The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released a new ad attacking Romney’s stance on gay rights. The HRC says the Republican presidential hopeful and his running mate, Paul Ryan, represent a “devastating leap backwards for LGBT Americans seeking full equality.” The ad features Romney’s previous appearance on Piers Morgan’s CNN chat show, where he said: “The…
WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate mass spam texts that are taking aim at President Obama, marriage equality, and a number of other progressive issues. Recently, HRC supporters have received unsolicited anti-gay text messages such as: “Obama endorses the legality of same-sex marriage. Say…
http://youtu.be/VmRts8RFmKY CNN’s Carol Costello cut short her interview with American Family Association spokesperson Bryan Fischer, after he repeatedly used anti-gay language on air. During a discussion about the anti-bullying initiative Mix It Up Day, Fischer attacked the idea and said, “It is a thinly-veiled attempt to push the normalization of homosexual behavior in public schools…
MOSCOW (CNN) – The appeal hearing for three members of the LGBT-supporting punk rock band Pussy Riot, who were sentenced to two years for performing a song critical of President Vladimir Putin, will continue next week. One of the band members Yekaterina Samutsevich said Monday that she no longer wants to work with an attorney…
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is suing Public Advocate of the United States, a group based in Falls Church, Va., over the misappropriation of a photo showing a gay couple kissing. The photo, taken by Kristina Hill showed Brian Edwards and Tom Privitiere with the New York City skyline in the background. Public Advocate,…
Football news in the first week in September usually revolves around opening night, injury reports and final fantasy league preparations. This year, marriage equality received a surprising amount of attention in the sporting news. For readers who might not read the sports page, it’s worth a replay, because it shows some very positive yardage for…
Reports are coming through that Chick-fil-A is continuing to actively raise money for anti-LGBT organizations like the Marriage and Family Foundation. The Advocate is reporting that Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy Tweeted a photo from an event raising funds for the anti-LGBT group on Tuesday – a day before LGBTweekly reported that the fast food chain…
The Civil Rights Agenda, an Illinois LGBTQ advocacy organization has released a statement confirming that Chick-fil-A is ceasing anti-gay donations, and has clarified its stance on gay customers and employees. From the statement: The Civil Rights Agenda … has learned that Alderman Moreno has finalized his negotiations with Chick-Fil-A. Alderman Moreno has confirmed that Chick-fil-A…
A church group has produced what they describe as “a simple flyer for your older grade school or middle school children about homosexuality?” Mission: America, a Christian ministry, publication and Web site founded by Linda Harvey, has produced the new “guide” to teach parents on how to talk to kids about homosexuality. Authored by Harvey,…
A new report claims that discrimination against LGBT government employees continues to be high and is proving costly to the taxpayer. Focused on the approximately one million LGBT employees working in the public sector for the local, state or municipal government, the report, Gay and Transgender Discrimination in the Public Sector, released by the American…
