Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
New Zealand defense force rated world's most LGBT inclusive military - Gay Star News
Russia: Social network page accused of breaking anti-gay "propaganda" laws acquitted of charges - PinkNews
How Amazon's latest pilot could reshape public understanding of trans people - The Advocate
Set back for gay rights as tribunal rules pension schemes can discriminate against gay couples - PinkNews
US psychologist says British opponents of "gay cure" therapy have no scientific backing - PinkNews
German court rules gay couples cannot adopt children - PinkNews
Uganda president confirms: I will make anti-gay bill law - Gay Star News
Poll: 76% of people in Ireland support marriage equality - PinkNews
Exiled opposition leader says Museveni singing anti-gay bill is about staying in power - Gay Star News
Study finds homophobes die younger - Gay Star News
Finland marriage equality bill reaches parliament - Gay Star News
Chris Barron resigns from GOProud over CPAC invitation - Towleroad
US ranks low in first-ever global index of LGBT inclusion in armed forces - The Huffington Post
Pope Francis opens Vatican meeting with urge for flexibility in family reforms - The Huffington Post
Chile: Senate approves idea of life partnership agreement - The Huffington Post
WATCH: New GLAAD leader talks mission with Thomas Roberts - The Advocate
White House silent on judicial nominee with anti-gay record - Washington Blade
LOCAL/REGIONAL
Alabama High School un-bans LGBT couples after outcry - The Huffington Post
Virginia crafts policy for trans high school athletes - The Advocate
South Carolina legislators use budget cuts to punish colleges assigning LGBT books - The Huffington Post
"License to Discriminate" bills lose in Maine, advance in Arizona - The Advocate
Maryland Senate committee approves transgender equality bill - Washington Blade
Oregon attorney general will not defend state's ban on marriage equality in court - Gay Star News
COMMENTARY
Op-ed: Stephen Colbert showed Piers Morgan how it's done - The Advocate
As a trans person, Facebook is one of the only places I exist - The Huffington Post
Op-ed: It's time to stop with the T word - The Advocate
10 novels & memoirs by and about black LGBT women - Autostraddle
The closet, the media, and the big LGBT family - The Huffington Post
ENTERTAINMENT
This short film explores the challenges LGBT refugees face living in South Africa - BuzzFeed
Piers Morgan still, like, totally obsessed with Janet Mock (and his own false victimhood) - Autostraddle
Chris Brown sued over alleged homophobic assault - PinkNews
Elisha Cuthbert cast as lesbian lead in "One Big Happy" - After Ellen
Chris Brochu is The Vampire Diaries' first gay character - OUT
Looking writers respond to boring complaints and "minority trap" - OUT
Gay Archie Comics character to make debut as superhero - The Advocate
SPORTS
No openly transgender athletes have competed in the Olympics - The Huffington Post
Jason Collins worked out for Nets, would become NBA's first openly gay active player if signed - The Huffington Post
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