Target Corp. said it won’t give money to gay-friendly causes to quiet the uproar over a $150,000 donation that helped support a Minnesota governor candidate who opposes gay marriage. The discount retailing giant said it was “best to wait” given the controversy stirred by its donation, which prompted Facebook calls for a boycott and scattered [...]
Thousands of gay activists held a silent protest outside the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Thursday. The protestors expressed outrage to comments made by church leader Elder Boyd K. Packer saying homosexuality is an immoral condition that can and should be overcome. Packer, president of the church’s Quorum of Twelve [...]
Ellen DeGeneres said she is “devastated” over the death of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi, who killed himself after he was outed as gay over the internet. DeGeneres made an emotional plea Thursday to stop teenage bullying following a series of teens committing suicide after having been teased or bullied: “Something must be done,” she said. [...]