Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 14 April 2011
Tags: los angeles clippers, ben cohen, hotties, kobe bryant, sports, athletes, basketball, lgbt equality night, california, outsports, slur, homophobia, reactions
A few gay-friendly stories from the sports world in the wake of Kobe Bryant's triumphant f-up, after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Tags: kobe bryant, lakers, nba, fine, hrc, david stern, homophobia, gay slur
Updated Thursday, 12:15 p.m. EST
Kobe Bryant has announced that he will appeal the $100,000 fine the NBA charged him with after his "fucking faggot" slur...because an appeal is "standard protocol."
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Written by Instinct Staff | Thursday, 14 April 2011
Tags: maggie gallagher, hate groups, nom, doma, house, hearings, defense of marriage act, homophobia, national organization for marriage, new york, marriage equality, d-bags, bigots
The witness list for the U.S. House's Friday hearing on what to do about the Defense Of Marriage Act has been released, and it includes good 'ol Maggie Gallagher at the top.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Tags: sports, hockey, hershey bears, washington capitals, athletes, glaad, homophobia, anti-gay, slurs, fans, taunts
It hasn't exactly been a great day for anti-gay slurs in sports, but things are looking up as GLAAD announces a partnership with a pro hockey team that seeks to curb homophobic taunts.
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Tags: sports, basketball, kobe bryant, l.a. lakers, glaad, language, homophobia, offensive, tnt, games
Updated 3 p.m. EST
Updated with an apology from Kobe Bryant, word from the NBA and anti-gay reactions that are starting to hit the Internet, after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Tags: get equal, national insurance conference, call to action, petitions, discrimination, protests, homophobia, washington d.c., events
GetEqual—which despite being relatively new on the scene has quickly emerged as one of the most prolific LGBT-rights organizations—has announced it will protest the National Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Tags: gop, republicans, homophobia, alan simpson, senators, interviews, msnbc, wyoming, rick santorum, video
Former Republican Senator Alan Simpson has assailed the GOP's perpetuation of homophobia. Video after the jump.
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