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WFMJ TV in Youngstown, Ohio, confirmed through a Facebook post last week that the station’s Community Relations Director, Madonna Chism Pinkard, was fired over a Facebook post advocating for “Straight Pride” during June’s Pride Month, according to news outlet Mahoning Matters. According to Mahoning Matters, Pinkard made the post under her personal Facebook page, where she goes by “Madonna Jean, where her profile picture includes the WFMJ logo, and she identifies herself as the station’s Community Relations Director. “The post that has since been taken down showed a meme with a newlywed man and woman that stated, “Celebrate Straight Pride,”...

The City of Greensboro has fired Capt. Dustin Jones of the Greensboro Fire Department, citing a history of social media posts criticizing transgender people and Black Lives Matter along with an unwillingness to accept training and heed warnings from his supervisors. Jones was fired on May 12, according to the city. On Tuesday night, citizens packed the council meeting, which was punctuated by loud outbursts as some protested Jones' firing and others supported it. City Hearing Dustin Jones listens to public comments at the city council meeting in Greensboro, N.C., on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark...

A Boston judge ordered the defense attorney for a Straight Pride Parade protester to be taken away in handcuffs after she argued he didn’t have the right to refuse to dismiss a case. Attorney Susan Church was held in contempt of court Wednesday by Boston Municipal Court Judge Richard Sinnott while defending Lilley Antoinette, 29, a protester from Somerville who was charged with disorderly conduct at the Straight Pride Parade in Boston Saturday. Both Church and the prosecutor requested dismissing Antoinette’s case due to the police report of her arrest lacking information, including what her exact actions were at the...

Saturday, AOC recommended that people support counter-protesters, including Antifa, who were present at a Boston straight-pride parade. She encouraged people to donate to a “Bail Fund for activists who put themselves on the line…” One way to support the local LGBTQ community impacted by Boston’s white supremacist parade?Contribute to the Bail Fund for the activists who put themselves on the line protecting the Boston community:https://t.co/z2NRSqHMve(Any $ left over goes to @MassBailFund+@Boston_GLASS) https://t.co/G9xhIda6sF — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 1, 2019 The Boston Herald reports that 36 people were arrested at the parade Saturday. Chants of hatred and disgust were tossed...

US police fired pepper spray Saturday after counter-demonstrators accused them of protecting "Straight Pride" advocates who support President Donald Trump, and refused to let officers re-open a road. The unrest came after the counter-protesters and "Straight Pride" group -- considered homophobic extremists by their opponents -- staged dueling rallies in Boston. There was no serious violence during the rallies themselves, which involved groups of several hundred.

Super Happy Fun America has had their PayPal account permanently limited, meaning they can no longer use PayPal services, can no longer take donations, and can no longer open or use any new PayPal accounts. Essentially, they’re being deplatformed to the point where they can’t even maintain financial stability. The news comes courtesy of a post over on the Super Happy Fun America website where they shared the e-mail from PayPal who stated that their accounts are no longer viable for use. The e-mail was posted in full, which you can read below. If you’re unable to read the message,...

Only in Clown World is it possible for big corporations to label heterosexuality as “gross”. Yes, the very thing that allowed them to type out those words in an e-mail, and gave them an opportunity at living a life in the waking world is “gross” for some people, but that’s just the way it is in an era of insanity. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I’m talking about Netflix’s response to the Straight Pride Parade group known as Super Happy Fun America. Recently the company posted up a tweet on July 26th, 2019 with an image revealing...

Super Happy Fun America, the guys who are going to hold the straight pride in Boston in August are accepting donations to pay off the permit to hold the parade. Seeing as how today is the last day for them to do so and they're only a quarter of the way to their goal, I just thought I'd throw this out there for anyone who would like to contribute.

Organizers of what they've dubbed a "Straight Pride" parade say they will be receiving a license from the city of Boston to hold the event on August 31. Organizers held a press conference on Wednesday outside of City Hall after their public event application was approved. The parade is being put together by a group calling itself "Super Happy Fun America." John Hugo said he has been told the group will be able to hold the event on August 31. ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday mocked a “Straight Pride Parade” that is reportedly being organized in Boston as a response to Pride Month. “Will ‘Straight Pride’ be a Freaky Friday type situation where all of our history books, movies, stories, media, news, etc feature mostly LGBTQ+ people & perspectives?” Ocasio-Cortez asked on Twitter. “Will people have to come out as straight? What would folks march in? Socks w/ sandals on? Dad jeans?” she continued. Reports of a possible "Straight Pride Parade" were mocked widely on social media. The parade is being organized by three men, according to The Washington...

