Gay Bashing at Stonewall

The Stonewall Inn, became a national monument as it’s considered the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement, but even though it’s been a historic site for the LGBT community since 1969, patrons are still not immune from anti-gay bias. Read more

Gay Bashing Happens Everywhere

Even what may appear to be some of the more gay-friendly regions of the world aren’t immune to hate crimes including gay bashing, just as in the case of Canada, where gay marriage is legal. Read more

Buju Banton’s U.S. Tour Canceled

Buju Banton, a controversial reggae singer will not be touring the United States.’s U.S. as his tour has been canceled due to protests by the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. Read more

Fort Worth Gay Bar Raid No Accident

For many who learn about homophobia through movies like Boys Don’t Cry or reports on high profile cases like Matthew Shepard, gay bashing is a small town phenomenon these days. Read more

Vatican Test for Priesthood

Surely all this makes Pope Benedict himself a prime candidate for psychological testing and exclusion? After all, he wears a dress, loads of jewelery, Prada shoes. Read more

Gay Friendly Hip-Hop

What’s the likelihood of two straight cats being some the loudest voices against homophobia? Khalil Amani, the gay-friendly hip-hop blogger/author and Kanye West. Read more

Who Is Katy Perry?

In his recent MSNBC commentary Katy Perry and the media´s ´Kiss´ of hypocrisy (7/22/08), Tony Sclafani examines the controversy over what he calls “two gay-unfriendly songs by newcomer Katy Perry: ‘Ur So Gay’ and ‘I Kissed a Girl’.” Read more

Sean Kennedy Gay Bashing

Stephen Andrew Moller who threw a single, fatal punch at Sean Kennedy outside an Eastside bar was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after an impassioned argument about the role Kennedy’s sexual orientation may have played. Read more