Alabama Teacher Caught Ranting About ‘Queers’ and 'Fat Butt Michelle Obama’
From Mashable:
When Alabama high-school teacher and football coach Bob Grisham went on a rant against “fat butt Michelle Obama” and “queers” in a classroom, little did he know that an unidentified student was recording audio of his remarks.
Georgia State Capitol by Patrick Duffy
Photo taken in Atlanta, Georgia on October 10, 2012 by Patrick Duffy.
Irish Anti-Gay Ad Explains Why It Isn’t Discrimination if Gays Aren’t Allowed to Get Married
A new anti-gay marriage commercial was published on YouTube, and according to the video’s description, it was created by an Irish religious group and promoted by the (American) National Organization for Marriage.
More: LGBT Rights in Ireland
“New Morning”: A new anti-gay-marriage commercial
The Campaign for American Values PAC just launched this anti-gay-marriage commercial endorsing Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. The ad attacks Obama’s support for gay marriage.
(via Queerty)
Gay gamer convention GaymerCon raises over $12,000 on Kickstarter within first 24 hours
GaymerCon, which is described as “the first gaming and tech convention with a focus on LGBT geek culture,” brought in $12,223 USD from supporters on their Kickstarter project within just 24 hours.
The project was launched at around 11:45pm EST on Wednesday, and by the same time on Thursday, it had reached nearly 50% of its $25,000 goal. GaymerCon is scheduled for the late summer of 2013 and will be held in San Francisco.
Matt Conn, the founder of GaymerCon, is excited by how well the Kickstarter project is going. In a short interview with Equalitopia, Matt said, "I’m extremely surprised and humbled by the outpouring of support - it’s amazing to see that people want to see this subculture grow and flourish… and that’s awesome.“
The Kickstarter project is currently up to over $16,500 (65% of the goal) and has 29 more days left in its funding period. With 338 backers, contributions are averaging at around $49.
Just like all Kickstarter projects, if GaymerCon doesn’t reach its goal by the funding period, all backers will be returned their full contribution and the project will receive $0. Looking at the amount of support it has already received, it’s unlikely that it will have any trouble reaching its goal.
However, not everyone has been so supportive. Matt told us that some have criticized him: "It’s depressing the comments and the way people who are against the con have expressed their…feelings on it. We want to create a safe, fun space for this community to grow - and it is not about segregating them at all from the larger community.”
Chick-fil-A in California vandalized on “National Same-Sex Kiss Day”
From the Los Angeles Times:
“On a day that some gay-rights activists are planning a "National Same Sex Kiss Day,” a Chick-fil-A in Torrance, California was vandalized overnight with hateful graffiti.“
Read the full article on Los Angeles Times
(Photo credit: KTLA-TV)
‘Muppets’ sever ties with Chick-Fil-A over anti-gay stance, donates payment from partnership to GLAAD
From The Huffington Post:
“The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified Chic-Fil-A that we do not wish to partner with them on any future endeavors. Lisa Henson, our CEO is personally a strong supporter of gay marriage and has directed us to donate the payment we received from Chick-Fil-A to GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation).”
Read the full Huffington Post article
(Image: The Other 98%)
Anderson Cooper: ‘I’m gay, always have been, always will be’
A few weeks ago, Entertainment Weekly ran a story about public figures coming out as gay. Andrew Sullivan reached out to Anderson Cooper to get his feedback on the subject. Anderson Cooper then gave Andrew Sullivan permission to publish his full response in The Daily Beast.
“The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.”
He explains why he wanted to retain privacy:
“But I’ve also wanted to retain some privacy for professional reasons. Since I started as a reporter in war zones 20 years ago, I’ve often found myself in some very dangerous places. For my safety and the safety of those I work with, I try to blend in as much as possible, and prefer to stick to my job of telling other people’s stories, and not my own. I have found that sometimes the less an interview subject knows about me, the better I can safely and effectively do my job as a journalist.”
Read the full article and response from Anderson Cooper
Image credit: GLAAD’s Facebook
Oreo posts photo of pride Oreo on Facebook, causes controversy
Oreo posted this image to their official Facebook Page in support of pride weekend, which caused some of their Facebook fans to speak up — both for and against it.
North Carolina Pastor: Put Gays And Lesbians In Electrified Pen To Kill Them Off
Pastor Charles L. Worley of Providence Road Baptist Church – located at 3283 Providence Mill Rd, Maiden, NC 28650 – is seen here from a service posted to the church’s website dated May 13, 2012 calling for the starvation and ultimate death of “queers and homosexuals.”
(via Huffington Post)
