For years, Milo Yiannopoulos has notoriously used social media to promote an alt-right agenda by bashing Muslims, Black Lives Matter activists and feminists, and perpetuating racist trolling against Blacks, including comedian Leslie Jones. The self-proclaimed conservative “gay exceptionalist” even used the Internet to bash gay rights. INSTAGRAM But it seems…
Tag: Same-gender Marriage
Texas Continues Attack on LGBT Rights
Texas is continuing its attack on rights for LGBT citizens, including challenging benefits for legally married same-gender couples and introducing its own “bathroom bill.” The Texas Supreme Court this month agreed to hear a case challenging benefits for same-gender married couples, despite the legalization of gay marriage nationwide in 2015….
Georgia Senate Passes Act to ‘Religiously’ Discriminate Against LGBT Community
By Sheryl Estrada Image: Project Q Atlanta The Georgia Senate is under fire for passing the highly controversial “First Amendment Defense Act” (FADA) on Friday. GOPState Sen. Greg Kirk, who sponsored the bill, said his legislation offers protection to individuals, businesses and nonprofitsthat hold to marriage as an institution of…
Judge Discriminating Against Lesbian Parents Recuses Himself
A judge who called for the removal of a foster child from her lesbian foster parents has officially removed himself from the case following growing criticism and calls for an investigation of the judge’s practices as well as his impeachment. Last Tuesday, Judge Scott Johansen ordered a 9-month-old baby girl…
Mormon Church: No Baptisms for Kids of Same-Gender Couples, Thousands Leave
By Sheryl Estrada Members of the group Mormons Building Bridges march in the Salt Lake City, Utah’s Gay Pride Parade in June. Photo by Shutterstock. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ new policy is causing a mass exodus. Thousands of members submitted letters of resignation to the church…
CLUELESS Jenner to DeGeneres: ‘I’m a Traditionalist’
By Sheryl Estrada Caitlyn Jennerhardly supports same-gender marriage. Jenner publicly came out as transgenderin an interview with journalist Diane Sawyer in April. However, during the season premiere of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which aired on Tuesday, she expressed lukewarm feelings toward marriage equity. Here’s what Jenner said: I have to…
Same-Gender Couples Seeking Marriage Licenses Meet Resistance
By Sheryl Estrada Photo by Shutterstock In a historic decision on June 26 the Supreme Court made same-gender marriage legal nationwide. However, on July 6 a judge refused to issue a marriage license to two women in Toledo, Ohio; and in Grandbury, Texas, a federal lawsuit had to be filed…
Duggar Sex Abuse Scandal and the Hypocrisy of the Anti-LGBT Right
By Michael Nam Josh Duggar, the eldest son of the 19 Kids and Counting family, admitted to sexually abusing several minor-aged girls (most likely his sisters), exposing the anti-LGBT activist family and their allies’ views as hypocritical on the issue of “protecting” women and children. In Touch magazine first reported…
Anti-LGBT Missouri Lawmaker Resigns in Disgrace Over Texting Scandal
By Michael Nam Another virulently anti-LGBT and pro “family values” legislator was revealed to be a hypocrite on Wednesday. Republican John Diehl was forced to step down from his powerful position as Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives after the Kansas City Star obtained texts of a sexual nature…
GOP Congressman Links Gay Marriage to Baltimore
By Michael Nam A congressman from Texas has a novel reason for the unrest among Baltimore residents: Same-gender marriage. On a radio show segment where Rep. Bill Flores (R-Texas) put forth the breakdown of the “traditional family” for the rampant poverty in the city. The Family Research Council, labeled an…