Tag: homophobes

(screen capture) More bad news for the organizers of the so-called ‘Straight Pride Parade’ scheduled to happen in Boston on August 31. In an entry on the group’s website, Super Happy Fun America (SHFA), organizer Mark Sahady shares that PayPal has “permanently limited” their account. This apparently means the group can’t collect any more donations via the popular online money transfer service. Sahady shares a letter from PayPal which says the SHFA website violates PayPal’s Acceptable Use Policy. The letter goes on...

‘Straight Pride’ organizer Mark Sahady (screen capture) Earlier this week, Instinct reported on streaming giant Netflix sending a cease-and-desist letter to the organizer’s of the upcoming ‘Straight Pride Parade’ scheduled in Boston next month. The homophobic organizer’s used several corporations logos without permission in an effort to appear that they were “in negotiations” with the companies for sponsorship. Nope, they weren’t.  Netflix got oh-so-sassy ending their letter, “You should know that we’re unafraid of bullies. Our legal department is here, it’s queer, and...

Netflix logo in Pride/rainbow colors The organizer’s of the so-called ‘Straight Pride Parade’ scheduled for August 31 in Boston, Massachusetts, received a cease-and-desist letter from streaming giant Netflix informing them to remove their logo from the organizer’s website as a “prospective sponsor.” The organizers, operating under the name ‘Super Happy Fun America,’ included Netflix along with dozens of other major corporations on their website. Journalist Ford Fischer was first to tweet the letter written by Netflix to the organization informing them they...

A reformed homophobe told all of Reddit how a coworker turned him into a card-carrying gay ally, and commenters are raving about the “amazing,” “wonderful,” and “beautiful” story. The user started off by confessing that he was a “vocal and hateful gay basher” in his teen years. “I didn’t know just how many of my close friends were gay because, let’s face it, people who think they’re smart tend to be somewhat out of touch until life gives them an...

GOP Congresswoman Vicki Hartzler has been labeled one of the most anti-gay politicians in America. So why did AT+T donate to her during Pride Month? / Photo via U.S. Congress. As Judd Legum reported in Popular Information this morning, telecom giant AT&T might have dressed up its logo in rainbows for Pride Month, but it also dumped well over $100,000 into homophobic politicians’ campaigns.  Legum explains both the extent of AT&T’s giving and some of the most egregious examples of homophobes...

Image via Local 12/WKRCAn Ohio couple is afraid for their lives after getting a violent message from their neighbor. Brown County resident Nathan Paris and his partner moved to a two-acre parcel in 2012. They created a home out of a shipping container and have lived there for the past two years. But, things have gotten difficult with a homophobic neighbor. The couple say that they started fighting with the neighbor, whose identity...

Ex-WWE superstar is proud of his lesbian mom Former WWE superstar Dave Bautista has no tolerance for anti-LGBTI bigots. Now an actor who appeared in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, Bautista recently tweeted: ‘Proud son of a lesbian and anyone who has issue with that can suck my balls.’ The tweet from Galaxy’s Drax the Destroyer was in response to a fan who thanked the 38 year old for being a defender of LGBTI equality. ‘Obviously no thanks necessary but I appreciate...

And what cuties they are! English actor Ryan Sampson publicly came out on Twitter by introducing his boyfriend to the internet after homophobes tried to bait him. Sampson, who stars in the ITV2 series Plebs, decided he needed to ‘straighten’ things out last week. As he explained on Twitter about his decision to come out: ‘I was on Instagram and I looked at my direct messages and it turned out someone was trying to rope me in to some (pretty creaky) homophobic...

Actor Ryan Sampson, 33-year-old star of the British sitcom Plebs, has taken to social media to shut down homophobes…by coming out. In a post to Twitter, the actor noted that he had received messages from an Instagram user wanting to engage him in “homophobic banter.” Sampson refused to take the bait, posting a picture of himself with his boyfriend instead–the first public admission by Sampson that he is gay. https://twitter.com/MrRyanSampson/status/1098352520718630914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1098352520718630914&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.queerty.com%2Ftv-star-comes-introducing-world-boyfriend-20190225 “Hi y’all,” Sampson wrote in his post. “So. I was on Instagram...

A gay man from Brighton gave two homophobes a hell of a surprise. To prepare for Brighton Pride, 27-year-old Nick Hurley just happened to have a bag of glitter on his person. This became an unfortunate coincidence for two homophobes who passed him. As Hurley was walking around, a car stopped beside him. One of the two men inside decided to yelled out the anti-gay slur “f*****.” Hurley, the quick thinker, then thought up a creative way to combat the hate. “In a...

As time changes and society becomes more accepting of gay people, people of color, and others who don't match the "average joe" persona, the hate directed towards those people changes as well. You see, hate and intolerance have levels to themselves. As much as we would like it the other way, racism and homophobia aren’t as simple as "some are and some aren't." Many good meaning people can say something racist and many people can pretend to be accepting while...

We definitely know what fries we are going to beeline for the next time we are in the supermarket. McCain Fries, one of the world's largest distributors of frozen fries, has produced yet another LGBT-inclusive commercial after receiving a ton of outrage from homophobes due to an earlier one that they made in September 2017. The first one featured two gay dads, and the brand was attacked by homophobes and bigots alike for featuring a same-sex couple in their ads. The real-life...

This article is going to hurt Before diving into it, let’s define what a beta male is. I am sure a lot of you already know the definition. The beta male is the opposite of the alpha. It is the prototype of the guy that lacks that determination and that masculinity that could potentially qualify him as an alpha, a leader. Beta males are, by definition, lacking proper testosterone, causing them to be insecure about their masculinity. So, homophobes are beta...

The men said the marriage equality vote could be 'Australia's Brexit' A gay couple in Australia has come under fire for their opposition to marriage equality. Ben Rogers and Mark Poidevin appeared on the nightly news and current affairs show 7.30 to share their surprising point of view. Australia is gearing up to hold a non-binding postal survey on marriage equality. Australians will be asked via a postal ballot if they support same-sex marriage. If the majority vote ‘yes’, parliament will vote...