Pride Month kicks off in Boston on Tuesday with a lights event, a paint night — and preparations for a possible “Straight Pride Parade” this summer. The event to celebrate heterosexuality in one of the nation’s most gay-friendly cities is meant to poke fun at the “identity politics” of the political left, organizer Mark Sahady wrote in a Facebook comment. The parade organizers have designed a flag and designated actor Brad Pitt as their “mascot.” “For them everything is based upon identity and whether or not one is categorized as a victim or an oppressor,” Sahady wrote on Facebook. “If...

DIXON (CBS13) – Some residents are planning to protest the Dixon’s vice mayor during a council meeting Tuesday night. Ted Hickman recently wrote an editorial using homophobic slurs and calling for “straight pride month.”

Posters promoting a "straight pride" week at a northeast Ohio university were removed this week after student leaders determined that the message went beyond free speech. Youngstown State University student government leaders told WKBN-TV they decided to remove the posters after consulting with university officials. The posters were hung around campus earlier this week. They included profanity and promoted the event as a time to not highlight sexual orientation or differences among students. They encouraged students to "go about your day without telling everyone about how 'different' you are."

Crown Heights will see its first-ever Straight Pride Parade this weekend. So how do the homos feel? By Jaime Jordan Reggae artists on the Taking Care Of Our Own Productions (myspace.com/tcooo) label are planning a Straight Pride Parade for Sunday 31 at 10am, starting at Church and Flatbush Avenues in Crown Heights and continuing down Bob Marley Avenue. It was organized in response to accusations made by gay activists, specifically Peter Tatchell, founder of the activist group OutRage!, that certain reggae songs, including Stapler’s “Hit Them Hard,” incite violence against gays. “The issue is not homophobia,” explains Tatchell. “It is...

College Republicans Plan 'Straight Pride Week' UPDATED: 11:49 AM EST January 28, 2005 EDMOND, Okla. -- A University of Central Oklahoma student group is planning what it calls "Straight Pride Week" on campus. Members of the College Republicans said despite objections from some, they have every right to celebrate.

Pride week on campus is not just for homosexuals anymore. A group of College Republicans at the University of Central Oklahoma is gearing up for what it calls "Straight Pride Week." "The general gist is that if you are a straight student on campus be proud, be loud, this is your time to shine," College Republican Kyle Houts told KOCO-TV. Already posted around the Edmond, Okla., campus are fliers reading, "We're here, we're conservative, we're out." University officials have granted permission for the fliers, but they say it's not an endorsement of the message. Members of the Gay Alliance for...

EDMOND, Okla. -- A University of Central Oklahoma student group is planning what it calls "Straight Pride Week" on campus. Members of the College Republicans said despite objections from some, they have every right to celebrate. The general gist is that if you are a straight student on campus be proud, be loud, this is your time to shine," said college Republican Kyle Houts. The group has posted fliers on campus that read, "we're here, we're conservative, we're out." Members of the Gay Alliance for Tolerance and Equality say they consider the College Republican's celebration an attack on gay and...

EDMOND, Okla. -- A University of Central Oklahoma student group is planning what it calls "Straight Pride Week" on campus. Members of the College Republicans said despite objections from some, they have every right to celebrate. "The general gist is that if you are a straight student on campus be proud, be loud, this is your time to shine," said college Republican Kyle Houts. The group has posted fliers on campus that read, "we're here, we're conservative, we're out." Members of the Gay Alliance for Tolerance and Equality say they consider the College Republican's celebration an attack on gay and...

Christian's message worn at Poway High By Blanca Gonzalez UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER June 4, 2004 LAURA EMBRY / Union-Tribune Robert Tyler (left) is helping sophomore Tyler Chase Harper sue the Poway school district for allegedly violating the student's civil rights. POWAY – Tyler Chase Harper is a good student and athlete who likes to surf and has never been in trouble at school. He is also a Christian who believes homosexuality is wrong, and he's suing the Poway Unified School District over a T-shirt proclaiming his beliefs. "I was appalled that my school would take such a controversial issue and...