Homophobia

The leading 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. SEE ALSO: Binge Drinking Can Increase Pregnancy Risk For Women On Birth Control Pill ‘LIKE’ NewsOne’s FB Page To Stay […]

Evangelicals in the United States have long found reciprocal support among many Africans who feel that homosexuality is a sinful abomination and Scott Lively is no different. The preacher, who is known for his work with the American Family Association, is now spreading his anti-gay message to Uganda, but this time, human rights organization, Sexual […]

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A prosecutor told jurors Friday that it was no mistake that a Rutgers student used a webcam to spy on his roommate’s intimate encounter with another man. SEE ALSO: Hoarder’s Trash Pile Visible On Google Maps (VIDEO) “The defendant’s acts were deliberately planned to invade Tyler’s privacy,” First Assistant Middlesex County […]

More than two weeks ago, gay Atlanta man Brandon White (pictured) was savagely beaten by a group of thugs who videotaped the beating and uploaded it to various blogs around the Internet. Police quickly nabbed two suspects, and on Thursday, a third suspect in the violent hate crime was captured in Pennsylvania, reports the Atlanta […]

In Maryland, a contentious battle to get a same-sex marriage bill approved has spilled over into many of the state’s large churches with many Black residents resistant to the passing of the bill. Delman Coates (pictured), an African-American pastor who leads an 8,000-member church just outside of Washington, has openly supported the legislation’s approval, causing […]

Ugandan Parliamentarian David Bahati has reintroduced a bill that increases criminal penalties for some gay acts but drops the provision that would allow the state to execute homosexuals. SEE ALSO: Bootleg Liquor Kills At Least 22 In India The Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 or the “Kill the Gays” bill,  as it is most commonly referred to, […]

The gay rights group Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is demanding the resignation of news show host and CNN analyst Roland Martin, after tweeting during a sexy David Beckham Super Bowl underwear commercial that people should “smack the ish out” of male fans who like the ad. RELATED: Did M.I.A. Go Too Far With The Bird Flip? Martin was reportedly […]

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC comedy “30 Rock” often finds laughs in real-life events in the show business world it inhabits. SEE ALSO: Gingrich Caught In Race-Baiting Catch But Thursday’s edition targeted one of its own cast members, Tracy Morgan, who found himself in real-life hot water last June after making anti-gay remarks during a stand-up […]

A Christian college in Georgia is asking all employees to sign a pledge declaring their heterosexuality. Also read: New Documentary Takes Closer Look At Fatherlessness In Black America Also read: Packing Playlist: California Shorter University instituted the pledge in late October. If an employee decides not to sign the pledge, they are at risk of […]

UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The husband of a New Jersey high school teacher accused of anti-gay postings on her Facebook page is defending his wife’s comments. Gene Knox told WCBS-TV in New York that “everybody’s entitled to an opinion.” He also told the station: “They can persecute her but they can’t prosecute her.” NJ Teacher […]

UNION TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Officials in a New Jersey school district are investigating claims that a high school teacher who advises a prayer group posted remarks on her Facebook page that described homosexuality as “perverted” and said it “breeds like cancer.”

“The Breakfast Club,” a popular New York urban radio station show on 105.1 FM aired a homophobic spoof of singer Miguel’s song “Sure Thing” early Wednesday morning. As the station played the Billboard #1 single, its lyric “You can bet that, you don’t have to sweat that” was replaced with “You can bet that, Miguel […]