Topics :: anti-gay commentary
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Doctor’s Anti-Gay Comments Lead to Commencement Cancellation
By Jason St. Amand | Friday Apr 12, 2013
Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon who has become a favorite among conservatives, has cancelled his commencement speech at John Hopkins University after being sharply criticized for making anti-gay comments on Fox News.
Troy, Mich., Mayor Fired From Day Job For Homophobic Remarks
By Jason St. Amand | Friday Dec 9, 2011
Janice Daniels, mayor of Troy, Mich., is fired from her Century 21 job after making a homophobic remark on Facebook six months ago.
No Home In North Carolina: LGBT Group Warns "We Will No Longer Accept Hate Crimes at Ballot Box"
Wednesday Sep 14, 2011
GetEQUAL responded to yesterday’s vote by the North Carolina State Senate to send a homophobic state constitutional amendment to the voters in May 2012, by issuing lawmakers and leaders a blunt warning: "We will no longer accept state-sponsored hatred."
Airline Pilot Suspended After Anti-Gay Radio Rant
By David Koenig | Thursday Jun 23, 2011
Southwest Airlines Co. suspended a pilot whose disparaging comments about gays and older flight attendants were transmitted over an air-traffic control frequency.
Tracy Morgan Gives Personal Apology in Nashville
By Chris Talbott | Wednesday Jun 22, 2011
A stone-faced Tracy Morgan delivered a personal apology Tuesday to audience members in Tennessee who were offended by his anti-gay remarks during a stand-up routine earlier this month.
Has Comic Crossed the Line with Gay ’Jokes?’
By Kilian Melloy | Friday Jun 10, 2011
Former SNL star Tracy Morgan’s alleged homophobic rant during an appearance in Nashville led one audience member to write a Facebook account of what the comic had to say about gays from the stage. That account has gone viral.
Tracy Morgan Apologizes for Crude Gay Jibes
By Kilian Melloy | Friday Jun 10, 2011
Comic Tracy Morgan apologized for remarks that he made at a Nashville, Tennessee, venue in which he allegedly claimed that homosexuality is a choice and said that he would stab his own son to death if he came out as gay.
Toronto TV Host Fired After Tweets on Avery Case
Thursday May 12, 2011
A Toronto broadcaster has been fired after he posted on Twitter about the debate surrounding New York Rangers forward Sean Avery’s support of same-sex marriage.
Promise Keepers Founder Apologizes for Anti-Gay Comments Made Two Decades Ago
By Kilian Melloy | Friday Dec 3, 2010
The founder of Christian men’s group The Promisekeepers has apologized for anti-gay comments from the early 1990s.
Tea party members back dismissed president
By Matt Volz | Thursday Sep 9, 2010
A Montana tea party association’s board will reconsider kicking its president out of the group for an anti-gay exchange on Facebook after several members resigned over his dismissal, a board member said Wednesday.
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