Dear Ms. Moreno: I was appalled by your recent post concerning those who do not agree with the decisions of the Hillcrest Business Association (HBA) and you. You do not respect the community that you are supposed to represent, and worse, you have hurled a gay slur. I think your post needs to be completely…
KYIV, Ukraine, — Ukraine’s political establishment has reacted with dismay to comments made Friday by the leader of the ultra-nationalist Svoboda Party, Oleh Tyahnybok, who targeted the sexuality of German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. Westerwelle was in Kiev for a round of meetings with President Viktor Yanukovych and Opposition parties. He also met with Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk and…
Following the weekend game in the Eastern Conference finals by the Indiana Pacers, Roy Hibbert went to the podium with Paul George after the game to address the media. While speaking to reporters, the Pacers center dropped the gay slur “no homo” when discussing defense and helping George contain LeBron James. According to CBS Sports,…
CNN — Charlie Sheen has mostly stayed away from controversy recently, but he managed to get one last doozy in for 2012. The Los Angeles Times reports that the “Anger Management” star has apologized for a homophobic slur he recently made. According to the publication Sheen was emceeing the opening of a bar at a…
Brett Ratner has apologized after he uttered a gay slur during a press conference for his new film, Tower Heist, The Associated Press reports. “It was a dumb way of expressing myself,” Ratner said in his statement. “Everyone who knows me knows that I don’t have a prejudiced bone in my body. But as a…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) applauded the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its commissioner, David Stern, for fining Kobe Bryant, NBA star, $100,000 for a recent homophobic slur that was captured on camera. Bryant, who received a technical foul, yelled “F****ing f**got!” at the referee. While the audio was not captured on camera, it was…
