Topics :: Wisconsin

Gay Waiter Says Coworker’s Husband Beat Him With 2X4

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Apr 4, 2013
A waiter at a Minnesota Applebee’s says a coworker’s husband attacked him with a 2x4 because he’s gay, then he was told he couldn’t work in the restaurant because that same couple had complained about him.

Tammy Baldwin Makes History As First Openly Gay U.S. Senator

By Winnie McCroy | Wednesday Nov 7, 2012
Openly lesbian Democrat Tammy Baldwin made history last night, emerging victorious over Republican Tommy Thompson in the battle to become the first Wisconsin woman and the first openly LGBT person to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Gay Wis. GOP Campaigner Lied About Hate Crime

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Oct 31, 2012
A Wisconsin man who said his car was vandalized & he was physically attacked for being a gay Republican admitted on Monday that he made up the incident about the beating.

Was a Gay Wis. GOP Activist Attacked for His Views?

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Oct 29, 2012
A man who is campaigning for a Wisconsin Republican politician says he was beaten in his home because he is gay and a conservative.

GOProud Supports Lesbian Tammy Baldwin’s Anti-Gay Wis. Senate Opponent

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Aug 23, 2012
The gay conservative group GOProud has announced its support for the open Wisconsin U.S. Senate seat: Republican Tommy Thompson, who is running against openly gay U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin.

Anti-Gay Lutheran Official Jailed for Child Porn Charges

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Jun 7, 2012
A former member of a conservative, especially anti-gay branch of the Lutheran Church was sentenced to one year in jail on child porn charges.

Baldwin: Congress Must Pass ENDA, Repeal DOMA

By Michael K. Lavers | Sunday Apr 15, 2012
Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, who announced her U.S. Senate campaign last September, said at the Victory Fund’s National Champagne Brunch in the nation’s capital on Sunday that Congress must pass an inclusive ENDA and repeal DOMA.

Baldwin: Wis. Senate Campaign "Will Not Be About Me"

By Michael K. Lavers | Wednesday Sep 7, 2011
Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin told reporters on a Victory Fund teleconference call on Wednesday, Sept. 7, that her campaign to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl will not be about her sexual orientation.

Lesbian Wisc. Rep. Enters Senate Race

Tuesday Sep 6, 2011
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin entered the race Tuesday for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Herb Kohl.

Wisc. County Mulls Benefits for Families of Gay Public Workers

By Kilian Melloy | Friday Jul 8, 2011
Milwaukee County, in the state of Wisconsin, is poised to extend benefits to the families of gay and lesbian public employees.