Today's Headlines From LGBTQNation

Illinois will not renew adoption contracts with Catholic Charities over civil union dispute

July 12 — The state of Illinois has announced it will not renew its foster care and adoption contracts with Catholic Charities across Illinois, because the group has said it would not comply with the state's new civil unions law. Read more »

New York bus driver orders gay couple to the back of the bus

July 12 — Openly gay performer Ari Gold reports being ordered to sit in the back of the bus this weekend for holding hands with his male companion. Channeling Rosa Parks, Gold refused. Read more »

Sally Kern to the defense of Ruben Diaz: ‘homosexuals mean for evil toward you’

July 11 — Sally Kern, an Oklahoma state legislator known for her outspoken stance against homosexuality, has come to the defense of New York state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. (D-Bronx), a Pentecostal minister and the lone Democrat to vote against marriage equality. Read more »

Federal court gives DOJ ten days to quit or appeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ case

July 11 — A federal court on Monday ordered the Obama Administration to reveal whether it intends to defend the constitutionality of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the military's ban on openly gay service members. Read more »