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Lesbian partner files one of first lawsuits in Ind. stage collapse

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:53:48 +0000

Janeen Beth Urschel who lost her partner of 10 years when she was killed in a stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair, filed one of the first lawsuits after the tragedy.

Tammy VanDam was one of(...)

Anna Nicole’s gay doctor unfairly prosecuted?

logointern2 — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:00:26 +0000

A doctor on trial for the murder of actress Anna Nicole Smith claims that he has been unfairly prosecuted because he is gay and of an ethnic minority, TMZ reported.

Dr. Sandeep Kapoor has been(...)

Connecticut woman denied award in deceased partner’s malpractice suit

logointern2 — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:30:54 +0000

A Connecticut woman claims she was unfairly excluded from the medical malpractice suit of her now deceased wife.

A Connecticut judge ruled that Charlotte Stacey would not be able to serve as the(...)

DC woman sues Baptist church over gay marriage

logointern2 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:30:58 +0000

DC resident, Yvonne Moore sued Covenant Baptist Church over its support of gay marriage, CNN’s Soledad O’Brien reports.

Moore, a member of Covenant Baptist for 37 years, sued for her weekly(...)

Joan Rivers sued by ex manager

logointern2 — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:00:40 +0000

Veteran comedian Joan Rivers is being sued by her former manager, Billy Sammeth, TMZ reports.

In the lawsuit, Sammeth claims he was never compensated for restoring Joan’s “dormant career.”(...)

Abuse allegations make case of elderly gay couple murky

logointern1 — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:30:31 +0000

Allegations of abuse are making a tale of an elderly gay couple allegedly separated by Sonoma County, Calif., officials even more murky and divisive.

After a run-in with county officials left(...)

Oklahoma man sues to use “IM GAY” on license plate

logointern1 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:00:40 +0000

A gay college student is suing an Oklahoma state agency over the denial of a personalized license plate.

Keith Kimmel, 28, sued the Oklahoma Tax Commission last year for denying his request for(...)

Larry King family files wrongful-death suit

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:12:50 +0000

(Oxnard, California) The family of Larry King, the 15-year-old gay student who was gunned down by a classmate, has fired a wrongful-death lawsuit accusing the school, an LGBT rights group and a(...)

Lawsuit: Vegan equals gay

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:20:03 +0000

(New York City) A Wall Street currency trader is suing his former bosses claiming he was subjected to homophobic slurs after he said he did not eat meat.

Ryan Pacifico worked in the New York(...)

Fired anti-gay university official sues school

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:04:47 +0000

(Toledo, Ohio) A University of Toledo senior administrator who was fired after penning a column for a local publication attacking LGBT civil rights is suing the school in federal court claiming(...)