Tag: GAYRIGHTS

A school board member in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas has announced that he will step down from his position, after having faced widespread criticism for a torrent of anti-gay rants he posted on his Facebook page. Clint McCance, who served as the vice president of the Midland School District, recently spewed a slew of homophobic sentiments all over his Facebook page, in response to GLAAD's October ...

After banning an Xbox Live user for identifying herself as a lesbian on her profile, Microsoft, a year later, has apparently changed its asexual stance, and has opened its doors to diversity. As Arstechnica reports, Xbox Live users can now choose from a list of preapproved adjectives to describe their sexual preference or relationship, including Gay, Bi, Straight, Transgender or Lesbian. In a ...

Gay and lesbian couples may not be able to get married in the vast majority of the US, but now they can at least enjoy equal online flirtation rights, thanks to a recent class-action settlement between eHarmony and about 150 Californian users. As The Associated Press reports, eHarmony has agreed to merge its gay and straight sites in an attempt to settle a recent lawsuit from users who found ...

Congratulations gay and lesbian community, you may have lost out November 4 in California, Arizona, Florida, and Arkansas, but you scored a sweet consolation prize in the New-Jersey-based lawsuit against eHarmony. Realizing that it was about to get nailed to the wall for violating anti-discrimination laws, eHarmony settled with the New Jersey Attorney General out of court. The settlement gives ...