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Tracy Morgan offends, then apologizes

logointern2 — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:00:15 +0000

In a recent stand-up performance, comedian Tracy Morgan, who stars in NBC’s hit show “30 Rock,” went on an anti-gay rant in front of his audience in Nashville, Tennessee.

Among those in(...)

Homophobe Buju Banton’s drug trial the talk of Jamaica

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:55:54 +0000

(Kingston, Jamaica) The U.S. drug trial of reggae star Buju Banton is the talk of Jamaica, where islanders are debating his guilt or innocence on street corners, in offices, in letters to the(...)

NYC immigrant beaten in suspected homophobic attack dies

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:35:12 +0000

(New York City) An Ecuadorean immigrant viciously beaten by men who yelled anti-Hispanic and anti-gay slurs at him and his brother has died, nearly a week after the attack.

Jose Sucuzhanay died(...)

No rebuke for Irish MP who called homosexuality an ‘abomination’

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:50:22 +0000

(London) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has dismissed calls for a public rebuke of a Member of Parliament who called homosexuality “an abomination” in a debate in the House and again in a(...)

Nike Drops Homophobic Ads

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:45:13 +0000

Nike said Friday it would pull its ads for its Hyperdunk basketball shoes, responding to criticism that they fed homophobic views. Nike previously defended the ads, but said it would withdraw them as quickly as possible “to underline our ongoing commitment to supporting diversity in sport and the workplace,” The Oregonian reported. The ads were [...]