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:Eric Ethington (Author) | April 23, 2011
Baltimore, Maryland – After the absolutely horrific video of a transgender woman being beaten and attacked at a McDonald’s franchise went viral, the franchise owner has announced that the employee who filmed the incident has been fired, and “actions” are pending against several other employees. Sound like enough to you? If hate crime charges aren’t [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | December 18, 2010
Zimbabwe – Ellen Chademana, an administrative assistant for local LGBT rights organization Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ), was arrested in May after police raided the group’s offices and falsely claimed that she was in possession of pornography. Thursday night she was acquitted. Zimbabwe police have a long history of abusing their authority when it [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 8, 2010
Saudi Arabia – A gay man has been sentenced to 500 lashings and 5 years in prison after he was caught by their “religious police” having a relationship with another man. Sometimes we forget that as pathetic as the USA is on gay rights, we still have it much better than some. A Saudi Arabian [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 4, 2010
Manhatten, NY – 2 men have been arrested after they beat a gay man in the bathroom of the Stonewall Inn. That name ring a bell? The Stonewall Inn was the site of the birth of the LGBT-rights movement. Matthew Francis (21) and Christopher Orlando (17) were arrested after they entered the Stonewall Inn restroom, [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | August 19, 2010
San Diego, CA – A dozen LGBT activists were arrested today at the County Clerk’s office after refusing to leave until they were issued marriage licenses. “We believe that county officials and the Attorney General have the authority and the obligation to allow marriage licenses.” On the day hundreds of gay and lesbian couples statewide [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | July 12, 2009
The 2nd of two protests took place this morning at the LDS-owned Main St Plaza in Salt Lake City. The protest started off as a kiss-in, with roughly 200 people gathering in front of the plaza and posing for PDA photos. But with the Mormon-Fuzz (thank you Bill Maher) turning away everyone who was attempting [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | July 11, 2009
Tonight the first of 4 (scheduled) protests took place at the LDS-owned Main Street Plaza over the controversy of a gay kiss. Earlier this week a gay couple were asked to leave the LDS owned plaza due to a kiss, which LDS Church officials claimed was not allowed on their property. When the couple refused [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.