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Suspect arrested in killing of two Miami men he thought were gay
Miami police have arrested a man in the shooting deaths of two men that he thought were gay and coming onto him.
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Lesbian priests wed in New Year’s Day ceremony
BOSTON — Two high-level female Episcopal priests married in Massachusetts on New Year’s Day in a wedding that appears to be the first of its kind in the U.S. -– at least in the Episcopal Church.
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Colleagues of anti-gay Commissioner to consider resolution against sexual bias
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Commissioners in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County will consider a resolution against sexual bias after one of their own referred to gays as “sexual predators” in an email made public last week.
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Navy investigating raunchy, anti-gay videos shown aboard aircraft carrier
The U.S. Navy has launched an investigation into a how a series of raunchy, and often anti-gay, videos were produced and then shown to a crew of nearly 6,000 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise while on deployment supporting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Apple rejects anti-gay ‘Manhattan Declaration’ from App Store — again
Apple has once again rejected the anti-gay iPhone application, Manhattan Declaration, from its App Store even after its creators submitted a revision.
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NC Commissioner Bill James’ latest claim: Gays prey on young men at YMCA’s
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenberg County Commissioner Bill James, who recently described gays as “sexual predators,” now claims that gays prey on young men at YMCA’s, according to a new post on his website.
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‘Focus on the Family’ wants DOJ investigated over DOMA court loss
Conservative Christian group “Focus on the Family” is calling on Congressional Republicans to launch an investigation of the Justice Department for what it believes is intentional mishandling of the legal challenges of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
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Allentown may soon offer medical benefits to partners of gay employees
Allentown may soon become the first municipality in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley to offer medical benefits to partners of gay employees.
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Suspect arrested in homicide of Florida gay couple
A suspect is in custody in the double homicide of a gay couple found slain in their Wilton Manors, Fla., home over the weekend. Peter Serge Avsenew, 26, was arrested miles away from where police believe he murdered Kevin Mark Powell and Stephen Adams. According to police, Avsenew lives in Hollywood, Fla., where the victims […]
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Palm Springs police chief apologizes for calling gays ‘filthy mother f——-‘
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Palm Springs Police Chief David Dominguez has issued an apology for remarks he made during 2009 a sex sting in the Warm Sands neighborhood that targeted gay men.