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Utah Affiliate Axes Gay-Themed NBC Sitcom

Mormon-owned station's move 'blatantly homophobic': Ellen Barkin

(Newser) - A Mormon Church-owned NBC affiliate won't be airing the network's new show about a gay couple because it's "excessively rude and crude," Gawker reports. The New Normal, which tells the story of the couple having a child through a surrogate, "feels inappropriate on several...

Now Amway in Crosshairs in Gay-Marriage Battle

After $500K donation made by Amway president's foundation

(Newser) - The gay rights battle is now running the retail gamut. Following the uproar over Chick-fil-A and same-sex marriage , gay rights advocates are pushing for a boycott of cleaning and beauty products company Amway and its affiliates, which include the Orlando Magic basketball team. The boycott call is in response to...

Horrific Hate Crime Inspires Evening Vigil

Attackers in Lincoln, Nebraska, carve slurs on woman's body

(Newser) - A brutal homophobic attack in Lincoln, Nebraska, left one woman screaming as she crawled from her house yesterday and inspired hundreds to attend a vigil against hate crimes, the Journal-Star reports. The woman said three masked men burst into her house, tied her up, cut her all over, and carved...

B&B Ordered to Pay Up for Barring Gay Couple

Shaun Eadie and Brian Thomas owed about $4.5K

(Newser) - A gay couple that was banned from a Canadian bed and breakfast will receive about $4,500 for their trouble, the Vancouver Sun reports. Shaun Eadie and Brian Thomas tried to make a reservation at the now-closed River-bed Bed and Breakfast in Grand Forks in July 2009. Initially, owner Susan...

Chick fil-A Boss: Yep, We're Anti-Gay Marriage

Company gave some $4M to protect 'biblical family unit'

(Newser) - If there was any doubt about the political stance of Chick fil-A's owners, the company president and COO hopes to put the flap to rest. Yes, Chick fil-A is absolutely opposed to gay marriage, Dan Cathy has announced. "We're guilty as charged" when it comes to supporting...

Angelina's Dad: I'm With Brad's Anti-Gay Mom

Jon Voight agrees with Jane Pitt's recent letter

(Newser) - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may not see eye-to-eye with Brad's mom Jane on her anti-gay views … but at least the in-laws will get along? Angelina's notoriously conservative dad , Jon Voight, agrees with Mrs. Pitt's recent letter to the editor , he tells Fox News . "Good...

Google Launches Gay Rights Campaign

'Legalize Love' targets countries with anti-gay laws

(Newser) - Google has launched an ambitious campaign to boost gay rights all over the world. With its "Legalize Love" campaign, it plans to focus on countries like Singapore, where gay sex is illegal, and Poland, where same-sex couples have no legal recognition, CNN reports. Early reports described the campaign as...

Brad Pitt's Mom Pens Anti-Gay Missive

Jane Pitt apparently doesn't share son's views

(Newser) - Brad Pitt has made his support for gay marriage clear, but his mom apparently doesn't share his views. Jane Pitt wrote a letter to Missouri's Springfield News-Leader this week that's getting some attention today—because it declares strong support for Mitt Romney, "a family man with...

Oreo Rainbow Cookie Sparks Facebook Backlash

Let's just say some people were not real happy with the post

(Newser) - Oreo posted a picture of its iconic cookie with rainbow-colored filling to its Facebook feed last night, in honor of Gay Pride Day. A horrified Matt Stopera rounds up some of the ensuing controversy that erupted in the comments, writing on BuzzFeed , "This is the world we live in....

Church on 'Lockdown' After Boy's Anti-Gay Song

4-year-old sings against 'homos' as parishioners cheers

(Newser) - A video of a 4-year-old boy singing "Ain’t no homo gonna make it to heaven" in front of his cheering Indiana church has gone viral—and now the Apostolic Truth Tabernacle Church is dealing with some unpleasant fallout, reports the New York Daily News . The church has been...

