SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Navy is reprimanding and forcing the retirement of a chief petty officer who oversaw and perpetrated a string of abuses against a gay sailor and others in a military working dog unit in dog unit in Bahrain, the Associated Press is reporting today. After an investigation begun by Youth Radio, as well as Congressional and media attention resulting from Palm Center's efforts to publicize the story, the Navy conducted a review of complaints that Chief Petty Officer Michael Toussaint had harassed and abused Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Rocha and others, in part because of their sexual orientation. The incidents included forced simulation of homosexual acts, being fed dog food, and being hog-tied to a chair and rolled into a dog kennel full of feces.
We did some number crunching and came up with some interesting statistics on the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act that will tomorrow become law (more at www.LoveConquersHate.org). Since the bill was introduced: 86,582 total hate crimes reported since the introduction of the first hate crimes bill on November 13, 1997. Of [...]
Last week, university students from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine had the chance to cast their ballots early, and right from their student union on campus. The No on One Campaign teamed up with the Bowdoin College Dems to bring the Brunswick Town Clerk on campus for four hours last Saturday morning. Teams of student [...]
According to the Associated Press (”Thousands register in NV as domestic partners“), domestic partnerships are proving popular in Nevada. 1,002 couples have registered so far according to the Secretary of State Ross Miller (including the 700 or so who pre-registered). Miller says there’s been a “steady stream” of registrations since the law went into effect on [...]
Winners of Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival juried and audience awards were announced today. The list includes "The Man Who Loved Yngve," "Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement" and "Waxie Moon."
The Canadian Cancer Society in Ontario has developed a new information and awareness resource entitled "Facts about Tobacco for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People: Reasons and Resources for Quitting Smoking".
Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson issued his second apology in 12 months Tuesday and was told to stay away from the team while the NFL and the Chiefs complete their investigation into his use of a gay slur.
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