Ministers try and fail to get arrested for homophobic hate speech

From the Washington Post: The messengers of God can't get arrested in this townLast week,  it seems some Christian ministers and other Christian conservatives attempted to provoke arrest -  it would...

Hundreds attend NYC vigil for slain gay teens Mercado & Mattison

Hundreds attended a NYC vigil yesterday for slain gay teens Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado and Jason Mattison, Jr. According to Boy in Bushwick, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, City Council-member...

Murdered gay teen's Mom speaks of beloved son

* A  follow up to Now Public editor Rhonda J Mangus' excellent reporting  here,    here,  and here.  ". . . when he told me he was gay,  I said,  'Now I love you...

Uganda is sanctioning gay genocide

"Sexual violence is everywhere in Uganda. A new bill punishing homosexuals is part of that culture."Too shocking to be true? Alas not. "Consensual homosexual acts between adults are still illegal in as many as 70...

New Hampshire Republican loses media jobs after anti-gay rant

GOP writer gives warning to party after New Hampshire incident In New Hampshire,  a radio host and news writer pays for his conservative and anti-gay remarks:Buckley,  gay chair of the state's...

Suspect arrested in murder of gay Puerto Rican teen

A suspect in the horrific murder of gay teen, nineteen year old George (Jorge) Steven Lopez Mercado, whose body was found November 14, decapitated, dismembered and burned in Caguas, Puerto Rico has been arrested....

Worldfocus: State of Gay Marriage in Greece

Special Correspondent Lynn Sherr and producer Megan Thompson examine the state of gay marriage in Greece. "Homosexuality dates back thousands of years in Ancient Greece, where same-sex relationships were well...

Liverpool : Gay policeman attacked after homophobic rant

Liverpool,  England:  A gay policeman was brutally beaten by youths in Liverpool Sunday night.  He was 22 years old and in training to be a police officer.   The attack took place in...

Chris Skinner Killers , Please turn your self in !

Openly Gay Toronto Resident Christopher Skinner was Torontos 43rd murder for 2009 , 3 to 4 guys beat him up then ran him over with the Large Black SUV they were riding in ( Oct 18 ) he died a short time later in hospital We need to reach out to the guys responsable for Chris...

In Toronto, police doubt murder of gay male was homophobic

A case last week in Toronto, CA,  in which a gay male was run over by an SUV,  is not being viewed as a hate crime by police,  although some of the man's family and friends certainly believe it...

'Focus on the Family' calls GLSEN 'Orwellian'

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network will be sponsoring an "Ally Week",  aimed at discouraging bullying of gays in public schools,  and hoping to encourage straight students to become the...

London: Gay hate crimes have risen 18%

London police report a rise in hate crimes,  and view this as a sign that people are reporting them,  whereas in the past ,  they would have remained silent.  "The number of homophobic hate...

Balloon Boy story has new, anti-gay twist

Is Little Balloon Boy Now Homophobic,  on top of all? As thought the saga of Falcon Heene,  Balloon-Boy lost of Larimer County,  Colorado,  was not odd enough,  now gay advocates proclaim...

UK journalist starts furor and 'gay backlash' with Gatley piece

Charges of homophobia in a UK journalist's attempt to probe a tragic life and death: An article in London's Daily Mail by journalist Jan Moir created a furor,  as many thought the piece about singer Stephen...

Update: Arrests of 3 teens in London gay man's slaying

UPDATE:  Police in London arrest 3 for kicking gay man to deathTwo 17 year olds and one 18 year old arrested.  To read about a vigil planned in Trafalger Square,  London for the slain man,  go...

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