Tag: Birmingham

A hair salon received a threatening note not about its rainbow flag. Issam Bajalia owns Salon U in Homewood, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. He said that he had just returned home from World Pride in New York City when he found a note taped to his business telling him to remove his rainbow flag “before it is too late.” Facebook/Ryan Taylor THIS IS NOT SAN FRANCISCO OR DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM THIS IS HOMEWOOD WHICH IS A RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY CITY WE SUGGEST THAT...

Teachers are “in tears” after over a month of protests outside an elementary school over LGBTQ curriculum, according to a lawyer who is trying to mediate the situation. For months now, protestors have been marching in front of the Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham, UK. At issue is the school’s diversity curriculum, called “No Outsiders.” Developed by Andrew Moffat, the curriculum teaches kids about different kinds of people and families in order to bring schools into compliance with the UK’s...

Wanda Sykes filled in for Ellen yesterday, and she opened the show with a friendly “Hello, white ladies.” Sykes is an actress and comedian, known for her stand-up and her roles in Blackish, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The New Adventures of Old Christine. She’s also a lesbian and is married to a woman. In her opening segment, she said that she’s glad to be on The Ellen Degeneres Show without being asked “personal questions” by Ellen, like “How are you?” Sykes did...