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Bed and Breakfast Owners Fined $4,500 After Canceling Gay Couple's Reservation [POLL]

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:05:16 +0000

A retired couple running a now-closed bed and breakfast in British Columbia, Canada denied a gay couple access to their establishment. Now, they have to pay the price. Literally. The couple has been fined more than $4,500 for their actions by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. The couple, Les and Susan Molnar, hold Christian beliefs [...]

Arizona Man Accuses Barnes + Noble of Discrimination After Being Booted for Shopping in Children's Section — Is it Fair?

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:00:44 +0000

A 73-year-old Scottsdale, AZ resident is accusing book retailer Barnes & Noble of discrimination after an employee had him booted from the store for shopping by himself in the children’s section. Omar Amin, who holds a doctorate and is the director of the Parasitology Center, Inc., in addition to being an expert in infectious diseases, [...]

Playboy Sued Over Gender Discrimination… of Men!

Shauna Wright — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:00:09 +0000

Today’s seemingly frivolous lawsuit comes courtesy of one Steve Frye, who’s upset that attractive women get into the Playboy Mansion for free while men do not. Seems the “Leather Meets Lace” party at the iconic mansion, which was held October 1 as a fundraiser for former Playmate Jenny McCarthy’s Generation Rescue for Autism Awareness charity, [...]

Georgia's Shorter University Requires Staffers to Pledge They Aren't Gay

Shauna Wright — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:10:15 +0000

The 200 staffers at Shorter University, a Christian college in Rome, Georgia, are now required to sign a “Personal Lifestyle Statement” that, among other things, forces those employees to say they aren’t gay. Anyone refusing to sign the statement is subject to termination.

Should Colorado Boy Be Allowed to Join Girl Scouts?

Kathy Landin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:41:56 +0000

A 7-year-old Denver boy was turned away by a local Girl Scout troop when he asked to become a member. Despite his gender, Bobby Montoya has been into “girl stuff” since he was two, according to his mother Felisha Archuleta.

Guy Fieri Accused of Being Homophobic By Former 'Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives' Producer

Bob Sassone — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:00:45 +0000

Food Network host Guy Fieri is in a rather public fight with his former producer, and the situation has spilled over in the courtroom. ‘Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives’ creator and producer David Page, who helped Fieri with this career when the spiky-haired, sunglasses-wearing cook won ‘The Next Food Network Star’ in 2006, gives a startling [...]

Stuttering Teen Philip Garber Jr. Takes a Stand Against Discrimination

Shauna Wright — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:30:13 +0000

When Philip Garber Jr.’s history teacher at New Jersey’s College of Morris told him not to ask questions during class because his stutter took up too much time, Garber was not content to simply sit in silence. Many typical 16-year-olds are thinking about term papers, college entrance exams, and maybe their plans for the weekend. [...]

Is the Honduran Government Banning Ricky Martin Because He's Gay?

Jeff Giles — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:41:24 +0000

You’d hardly expect an artist responsible for frothy pop songs such as ‘Livin’ La Vida Loca,’ ‘Shake Your Bon-Bon’ and ‘She Bangs’ to be at the center of a political controversy, but that’s apparently exactly where Ricky Martin is these days.

Rumor has it that an upcoming Martin gig in Honduras may be canceled — not to mention the star’s visa is in jeopardy — because government officials disapprove of the singer’s sexual orientation.

'Millionaire Matchmaker' Patti Stanger Apologizes for Saying Homosexual Men Can't Be Monogamous

Bob Sassone — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:35:22 +0000

On Sunday, Patti Stanger, the star of Bravo’s reality show ‘Millionaire Matchmaker,’ made some rather controversial comments about gay men on the live Bravo talk show show ‘Watch What Happens,’ saying “in the gay world, there is always going to be open relationships.”

She added that she thinks “there is no curbing the gay,” while she also told a caller, who identified himself as being gay, that she “tried to curb you people.” On Monday night, she started to make the apology rounds.

Mom Fired After Taking Time Off to Give Her Son a Kidney [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:00:03 +0000

Claudia Rendon of Pennsylvania has had a tough year. First, her mother and uncle died, then her father was diagnosed with leukemia. As if that wasn’t enough, she later discovered her son, Alex, was in need of a kidney transplant.

Doctors found she was a suitable donor match, so Rendon took time off work to give Alex the kidney he needed. But when she tried to return to her job several weeks later, she found she’d been fired.