Tag Archives: Nevada

Harry Reid wasted no time in jumping on this one.

An 18 year-old employee at a Las Vegas area Wal-Mart says that after his bosses forced him to confirm his gayness, he was made to wear a special yellow vest and was shunned by his co-workers. Back in March, 18-year-old Fernando Gallardo got a seasonal job at a Las Vegas Walmart, hoping to make a few extra dollars. But a …

Because wearing a chicken suit constitutes a polling place violation against GOP Senate candidate Sue “Barter Chickens For Medical Care” Lowden.

Earlier this week Nevada GOP U.S. Senate candidate Sue Lowden said that instead of all this nonsense about health care reform, we should go back to “the olden days our grandparents, they would bring a chicken to the doctor, they would say I’ll paint your house. I mean, that’s the old days of what people would do to get health …

In what organizers billed as a “Tea Party Woodstock,” thousands of teabaggers gathered in the Nevada desert outside Las Vegas this weekend to scream about overthrowing the government and listen to Sarah Palin.

KLAS-TV reports that the Las Vegas Taxi Authority, which has the power to make arrests, has a policy requiring its officers to don gear to protect themselves against infectious diseases whenever arresting gay people. Although TA officers primarily focus on the taxi industry, like other peace officers, they have a lot of discretion, which is why written policies about enforcement …

The NY Post sent comedy writer Mandy Stadtmiller to visit “Markus,” the country’s first legal male brothel worker. Things didn’t go very well. “Markus” (real name: Patrick) greets me in glasses, a satin blue shirt and slacks, and leads me to a bedroom where we sit opposite each other as I fumble for the cash out of my “Precious Moments” …

“Basically this is the first time in the economy of the United States that a male has actually stood up and said, ‘I want to do this for a living.’ And be protected under law to do it. It’s just the same as when Rosa Parks decided to sit at the front instead of the back. She was proclaiming her …

Nevada’s legal brothels have been granted permission to add male prostitutes to their stables after winning a battle over the wording of STD testing laws. A brothel industry lobbyist — in what could be considered a befuddling double standard — bemoaned the change, comparing it to the industry’s “Pearl Harbor.” He managed to voice concerns about homosexual sex entering the …

At her concert in Las Vegas, a gay Mariah Carey fan proposed to his boyfriend from the stage. (Tipped by JMG reader Kurt)

The New York Times has uncovered serious ethical violations committed by anti-gay Sen. John “Defender Of Marriage” Ensign. This new information is related to the adultery scandal Ensign confessed to early in the summer. Rachel Maddow lays it all out below.

At a Las Vegas town hall meeting, a woman yells “Heil Hitler!” at an Israeli immigrant speaking about his home country’s national health care. She does this while the man is live on the air with a local television station. This country is lost. UPDATE: The woman’s name is Pamela Pilger. It’s hard to tell, but it seems like she’s …

Presumed 2012 GOP presidential candidate Sen. John “Defender of Marriage” Ensign (R-NV), who has a 100% rating from the Christian Coalition, has admitted to an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer. Oh, and there’s blackmail involved too. The news certainly damages any hope Ensign has of running for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012 – he had fueled speculation about …

One day after the Nevada Senate overrode Gov. Jim Gibbons’ veto of their domestic partners bill, the state Assembly did the same. The deadline to pass the legislation was today, Monday June 1st, and both chambers of the state legislature worked through the weekend to achieve this major win for LGBT Nevadans. In what supporters are calling a historic moment, …

Yesterday the Nevada Senate overrode Gov. Jim Gibbons’ veto of their domestic partners bill by a 14-7 vote, exactly the number needed for the required two-thirds majority. The bill originally passed 12-9, but two Republicans changed their vote with one citing lobbying from the casino industry as his reason. Go Jan Jones! The bill now goes back to the Assembly …

“Most of us in Nevada absolutely support gay and lesbian rights. This is a big fight. We’re not ready to give up. We want to override the veto. We’re not walking away from you; don’t walk away from us.” – Senior vice president of Harrah’s Entertainment Jan Jones, telling the Advocate that her company continues to stand behind the LGBT …

Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has vetoed his legislature’s domestic partners bill, saying it conflicts with the state’s 2002 constitutional amendment that only relationships between men and women would be recognized. Gibbons says that gay couples should resort to legal contracts between themselves if they want to protect their assets and ensure medical decision-making rights. It’s unknown if the legislature will …

The Harrah’s chain of Las Vegas casinos and hotels has written a letter to Nevada’s legislature warning about a potential loss in gay tourism if Gov. Gibbons vetoes that state’s pending domestic partners bill. In a letter to lawmakers, Harrah’s Senior Vice President Jan Jones said that Nevada must compete with other destinations for the growing gay and lesbian business …

Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has promised to veto the domestic partners bill passed by that state’s legislature on Tuesday. Senate Bill 283, sponsored by state Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, would allow domestic partners, including same-sex partners, equal rights with married couples on issues such as estate planning, medical decisions, community property and children if they enter into a civil …