Showing posts with label LGBT discrimination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LGBT discrimination. Show all posts
Thursday, July 25, 2019

Dying Man's Funeral Refused By Church Because His Son Is Gay

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L-R Brandon Smitty, Jessie Goodman (image via WTVC) For years now, the LGBTQ community has endured reports of being denied services - ...
Monday, March 25, 2019

News Round-Up: March 25, 2019

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Gus Kenworthy Some news items you might have missed: • Out Olympic medalist Gus Kenworthy recently debuted his new hair style he jok...
Friday, January 25, 2019

Dallas Wedding Venue Kicked Off Wedding Planning Website For Dissing Gay Couple

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Jeffrey Cannon & Aaron Lucero (image via Facebook ) A Dallas area wedding venue has been dropped from a major wedding planning sit...
Thursday, January 24, 2019

Anti-LGBT Arizona Artists "Prepared To Go To Jail" If They Lose State Supreme Court Appeal

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Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski  Having already lost twice in court, the owners of a wedding invitation design firm in Phoenix, Arizona, h...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

LGBTQs In Indonesia Face Harsh Treatment In Police Crackdown

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Women hosed down in public via fire truck (image via Twitter/ AndreasHarsono ) Even though it is not explicitly illegal to be homosexu...
Thursday, September 6, 2018

India's High Court Overturns Dehumanzing Anti-LGBT Law

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Awesome news from India this morning as the country's high court has overturned a colonial-era law which made same-sex relations ill...
Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Gay Parents Separated During 'Family Boarding' On Airline

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(image via Twitter) A same-sex couple traveling from San Francisco to Taipei via EVA Air was apparently told only one of the men could ...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Alaska Airlines Responds To 'Seat-Gate'

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Yesterday, I reported on a gay couple being asked to move to separate seats on a flight from New York City to Los Angeles on Alaska Air...
Monday, July 30, 2018

Attorney General Announces 'Religious Liberty Task Force" to Promote & Protect Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced the creation of a ‘Religious Liberty Task Force” in order t...

UPDATED: Alaska Air Asks Gay Couple To Separate So Straight Couple Could Sit Together

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UPDATE : I personally spoke with Bobbie Egan, External Communications Director for Alaska Airlines, this morning who told me, "I th...
Thursday, June 7, 2018

Tennessee Hardware Store Puts Up Sign "No Gays Allowed"

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In response to the recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the Colorado baker who refused to sell a wedding cake for a same-sex...
Sunday, April 22, 2018

Republicans Hope To Legalize Anti-LGBT Discrimination

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Look out for more anti-LGBT action in Congress as the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (CWPIA) has been introduced in both chambers of...
Friday, March 2, 2018

Oregon: Anti-LGBT Bakers Appeal To State Supreme Court

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Melissa and Aaron Klein of Sweet Cakes Bakery You may recall back in February of 2013, Melissa and Aaron Klein as owners of Sweet Cakes ...
Saturday, February 24, 2018

Hawaii Appeals Court Rules Against B&B For Turning Away "Detestable" Lesbian Couple

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Good news from the Aloha State! Hawaii's Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling on Friday that found the owner o...
Monday, February 19, 2018

Report: State "Religious Exemption" Laws Threaten LGBTQ+ Freedom

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(image via Movement Advancement Project) A new 41-page report released by the Human Rights Watch details how so-called “religious free...
Tuesday, February 6, 2018

CA Judge: Baker May Continue To Deny Same-Sex Couples Wedding Cakes While Awaiting Trial

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Basing his decision on the distinction between selling a product or creating an artistic expression, Kern County Superior Court Judge Dav...
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

New Ad From OpenToAll

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From OpenToAll.com : As a nation, we decided a long time ago that when a business opens its doors to the public, it should be open to ...
Tuesday, December 5, 2017

First Impressions From #MasterpieceCakeshop Arguments At SCOTUS

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Mark Stern, reporter for Slate, offers his first impressions after attending the SCOTUS arguments today regarding Colorado baker Jack Ph...
Monday, October 2, 2017

Mississippi: New "Religious Freedom" Law Will Allow Broad Discrimination Against LGBTs

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Beginning this Friday, a new "religious freedom" law will take effect allowing officials and service providers the legal right ...
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Justice Department: Anti-LGBT Discrimination Is Legal Under Federal Law

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On the same day that Donald Trump unexpectedly announced a ban on transgender soldiers in the U.S. military, his Justice Department filed...