James Taylor, a Southwest Airlines pilot based in Argyle, Texas, issued a written apology Tuesday after accidentally recording an extended anti-gay and discriminatory conversation on the FAA’s radio system last week. MSNBC reports that Taylor unintentionally left his microphone on during a conversation in the cockpit, during which complained about a surfeit of “gays, grannies…
State Sen. Christine Kehoe (D) announced today that she does not intend to throw her hat into the ring of official contenders for the mayoral race in San Diego. Kehoe explained her decision came in part through “lots of thought” and conversations with friends and supporters, ultimately guiding Kehoe into the direction of not running…
The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) is speaking out against so-called “desperate” attempts by anti-gay marriage activists to continue challenging the August 2010 ruling that found Prop. 8 unconstitutional. Earlier this spring, Chief Judge James Ware of the U.S. District Court struck down an argument claiming that gay judges are less capable of impartiality…
Puerto Rico’s LGBT community has suffered a devastating slew of murders in the last year and a half – some directly targeted, others so recent that shockwaves are still being felt throughout the island and beyond. Besides the slain eighteen, countless other Puerto Rican LGBT individuals have faced attacks and discrimination as a result of…
