Steve Lee, Editor

Santorum would ignore the SCOTUS ruling in U.S. v. Windsor and enforce DOMA (VIDEO)

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said in an interview Sunday that, if elected, he would ignore the Supreme Court’s ruling in U.S. v. Windsor and enforce the parts of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that the court found unconstitutional. Santorum also said that he would attempt to undermine the court’s ruling in Roe…

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Bill Cosby to face criminal charges

After racking up more than 50 accusations from women of sexual assault or unwanted advances, Bill Cosby will finally face criminal charges in Pennsylvania. Montgomery County District Attorney-elect Kevin Steele announced today that Cosby will face charges of aggravated indecent assault which is a felony of the first degree. The Huffington Post reported  that the…

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National LGBTQ Task Force calls for federal probe of Cleveland Police and death of Tamir Rice

WASHINGTON — The National LGBTQ Task Force today called for a federal probe into the Cleveland Police over the killing of Tamir Rice, a 12-year old black child. Yesterday an Ohio grand jury declined to indict the Cleveland police officer who fatally shot the unarmed black 12-year-old. In statement Russell Roybal, National LGBTQ Task Force deputy executive…

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‘Glee’ actor arrested for possession of child pornography

Actor Mark Salling, best known for his role as Noah “Puck” Puckerman on the comedy television series, Glee was arrested Tuesday by the LAPD Internet Crimes Against Children task force unit for possession of child pornography. Crime Watch Daily first broke the news that the LAPD’s Internet Crimes Against Children unit obtained a search warrant…

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Oregon bakery who refused to make gay couple a wedding cake pay fine

The Oregon bakery that denied service to a same-sex couple have finally paid their fine. After holding out for nearly six months the  co-owner of the Portland-area bakery Sweet Cakes by Melissa, Aaron Klein dropped off a check Monday for $136,927.07 which included accrued interest, reported the Associated Press. Klein also paid $7,000 earlier this…

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Watch: Janet Mock on Oprah’s ‘SuperSoul Sessions’

Best-selling author and journalist Janet Mock stopped by Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul Sessions talk series Sunday at the University of California, Los Angeles. In the session, titled The Path of Authenticity — Embracing the Otherness, Mock talked about her transition into the woman she is today. “I am proud of what I have been able to accomplish, but most…

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National Catholic Reporter names same-sex marriage plaintiffs ‘Persons Of The Year’

The National Catholic Reporter (NCR)  has  named two of the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court’s landmark same-sex marriage case its “persons of the year.” In an editorial published Monday, Greg Bourke and Michael DeLe­on were named NCR‘s persons of the year for 2015 for “… their historic roles as plaintiffs in Obergefell v. Hodges and…

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