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
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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’
Mother of Gay Alabama Teen Who Took His Own Life Speaks Out in Heartbreaking Interview: WATCH
In a heartbreaking interview, the mother of Nigel Shelby, the 15-year-old Alabama teen who took his life last week after being bullied for being gay, says she wants people to know more about him than … [Read more...] about Mother of Gay Alabama Teen Who Took His Own Life Speaks Out in Heartbreaking Interview: WATCH
Nigel Shelby, a Gay Alabama Teen, Took His Own Life After Suffering Homophobic Bullying
Nigel Shelby Nigel Shelby, a gay 15-year-old high school student in Huntsville, Alabama, took his own life this week after suffering homophobic bullying. Members of Rocket City Pride, a local … [Read more...] about Nigel Shelby, a Gay Alabama Teen, Took His Own Life After Suffering Homophobic Bullying
John Oliver: ‘You’re Going Directly to Hell’ if You Read a Bible With Trump’s Signature on It — WATCH
John Oliver looked at Trump's trip to visit tornado victims in Alabama, where when people asked him to sign their Bibles, he gladly did so. “I am not remotely surprised that Trump did that," said … [Read more...] about John Oliver: ‘You’re Going Directly to Hell’ if You Read a Bible With Trump’s Signature on It — WATCH
Gay Man’s Murderer Stabbed to Death by Inmate in Alabama
Billy Jack Gaither Steven Eric Mullins (right), who was serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the 1999 hate crime murder of Billy Jack Gaither, has been killed in … [Read more...] about Gay Man’s Murderer Stabbed to Death by Inmate in Alabama
Alabama Newspaper Publisher Calls for Klan To ‘Ride Again’
A small town newspaper publisher from Alabama is calling for the Ku Klux Klan to ride again because Republican and Democrats are "plotting to raise taxes in Alabama." Goodloe Sutton, the publisher … [Read more...] about Alabama Newspaper Publisher Calls for Klan To ‘Ride Again’
