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An Alabama deputy who resigned after making homophobic comments in response to the suicide of an Alabama teen has been hired in the next town over. Deputy Jeff Graves stepped down as a sheriff’s deputy from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office after posting comments in an article about 15-year-old Nigel Shelby, who died by suicide after being bullied about his sexual orientation. “Liberty, Guns, Bible, Trump, BBQ. That’s my kind of LGBTQ movement,” Graves wrote in a now-deleted post on a...

Grayson Fritts is a deputy with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office in Knoxville, Tennessee. He also moonlights as a pastor at All Scripture Baptist Church, where he recently gave a fiery sermon about the evils of homosexuality. In the sermon, which was delivered on the first Sunday of Pride month and then uploaded to Facebook, Fritts called LGBTQ people “f*gs,” “freaks,” and “animals” and said it was the duty of police officers like himself to enforce the homophobic teachings outlined...

An ex-cop from Missouri will spend the next seven years in prison not for having sex with a 17-year-old boy, but for taking nude pictures of him. 47-year-old Justin Watson was working as a highway patrol trooper in south-central Missouri at the time of the offense. He also umpired baseball games at Mountain View Liberty High, which is where he met the 17-year-old. The two engaged in a consensual sexual relationship. At some point, Watson took four x-rated photos of the...

The San Francisco Police Department is once again being accused of homophobia and harassment. In a lawsuit filed last Thursday, 28-year-old officer Brendan Mannix accuses members of the San Francisco Police Department of sexual harassment, sexual discrimination based on his sexual orientation, and retaliating against a whistle-blower. Mannix says he was subjected to homophobic remarks by colleagues about his sexual orientation, including calling him a “queen” and “too dramatic” and making disparaging comments about his masculinity. When Mannix tried reporting the behavior,...

One police graduation got a beautiful surprise in the form of a marriage proposal. 78 new police officers in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand finished their training with a graduation ceremony last week. As the event for the Wing 315 went on smoothly, Constable Erik Meechan, who was honored with the Commissioner’s Award for Leadership, slowed the program down to ask an important question. The Constable asked his boyfriend of five years, Matty Judd, to step forward. When Judd appeared from the crowd,...

An Atlanta officer is under investigation after being caught on camera calling a man a “fa**** ass n****.” On January 26, actor and activist Sir Page, known professionally as Sir Maejor, was near the Five Points Station in Atlanta, Georgia. Page, who's the President of the local chapter of Black Lives Matter and appeared on "American Horror Story: Coven," called the police to report two illegally parked cars blocking traffic. While we don't know what happened between that and the moment recorded...

A late police officer will be honoured by his gay colleagues over a viral video in which he danced at a Pride parade. NYPD Officer Michael Hance, who was straight , made headlines in 2015 after he was filmed dancing with a reveller at the city’s Pride parade. In the clip, the officer – assigned to protect the parade – twerks on a Pride marcher as Michael Jackson’s ‘Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough’ plays. Officer Hence, who served with the NYPD...

'For anyone who's had to hide who they are, I've got your back' A straight New York City cop has shared an LGBTI Pride message on Facebook that is so powerful and point that it has gone viral. He identifies himself only as ‘Huge Fat Loser’ and posts a photo of himself wearing a T-shirt that reads: ‘I may be straight but I don’t hate.’ He then shares a list of reasons why he worked last weekend’s Pride event. It’s a thorough and...

Michael Hance "represented the true spirit of the police family," according to the NYPD's Gay Officer Action League. Michael Hance, the NYPD officer who went viral when video of him dancing at the 2015 New York City Pride Parade was uploaded online, passed away on Sunday after losing his battle with brain cancer. Hance’s obituary indicated the 17-year police veteran was a first responder at the World Trade Center attacks on September 11. The New York Daily News reports his illness...

He was also in possession of cocaine. Sean Cody’s “Robert” (James Seat) was arrested for assaulting a police officer outside of a Cracker Barrel while naked and high on cocaine. Nashville police were called to the restaurant on January 23 after patrons made complaints about the gay-for-pay performer’s erratic behavior. When they showed up, Seat was lying naked on the ground. Once he spotted the officers, he began violently screaming at them. While being arrested for indecent exposure and disorderly conduct, the porn...

Hi, I am Ana and I am from Russia! I am writing this, because I wanted to share my story to someone and get free of the burden that I have been carrying for the past 10 years. I gave it a lot of thought whether to do it or not, but then I think my story can help people overcome their own difficult moments in life. I am also doing it because my life changed for the better...