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Lesbian, singer Leisha Hailey escorted off Southwest Air for kissing

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:45:07 +0000

UPDATE: @SouthwestAir tweeted:

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@UhHuhHerMusic I’m so sorry! Can you please follow/DM me more details so we can get to the bottom of this? Thanks!

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Culhane: The gay bride who was told buying a wedding dress is ‘illegal’

johnculhane — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:35:14 +0000

“What you’re describing in this paperwork is illegal. And we do not participate in any illegal actions.”

That was the text of the voicemail left on the telephone of Alix Genter. The caller(...)

Christian schools get worst LGBT ratings from Princeton Review

logointern3 — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:15:17 +0000

The Princeton Review released their annual tally of LGBT-friendly and unfriendly colleges August 2. Wheaton College, a conservative Christian school in Wheaton, Ill., was again ranked as the

Navy secretary censures former Va. officer for anti-gay conduct

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:00:49 +0000

(Virginia Beach, Va.) The secretary of the Navy has censured the former commander of a fighter squadron at Oceana Naval Air Station.

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Cmdr. Liam Bruen permitted a(...)

Lesbian couple: Vt. resort barred reception

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:00:55 +0000

(Montpelier, Vt.) A Vermont inn violated state anti-discrimination rules by refusing to host the wedding reception for two New York City women, the couple said in a lawsuit Tuesday.

The lawsuit,(...)

Two punished after disabled gays told to leave pool

logointern3 — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:11:36 +0000

(Louisville, Ky.) An employee at a public swimming pool in eastern Kentucky was suspended for a week without pay after telling two disabled gay men to leave, city of Hazard officials said(...)

Gay couple faces discrimination at Safeway, employee terminated

logointern3 — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:47:07 +0000

A Safeway employee was terminated after harassing a gay couple the same day as the D.C. Pride parade, as reported by Metro Weekly.

Brendan Harrington and his partner Jason Morgan were in the(...)

Group: Disabled gays forced to leave public pool

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:58:55 +0000

(Louisville, Ky.) A storm of protest has erupted in a small, eastern Kentucky city after a complaint that a worker at a city-owned pool cited the Bible as authority that “gay people” weren’t(...)

Moscow City Hall bans gay rights rally

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:51:56 +0000

(Moscow) Russia’s most prominent gay rights activist says Moscow City Hall has banned a gay rights rally on the basis it might provoke civil unrest.

Nikolai Alexeyev told The Associated Press(...)

Ugandan lawmakers hold hearings on anti-gay bill

logointern3 — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:58:11 +0000

(Kampala, Uganda) A Ugandan parliament committee on Monday held a second day of hearings on a controversial anti-gay bill that attracted international condemnation for its harsh penalties.(...)