Today's top LGBT news headlines. For more news updated throughout the day, visit www.glaad.org.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Ukraine LGBT advocate welcomes closer ties to Europe - Washington Blade
No gays allowed in Nintendo's new life sim game - Queerty
VIDEO: Sprint calls man "gay sissyboy" in customer service email - Towleroad
Spain opens first gay retirement home - Gay Star News
First country in Europe protects trans people in constitution - Gay Star News
40% of straight women have had a same-sex experience - Gay Star News
Distinguished medical journal: Marriage equality makes families healthier - The Advocate
Right-wing homophobe Laura Ingraham is joining ABC News - Queerty
Watch anti-gay activists arrested at Canadian University - The Advocate
How a trans rights ruling could save LGBT equality in India - BuzzFeed
WATCH: Bishop Robinson talks "OMG" moment at White House Prayer Breakfast - The Advocate
Anglican priest defies church, marries partner - The Advocate
GaymerX Convention for LGBT gamers shutters after second year - Queerty
Malta lawmakers approve civil unions, adoption bill - Washington Blade
Turkey plans special LGBT segregated jail facility - Gay Star News
Pentagon official to deliver keynote at LGBT military dinner - Washington Blade
LOCAL/REGIONAL
Colorado pastor says putting gays in a Honey Maid ad is like promoting axe murder, cannibalism - Towleroad
Bill to ban "ex-gay" therapies on minors voted down in Illinois - Gay Star News
VIDEO: Alabama woman charged with murder after shooting gay son's boyfriend - Towleroad
Man sentenced to 30 months in prison after trying to beat the gay out of his disabled brother - Towleroad
Boston Pride announces five headline musical acts for 2014 festival - The Rainbow Times
Cleveland cabbies refuse to drive Gay Games taxis - The Advocate
Louisiana votes to keep unconstitutional law criminalizing sodomy - Towleroad
Couple plans own prom after student says school barred her from bringing her transgender boyfriend - BuzzFeed
School board lets trans teacher keep her job - Queerty
South Carolina pols continue critique of college over LGBT "recruitment" - The Advocate
COMMENTARY
Overpolicing language? Seriously? - TransGriot
10 LGBT women kicking butt in politics worldwide - Autostraddle
Op-ed: How not to react when an LGBT teacher is fired - The Advocate
The importance of being born black and gay - The Huffington Post
When visibility becomes power - OUT
Reina Gossett, CeCe McDonald, and Dean Spade sit down to talk prison abolition - Autostraddle
What does LGBT power look like in 2014? - OUT
Attacking the "all trans women are sex workers" meme - TransGriot
Meet the real Alex Vause: Catherine Cleary Wolters has mixed feelings about "Orange is the New Black" - Autostraddle
8 pieces of LGBT spoken word poetry that will leave you speechless - BuzzFeed
ENTERTAINMENT
Laverne Cox delivers keynote speech at "Trans 100" Gala - The Huffington Post
Ellen DeGeneres named most powerful gay US celebrity - PinkNews
Meet the most powerful gay media personalities - The Huffington Post
Alan Carr: "The most homophobia I get is from gays" - PinkNews
Chaz Bono talks trans issues on RuPaul's Drag Race - The Advocate
Popular gay-themed web series EastSiders turns to Kickstarter to fund second season - Gay Star News
SPORTS
The NFL should accept openly gay players: An open letter from a football fan - The Huffington Post
Golfer who agrees that being gay is an "open rebellion to God" wins Masters - PinkNews
Members of Congress urge Olympic Committee to add LGBT protections - BuzzFeed
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