Today's Headlines From LGBTQNation

Panetta to annouce Pentagon is ready to certify repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

July 21 — U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon is ready to certify the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," paving the way for gay men and women to serve openly in all branches of the U.S. military. Read more »

Anti-gay marriage group sets up fund to support homophobic city clerks

July 21 — The anti-marriage equality group, New Yorkers For Constitutional Freedoms, has established what they are calling “The Courage Fund,” a fund to support any individual (such as municipal clerks) who have to choose between their job and their “religious beliefs” on marriage. Read more »

Miami-Dade, nation’s 4th largest school district, adds gender identity protections

July 21 — The Miami-Dade school district -- the fourth largest in the nation -- on Thursday joined other districts across the state of Florida in protecting students from bullying based upon gender identity or sexual orientation. Read more »

Ghanaian Regional Minister orders witch hunt of suspected homosexuals

July 21 — Though LGBT people are already deemed criminals in the West African nation of Ghana, it seems that persecution of gays and lesbians is only slated to get worse, as police services in the western portion of the nation have been ordered to round up all suspected homosexuals. Read more »

Sen. Chris Coons: DOMA says ‘it’s OK for the government to discriminate’

July 20 — At Wednesday’s landmark Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to consider new legislation that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) said the 15-year-old law was discriminatory and urged his colleagues to support its repeal. Read more »

AFA gas bag Bryan Fischer: ‘Gay rights and religious liberties cannot coexist’

July 20 — Bryan Fischer of the notoriously anti-gay hate group, the American Family Association, on Wednesday declared that gay rights and religious liberties cannot coexist. Read more »