Tag: court
A man infected himself with HIV so he could spread it to other people,...
A man has admitted to deliberately infecting himself with HIV so that he infect other men.
Arkansas resident Stephen Koch, 25, admitted in court that he intended to contract HIV to infect other people.
“Just so I can get my brain around this, did I understand the state correctly?” Circuit Judge Robin Green asked in court, reported Queerty.
“Mr. Koch intentionally contracted the HIV virus so he could then infect others? Was that the reason?”
To which Koch replied, simply: “Yes.”
He deliberately exposed...
Man Convicted Of Killing Gay Couple Gives Their Grieving Families The Finger In Court
The judge described the gesture as "unwise."
A man convicted of killing a middle-aged gay couple in Florida showed his lack of remorse by flipping their loved ones the finger in open court.
In November, Peter Avsenew was convicted of the 2010 murders of Kevin Mark Powell and Stephen Adams, a gay couple he had met on Craigslist. After getting invited into their home in LGBT-friendly Wilton Manors, Florida, the 32-year-old escort killed both men, then stole their cash, car and...
First This Minnesota Firefighter Was Outed, Then He Was Demoted For Being Gay
"When the question was asked about who's your significant other, I felt that maybe this was building up to something," says Dan Benson.
A Minnesota firefighter is suing the city and his fire chief, claiming he was demoted because he’s gay.
Dan Benson, an 18-year veteran of the Eagan Fire Department, says his constitutional rights were violated, as was the State Minnesota Human Rights Act.
“It’s incredible that in 2017 this type of conduct could occur,” said Benson’s attorney, Paul Applebaum. “The...
Gay couple in Hong Kong win landmark court ruling
The historic ruling could have a massive impact for LGBTI civil servants in Hong Kong
A gay, married civil servant has won a landmark court case to receive the same benefits as heterosexual couples.
In 2015 Leung Chun-kwong sued his long-time employer the Civil Service Bureau and the commissioner of the Inland Revenue Department because they did not recognise his marriage. The Tax Department also refused to recognize their nuptials.
Leung married his partner of 10 years, Adam Scott, in New Zealand...
Gay couple won custody battle over their child in Thailand
Do you remeber a couple of married gays, Gordon Lake and Manuel Valero, who has beed fighting recently their Thai surrogate for custody of Carmen, their 14-month old daughter?
Great news! They finally won custody battle in Thailand.
A court of Thailand has awarded custody to a couple of dads after a high-profile battle with their Thai surrogate mother.
Patidta Kusolsang, who is a biologically unrelated surrogate mother of a newborn babe, refused to sign all the documents that could allow to give a passport...
