
Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Obama broadly references LGBT rights in U.N. address – Washington Blade
LGBT Russian asylum seeker hopes to find sanctuary in U.S. – Washington Blade
Senior Tory MP slams anti-LGBT Devon columnist for ‘repellent’ views – PinkNews
Inside the beautifully banal daily lives of Thailand's transgender women (NSFW) – The Huffington Post
Indonesia's Aceh province considers caning as LGBT relationship punishment – The Huffington Post
Who hasn’t signed the ENDA discharge petition? – Washington Blade
Obama to meet with anti-LGBT UN president – Gay Star News
Australia resettles LGBT asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea, where it is illegal to be LGBT – Gay Star News
South Africa’s first LGBT-inclusive mosque closed over parking violation – PinkNews
Slowly but surely, "ex-gay conversion therapy" is coming out of mental health practices – Autostraddle
A Ugandan parliamentarian's first LGBT wedding – The Huffington Post
Chelsea Manning sues pentagon for hormone therapy: 'I do not believe I will be able to survive' – The Huffington Post
HRC report: Bi youth face greater challenges than LGBT Peers -- The Advocate
10 empowering bisexual confessions highlight the benefits of finally coming out -- Identities Mic
LOCAL/REGIONAL
Philip Williams and Katherine Knott, Philadelphia LGBT beating case defendants, turn themselves in – The Huffington Post
Recap: #ELIXHERTalk: Challenging biphobia in the black LGBT community – ELIXHER
US: Democrat Mike Michaud on course to become first out governor – PinkNews
Black pastors invoke Martin Luther King, form alliance against marriage equality - VIDEO – Towleroad
Rhode Island firefighters allege rights were violated following order to drive in LGBT Pride Parade - VIDEO – Towleroad
Embattled anti-LGBT Archbishop forces music director to resign for marrying a man – The New Civil Rights Movement
New parenting group launched for LGBT professionals – Gay Star News
Picturesque LGBT wedding encounters a worst-case scenario – Queerty
Is San Diego the new home of LGBT advocates? – The Advocate
McAuliffe: VA is ‘going to have marriage equality’ – Washington Blade
Senator Jim Ferlo helps break down those closet doors – The Huffington Post
COMMENTARY
Op-ed: Are you being served — medically? – The Advocate
Going too far -- for everyone's sake – The Huffington Post
Op-ed: How Barbara Walters saved our family – The Advocate
My bisexuality looks like: Birth of THOT--Center for Culture, Sexuality, and Spirituality
ENTERTAINMENT
‘Girls’ creator Lena Dunham producing transgender documentary – PinkNews
Fliers, crashers and soarers. Oh my! – Out Magazine
Violent response to Emma Watson's feminism speech proves how much we need feminism – SheWired
Meet television's groundbreaking intersex character – BuzzFeed LGBT
Baby boomer doc explores AIDS and homophobia during the '70s & '80s – Out Magazine
Jazz, transgender teen, co-authors book about transitioning – The Huffington Post
WATCH: YouTuber R.J. Aguiar releases 'Ask a bi guy' -- The Advocate
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