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After lesbians get assaulted, police refuse to make report

logointern3 — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:30:36 +0000

DC police refused to make a report after a group of five lesbians were physically and verbally assaulted, letting the offenders go at the scene of the crime.

The incident took place July 30 at a(...)

Gay Calif. corrections officer sues for right to march

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:47:59 +0000

A gay officer for the Califonia Institution for Women in Chino, Calif., is suing the Department of Corrections for not permitting him to march in uniform in West Hollywood’s gay pride(...)

Police in Grenada arrest man for having gay sex

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:53:52 +0000

(St. George’s, Grenada) Police have arrested a man for having sex with another male on the eastern Caribbean island of Grenada, where a law against homosexual acts remains on the books but is(...)

Gay Los Angeles officer awarded more than $1M

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 20 May 2011 14:30:13 +0000

(Los Angeles) An openly gay police sergeant who said he was subjected to derogatory remarks by his supervisor was awarded $1.1 million by a jury Thursday.

Sgt. Ronald Crump worked for the Los(...)

Monday Watercooler: Arizona massacre

James Withers — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:31:03 +0000

Reactions to assassination attempt. It would be tempting to get all political over the assassination attempt of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords; however, I’m not going to go down that road. What made(...)

Withers: Air Force sergeant will sue Rapid City

James Withers — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:10:38 +0000

Do you remember Jene Newsome? She was the Air Force Base sergeant who was outed to her superiors by Rapid City officers. She is now preparing to file a lawsuit against the city.

In November(...)

Police inspector who led raid on Stonewall Inn dies at 91

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:30:07 +0000

Seymour Pine, who led the 1969 raid on the gay bar – the Stonewall Inn – which sparked the modern gay rights movement died at 91. Pine was a deputy police inspector at the time and later apologized for the raid, according to his obituary in the New York Times. The Times said: “Although the ostensible [...]

Atlanta police investigating slaying of Black Gay Pride organizer

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:22:54 +0000

Atlanta police are investigating whether the murder of the organizer of the city’s Black Gay Pride celebration was shot because he was gay.

“The Atlanta Police Department is exploring all(...)

Monday Watercooler: Ugandan lawmaker prefers dead gays

James Withers — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:34:21 +0000

Don’t blame me for wanting gays dead. It’s in the Bible. Uganda’s David Bahati gets a profile in the Daily Monitor, and each time the legislator opens his mouth he lies though his lying teeth.(...)

Gay porn past won’t strip Fla. cop of certification

logointern1 — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:00:24 +0000

Mike Verdugo can keep his police certification after he was fired for not disclosing his previous job in gay porn.

The Fla. Cop was fired when a 1996 video appeared online showing a 15 minute(...)