Yesterday I linked to a story posted by the family friend of Barbara Johnson, telling of how a Catholic priest at a Maryland church walked out of a … [Read more...] about Priest Refuses Lesbian Communion at Her Mother’s Funeral, Walks Out in Protest: VIDEO
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Omaha City Councilman Ben Gray Discusses Ordinance Protecting LGBT Workers: VIDEO
There's a battle underway in Nebraska between Omaha City Councilmember Ben Gray, who introduced an Equal Employment Ordinance to protect the … [Read more...] about Omaha City Councilman Ben Gray Discusses Ordinance Protecting LGBT Workers: VIDEO
Georgia Schoolteacher Warns House Panel That LGBT People are Pedophiles and Predatory Restroom Stalkers: VIDEO
Tanya Ditty, a Georgia schoolteacher and the state director of Georgia's branch of the extremist wingnut group Concerned Women for America, … [Read more...] about Georgia Schoolteacher Warns House Panel That LGBT People are Pedophiles and Predatory Restroom Stalkers: VIDEO
Portland, Oregon Bowling Alley Tells Gay League to Leave
The owner of Portland, Oregon's Hollywood Bowl bowling alley doesn't like gays. From a Towleroad reader: I am part of a LGBT bowling league … [Read more...] about Portland, Oregon Bowling Alley Tells Gay League to Leave
Bill Up for Consideration in Kansas Would Allow Exemption from Non-Discrimination Policies Based on Religious Beliefs
Kansas Equality Coalition has sent out an alert about a bill that will get a hearing tomorrow in the Kansas legislature that would threaten … [Read more...] about Bill Up for Consideration in Kansas Would Allow Exemption from Non-Discrimination Policies Based on Religious Beliefs
Idaho Won’t Add The Words
On a Friday in February three years ago, disappointed LGBT people and their allies departed the Idaho Senate, some tearfully, after the Senate State … [Read more...] about Idaho Won’t Add The Words
White House Expresses Disapproval of VA Adoption Bill Allowing Agencies to Deny Gays Based on Religious Beliefs
The White House responded today to a Washington Blade inquiry regarding the adoption bill pending in the Virginia legislature which would allow … [Read more...] about White House Expresses Disapproval of VA Adoption Bill Allowing Agencies to Deny Gays Based on Religious Beliefs
News: Antarctica, Gisele Bundchen, Patriots, Miley Cyrus, Dyncorp
Homophobia endemic in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan... Scientists drilling in Antarctica reach subglacial lake isolated from the rest of the world for 20 … [Read more...] about News: Antarctica, Gisele Bundchen, Patriots, Miley Cyrus, Dyncorp
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan Announces New Policy Combating LGBT Housing Discrimination: VIDEO
Speaking at NGLTF's Creating Change conference over the weekend in Baltimore, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced that … [Read more...] about HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan Announces New Policy Combating LGBT Housing Discrimination: VIDEO
TN Senator Stacey Campfield Reportedly Thrown Out of Restaurant Over His Anti-Gay Remarks: VIDEO
Knoxville, Tennessee restaurant Bistro at the Bijou is receiving boatloads of support on Facebook after reports began surfacing that it refused … [Read more...] about TN Senator Stacey Campfield Reportedly Thrown Out of Restaurant Over His Anti-Gay Remarks: VIDEO