Despite opposition from North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, the state House voted on Thursday (June 11) to override the governor’s veto of a law that will allow some register of deeds workers who process marriage licenses and magistrates to stop performing all marriages – gay and straight couples- if they hold a “sincerely held ...
A measure to ban therapy aimed to “convert” gay young people to heterosexuals was passed by the Illinois Senate on Friday. After a 34-19 vote, the bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Bruce Rauner. The proposed measure to ban gay conversion therapy reached the Senate after receiving House approval earlier this month. With ...
An unauthorized gay pride event rally in Moscow led to a brawl between gay rights activists and opponents on Saturday (May 30). The unrest led to Moscow police breaking up the event and detaining a dozen gay rights activists, including event organizer Nikolai Alekseev. According to Ukraine Today, the unrest occurred after a group of ...
One school board member in the state of North Carolina has come under extreme heat for anti-gay marriage comments made on her Facebook page. According to a May 27 report by WECT, New Hanover County School Board member Tammy Covil stirred up controversy by referring to gay marriage as “a perverted lifestyle choice” in a post ...
Ireland’s historic vote to legalize same-sex marriage drew praise from author J.K. Rowling. It also inspired the “Harry Potter” creator to joke lightheartedly on Twitter about Professor Dumbedore, a gay character in her book series, to be able to marry “Lord of the Rings” wizard Gandalf. Although the idea delighted many, there were some who were not so accepting. ...
Lawmakers in Arizona passed a bill on Thursday that would allow businesses the right to refuse service to customers that violate their religious beliefs. According to a report by Reuters on Feb. 20, the bill is being criticized because it could be used as a defense for business owners to discriminate against gays and others. ...
Why not us? That is the position nine gay couples in the state of Colorado are taking in hopes of adding the state to the list of recent states to overturn same-sex marriage bans. According to ABC News on Feb. 19, the couples have filed a civil rights lawsuit in Denver District Court on Wednesday ...
American journalist Jamie Kirchick was brought on as a guest on Russian network RT to offer his opinion abut the Bradley Manning trial. Instead, the reporter used his time on the air to slam the network about Russia’s anti-gay laws recently signed into law by Vladimir Putin. As Politico reports on August 21, Kirchick was ...
There has been boycotts and there have been many protests against new anti-gay laws signed into legislation by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Gay rights activists, Olympic athletes, and celebrities have spoken out against Russia’s treatment of their LGBT community and now President Barack Obama has expressed his impatience according to CNN on August 7. Obama ...
