Gay Slurs

Carl Paladino, the Republican candidate for governor of New York, is under siege by both conservatives and Democrats for saying that he did not want his children “brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality” was an acceptable option.

A lesbian couple in Tennessee are afraid to return to their charred remains of their home after it was burned to the ground and the word “Queers” was spray painted on their garage in what is being investigated as a potential hate crime.

Ronnie Magro from Jersey Shore didn’t just fight in front of the cameras — he also went on a homophobic tirade and spewed anti-gay slurs during an altercation on the boardwalk . And the footage has finally come to light… Reports TMZ; It all went down minutes before Ronnie’s first brawl on the show — […]

A man told police he was beaten Sunday night in the parking lot of the Seattle Filipino Community Center because he is gay, and

A man suspected of spray-painting homophobic slurs on a number of West Seattle buildings was arrested Thursday morning, reports KOMO-TV. Ryan J. Cox, 31, was arrested without incident and booked into King County Jail. Cox was arrested in May for spray-painting the same gay slur on many businesses and a garage door. And it was […]

St. Louis Police are investigating an attack early Saturday outside a nightclub, and while police say it’s too soon to tell whether this will be categorized as a hate crime, the victims believe they were targeted because they’re gay, reports KSDK-TV. Jacob Piwowarczyk says, “I have a soft tissue bruise on my elbow. I have […]

The Kansas City Chiefs released controversy-plagued running back Larry Johnson on Monday, the day he was scheduled to come back from his two-week suspension. On his Twitter account two weeks ago, Johnson questioned Chiefs coach Todd Haley’s competence, insulted followers and used a gay slur. He repeated the gay slur the next day to reporters […]

On Wednesday night, “fag” was the word of the night on “South Park,” and GLAAD — the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation — isn’t laughing. The November 4 episode featured rampant use of the anti-gay slurs “fag” and “faggot” as Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny attempted to drive a local biker gang out of […]

From WPIX-TV: One man was arrested – and two others are still being sought – in the beating and robbery of two men in Lakeview early Sunday morning, Nassau County police said. The two victims, one of whom was dressed up in drag for Halloween, were walking on Woodfield Road near Janos Ave. when they […]

Georgetown University is reeling after the second alleged attack on a student in less than a week. A man assaulted a young man early Sunday morning after repeatedly using gay slurs. About 1:30 a.m. Sunday, a male student was walking about a block from campus when a man in a leather jacket and face paint […]

Larry Johnson’s agent said he and the Kansas City Chiefs agreed Saturday night to cut the running back’s two-week suspension in half, saving him more than $300,000. The Chiefs previously suspended Johnson for two weeks until Nov. 9 for what they called conduct “detrimental” to the team.

Kansas City Chiefs starting running back Larry Johnson was issued a two-week suspension Wednesday night for “conduct detrimental to the team.” Johnson posted disparaging remarks Sunday night on his Twitter page, starting with a remark about Coach Todd Haley’s lack of football playing experience. He later posted a gay slur in response to one of […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have barred running back Larry Johnson from practice and all other team activities as the club and the NFL look into comments he made Monday to reporters in the locker room. According to multiple reports, Johnson — in telling reporters to get away from him — used a slur that referred […]

From Change.org: FORT COLLINS, CO — You know you have bad parents when they fool the the entire world into thinking that their six-year-old son is stuck in a balloon floating in the Colorado air. You know you have even worse parents when those same people allow their children to record a homophobic rap video, […]

Minnesota’s largest school district, Anoka-Hennepin, has agreed to pay a family $25,000 after two teachers allegedly harassed a boy because of his perceived sexual orientation, according to the Star Tribune. The teachers reportedly harassed the boy and subjected him to classroom jokes, comments and innuendos. The boy’s “fence swings both ways,” teacher Diane Cleveland commented […]

University of Hawai’i head football coach Greg McMackin was suspended without pay for 30 days and will take a voluntary 7 percent pay cut from his $1.1 million salary after he used a gay slur during a Western Athletic Conference press conference yesterday in Salt Lake City, school officials announced. McMackin, who will lose approximately […]