August 21, 2014
Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida's Marriage Ban
Filed by John M. Becker | August 21, 2014 | 6:00 PM |For the first time in federal court but the fifth time overall, Florida's marriage discrimination amendment has been struck down as unconstitutional.Read More
Scott Lively Qualifies for MA Governor's Race
Filed by John M. Becker | August 21, 2014 | 4:00 PM |Notorious anti-LGBT activist Scott Lively has qualified for the November gubernatorial ballot in Massachusetts.Read More
Mariela Castro Votes 'No' in Support of LGBT Rights
Filed by John M. Becker | August 21, 2014 | 3:00 PM |Cuban LGBT advocate Mariela Castro, daughter of president Raul Castro, cast what may be the first "no" vote since the Revolution on a workers' rights bill because it lacked gender identity protections.Read More
Kristin Chenoweth is an American for Marriage Equality
Filed by John M. Becker | August 21, 2014 | 2:00 PM |Emmy- and Tony-winning singer/actress Kristin Chenoweth is speaking out for marriage equality in a new video message recorded for the Human Rights Campaign.Read More
Wikipedia Bans U.S. House Computer After Anti-Trans Edits
Filed by John M. Becker | August 21, 2014 | 1:00 PM |A computer in the U.S. House of Representatives has been blocked by Wikipedia after someone made a series of transphobic edits to the site.Read More
Blame the Gays, Vol. 548,781: Spain's National Debt
Filed by John M. Becker | August 21, 2014 | 12:00 PM |A conservative Spanish senator is drawing widespread condemnation for remarks blaming the country's $1.3 trillion national debt on "subsidies offered to homosexuals."Read More
Catholic Bishop: Italian Anti-Homophobia Law Evokes Fascism
Filed by John M. Becker | August 21, 2014 | 10:00 AM |An Italian Catholic bishop wants people to believe that a proposed law cracking down on homophobia hate speech will send the country back down the slippery slope to fascism.Read More
