The Texas governor and leading presidential candidate has said he would back a constitutional amendment banning the practice, while quotes from an old book surfaced in which he compared homosexuality to alcoholism. Perry signed the National Organization for Marriage’s pledge that would, among other things, commit him to support sending a federal marriage amendment to [...]
Wilton Manors has 140 same-sex couples per 1,000 households; Oakland Park has 56 per 1,000. Overall, Florida has 8.8 same-sex couples for every 1,000 households, with South Florida showing a sharp increase over the past 10 years. The Williams Institute’s Gary J. Gates said the top five cities “are basically retirement/vacation areas. And I think [...]
An Illinois judge has ruled that the state can terminate adoption and foster care services with Catholic Charities, saying the church-run agency has no “recognized legal right” to a state contract. Circuit Judge John Schmidt ruled Thursday (Aug. 18) that state officials can cancel contracts with Catholic Charities after church officials said they could not [...]
A Florida high school’s “Teacher of the Year” has been suspended for an anti-gay post he wrote on his Facebook page last month. Jerry Buell, a history teacher at Mount Dora High School in Mount Dora, Fla. wrote on his Facebook page that he “almost threw up” when he was having dinner and news came [...]
Hold on tight to your precious pooches. Dog theft is up, says the American Kennel Club (AKC). The organization’s national database shows at least a 32 percent jump in thefts this year. The Chicago Sun Times writes that the numbers come from media reports of stolen dogs and customers who phone AKC’s Companion Animal Recovery [...]
A sudden fluke windstorm that collapsed the stage Saturday evening at the Indiana State Fair, has claimed the lives of five people, including Chicago LGBT activist, Christina Santiago. Santiago was the programming manager for the Lesbian Community Care Project (LCCP) at Chicago’s Howard Brown Health Center. “She has been a leading and driving force in [...]
The repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” coincides with the most competitive time in recent history to get into the military because of the sluggish economy, and the Defense Department says it has no plans to give priority to those discharged for being gay, even if they still meet the military’s age limits, fitness standards [...]
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz cancelled an appearance at one of the most prominent megachurches in the country after an online petition condemned the congregation as anti-gay – a charge the church denies. Schultz had been scheduled to speak Friday at The Global Leadership Summit organized by the Willow Creek Association, based in South Barrington, Ill. [...]
Is the issue of gay civil rights the same as the civil rights movement for African-Americans? “You cannot compare me and my race to a behavior. Sexuality is a behavior. And so yeah, I said I can’t change my color. People can change their sexual behavior. And I’ve seen people do that. I grew up [...]
Seven Washington, D.C., police officers may be fired after refusing to report an attack on a group of lesbians. The incident occurred on July 30 after a man called a group of five women “dyke bitches.” He and another man then proceeded to punch the women in the face and body. The women said the [...]