Gay Discrimination

Gay Student Faces Expulsion For Firing Stun Gun At Bullies

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.02.2012

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Darnell "Dynasty" Young, a 17-year-old gay student at Arsenal Tech High School in Indianapolis, Ind., is facing possible expulsion after he fired a st...

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Boy Scouts Board Member Steps Down In Support Of Dismissed Lesbian Den Mom

Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Gay Rights, Gay Discrimination, Jennifer Tyrrell, Boy Scouts of America Gay Policy, Boy Scouts of America, Boy Scouts, Boy Scouts of America Gays, Homophobia, LGBT Rights, Discrimination, Slidepollajax, Video, Gay Voices News

Support for the Ohio mom who was dismissed as leader of her son's Boy Scout troop because she is a lesbian continues to grow. The Gay and Lesbian...

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Man Denied Michigan High School Graduation Speaker Role For Being Gay

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Anti Gay, Anti Gay Discrimination, Discrimination, Gay Discrimination, Discrimination in Schools, School Discrimination, Gay Discrimination in Schools, Video, Education News

Dominic Sheahan-Stahl, a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy in Mount Pleasant, Mich., is speaking out after officials allegedly told his mother he would...

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Romney's Support For Gay Participation In Boy Scouts Cited By GLAAD In Lesbian Den Mom's Fight

Posted 04.26.2012

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In fighting for a lesbian mother's right to serve as her son's Tiger Scout leader, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is drawing ...

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Boy Scout Den Mother Forced To Resign Because She Is A Lesbian

Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Video, Gay Discrimination, Gay Rights, Jennifer Tyrrell Boy Scouts, Jennifer Tyrrell, Boy Scouts of America, Boy Scouts, LGBT Rights, Homophobia, Discrimination, Slidepollajax, Boy Scouts Den Mother, Anti-Gay Discrimination, Gay Voices News

A Boy Scouts den mother is speaking out after being ousted from her role because she is a lesbian. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (...

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Chile Passes Anti-Discrimination Law After Gay Man's Death

AP | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Chile, Video, Daniel Zamudio, Gay Rights, Gay Discrimination, Latin America, Chile Discrimination Law, Global Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Homophobia, Daniel Zamudio Death, Daniel Zamudio Attack, Gay Voices News

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile's Congress passed an anti-discrimination law Wednesday following the killing of a gay man whose attackers beat him and carved...

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Steve King Has Advice For Gay Workers

Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Steve King Workplace Discrimination, Steve King Gay Rights, Gay Discrimination, Gay Rights, Steve King, Video, Politics News

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) has some advice for gays facing workplace discrimination: keep your sexual orientation a secret. "You have private sector b...

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Lesbian Chef Entitled To $1.6 Million After Boss Prayed To Cure Her Sexuality

Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Gay Rights, Gay Discrimination, Mexican Restaurants, Mirella Salemi, Pray the Gay Away, LGBT Rights, Homophobia, Discrimination, Lesbians, Mary Ann's, Edward Globokar, Gay Voices News

It's a big payday for one New York-based lesbian chef who says her boss openly prayed to God to "heal" her. The New York Post reports that Mirella...

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'All The Cool Girls Are Lesbians' Shirt Stirs Controversy At School

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: All the Cool Girls Are Lesbians, Lgbt, Gay Discrimination, LGBT Issues, LGBT Youth, Lesbian, LGBT Rights, Lesbians, Poll, Education News

Controversy erupted at a Lynn English High School meeting that was held to discuss an incident where a student was told to cover up -- and never bring...

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Catching Up With Bob Green And Anita Bryant's Son

Windy City Times | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: LGBT Rights, Robert Green Jr, Anita Bryant, Gay Rights, Gay Discrimination, Bob Green, Dade County, Gay Voices News

In late January, Robert Green Jr. found himself back where he started more than 30 years ago--trying to reconcile the parents he knew with the public ...

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Gay Student Suspended For Wearing High Heels To School

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Homosexuality, Cross Dressing, Cross Dressing at Schools, Gay Discrimination, Male Student Wears High Heels to School, Homosexual Students, School Discrimination, Gay Students, Education News

Asante Cotman, a 17-year-old junior at Charles City High School in Charles City County, Va., says he was suspended for three days after refusing an or...

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Advocates Push For Executive Order To Protect LGBT Americans From Discrimination

AOL Jobs | Claire Gordon | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Homosexuality, Gay Discrimination, Job Discrimination, Homophobia, LGBT Rights, Obama Gay Rights, Discrimination, Gay Voices News

Twenty-three years before the Civil Rights Act, Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order that banned the federal government, including the armed f...

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Michelangelo Signorile

Tennessee Senator Behind 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Sounds Off On Bullying, AIDS And Homosexual 'Glorification'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Homosexuality, Gay Bullying, Stacey Campfield, Gay Rights, Gay Discrimination, Tennessee, Aids, LGBT Rights, Homophobia, Tennessee Don't Say Gay Bill, Stacey Campfield Don't Say Gay Bill, Anti-Gay Bullying, Gay Voices News

In an often belligerent and sarcastic tone, GOP State Senator Stacey Campfield, the man who spearheaded Tennessee's "Don't Say Gay" bill -- which woul...

