Members of the so-called ‘ex-gay’ community are suing the Washington D.C. Office of Human Rights for ‘failing to protest former homosexuals under its sexual orientation anti-discrimination law,’ according to a press release from Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX).
The right-wing organization’s executive director Regina Griggs says that D.C.’s human rights act fails to protect the ‘most bullied and maligned group in American,’ so-called ex-gays.
In New York, a judge sentenced John L. McGhee—who murdered a Edgar Garzon, a gay man, in 2001—to 22 years to life in prison, according to Gay City News. At the sentencing, Leonor Garzon, the victim’s mother said, ‘As you see Mr. McGhee, you have taken us from living a good life. … Today, our companions are sadness and loneliness.’
Financial expert and out lesbian Suze Orman is urging Florida voters to vote against the marriage amendment. In November, Florida voters will decide on Amendment 2, also known as the Marriage Protection Amendment, which seeks to define marriage as between one man and one woman. If passed, Amendment 2 would also outlaw any other legal recognition of relationships, such as domestic partnerships and civil unions. Orman, who hosts her own financial advice show on CNBC, said, ‘My life’s work has been to help people, particularly women, take responsibility for their own financial security. This amendment will undermine the ability of people in Florida to protect themselves.’