Change.org recently launched a petition urging Gold’s Gym to stop “supporting anti-gay politicians.” The effort has almost 5,000 supporters and LGBT activists have vocallyspoken out and condemned the company. But TRT Holdings also owns the Omni Hotels, which may be facing increased heat in the coming days. The owner of Gold’s Gym International is defending [...]
For 33 years, Florida forced them to hide behind a veil of secrecy. But now, prospective parents who are gay can legally adopt a child in Florida. Already, some are stepping forward, putting the process in motion. For others, it means a quicker end to their legal limbo. “We’ve had a lot of sleepless nights [...]
When the Prince of Albion isn’t battling reanimated corpses, searching for mystical medallions or attempting to overthrow his tyrannical brother, he has a pretty nice life at home with his husband, Kyle the Blacksmith, and their two adopted sons, Alex and Tim. It’s just one path players can go down as the heroic protagonist of [...]
Openly gay recruits can now join the military as a result of a federal court ruling striking down the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, but they are being warned that they can still be discharged if the ruling is overturned. Cynthia Smith, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said the suspension of “don’t ask, don’t tell” is in [...]
Facebook is working with a gay-advocacy group to reduce the amount of hate speech and bullying on the online social hub. Anti-gay bullying has been in the spotlight recently after the suicides of several gay teenagers, including Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi, garnered national attention. According to police, the 19-year-old jumped off the George Washington Bridge [...]
Universal agreed to remove the word ‘gay,’ used in a derogatory sense, from a movie trailer last week under pressure from GLAAD. Now Vince Vaughn, whose character says the line, says he hopes it stays in the film. Vince tells Deadline: “Let me add my voice of support to the people outraged by the bullying [...]
The Department of Justice asked a federal judge Thursday to set aside her decision stopping the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays and lesbians until it can appeal the ruling, saying it would “irreparably harm our military and the national security of the United States.” Government lawyers also told U.S. District Judge Virginia A. [...]
The day after making remarks denouncing homosexuality, Carl P. Paladino defended his opinion during television interviews and said that children should not attend gay pride parades because they featured skimpily dressed men “grinding at each other and doing these gyrations.” “It’s disgusting,” Mr. Paladino, the Republican candidate for governor, said on the “Today” show. Mr. [...]
The Republican candidate for governor, Carl P. Paladino, told a gathering in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Sunday that children should not be “brainwashed” into thinking that homosexuality was acceptable, and criticized his opponent, Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, for marching in a gay pride parade earlier this year. Addressing Orthodox Jewish leaders, Mr. Paladino described his [...]
Serbian riot police fought running battles Sunday with thousands of far-right supporters who hurled Molotov cocktails and stun grenades to try disrupt a gay pride march in downtown Belgrade. More than 140 people were hurt and more than 200 were arrested, officials said. Thousands of police officers sealed off the streets in the capital where [...]