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Perry Blasts Team Obama For Calls To End Discrimination

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Video, Human Rights, Gay Discrimination, Gay Rights, LGBT Issues, Hillary Rodham Clinton, President Barack Obama, LGBT Rights, Discrimination, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama 2012, Barack Obama, Gay Issues, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Politics News

After both President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made impassioned speeches Tuesday urging gay rights abroad, Republican presidential ...

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WATCH: Oklahoma City's Sexual Orientation Law Under Fire

Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Video, Gay Discrimination, Gay Rights, Oklahoma City, Workplace Gay Discrimination, LGBT Rights, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Workplace Discrimination, Gay Voices News

Though the Oklahoma City Council's decision to include sexual orientation in the city's employment nondiscrimination policy is being hailed as a victo...

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'Stonewall' Generation Struggles With Old Age

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lgbt, LGBT Issues, Senior Citizens, Gay Discrimination, Senior Living, Retirement, Health-Discrimination, Health Post50, Retirement Homes, LGBT Seniors, Fifty News

A recent study released by the University of Washington's School of Social Work is turning attention toward a group of seniors who face unique (and ig...

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WATCH: New Film By Gay Students Explores Trials Of LGBT Youth

Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Gay Straight Alliance, Usc School of Cinematic Arts, Gay Activism, Breaking the Silence, LGBT Students, Colorado, Gay Students, Anti-Bullying, Lgbt, Gay Bullying, Video, Gay Discrimination, LGBT Discrimination, Shea Alexander Dietz, Gay Activists, Anti-Gay Bullying, Colorado Schools, Education News

By students, a new documentary takes an in-depth look at the trials of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teenagers in Colorado -- and their path ...

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Gay Couple Claims They Were Kicked Off CTA Bus For Kissing

Posted 01.02.2012

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Story by Kate Sosin, courtesy of the Windy City Times: A gay couple is considering filing complaints against CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) after ...

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School Board Rejects Money To Stand Against Gay Discrimination

Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Boy Scouts Gay Discrimination, Boy Scouts Gays, Gay Discrimination, Boy Scouts Grant, Homosexual-Discrimination, Learning-for-Life, Video, Gay Voices News

A Florida school board turned town a nearly $55,000 grant with Boy Scouts affiliation for the first time in 11 years. A majority of board members agre...

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State Finds 'Substantial Evidence' That B&Bs Discriminated Against Gay Couple

Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Mark and Todd Wathen, Beall Mansion, TimberCreek B&B, Gay Discrimination, Chicago, Illinois, Illinois Civil Unions, Civil Unions, Chicago News

An Illinois state panel says it has found "substantial evidence" that two businesses discriminated against a gay couple looking for a venue for their ...

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LGBT Housing Discrimination in 2011: A Time for Pride and Action

John Trasvina | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Obama Administration Gay Rights, Hud, Housing Discrimination, Gay Discrimination, LGBT Rights, Gay Rights, Lgbt Housing Discrimination, Politics News
John Trasvina

Some LGBT individuals and families hide their identities in order to secure the apartment or house they want. That is not a price that anyone should pay in the United States of America.

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Amanda Terkel

Obama Administration Pushing To Strengthen LGBT Housing Rights Through Regulation

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development unveiled a series of proposed rules on Thursday designed to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual...

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Christian Innkeepers Found Guilty For Turning Away Gay Couple

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gay Rights, Gay Discrimination, Christianity in Britain, Britain's Christian Institute, Sexual Discrimination, National Secular Society, Religious Tolerance, Sanctity of Marriage, British Innkeepers Convicted, Peter and Hazelmary Bull, Religion News

By Al Webb Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) Two Christian innkeepers have been convicted of sexual discrimination for refusing to allow a gay coupl...

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A Gay Firing Fiasco & Opportunity at Belmont University

Rev. Dr. Cindi Love | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Homosexuality, Belmont, Gay Discrimination, Lisa Howe, Belmont Women's Soccer, Belmont University, Christianity, Gay, Religious Colleges, Religion News
Rev. Dr. Cindi Love

I think Jesus would find it unacceptable that most of our Christian institutions (and our government) create policies about sexual behavior rather than the kinds of behaviors He talked about in the Sermon on the Mount.

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Belmont Fires Coach for Being Gay: Alumni, Students, and Faculty Protest

Kassidy Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homophobia, Millennial Generation, Gay Discrimination, College News
Kassidy Brown

On Tuesday November 30th, 2010, Lisa Howe, Belmontʼs Womenʼs Soccer Coach was fired for being gay. As a Belmont Womenʼs Soccer player alum, I can no longer say Iʼm proud to have graduated from Belmont.

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