Tag Archives: Atlanta

Bishop Eddie Long yesterday filed court papers denying that he’d had sex with young men in his congregation. Long is being sued by four male parishioners who allege that he used his position as church leader to coerce them into sex. In his responses, Long acknowledged he took the young men on trips and that he showed them affection, as …

Angry about his inaction about an anti-gay death threat left on this blog, Georgia activists plan to protest at the Atlanta office of Sen. Saxby Chambliss this afternoon. The Queer Justice League of Atlanta has called on Senator Saxby Chambliss to immediately respond to allegations that a member of his staff posted a defamatory remark on a popular LGBT-oriented blog. …

CNN’s Don Lemon surprised everyone when he came out last night as a victim of a pedophile. Lemon later tweeted: “Thank you all for your kind words. I had no idea I’d say that on national tv. It just came out. Sadly, it’s the truth for so many young men.”

Despite rumors that he planned to resign, today televangelist Eddie “Down Low” Long told the congregation at his Atlanta mega-church that he plans to fight the “false charges” against him. He said his first responsibility was his family, and the some 25,000 members of the Atlanta-area New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. However, he joked that he would be “remiss” not …

Atlanta’s pastors are getting together for a “lock down” prayer vigil where they will ask Jeebus to watch over disgraced Bishop Eddie “Down Low” Long, his 22-room/nine bathroom mansion, and his $200K Bentley. Glory! Praise Hi$ Name! And send in another teenage hottie!

Openly gay Pastor Troy Sanders responds to Haggard: “It didn’t take a scandal for me to come out and walk in truth!”

Cadillac Kimberly sends out an extremely very super NSFW and freekin’ hilarious rant against Bishop Eddie Long.

Yesterday disgraced televangelist Ted Haggard issued a statement of support for Atlanta’s Bishop Eddie Long, the anti-gay marriage activist now being sued by several young men for coercing them into sex. Ted Haggard cautioned today that no one should rush to judge the leader of an Atlanta megachurch accused of coercing three young men into sex. “Nobody’s guilty until the …

Two young men in Atlanta have filed lawsuits against nationally known televangelist Bishop Eddie Long, alleging that Long coerced them into having sex in exchange for luxury trips, cars and cash. In addition to preaching against homosexuality to his Atlanta mega-church, which seats 25,000, Long has appeared on national television to argue against same-sex marriage. The men’s attorney called Long …

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Atlanta’s Citizen Review Board has ruled that 24 city cops falsely imprisoned patrons of the Atlanta Eagle during a raid that occurred one year ago today. The board is delaying deciding on a punishment for the officers pending a review of what role their supervisors had in the raid. The CRB, a citizens oversight board created by the Atlanta City …

And she did it today before an all-time low Hate Tour crowd of FIFTEEN, versus over 250 of the good guys. The Courage Campaign quotes Alveda King: “I don’t know about you but I’m not ready to be extinct,” King said to the crowd after pointing out that “it is statistically proven” that marriage between one man and one woman …

Charges have been dropped against anti-gay nutjob Neal Horsley, who was arrested in March for calling for the death of Elton John. Neal Horsley, 65, was arrested in March for writing a post entitled “Why Elton John Must Die” on his website WeChooseLife.net and for protesting with a sign that read “Elton John Must Die” outside John’s condominium in Atlanta. …

John Mark Karr, the creepy loon who falsely confessed to the murder of pre-teen beauty queen Jon-Benet Ramsey, is undergoing gender transition. And some are saying the plan has ulterior motives. The man who claimed to have killed JonBenet Ramsey has legally changed his name to Alexis Reich and is reportedly preparing to undergo gender reassignment surgery. A former student …

Several days after all of the Atlanta Eagle bar raid patrons and employees were found not guilty or had their charges dismissed, the lawsuit against the Atlanta police has expanded. Attorneys have now named 35 individual Atlanta police officers in the suit and have added six more Eagle patrons as plaintiffs. (PDF.)

Three of the gay men arrested during the police raid of the Atlanta Eagle have been found not guilty. The judge then threw out the charges against the other five defendants when detectives could not identify them. Municipal Judge Crystal Gaines said city police failed to produce evidence proving that men danced naked without permits or that the bar operators …

An Atlanta-area man has been jailed for making death threats against Elton John over his recent comment that Jesus Christ had been a gay man. Neal Horsley was taken into custody Wednesday in Carrollton by members of the Atlanta police fugitive squad and U.S. Marshal’s office, according to Carrollton police. Horsley was booked into the Fulton County Jail, charged with …