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Man’s Husband Removed From Newspaper Obit For “Ethical” Reasons
"It is my religious conviction that a male cannot have a husband."
A married Texas couple is accusing a newspaper of anti-gay discrimination after it edited one of their names out of a family member’s obituary.
Barry Giles and John Gambill have been together for 31 years. When Giles’ mother passed away, the local newspaper in Olton, Giles’ hometown, cut Gambill’s name from her obit, Fox 4 News reports.
In Brenda Light’s original obit submitted to the Olton Enterprise, Giles wrote, “Those...
Newspaper Prints Homophobic Slur In Writer’s Byline
A reporter for the Santa Barbara News-Press, Paul Gonzalez, who wrote an article about last-minute Christmas Shopping was the victim of a bad homophobic joke by another staffer. The writer's last name "Gonzalez" was changed to "Gayzalez" and after the words News-Press, the word "Faggoat" appeared. The story ran in the paper on Christmas Day, but the online version of the byline was not changed.
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According to the San Luis Obispo Tribune, the Donald Katich, Director of Operations at SBNP...
