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Braves coach on administrative leave over homophobic remarks aimed at fans
The Atlanta Braves on Friday placed pitching coach Roger McDowell on administrative leave while they investigate allegations that he made homophobic remarks, obscene gestures and threatened fans at baseball game in San Francisco last weekend.
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Rosie dumps Trump after GLAAD calls for boycott against Trump’s businesses
Rosie O’Donnell will not be staying at the Trump Chicago hotel while she tapes her new talk show for the Oprah Winfrey Network, a rep for O’Donnell told The Advocate on Tuesday. Last week, O’Donnell mentioned on a radio show that she was going to stay at the Trump property while looking at real estate […]
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Atlanta Braves coach accused of hurling homophobic remarks at ball game
Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell has been accused of targeting a group of male fans at a Giants game in San Francisco last weekend, allegedly asking them, “Are you a homo couple or a threesome?”
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Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum: No ‘privileges’ for gays and lesbians
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) opposes gay marriage, opposes civil unions, wants to reinstate “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and tells FOX News’ Chris Wallace that gays have the “right” to “employment” (and paying taxes, presumably), but deserve no “privileges.”
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Advocates to stage demonstration, urge royal couple to support marriage equality
Marriage equality advocates are planning a demonstration at Buckingham Palace on Monday to raise awareness that that same-sex couples in Britain are still banned from getting married, and to deliver a giant wedding card to Prince William and Kate Middleton ahead of their wedding on Friday.
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Lesbian wins $22,000 judgement against comedian, restaurant for anti-gay rant
A Toronto comedian and a Vancouver restaurant to pay $22,000 in compensation for the comedian’s anti-gay, profanity-laced verbal attack on two lesbian audience members. The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal said the comments were discriminatory.
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TIME: Chris Colfer among ‘100 most influential’ people in the world
TIME magazine on Thursday revealed the TIME 100, the magazine’s eighth annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Featured in this year’s list is out actor and singer Chris Colfer.
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Afternoon diversion: U.S. troops lip-sync Britney’s ‘Hold It Against Me’
OK, these folks are all heroes to begin with. And then, they have the sense of humor to pull this off. I don’t think any of these soldiers are going to have a problem serving with openly gay soldiers. Just sayin’…
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Kobe Bryant headlines Lakers’ diversity PSA one week after ‘faggot’ outburst
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers have created a new public service announcement video promoting diversity. The video comes just one week after Bryant lashed out at a referee during a nationally televised game, calling him a “fucking faggot.”
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‘Kids are Listening’ aims to promote positive messaging to LGBTQ youth
The American Bar Association has launched “The Kids are Listening,” a national social media campaign that features a new anti-bullying video, a new website, and a call to action for lawyers, judges and community members aimed at delivering positive messages to LGBTQ youth.