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Monday Watercooler: Gay voters returning to Obama?

James Withers — Mon, 09 May 2011 10:59:00 +0000

Apologies are in order for this late Watercooler. Was supposed to post it right after lunch, but the day job sort of went haywire. Added some extra stuff. Enjoy.

Memphis and the Mississippi.(...)

Memphis considers anti-discrimination policy

logointern1 — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:00:07 +0000

Memphis City Council is considering a non-discrimination policy that would protect city workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

The(...)

Billboard Featuring Openly Gay Marine Vandalized

Kameron Zach — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:00:59 +0000

A bold move made by the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center resulted in vandalism, when a billboard featuring a gay marine was destroyed.

The billboard, which is one of five was intended to(...)

Withers: Ten random thoughts

James Withers — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:28:31 +0000

1. Looks like Atlanta has a thing against gay bars (Memphis also!) We’ll stay on top of these stories for you–thanks to Trace for pushing us to do something about Atlanta. What do our readers(...)

Lesbians claim assault at Memphis church

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:00:06 +0000

Monique Stephens and her partner were called “devil worshippers” and “gay” after not bowing down to the ground to blow kisses to God at Memphis’ New Olivet Baptist Church, reports the Memphis(...)

Few clues in killing of Memphis trans woman

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:11:39 +0000

(Memphis, Tennessee) It took a bloody jailhouse beating by police to bring Duanna Johnson out of the shadows.

With a video of the beating making the rounds on the Internet, people who would(...)

Cop pleads not guilty to beating transwoman later found murdered

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:03:16 +0000

(Memphis, Tennessee) A former Memphis police officer pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to civil rights charges in the jailhouse beating of a transgender prostitution suspect which was captured on(...)