Honey Maid’s ‘This Is Wholesome’ Ad Campaign Features 2 Gay Men as Parents
Nabisco, the makers of Honey Maid Graham Cracker, sparked controversy with its new ad campaign featuring 2 gay men as parents. The commercial was published on YouTube.com on March 10, and Nabisco says the ad has attracted “10 times” more positive comments than negative ones.
Boy Scouts of America Fire Gay Scout Leader
The Boy Scouts of America abruptly fired an openly gay scout leader on Monday. The faith based youth organization cited its policy that prevents adults from “deliberately injecting” their sexuality into the organization.
Geoff NcGrath, 49, was a scoutmaster with the newly formed Troop 98 in Seattle, WA. He was fired after the BSA got word that he planned to send a press release to the media announcing he was the first openly gay scout master in America.
Former Miss Kentucky Comes Out
Djuan Trent, pictured right, came out of the closet in a blog post in response to her state’s decision to not recognize out-of-state gay marriages.
“I am queer,” wrote Trent, who was crowned Miss Kentucky in 2011.
“For a while, I struggled with the decision of whether or not it was necessary to ‘come out,’” the 27-year-old natural beauty wrote in a post on her blog. “…I have realized that there is really no way for people to know that I disagree with their views or, even moreso, to know that they are talking about me, unless I actually open my mouth and say it. I am queer.”
According to Yahoo news, Trent is the first publicly known lesbian contestant to have competed at a national level.
A federal judge ruled Kentucky’s ban on recognizing same-sex marriages from other states was unconstitutional.
Gov. Steven L. Beshear of Kentucky said the state would hire outside lawyers to defend the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
But Kentucky’s Attorney General Jack Conway said he would not appeal the judge’s ruling because “I would be defending discrimination. That I will not do.”
Thanks to loyal reader R. Williams for the tip.
Harlem Pastor Under Fire for Anti-Gay Church Signage
A Harlem pastor is under attack from gay rights groups for his controversial claims about the president of the United States.
Pastor James David Manning used the signage in front of his ATLAH World Missionary Church to blast President Obama for releasing “The Homo Demons On The Black Man.”
The signage continues: “Look Out Black Woman. A White Homo May Take Your Man.”
Celebs Out & About: Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke and Paula Patton, Ricky Martin
Troubled singer Miley Cyrus performed live at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve hosted by Ryan Seacrest on New Year’s Eve in New York, New York. Animal lovers were outraged by the huge rabbit fur coat Miley wore onstage. Furious animal lovers took to social media in droves to vent their anger about all the rabbits that gave their lives to keep Miley warm.
Photo: Brock Miller / Splash News
Missing 6-Year-Old Florida Girl Found Safe in Georgia
An Amber Alert has been canceled for a missing 6-year-old Florida girl who was found safe in South Georgia.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, police stopped Charity Chatman, 39, as she drove through Perry, Georgia, just south of Macon. Chatman’s daughter, Onnika Fisher, was returned safely to Florida authorities, Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials said.
An Amber Alert had been issued for Onnika in Florida on Friday night, about 3 hours after the girl was snatched by her mother during a supervised visit at the Jewish Family & Community Services Center in Lakewood, Fla.
Man and his ‘domestic partner’ charged with using son to make child porn
A bisexual Alabama man and his male domestic partner are each being held on $1 million bond in a vile case of captivity and sexual torture involving his 9-year-old son.
State prosecutors in Huntsville, AL say they are “confident and satisfied” that Carl Philip Herold sexually tortured his son, kept the boy under constant surveillance, and used the child to produce child pornography.
