Disney has introduced a multiracial two-mom family, voiced by lesbian actors. On a recent episode of the Disney Channel show Doc McStuffins, Wanda Sykes and Portia de Rossi each voice doll-like lesbian mothers helping their children cope after an “earthquake” shakes up their house.
Decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court certainly impact the law, but can they change an individual American’s perception of social norms? A new study suggests the answer is yes.
A gay man filed a federal suit in Oklahoma, claiming that his family was the object of verbal abuse, vandalism, and arson in an attempt to get him to leave town. Randy Gamel-Medler, 59, and his husband moved to Hitchcock, Oklahoma, in 2016 with their seven-year-old son. Gamel-Medler is white and his son is African American.
The US Department of Justice challenge of LGBT employment rights has nothing to do with Phoenix, according to Mayor Greg Stanton. “Our city ordinance would govern in the City of Phoenix,” Stanton told KTAR. The DOJ has challenged Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin and religion. But the DOJ is basically arguing that under federal law it is not illegal to fire an employee based on his or her sexual orientation.
Colorado Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman’s office staff knows that when Jesse Wright phones his call should be put right through. “I have tried real hard to limit that so that I don’t interrupt whatever is going on for her,” said Coffman’s friend, Wright, a gay man who has been battling HIV for nearly 25 years.
When Major League Baseball learned that Oakland Athletics player Matt Joyce had allegedly used a gay slur at a fan during a game Friday, the league opened an investigation into the matter. Joyce apologized publicly, the league slapped him with a two-game suspension, and everybody moved on.
GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, announced today that it will honor entrepreneur and investor Sam Altman with the Ric Weiland Award at the GLAAD Gala San Francisco at City View at Metreon on September 9, 2017. The event recognizes tech industry innovators who advance LGBTQ acceptance and also funds GLAAD’s work to grow LGBTQ inclusion in digital and social media.
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