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Kentucky judge who refused to hear gay adoption cases is fired for misconduct
A Kentucky family court judge who refused to hear adoption cases involving LGBT parents has been found guilty by the state Judicial Conduct Commission, according to the Courier Journal.
W. Mitchell Nance was issued a public reprimand this Tuesday that states “due to Respondent’s retirement, a public reprimand is warranted, and is the only public sanction available.” During the ethics investigation, Nance announced that he planned to resign, which prompted the public reprimand.
Nance made headlines back in April when he...
13 adorable photos of Drag Race guest judge Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and his boyfriend
No Spoilers for the newest episode, we promise
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman is the latest guest judge on hit show RuPaul’s Drag Race, alongside Glee star Naya Rivera.
But Bowyer-Chapman caught our eye with his adorable outfit and sassy quick wit on the latest episode.
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But after a little stalk, we have decided that the Canadian-born actor and his Irish boyfriend Andrew Fitzsimons are ultimate couple goals.
Bowyer-Chapman plays Jay in dark comedy drama series UnREAL, while Fitzsimons is a hair stylist to celebrities like...
Texas advances bill to let judges refuse to marry gays
A bill has been preliminarily approved in Texas, which would allow judges and officials to refuse to issue same-sex marriage licences.
The bill would defend any judge or official with a religious objection to same-sex marriage.
The proposed by was put forward by Senator Brian Birdwell.
It passed on Tuesday with 21-10. It has a clause which means judges can only refuse if another official steps in to issue the legal documents for marriage.
But it does allow documents to be sent electronically...
Trump’s potential Supreme Court nominee wants gays jailed for having sex
After Trump said this week that he wouldn’t appoint a Supreme Court justice to attempt to roll back same-sex marriage, but one of his prospective picks has actually made some pretty disturbing comments.
Despite President-elect Trump saying that same-sex marriage is “settled”, he also said he wanted to appoint justices who would challenge the 1973 abortion rights ruling Roe v Wade.
One of those conservative judges is William H Pryor Jr, who has in the past suggested that same-sex couples should...
Gay “Drag Race” Judge Goes On Crazed Twitter Rant, Slams The Clintons And Obamas
Last month, frequent RuPaul‘s Drag Race guest judge and music producer Lucian Piane took to Twitter to loudly voicie his dislike of Hillary Clinton in a series of frantic Tweets.
Over the last 24 hours, he’s been at it again, shuttling out an endless onslaught of Tweets and Instagram posts attacking Hillary Clinton (“unite to help take down the Clinton Pedophilia Foundation…”) and the Obamas.
He also wants everyone to leave Susan Sarandon alone, and insists he’s writing Bernie Sanders’ name on his...
The Daily Mail is very upset because an ‘openly gay judge’ ruled on Brexit
The Daily Mail is furious because an “openly gay” judge delivered a ruling on Brexit today.
The High Court today ruled that the UK government can only trigger the process for leaving the European Union via a vote in Parliament, following the EU referendum earlier this year.
The news has not gone down well among Brexit campaigners, who had hoped that Prime Minister Theresa May would be able to use executive power to make the decision without consulting MPs, who oppose...
