A spray painting vandal tagged Metropolitan Community Church in San Diego Aug. 29 at night in four places, writing the words “fags,” “queers,” and X marks over two church banners. The hate crime was reported to San Diego Police Saturday, Aug. 30 after the vandalism was discovered. An officer took photographs, and the graffiti was…
This week the Carl DeMaio campaign and the Log Cabin Republicans were up in arms because Congressman Scott Peters published a blog written by John Aravosis, a national openly gay blogger. In the blog Aravosis uses the term “Mary” to refer to DeMaio. The Log Cabin Republicans say that term is a “slur.” Where do…
Michael Sam, the first Division I college football player in history to come out as gay, has generated a firestorm of opinion on the Internet after announcing on ESPN that he is, in fact, a “proudly open gay man.” While the reaction has been mostly positive, publicly anyway, there have been significant pockets of resistance…
Colorado State defensive line coach Greg Lupfer has been suspended for two weeks without pay after being caught by ESPN’s cameras using an anti-gay slur during the New Mexico Bowl. According to a report by CBS Sports, Lupfer and Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday were caught in a verbal exchange after Halliday threw a touchdown pass…
