December 2015
Transgender NYC subway slasher was provoked says friend (VIDEO)
https://youtu.be/ImhHvumkanY A transgender woman who slashed two men with a box cutter on a New York City subway train was arraigned on assault charges Wednesday. A friend of the woman said that she was provoked with anti-gay slurs. “The other guy spit on her and called her a fa—t,” Kimball (Kimy) Hartman told reporters after…
The City: Top to Bottom
thursday, dec. 31 Rent Inspired by Puccini’s La bohème, the modern-day rock opera tells the story of a collection of struggling artists and musicians trying to survive and practice their craft in the avant-garde neighborhood of New York’s Lower East Side. Special New Year’s show includes ringing in the New Year onstage with the cast….
James Blunt: ‘To call me gay is a compliment’
Singer songwriter James Blunt is no stranger to rumors about him being gay and he has never worried about that, in fact quite the opposite he considers it an honor. “I sing songs that aren’t very macho, and so people will say, ‘Oh you’re effeminate,’ or ‘gay,’ as if calling me gay were an insult,”…
Star Trek gets Postal Service stamp of approval in 2016
WASHINGTON —The Postal Service is providing a preview of its 2016 stamp program that is sure to attract the interest of fans of Sarah Vaughan, Star Trek, NASA’s New Horizons mission, Trucks, Shirley Temple, flowers, soda fountain fans and the holidays — just to name a small handful. “Our stamps articulate the American experience through…
Far-right pastor: ‘President Hillary Clinton will turn your kids gay’
Far-right Colorado pastor Kevin Swanson, who has advocated executing gay people and warned that liking Harry Potter is a sin, has come up with another whopper — this time about Hillary Clinton. On his “Generations Radio” program yesterday, Swanson said that America must repent or God will punish the nation through the election of Hillary…
Watch: Gay couple’s surprise wedding in Hawaii happens in less than 10 hours
Hawaii really did happen for Shayne and Christian when companies and wedding vendors from around the island donated their time and efforts to make their beautiful wedding take place — in less than 10 hours! Watch this feelgood video and see how the pair #LetHawaiiHappen.
Santorum would ignore the SCOTUS ruling in U.S. v. Windsor and enforce DOMA (VIDEO)
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said in an interview Sunday that, if elected, he would ignore the Supreme Court’s ruling in U.S. v. Windsor and enforce the parts of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that the court found unconstitutional. Santorum also said that he would attempt to undermine the court’s ruling in Roe…
Bill Cosby to face criminal charges
After racking up more than 50 accusations from women of sexual assault or unwanted advances, Bill Cosby will finally face criminal charges in Pennsylvania. Montgomery County District Attorney-elect Kevin Steele announced today that Cosby will face charges of aggravated indecent assault which is a felony of the first degree. The Huffington Post reported that the…
National LGBTQ Task Force calls for federal probe of Cleveland Police and death of Tamir Rice
WASHINGTON — The National LGBTQ Task Force today called for a federal probe into the Cleveland Police over the killing of Tamir Rice, a 12-year old black child. Yesterday an Ohio grand jury declined to indict the Cleveland police officer who fatally shot the unarmed black 12-year-old. In statement Russell Roybal, National LGBTQ Task Force deputy executive…