Re-election was even sweeter for Largo’s Michael Smith
Largo – Considering everything, it wasn’t even close. With nearly 65 percent of the vote, incumbent Michael Smith smartly turned away “family-values” candidate Bronson Oudshoff from Largo’s council...
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Marriage equality swells to 35 states 2014 was a banner year for marriage equality. At this writing, 35 states have full marriage rights for same-sex couples. In an additional 10 states, judges have...
View ArticleAnti-gay group sues Orange County Clerk
Orlando – Florida Family Action, a group notorious for its opposition to marriage equality, is suing the Orange County Clerk to try to make her stop issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples. FFA...
View ArticleBaker faces complaint for refusing anti-gay message on cake
DENVER (AP) — A dispute over a cake in Colorado raises a new question about gay rights and religious freedom: If bakers can be fined for refusing to serve married gay couples, can they also be punished...
View ArticleGay rights groups oppose Oklahoma bills, name them anti-gay
Oklahoma City (AP) – Gay rights supporters say Oklahoma is at the forefront of a wave of anti-gay legislation that is unfairly discriminatory and they plan to launch a campaign to oppose more than a...
View ArticleHungarian court says sentence in gay march attack too soft
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s Supreme Court has ordered the retrial of three anti-gay protesters convicted of attacking police guarding the Budapest Pride march in 2011 because it considered the...
View ArticleAnti-gay legislation moves through state, equality bills sit in committee
Tallahassee – Florida’s Legislature has been busy this year pushing through several anti-gay and discriminatory bills masked in the argument that they are to protect women and children. The “Single-Sex...
View ArticleIndiana governor signs anti-gay religious bill
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on March 26 signed into law a religious objections bill that some convention organizers and business leaders have opposed amid concern it could allow...
View ArticleAnti-gay initiative puts California attorney general in bind
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A California lawyer has proposed a ballot measure that advocates killing gays, putting the state’s process of giving citizens the right to make laws at the ballot box to its latest...
View ArticleIndiana reveals religion bill changes, Arkansas gives ground
Indianapolis (AP) — Indiana lawmakers on April 2 announced changes they plan to make to the state’s new religious-objections law aimed at quelling widespread criticism from businesses and others who...
View ArticleAP Poll: Gay Russians facing more intolerance
St. Petersburg, Russia (AP) — Alevtina is one of several teachers who lost their jobs in St. Petersburg after being outed by an anti-gay activist. While most resigned quietly, the 27-year-old music...
View ArticleLocal bakery harassed after video posted online
Longwood, Fla. – A Longwood bakery was ambushed by a YouTuber as he recorded a phone call of himself asking for a cake with an anti-gay remark on it and posted the video. Joshua Feuerstein, whose...
View ArticleAfter anti-gay controversy, Indiana’s Memories Pizza reopens
WALKERTON, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana pizzeria that closed after its owner said his religious beliefs wouldn’t allow him to cater a gay wedding opened April 9 to a full house of friends, regulars...
View ArticleFlorida Senate passes bill to remove gay adoption ban
Tallahassee – The Florida Senate passed the Adoption and Foster Care bill (CS/HB 7013) with a vote of 27-11 which strikes the outdated language that prohibited gay people from adopting in the state of...
View ArticleArkansas cities push against laws deemed anti-gay
Little Rock, Ark. (AP) – After the state faced widespread backlash over measures critics cast as anti-gay, several Arkansas cities worried about the economic fallout are challenging the new laws by...
View ArticleFlorida removes gay adoption ban, bill giving agencies a right to...
Tallahassee – The Florida Legislature has moved two gay adoption bills through the 2015 session—one pro-LGBT, the other anti-LGBT—and both are racing to get to the governor’s desk and become law before...
View ArticleVermont trooper accused of ‘anti-gay’ Facebook posts resigns
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – A Vermont State Police trooper accused of posting intolerant comments on social media while off-duty has resigned. The state police say it accepted the resignation of Cpl. Jon...
View ArticleIggy Azalea cancels gay pride performance
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Iggy Azalea has canceled a performance at a Pittsburgh gay pride event after being criticized for making anti-gay and racist remarks on social media. The 25-year-old Australian rapper...
View ArticleLeslie Jordan defends Starbucks patrons from homophobic men
In a move that would have made Karen Walker bounce with glee, Emmy award-winning actor Leslie Jordan – best known from Will & Grace and Sordid Lives – confronted three homophobic ranters and threw...
View ArticleBoy Scouts deemed too gay to attend conservative summit
Family Research Council Action held the Values Voter Summit, the premier political conference for evangelical Christians, in D.C. Sept. 25- 27, and while many conservative icons and Republican...
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