Chris Buttars, the Utah state senator who was removed from two committees last week for his remarks comparing gays to radical Muslim extremists and … [Read more...] about Anti-Gay Utah Senator Chris Buttars Stands Behind His Bigotry
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Idaho Senate Rejects Bill Forbidding Sexual Orientation Discrimination
In a voice vote on Friday, Idaho's Senate State Affairs Committee rejected a bill that would have forbid employers to discriminate based on sexual … [Read more...] about Idaho Senate Rejects Bill Forbidding Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Utah State Sen. Buttars Axed from Committees Over Anti-Gay Remarks
Utah State Senator Chris Buttars was removed from his chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee … [Read more...] about Utah State Sen. Buttars Axed from Committees Over Anti-Gay Remarks
Utah’s Buttars Calls Gays ‘Threat to America’ as Gay Rights Bill Dies
This morning I posted that Utah's legislature was down to its last of five bills making up the gay rights "Common Ground Initiative." … [Read more...] about Utah’s Buttars Calls Gays ‘Threat to America’ as Gay Rights Bill Dies
Gay GOP Minnesota Lawmaker Koering Says No to Gay Rights Bill
Minnesota gay Republican lawmaker Paul Koering says he will not vote for a marriage equality bill which was reportedly "gaining traction" and … [Read more...] about Gay GOP Minnesota Lawmaker Koering Says No to Gay Rights Bill
Third and Fourth Utah ‘Common Ground’ Gay Rights Bills Killed
Two more bills making up a gay rights "Common Ground Initiative" have failed to leave committee, the Salt Lake Tribune reports:"The Utah Legislature … [Read more...] about Third and Fourth Utah ‘Common Ground’ Gay Rights Bills Killed
Gay Rights Battles Heat Up in Utah as Group Buys Extremist Ad
Over the weekend, blog Drinking Liberally posted photos of a full-page ad taken out in the Salt Lake Tribune by a group called America Forever.A news … [Read more...] about Gay Rights Battles Heat Up in Utah as Group Buys Extremist Ad
‘Traditional Family’ Gunned Down by Gays in West Virginia Web Ad
A "pro-family" group from Georgia called 'Campaign Secrets' has created an ad/infomercial alleging attacks on "traditional" marriage by gays which … [Read more...] about ‘Traditional Family’ Gunned Down by Gays in West Virginia Web Ad
News: Devolution, Pepsi, Octo-Mommy, Twitter, Michelle Obama
Californians Against Hate founder Fred Karger meets with John Garff, president of Salt Lake City-based Ken Garff Automotive Group, against which CAH … [Read more...] about News: Devolution, Pepsi, Octo-Mommy, Twitter, Michelle Obama
Friends of Slain Gay Man Sean Kennedy Hold Vigil at SC State House
In January I reported that Andrew Moller, the man who punched and killed Sean William Kennedy outside a Greenville, SC bar in 2007 while using … [Read more...] about Friends of Slain Gay Man Sean Kennedy Hold Vigil at SC State House