January 18, 2025
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Atlanta’s mayor dismantles ‘Religious Freedom’ defense of terminated anti-gay fire chief (VIDEO)

Steve Lee, Editor14 mins

Conservative media are falsely claiming that Atlanta’s anti-gay fire chief was fired from his job because of his Christian faith, ignoring the unprofessional behavior that actually led to his termination, reports Media Matters For America. Jan. 6, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed terminated Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran, following a month-long suspension which began as a response to anti-gay comments Cochran made…

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Anti-gay Atlanta fire chief fired by mayor

Steve Lee, Editor12 mins

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed fired the city’s fire chief, Kelvin Cochran today. GAVoice reported that Cochran was to return to work today after a 30-day suspension without pay for going against city policy by writing a book that included comparing homosexuality to bestiality. Reed made the announcement this afternoon at a press conference at City…

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

Steve Lee, Editor26 mins

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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HRC: 10 things you should know about the rabidly anti-LGBT Liberty Counsel

Steve Lee, Editor09 mins

WASHINGTON – In 1989, attorney Matthew Staver and his wife, Anita, founded Liberty Counsel, a legal organization aimed at “advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of life, and the family.”  But a primary focus of the organization over the years has been preventing and attacking the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people around…

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HRC calls on US government to stand up for LGBT Gambians (VIDEO)

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

Today, HRC delivered a petition with over 18,000 signatures to the White House that calls on the Administration to take action against Gambian President Yahya Jammeh as he continues to round up, torture, and oppress LGBT Gambians. The petition, signed by HRC members around the United States, called for the U.S. government to restrict entry…

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Atlanta Fire Chief given one-month suspension over religious, anti-gay treatise

Steve Lee, Editor24 mins

Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Chief Kelvin Cochran has been suspended for one month without pay after some employees complained about a religious manifesto they were given by the fire chief, reports The Washington Post’s Abby Ohlheiser.  The screed, entitled Who Told You That You Were Naked?, makes specific – and to some, deeply offensive –…

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Linda Harvey has the perfect Christmas gift for those ‘who claim to be gay’ (LISTEN)

Steve Lee, Editor02 mins

Mission: America’s Linda Harvey knows just the thing to get that gay or lesbian friend this year: her new book, Maybe He’s Not Gay. The homophobic pundit’s book  urges people to “leave” the homosexual lifestyle. Right Wing Watch reported Harvey as saying, “If you were wondering what to get your teen or college student for…

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Christian printer cites faith in ongoing legal battle with Lexington-Fayette Human Rights Commission

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

Hands on Originals, a Lexington, Kentucky-based printer, has lost a two-year legal battle for now after the Christian-oriented print shop refused to create T-shirts for a gay pride parade. Reporting for TheBlaze.com, Billy Hallowell notes that, “Greg Munson of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission announced last Tuesday that Hands on Originals, a T-shirt…

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Kentucky Human Rights Commission dismantles another anti-gay religious liberty story

Steve Lee, Editor05 mins

The Human Rights Commission in Lexington, Kentucky dismissed the argument that a business could refuse to serve gay customers on First Amendment grounds, ending a years-long conservative campaign to disguise anti-gay discrimination as free speech, reports Media Matters for America. In March of 2012, the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization of Lexington (GLSO) filed a complaint against Hands-On Originals,…

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