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Alec Baldwin, MSNBC announce ‘mutual parting’ following actor’s anti-gay slur
NEW YORK — MSNBC and Alec Baldwin say they are ending the actor’s talk show, which was suspended for two weeks after the actor used an anti-gay slur against a photographer in a New York City street.
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Attackers beat store owner, write ‘fag’ on his forehead in alleged hate crime
PARIS, Tenn — The owner of a health food store in Tennessee was beaten unconscious Wednesday evening by three men who used anti-gay slurs before robbing him and writing “fag” across his forehead.
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Alec Baldwin tries to ease backlash over gay slur by professing love for a man
SAN FRANCISCO — Alec Baldwin jokingly professed his love for a man in front of a large crowd Wednesday as he tried to ease the backlash triggered by an Internet clip that captured him berating a photographer with what sounded like a gay slur.
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Poll: It’s not OK to make online slurs, even when you’re ‘just kidding’
WASHINGTON — In a shift in attitude, most young people now say it’s wrong to use racist, sexist or anti-gay slurs online, even if you’re just kidding. But when they see them, they don’t take much personal offense.
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MSNBC suspends Alec Baldwin’s show for two episodes following gay slur
NEW YORK — Alec Baldwin’s new weekly MSNBC talk show was suspended for two episodes after the actor was videotaped using an anti-gay epithet against a photographer during a New York street encounter.
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Colo. man says college’s use of the word ‘queer’ is offensive, should be illegal
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A gay man says Colorado College’s listing of “queer” as an option for the gender of job applicants is insulting and should be illegal.
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Neb. man assaulted after sticking up for gay friends in alleged hate crime
OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska man is recovering Monday after being attacked while defending his gay friends from being harassed and called “faggots.”
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Town council accepts mayor’s apology for Facebook rant, gay slurs
WEST UNION, S.C. — Officials in a small South Carolina mountain town say they’ve accepted the mayor’s apology for a Facebook rant that included gay slurs as she criticized same-sex couples for applying for marriage licenses in a nearby county.
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S.C. mayor: I don’t want ‘queer’ marriage ‘rammed down my throat’
WEST UNION, S.C. — A small town mayor in South Carolina has come under fire for a Facebook rant in which she derided gay rights and marriage equality, and repeatedly referred to gays as “queers,” using the term in a derogatory manner.
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Ole Miss students, football team disrupt ‘Laramie Project’ play with gay slurs
OXFORD, Miss. — An audience consisting of mostly University of Mississippi students, including an estimated 20 Ole Miss football players, disrupted the University’s theater department production of “The Laramie Project” Tuesday night, heckling cast members and shouting anti-gay slurs.