Today's Headlines From LGBTQNation

Senate panel approves defense spending bill without anti-gay amendments

June 18 — The Senate Armed Services Committee this week unanimously passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with none of the anti-gay amendments that were attached to the House version of the bill. Read more »

GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios resigns under scrutiny of AT&T endorsement

June 18 — Jarrett Barrios, the president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has resigned under increasing scrutiny of GLAAD's recent endorsement of AT&T's merger with T-Mobile, and conflicting statements related to net neutrality rules. Read more »

Cee Lo Green’s homophobic tweet: ‘I shouldn’t have to apologize’

June 19 — Cee Lo Green, who on Friday took to Twitter and called a reviewer "gay" for writing a negative review of his June 16 performance in Minneapolis, said he said shouldn't "have to apologize for speaking my mind or defending my performance." Read more »

All eyes on NY state Senate as lawmakers consider marriage equality vote

June 20 — The clock is ticking on New York’s legislative session — scheduled to end today — and gay rights advocates are hoping Senate lawmakers will consider a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the Empire state. Read more »