"A Pompano Beach drag queen who lost his nursing job last month over a minor arrest 34 years ago can return to his longtime career caring for the elderly.The Florida Board of Nursing has cleared Ray Fetcho to work again as a nurse, a job he held for more than three decades until February. That's when state inspectors discovered Fetcho's arrest, and he was fired from the Victoria Villa assisted living facility in Davie.
Fetcho's offense? A misdemeanor at a gay bar in 1976. Performing under his stage name, "Tiny Tina,' Fetcho was hosting a "Wet Jockey Shorts' contest at the Copa in Dania Beach when undercover state agents witnessed what they considered a lewd act.
Fetcho paid a $150 fine and never thought much about it — until it cost him his job." (Continue reading-Source/Palm Beach Post)
"Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) tells Karen Ocamb that he believes ENDA will pass in the U.S. House in the next few weeks." Full story!
Now that the weather is slowly getting warmer in many parts of the country, what is your favorite thing to do outdoors. Walk, run, garden, swim, relax, wash your car, work on your house, cookouts, outdoor dining, etc..... Share!
| The Household Cavalry is the U.K.’s most elite branch of service. 23-year-old Lance Corporal James Wharton made military history when he became the first member of the Household Cavalry to marry a same-sex life partner. |
| A PR company says that Carrie Prejean stiffed them on a $64,000+ bill, and has brought suit against the Bible-toting beauty queen. |
| Lawmakers in Oklahoma attempting to strip the state’s gays of federal protections inadvertently voted to approve a law that would strike down hate crimes protections relevant to race and religion. |
| A retired Presbyterian minister in Northern California is again facing charges she violated church law when she officiated at the weddings of gay couples. |
| A gay teenager in upstate New York who had claimed he was relentlessly bullied by classmates while school administrators stood by settled his lawsuit Monday against the school district. |
| A woman who says she was raped by an on-duty Providence police officer denied a lawyer’s assertion Monday that she had a willing sexual encounter with the man, saying she’s a lesbian and doesn’t have sex with men. |
| Ricky Martin made it official today: he’s a gay man. |
| Though homosexuality has been decriminlaized in India, deep-seated taboos linger: only two days after the first same-sex wedding in Manipur, the families of the two men called the police in to convince them to split up. |
"Canadian "ex-gay" reparative therapy Dr. Aubrey Levin has been charged with sexually assaulting a male patient. Since that charge became known a few days ago, almost 30 other patients have come forward with accusations." (Continue reading-Source/JMG)
Well slap my ass and call me Nancy but in a recent CBS poll 50% said they would approve of a gay President. Details.
"Derrick was recognized by the Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus at their spring concert on Friday and was made an honorary member of the Chorus. In addition, the second half of the program, 'Shaken, Not Heard, Stories of Gay Men, Faith and Reconciliation' was dedicated to him." For one more photo and the rest of the story, visit Towleroad.
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I want to thanks Towleroad for these photos. Last night when my partner and I were watching we were so excited to see there would be a swimming challenge so we could see these Cowboys shirtless!
"If someone asked me today, 'Ricky, what are you afraid of?' I would answer 'the blood that runs through the streets of countries at war, child slavery, terrorism, the cynicism of some people in positions of power, the misinterpretation of faith.' But fear of my truth? Not at all! On the contrary, it fills me with strength and courage. This is just what I need especially now that I am the father of two beautiful boys that are so full of light and who with their outlook teach me new things every day. To keep living as I did up until today would be to indirectly diminish the glow that my kids where born with.
