Gary and Meghan Wiggins, who ran the Joshua Home, a religious gay conversion therapy camp for "troubled boys," are now in Burnet County Jail facing a felony indictment for human trafficking. The … [Read more...] about Couple Who Ran Gay Conversion ‘Camps’ for ‘Troubled Boys’ Indicted for Human Trafficking: WATCH
Alabama
Nearly 600 Alabama United Methodists Sign Letter Apologizing to LGBTQ Community
Eden Johnson / WBRC Nearly 600 members of Alabama's United Methodist Church have signed a letter apologizing to the LGBTQ community after the UMC rejected a plan to allow openly-LGBT clergy and let … [Read more...] about Nearly 600 Alabama United Methodists Sign Letter Apologizing to LGBTQ Community
83-Year-Old Man Arrested for Anonymous Note Warning Hair Salon to Remove Pride Flag ‘Before It Is Too Late’ — WATCH
An 83-year-old man was arrested for threatening a Homewood, Alabama hair salon because the owners hung a rainbow flag outside its door. James Willoughby Wood was charged with a misdemeanor … [Read more...] about 83-Year-Old Man Arrested for Anonymous Note Warning Hair Salon to Remove Pride Flag ‘Before It Is Too Late’ — WATCH
U.S. Senate Candidate John Merrill Says ‘Homosexual Activities’ Have Destroyed Moral Core of America
John Merrill, the Secretary of State of Alabama and a U.S. Senate candidate, told voters and AL.com that the moral core of America has been destroyed because people are too interested in "homosexual … [Read more...] about U.S. Senate Candidate John Merrill Says ‘Homosexual Activities’ Have Destroyed Moral Core of America
Police Officer Who Resigned After Mocking Suicide of Gay Teen is Rehired 2 Months Later
Nigel Shelby An Alabama police officer who stepped down after mocking the suicide of gay teen Nigel Shelby has been rehired. Shelby, a 15-year-old high school student in Huntsville, Alabama, took … [Read more...] about Police Officer Who Resigned After Mocking Suicide of Gay Teen is Rehired 2 Months Later
This Alabama GOP Official Thinks the ‘Freaking Queers Have Gotten Too Much Sympathy’ — WATCH
Mobile County Treasurer Phil Benson says he has no regrets about referring to LGBTQ people as "freaking queers" in a comment on the Mobile County Republican Party Facebook page. Benson said that … [Read more...] about This Alabama GOP Official Thinks the ‘Freaking Queers Have Gotten Too Much Sympathy’ — WATCH
Alabama Mayor Defends Plan to ‘Fix’ Society by ‘Killing Out’ Gay People and ‘Transvestites’
Mark Chambers, the Mayor of Carbon Hill, Alabama, is under fire for remarks he made on Facebook about killing gay people. Mark Chambers, the Mayor of Carbon Hill, Alabama, is under fire for … [Read more...] about Alabama Mayor Defends Plan to ‘Fix’ Society by ‘Killing Out’ Gay People and ‘Transvestites’
Alabama Church Will Screen Gay Episode of ‘Arthur’ After Public Television Refuses
A Methodist church in Birmingham, Alabama says it will screen the episode of the children's show Arthur in which Mr. Ratburn reveals he is gay after Alabama Public Television said it would not … [Read more...] about Alabama Church Will Screen Gay Episode of ‘Arthur’ After Public Television Refuses
Alabama Public Television Won’t Show Mr. Ratburn’s Gay Marriage Episode of ‘Arthur’ and Has No Plans To
Alabama Public Television showed a re-run of Arthur rather than the groundbreaking episode in which Mr. Ratburn is revealed to be gay and married. NBC News reports: "Mike McKenzie, director of … [Read more...] about Alabama Public Television Won’t Show Mr. Ratburn’s Gay Marriage Episode of ‘Arthur’ and Has No Plans To
Alabama Passes Near Total Abortion Ban in Bid to Trigger Challenge to ‘Roe V Wade’
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey Alabama's legislature has passed the nation's strictest ban on abortions in a bid to trigger a challenge to Roe v. Wade. AL.com reports: 'The Senate tonight voted 25-6 … [Read more...] about Alabama Passes Near Total Abortion Ban in Bid to Trigger Challenge to ‘Roe V Wade’
