A federal judge has blocked a Mississippi law that would have given explicit and special protections to those who oppose same-sex marriage, just an hour before it was due to go into effect Friday. Judge Carlton W. Reeves called the law āa vehicle for state-sanctioned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.ā…
A man identified only as āMiguelā claimed in an interview Tuesday he was Omar Mateenās lover for two months, and that the gunman in the deadly Orlando shooting āhad rageā against Puerto Ricans. In an interview with Noticias Univision, the man told the Spanish-language newscast he had been questioned by the FBI, and gave agents…
About 45 minutes after Omar Mateen began shooting up Pulse nightclub in Orlando early Sunday, a News 13 producer in the city received a phone call that he says was from the killer. Matthew Gentili said he answered one of the many phone calls coming in to ask about the shooting, but this one was…
The wife of the Orlando terrorist knew about the attack, saying she tried to talk her husband out of committing the massacre. She was also with her husband when he bought the ammunition and holster for the attack. NBC NEWS: Wife of shooter, Noor Salman, says she took her husband to Pulse on a previous…
FBI officials told reporters they are investiga-ting whether Omar Mateen had previously visited Orlandoās gay nightclub Pulseānow the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. historyāand if he communicated with its patrons on a gay dating app before early Sunday morning, when he shot more than 100 people in the establishment. At least four…
President Barack Obama will be traveling to Orlando this week in the aftermath of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub that claimed the lives of 49 people and ended with the gunmanās death.
A video obtained by Good Morning America purportedly captured the moment that shots rang out in gay Orlando nightclub Pulse early Sunday morning. The recording was allegedly provided by the brother of a witness. Forty-nine people were killed and 53 injured when a man attacked the club with an assault rifle. WATCH: Video captures first…
The first officer on the scene of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando was an extra-duty police officer who engaged in a gun battle with Omar Mateen and his AR-15 assault rifle, Orlando Police Chief John Mina said Monday morning. When more officers responded, Mateen eventually retreated to a bathroom, where he took about 30…
Omar Mateen of Port Saint Luice, Florida has been identified as the gunman who killed 20 people at a Orlando nightclub, CBS News, the Washington Post, and NBC News report, citing law enforcement officials. Mateen is a U.S. citizen; his parents are from Afghanistan, CBS News reports. FBI Agent Ron Hopper told reporters Mateen may…
A week after Apple CEO Tim Cook came out as gay, a Russian company took down an iPhone sculpture because it is āpublic propaganda for sodomy.ā ZEFS put the sculpture up outside of a St. Petersburg university last year but pulled it down Saturday. The company says itās just obeying Russiaās homophobic laws. āAfter Apple…
Throughout my professional life, Iāve tried to maintain a basic level of privacy. I come from humble roots, and I donāt seek to draw attention to myself. Apple is already one of the most closely watched companies in the world, and I like keeping the focus on our products and the incredible things our customers…
UMass basketball player Derrick Gordon tells ESPN he is gay, making him the first openly gay player in Division 1 menās basketball. ‘I just didn’t want to hide anymore, in any way,’ Gordon told ESPN. ‘I didn’t want to have to lie or sneak. I’ve been waiting and watching for the last few months, wondering…
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has extended federal recognition to the Michigan marriages of about 300 same-sex couples that took place before a federal appeals court put those unions on hold. Photo: Elizabeth Gardiner, left, and Stephanie Citron hold hands as a woman, right, officiating their wedding ceremony reads the marriage vows from her cell…
Pope Francis said in an interview published Wednesday that the Catholic Church could support same-sex civil unions. The Pope did reiterate the Catholic Churchās opposition to gay marriage but then said, āāWe have to look at different cases and evaluate them in their variety.ā Catholic News Service
Sen. Steve Gallardo of Arizona, who openly opposed a controversial anti-gay bill passed in the Legislature, announced his homosexuality on Wednesday. āIām a Latino, Iām a native of Arizona, I come from a Catholic family and Iām gay, itās OK,ā Gallardo told NBC News shortly after he made the announcement at the state Capitol in…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law Monday a bill that criminalizes homosexuality…Homosexual acts are illegal in Uganda. The law toughens the penalties, including life imprisonment…The United States and Britain are among Uganda’s largest donors. Source: CNN.com Read more —————————————————————————- Ugandaās “Kill the Gays” bill imposes lifetime imprisonment for conviction of homosexuality, lifetime imprisonment for…
A federal judge ruled that Virginiaās ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional late on Thursday. The decision makes Virginia the second state in the South to have a ban on same-sex marriage overturned, following similar rulings in Kentucky, Utah and Oklahoma. U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen stayed her decision until an appeals court…
The state of Nevada has withdrawn its legal support of the gay marriage ban passed by voters in 2002. Attorney General Catherine Corte Masto filed a motion Monday to withdraw the stateās legal arguments in a case pending before a federal court. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval says he agrees with the move, saying itās clear…
MSNBCās Morning Joe panel exploded Friday into a tense debate about the ādouble standardā that exists in American culture; one that purportedly holds conservative icons to higher standards of conduct than it does to typically left-leaning artists and entertainers. MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts and The Daily Caller columnist Matt Lewis scuffled over whether suspended Ducky…
Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson makes disparaging comments about gays and waxes nostalgic for the Jim Crow era. āThis is a terrible day for Americans, but admittedly, a pretty good day for ducksā, Colbert said. The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Video Archive
