Bryan Fischer Wow. In tweeting out a link to Politico’s article on Senator Cory Booker’s bid to become the Democratic candidate for president in 2020, virulently anti-gay activist Bryan Fischer, of the…
Gay-Hating Kim Davis May Have To Pay $222K To Gay Couple’s Legal Team
Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis Back in 2015, then-candidate for Kentucky governor Matt Bevin was proud to announce he “absolutely supported” Kim Davis, the infamous county clerk who denied marriage licenses…
Anti-LGBT Arizona Artists “Prepared To Go To Jail” If They Lose State Supreme Court Appeal
Joanna Duka and Breanna Koski Having already lost twice in court, the owners of a wedding invitation design firm in Phoenix, Arizona, have appealed to the state Supreme Court to determine if…
My Favorite Thing Today: You Have Three Islands
(image via Unsplash/BenKlea) My favorite thing today. Maybe even “year to date.” My Twitter friend, Jude, pointed up this post (via a Facebook page) from an anti-gay hater about how being gay…
Trump Administration Orders 4-H Programs To Delete ‘Welcoming’ Message To LGBTs
Back in April of this year, the international youth organization 4-H (Head, Heart, Hands, Health) introduced new guidance to help LGBTQ members feel welcome in an effort to expand and modernize the federally…
US State Dept Warns Gays In Anti-LGBT Tanzania To Scrub Social Media
The national flag of Tanzania Earlier this week, the governor of Tanzania’s most populous city, Dar es Salaam, called for an anti-gay ‘witch hunt’ in an effort to arrest and prosecute homosexuals…
UK Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Anti-Gay Northern Ireland Bakers
Amy and Daniel McArthur of Ashers Baking Company In 2014, the Northern Ireland Equality Commission brought a lawsuit against Ashers Baking Company on behalf of LGBTQ activist Gareth Lee who had gone…
GOP Congressman: Orphanages Might Be A Better “Possibility” For Kids Than Gay Adoption
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) A Republican congressman from New Jersey appears to have told a group of high school students in his district that kids without families might be better off living…
White House Hosts Virtual ‘Who’s Who’ Of Anti-LGBT Activists
Anti-LGBT megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress Last night’s event at the White House was grand enough to rival past ’state dinners’ held for visiting heads of state as President Trump and Vice President…
NY State: Town Clerk Denies Gay Couple Marriage License
Sherrie Eriksen (image via Facebook) Sherrie Eriksen, a town clerk in Root, New York, this week denied a marriage license to a gay couple based on her religious beliefs. New York Governor…
Anti-LGBTQ Organizations Signal ‘Religious Freedoms’ To Be Top Priority For SCOTUS Pick
Donald Trump Since the announcement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, LGBTQ activists and advocates have expressed their deep concern about the community’s rights and protections being threatened by what will…
SCOTUS Dodges Anti-LGBT Florist Case, Orders Lower Court To Revisit Decision
Barronelle Stutzman The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to rule on the case of Washington state florist Barronelle Stutzman who refused to create flower arrangements for a same-sex wedding in 2013.…
Oregon Supreme Court Declines To Review Anti-LGBTQ Bakers’ Case
Aaron Klein of Sweet Cakes by Melissa The Oregon Supreme Court has declined to review the case of Aaron and Melissa Klein, who as Sweet Cakes by Melissa, refused to serve a…
Arizona Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against Anti-Gay Print Shop
(images screen captured from Brush & Nib promotional video) In the first court case since the ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court this week regarding an anti-gay baker in Colorado, the Arizona…
GOP Congressman Dana Rohrabacher: It’s Ok To Refuse To Sell Homes To “Immoral” Gays
California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (image via Flickr/Gage Skidmore) While engaged in one of the most competitive primaries of his political career, Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher of California has informed a key National…
News Round-Up: May 18, 2018
(image via Instagram/Andrew Serkin) Some news items you might have missed: • I know its Friday, folks, but the rules are you have to finish your chores (above) before you get to…