gay slurs

Kanye West: ‘That’s So Gay’ Should Be Used as a Compliment

Andy Towle February 17, 2009

Kanye West tells Details magazine that the phrase "that's so gay" should be made a compliment.Says Kanye: "Titles are very important. I like to embody … [Read more...] about Kanye West: ‘That’s So Gay’ Should Be Used as a Compliment

Andy Towle February 13, 2009

In a friendly match between England and Spain on Wednesday, football fans chanted "Beckham maricón" from the stands. "Maricón" is the Spanish … [Read more...] about Spanish Football Fans Hurl ‘Faggot’ Slur at David Beckham

Andy Towle February 12, 2009

A reader sent in this note, regarding today's TechCrunch story on Twitter: "In today's TechCrunch (the leading technology-news blog, a very, very … [Read more...] about TechCrunch Posts Homophobic ‘Fags’ Slur with Twitter Story

Andy Towle February 11, 2009

Fa Junior Moi Moi, a 20-year-old man who was placed on the Salt Lake Police Department's Most Wanted list in November after assaulting a man because … [Read more...] about Salt Lake Gay Basher Arrested in Hawaii, Sent Back to Utah

Andy Towle February 5, 2009

In case you missed it, late yesterday the BlackBook editor who claims he was assaulted at NYC's Corner Bistro restaurant published an update answering … [Read more...] about UPDATE: On the Corner Bistro Gay Bashing

Andy Towle February 3, 2009

Gary James, an Enid, Oklahoma restaurant owner, who is running for a spot on the City Council, has come under scrutiny for his racist and homophobic … [Read more...] about Enid, Oklahoma Politician Gary James Makes No Apologies for Bias

Andy Towle January 29, 2009

This is a bizarre one. Ryan Pacifico, a straight, married Calyon in the Americas trader, says he was fired from his job for a minor infraction … [Read more...] about New York Man Claims He Was Fired for Being ‘Vegetarian Homo’

Andy Towle January 13, 2009

After police released 16 photographs of Tottenham Hotspur fans from a match against Portsmouth last month, eleven were arrested, five are still being … [Read more...] about UK Police Charge 11 for Homophobic Abuse at Football Game

Andy Towle January 7, 2009

Homophobic and racist graffiti that has covered the walls and doors of a public toilet at Cockatoo Island in Sydney is to be removed following a … [Read more...] about Homophobic Toilet Graffiti, Once Shown as Art, to be Removed

Andy Towle January 6, 2009

Nathan Runkle, the 24-year-old founder of Mercy for Animals, a nationally recognized activist group whose work helped pass Proposition 2 recently in … [Read more...] about Animal Rights Activist Nathan Runkle in Brutal Anti-Gay Assault