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Complaint filed against D.C. bistro for ‘gay bitches’ slur on printed receipt
Lambda Legal filed a complaint Tuesday in the Washington, D.C., Office of Human Rights on behalf of a transgender woman who was given a restaurant receipt with an anti-LGBT slur printed on it while socializing with friends at a local hookah bar. According to the complaint, the words “GAY BITCHES” were printed in place of the customer’s name.
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Atlanta man wanted in alleged anti-gay attack on cyclist turns himself in
ATLANTA — An Atlanta man wanted in an alleged anti-gay attack on a cyclist turned himself in on Wednesday. Michael Sanders was charged with battery in the May 23 attack on 24-year-old Quinn Chrzan.
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Why would LGBT ally Jonah Hill let fly with a gay slur?
Jonah Hill is winning points for what appears to be a sincere apology for hurling a gay slur at a paparazzo he says was harassing him. But the insult the actor hurled last week still raises the question: Why would someone like Hill, for years a vocal supporter of the LGBT community, use such a word? Even in a moment of anger?
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Jonah Hill apologizes for telling paparazzo to ‘Suck my dick, you faggot’
Oscar-nominated actor Jonah Hill is apologizing for yelling for yelling an anti-gay slur at a photographer in Los Angeles over the weekend. Hill, 30, was walking with friends as he was followed by paparazzi shouting out comments in hopes the actor would respond, when one photographer began teasing him about his pink shorts…
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‘We don’t serve fags’ at Big Earl’s in Pittsburg, Texas
PITTSBURG, Texas — A same-sex couple says they were told not to come back to a restaurant in East Texas because Big Earls “doesn’t serve fags.”
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Bullies target openly gay teen’s home with anti-gay slur
VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 16-year-old Michigan teen has become the target of bullies because he is gay, and now his home has been targeted as well.
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Gay widower renews petition for green card on 39th wedding anniversary
LOS ANGELES — A 72-year-old Australian man widowed by his American husband of more than three decades is renewing his pitch for a green card since the Obama administration eased policies on gay marriage.
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Chicago man receives email from Sprint addressing him as ‘gay sissyboy’
CHICAGO — A Chicago man says he received an email from mobile phone carrier Sprint addressing him as a “gay sissyboy” after calling the carrier’s customer service line.
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British court finds soccer player guilty of anti-gay gesture
BRIGHTON, England — A British court has found Turkish forward Colin Kazim-Richards guilty of making an anti-gay gesture at a match while playing for Blackburn.
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7 years after calling co-star a ‘faggot,’ Isaiah Washington returns to ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
LOS ANGELES — ABC says Isaiah Washington will return to “Grey’s Anatomy” for a guest appearance in May, seven years after he was fired from the medical drama amid fallout over his use of the word “faggot.”
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Gay couple attacked at NY subway by man shouting ‘Are you faggots?’
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has issued a sketch of a man accused of an anti-gay hate crime in a Manhattan subway station early Sunday morning.
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Uganda president calls gays ‘disgusting’ in interview after signing anti-gay law
Just hours after signing a harsh anti-gay law that punishes gay sex with up to life in prison, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni called gays “disgusting” in an interview with CNN.
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Canadian Football League players fined for anti-gay tweets about Michael Sam
MONTREAL — The Canadian Football League fined two players Tuesday for making inappropriate comments about openly gay NFL prospect Michael Sam.
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Kent State wrestler suspended for ‘fag’ tweets aimed at Michael Sam
KENT, Ohio — A wrestler at Kent State University has been suspended indefinitely for a series of anti-gay tweets on Monday, including referring to Missouri football player Michael Sam as “that fag.”
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Astros pitcher apologizes for tweet referring to Justin Bieber as ‘that fag’
HOUSTON — Astros pitcher Jarred Cosart has apologized after he using a gay slur to describe pop star Justin Bieber when he tweeted a message to a former teammate.
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Republican leaders put the heat on GOP committeeman for gay, Muslim attacks
LANSING, Mich. — As the Republican National Committee prepares for meetings in Washington this week, Gov. Rick Snyder and other party leaders in Michigan are criticizing committeeman Dave Agema for repeated anti-gay and anti-Muslim remarks.
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Baltimore Ravens’ Torrey Smith: ‘Look at this queen’ remark not homophobic
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith is catching heat for posting an alleged anti-gay slur on his Twitter and Instagram accounts Friday, but insists the remark was not homophobic.
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Store owner charged with filing false report after alleging anti-gay attack
PARIS, Tenn. — The owner of a health food store in Tennessee, who said last month that he had been robbed and beaten in an anti-gay attack, has been arrested and charged with filing a false police report after he allegedly withheld information about the incident.
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Colo. State coach suspended for calling Wash. State QB a ‘fucking faggot’
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State defensive line coach Greg Lupfer has been suspended without pay for two weeks for using a gay slur when yelling at Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday in the New Mexico Bowl last weekend.
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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.