protections for transgender people to proposed civil rights legislation.
Transgender Woman Files Complaint Against Iowa Hotel

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A transgender woman has filed a complaint against a hotel in central Iowa, accusing staff of discriminating against her because of her gender identity and race.
Two More Indiana City Councils Oppose State Gay Marriage Ban

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Two more Indiana city councils have voted to oppose efforts to write Indiana's ban on gay marriage into the state constitution.
UPDATE: Judge Blasts Indiana, Wisconsin Gay Marriage Bans

Federal appeals judges bristled Tuesday at arguments defending gay marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, with one Republican appointee comparing them to now-defunct laws that once outlawed weddings between blacks and whites.
Washington Florist to Testify Against LGBT Bills

A Washington state florist who became a national figure for refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding is scheduled to testify in Indiana against two LGBT rights bills that will be taken up by a state Senate committee.
What’s Next? A New Focus

SFGN interviews LGBT activists and leaders to see what comes next for LGBT rights in Florida now that the fight for marriage is over
White House Watch: Expanded Coverage

Studies have shown that only about one-third of LGBT Americans vote Republican, but there’s realistic chance a Republican will win the White House in 2016, so LGBT people need to pay attention to who might take the GOP nomination.
Wisconsin, Indiana Set To Defend Gay Marriage Bans

CHICAGO (AP) — The legal skirmish over same-sex marriage shifted Tuesday to a federal appeals court in Chicago as attorneys for Wisconsin and Indiana sought to reinstate bans on gay weddings ruled unconstitutional two months earlier.
With Proposed Marriage Ban Comes Companion Bill

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana's legislative leaders are trying a different tact as they push ahead a proposed constitutional ban on gay marriage.

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