Pastor: Let's Put 'Queers' in Pens Until They Die

North Carolina preacher gives an, er, colorful sermon

(Newser) - North Carolina pastor Charles Worley has an, er, unorthodox suggestion for how to spread God's love to gay people. "Build a great, big, large fence—150 or 100 miles long—put all the lesbians in there. Do the same thing for the queers and the homosexuals, and have...

Romney: School Prank May 'Have Gone Too Far'

Candidate apologizes for hair cut incident

(Newser) - Mitt Romney offered an apology of sorts this morning for the forcible haircut he allegedly gave a classmate in high school. "Back in high school, I did some dumb things, and if anybody was hurt by that or offended, obviously I apologize," he said in a hastily arranged...

Anheuser-Busch to UFC: Enough With the Homophobia

Sponsor cites concern over 'certain remarks' made by athletes

(Newser) - After a series of sexist and homophobic comments from Ultimate Fighting Championship competitors, sponsor Anheuser-Busch has had it. The company issued a warning to the UFC over "certain remarks made by some of its fighters," says a spokesman. "If the incidents continue, we will act." Advocacy...

Move Over, Kirk: 14 More Anti-Gay Celeb Comments

Mel Gibson, Donald Trump have also made controversial statements

(Newser) - Kirk Cameron isn't backing down from his recent comments that homosexuality is "destructive" to civilization, and it turns out he has a bit of company in Hollywood. The Huffington Post rounds up 14 other celebrities who've been slammed for making anti-gay comments—only some of whom apologized:...

Kirk Cameron: Homosexuality Is 'Destructive'

Piers Morgan grills former teen heartthrob on anti-gay-marriage views

(Newser) - Former sitcom star Kirk Cameron flexed his anti-gay-marriage muscle on Piers Morgan last night, the Huffington Post reports. The 1980s Growing Pains heartthrob called homosexuality "unnatural ... I think it's detrimental, and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization." Now a "devoted follower of...

Restaurant Boots Lesbian Couple After Kiss

Phoenix Sheraton is 'reaching out' after outrage ensues

(Newser) - A lesbian couple celebrating their 10th anniversary at a Phoenix restaurant shared a hug and a kiss, and then promptly got shown the door. Kenyata White posted about the incident on Facebook, however, and the ensuing social media outrage has prompted the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel to begin "reaching...

Restaurant Owner Kicks Out &#39;Don&#39;t Say Gay&#39; Senator
Restaurant Owner Kicks Out 'Don't Say Gay' Senator
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Feb 4, 2012 12:00 PM CST

Restaurant Owner Kicks Out 'Don't Say Gay' Senator

Tennessee state Sen. Stacey Campfield not welcome, says Knoxville's Martha Boggs

(Newser) - Martha Boggs is being touted as a hero after kicking Tennessee GOP state Sen. Stacey Campfield out of her Knoxville restaurant last weekend. Campfield is the controversial author of the state's "Don't Say Gay" bill , and he got even more controversial in a recent interview during which...

Virginia Lawmakers OK Anti-Gay Adoption Rule

It allows agencies to block placements based on religious beliefs

(Newser) - Virginia's legislature has approved a controversial bill widely seen as a measure to curb adoptions by gay couples. It allows private agencies to deny placements based on religious beliefs, explains the Richmond Times Dispatch . "This law has one purpose, which is to protect the ability of religious groups...

Man Fined After Anti-Gay Facebook Post

Lithuanian called for 'another Hitler to exterminate' gays

(Newser) - In Lithuania, a 37-year-old man was slapped with a fine of nearly $600 for posting on Facebook that there should be another Hitler who should kill gay people. The furniture-maker wrote the comment under an article about Lady Gaga's criticism of the Lithuanian government, reports PinkNews . A court ruled...

Gay Anti-Suicide Activist Kills Himself

Just one month after making an 'It Gets Better' video

(Newser) - A 19-year-old gay filmmaker committed suicide this week, just a month after making an "It Gets Better" video, the Huffington Post reports. In that video, Eric James Borges, who went by EricJames, told a tale of brutal homophobia. He said he'd dropped out of high school after peers...

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