We’ve heard for a few days now, people arguing back and forth about whether the religious law in Indiana is discriminatory. To say that the law is not discriminatory is disingenuous at the very least, at most a flat-out lie. The root of the law is not as proponents say, to allow someone the religious […]
What would you do if you were told your son’s funeral would be cancelled because he was gay? A Tampa, Florida mom got the chiling phone call one day before her son was scheduled to be laid to rest. According to WFLA.com: TAMPA, FL (WFLA) -Julie Atwood was standing at her son’s casket when the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will work to ensure that gay and lesbian Americans are eligible to take leave from their jobs to care for a same-sex spouse, regardless of whether they live in a state that recognizes gay marriage, the White House said Friday. President Barack Obama is directing the Labor Department to […]
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan state agencies won’t immediately recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages that were performed in the hours before an appeals court put on hold a judge’s ruling that tossed out a state ban on gay marriage, the governor’s office said Sunday. About 300 couples wed Saturday in four Michigan counties before a federal […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders from both parties. Loud cheers erupted outside the Capitol building immediately after Brewer made her announcement. “My agenda is […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Gov. Jan Brewer faced intensifying pressure Monday from CEOs, politicians in Washington and state lawmakers in her own party to veto a bill that would allow business owners with strongly held religious beliefs to deny service to gays and lesbians. Senate Bill 1062 has set off a political firestorm since the […]
While Michael Sam, the All-American defensive end out of Missouri, enjoyed widespread support after he announced that he is gay, a Dallas TV reporter had…
For iPhone users: Michael Sam’s acknowledgement of being a gay football player sparked a whole lot of controversy and a whole lot of criticism this week. New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma said this: “I think that he would not be accepted as much as we think he would be accepted. I don’t want people […]
Tolerance is about to be tested in the National Football League. And Michael Sam hopes his ability is all that matters, not his sexual orientation. Missouri’s All-America defensive end came out to the entire country Sunday night and could become the first openly gay player in America’s most popular sport. “I just want to go […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge has ruled that a man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple after responding to their online ad is the father of a child born to the women and must pay child support. Shawnee County District Court Judge Mary Mattivi wrote Wednesday that because a licensed physician was […]
CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge’s decision ordering Ohio authorities to recognize gay marriages on death certificates may be a narrow ruling, but observers — and even the judge himself — predict it will spark further litigation aimed at striking down the state’s ban on gay marriage. In a broadly written ruling Monday, Judge Timothy […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson is off the hit A&E reality series indefinitely after disparaging gays as sinners akin to adulterers and swindlers, the network said. A&E announced Wednesday what it called a “hiatus” for Robertson, 67, after he disparaged gays in the January edition of GQ magazine. He also said […]
