Rev. Louie Giglio, pastor of Atlanta’s Passion City Church, previously selected to deliver the benediction at President Obama’s inauguration, has withdrawn his name from the services, amid fresh controversy over past comments he made regarding gay marriage. According to “The New York Times,” Giglio delivered a sermon during the 1990s calling for Christians to fight [...]
Atlanta Pastor Withdraws From Inauguration Services Over Past Anti-Gay Sermon
January 11, 2013 | Posted by
Two Cameroon Men Convicted of Gay Sex Win Appeal
January 9, 2013 | Posted by
Two Cameroon men convicted and sentenced to five years in prison for gay sex had their convictions overturned Monday in the Court of Appeals. The pair was arrested in 2011 for allegedly having oral sex in a car. Though they claim they were not involved in the act at the time, homosexual acts are illegal [...]
Uganda Leaders Promise Anti-Gay Law as ‘Christmas Gift’ to Ugandans
November 15, 2012 | Posted by
Though gay sex is already illegal in Uganda, the speaker of Uganda’s parliament promises that an even stricter anti-gay bill will easily pass this year and will be a “Christmas gift” to the nation. The bill originally contained a measure calling for the death penalty for people found guilty of “aggravated homosexuality,” which was defined [...]
African-Americans, Minorities More Likely To Identify As LGBTQ
October 22, 2012 | Posted by
African-Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities are more likely than white Americans to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, according to a new Gallup Special Report. According to the survey that polled more the 121,000 Americans, 4.6 percent of African-Americans identified as LGBTQ along with four percent of Hispanics and 4.3 percent [...]
It’s a New Gay: Atlanta Pride Festival Underway, Attracting 200,000 – Video
October 14, 2012 | Posted by
The times are changing around the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) community. At the 2012 Atlanta Pride Festival, there are now baby-changing stations. Openly gay Atlanta police officers are recruiting at their own booth, and a sitting US president recently endorsed same-sex marriage. “We are moving every day closer to full equality, and that’s [...]
Director Lee Daniels Talks ‘The Paperboy’, Being Openly Gay, Nicole Kidman and Naked Zac Efron
October 5, 2012 | Posted by
Lee Daniels stunned the world with the 2009 film Precious, even snagging an Oscar nomination for Best Director. The openly gay 52-year-old is back with The Paperboy, an equally dark tale set in the southern Florida swamps revolving around a reporter (Matthew McConaughey) and his brother’s (Zac Efron) quest to prove the innocence of a convicted cop [...]
Anderson Cooper Verbally Rips Star Jones
October 5, 2012 | Posted by
Media personality Anderson Cooper verbally pimp slapped Star Jones on Thursday for comments the talk show host made about his coming out. The comments were made during Cooper’s show “Anderson Live” after being asked by Bravo’s Andy Cohen if Cooper felt any different since revealing his sexual preference. “I will say—and I actually haven’t mentioned [...]
Paris Hilton Apology: ‘Gay People Are the Strongest’
September 23, 2012 | Posted by
Paris Hilton issued an apology Thursday after audio of her making derogatory comments about gay people was posted online. In the recording, Hilton is heard saying gay people are “disgusting” and “most of them probably have AIDS.” “Gay people are the strongest and most inspiring people I know,” the socialite said in an apology to [...]
50 Cent Supports Frank Ocean But Questions Timing
July 17, 2012 | Posted by
Several heavyweights in the hip hop community have come forward in support of Odd Future’s Frank Ocean, who recently revealed that his first love was a man. To Ocean’s list of supporters we can add rapper 50 Cent, not exactly known for frequently exhibiting his compassionate side. “Anyone that has a problem with Frank Ocean [...]
Three Men Get 5-Year Sentences for Beating Gay Man in Atanta
July 14, 2012 | Posted by
After pleading guilty in February to beating Brandon White—a beating that was videotaped and send out on YouTube—three young Atlanta men received sentences today of five years in prison and five years of probation. Dorian Moragne, Darael Demare Williams and Christopher Cain were captured on video brutally assaulting White as he came out of a [...]
