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25 05, 2019

Alabama Eliminate Marriage Licenses Over Same-Sex Marriage

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-26T16:54:18-07:00May 25th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Alabama lawmakers, Alabama Politics, Alabama State Rep. Web Allen, Alabama State Rep. Wes Allen, conservative GOP legislature, eliminate marriage licenses, lgbt politics, same-sex marraige opponents|

MONTGOMERY, AL — (05-25-19) — Alabama House of Representatives voted today to eliminate marriage licenses over same-sex marriage. After their hair raising move last week declaring abortion illegal in all circumstances, GOP lawmakers are now gunning for eliminating same-sex marriage. Lawmakers say that since gay marriages are to be treated equal under Federal law, Alabama [...]

25 04, 2019

Deputy Suspended over Anti-LGBTQ Pro-Trump Comment On Gay Teen’s Death

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-26T16:52:52-07:00April 25th, 2019|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Alabama Politics, anti-LGBTQ comment, death of gay teen, deputy jeff graves suspended, lgbt politics, Nigel Shelby gay teen suicide|

HUNTSVILLE, AL — (04-25-19) — An Alabama sheriff’s deputy has been suspended after posting a homophobic comment on a local news station's report about the death of a gay teen's death. 15 year-old Nigel Shelby of Huntsville, Alabama died by suicide on April 18. The gay teen had come out to his mother two years [...]

21 08, 2017

LGBT Politics – Alabama High School’s PRIDE Flag Gets Heat On Both Sides

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-26T16:54:19-07:00August 21st, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Alabama Politics, anti-lgbt, Auburn high school, extracurricular activities, lgbt politics, lgbt supporters, PRIDE flag, pride flag attacks, Principal Shannon Pignato|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer AUBURN, AL — Things have gotten heated in Auburn as a group of students and parents are divided and angry on both sides over a Alabama high school’s decision to display the official PRIDE flag over the school to promote extracurricular activities. In fact over 270 anti-LGBT supporters signed a [...]

26 04, 2017

Alabama Could Become 5th State Ban Gay Parents Adoptions

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-26T16:54:20-07:00April 26th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Alabama, Alabama Politics, child adoptions, faith based groups, legislation, LGBTQ discrimination, Parental Rights in Education|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY, ALA — The Alabama State House of Representatives on Tuesday gave final approval to a controversial and blatant discriminatory bill that claims to protect faith-based adoption organizations that refuse to place children with gay parents, or other households, because of their religious beliefs. The blatant discrimination in this legislation [...]

4 03, 2017

Alabama Theater Blocks ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Over Gay Character

By Paul Goldberg|2026-05-26T16:54:21-07:00March 4th, 2017|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Alabama Politics, anti gay, censorship, christian values, lgbt civil rights, lgbt politics|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer Henagar Drive-In Theatre has announced that they will not be showing Disney's upcoming Fantasy adventure film, "Beauty and the Beast" (2017) due to a character having a 'Gay moment' in the $160 million production. “It is with great sorrow that I have to tell our customers that we will not [...]

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