Gay-marriage foes sought to split gays and blacksleading national organization opposing same-sex marriage has sought to split the Democratic Party base by pitting African-Americans and Hispanics against gay-rights groups, according to confidential strategy memos made public by court officials in Maine. Read More |
Carson Daly slammed by gay rights groups, 9/11 family for gay jokeDaly has taken heat from gay rights groups and a 9/11 victim’s family member for jokes he made about the JetBlue pilot incident on his morning radio program -- jokes that many deemed offensive to gays and lesbians. Read More |
Neo-Nazi killing of gay man moves Chile toward lawChile (AP) — Prosecutors in Chile asked for murder charges Wednesday in the death of a young gay man whose attackers brutally beat him and carved swastikas into his body. Daniel Zamudio died Tuesday night, 25 days after he was attacked. The case has prompted a national debate in Chile over hate crimes, with President Sebastian Pinera saying from Asia that his government won't rest until a proposed anti-discrimination law is passed. Read More |
Obama Could Face Election-Year Jam on Gay MarriageMaine (AP) - President Barack Obama could be caught in an election-year bind on gay marriage, wedged between the pressure of supporters who want him to back same-sex marriage and the political perils of igniting an explosive social issue in the midst of the campaign. Read More |
Postcards from Key West: How to Get to Paradisefew ceiling fans that turned, and a big hole in the wall through which our luggage was tossed. DC3 aircraft served the island from a couple of cities, along with an occasional Air Florida jet. Read More |