Pride movie: US DVD cover removes all references to ‘lesbians and gays’

The cover for the U.S. DVD release of the movie Pride has removed all mention of homosexuality, reports Pink News. The U.S. DVD cover has removed all references to homosexuality. The original text described the main characters in the movie as a ‘London-based group of gay and lesbian activists.’ This has been changed to ‘London-based…

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Dominican Republic refuses to recognize same-sex marriage at UK embassy

The Dominican Republic has refused to recognize a same-sex marriage performed in the country, stating, “our legislation does not recognize this type of marriage,”reports AP. Earlier the British embassy had tweeted that a Dominican man and his British partner had exchanged vows in its Santo Domingo offices. Earlier in the year the British government had…

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Leelah Alcorn’s mother continues to refuse to use female pronouns: ‘He was a good boy’

When Josh Alcorn voiced a desire to live as a girl, the Ohio teenager’s parents said they wouldn’t stand for that. “We don’t support that, religiously,” Alcorn’s mother told CNN on Wednesday, her voice breaking. “But we told him that we loved him unconditionally. We loved him no matter what. I loved my son. People…

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‘Ellen Dance Dare’ goes wrong with NYPD (VIDEO)

http://youtu.be/zFJnr1_bjSM Ellen DeGeneres dared her viewers to “sneak up behind perfect strangers” and dance behind them without them knowing it. Well, for one New Yorker the prank went terribly wrong. A video that began circulating on Monday showing NYPD officers surrounding prankster Alexander Bok, a black man, pulling off the stunt that is supposed to…

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Suspended Atlanta fire chief returns to spotlight, anti-gay beliefs intact

Just over a month ago, LGBT Weekly reported on the suspension of Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran. You’ll recall Kelvin Cochran. He was Atlanta Mayor Karim Reed’s handpicked fire chief for the nation’s 40th most populous city. During his tenure, or more accurately, just prior to his official suspension by Reed, several employees complained to…

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