Tag Archives: Washington state

“Where are the left wing, the gay and LGBT organizations denouncing the Islamic texts that inspire such mayhem and murder of gays? Where is that fierce gay leadership condemning Muslim oppression of gays under the sharia? Where are those brave activists who rushed to condemn me when I ran an ad campaign highlighting Muslim oppression of gays under the sharia? …

Seattle’s Fox affiliate reports: Police are searching for an attempted arsonist who allegedly poured gasoline on a carpeted stairway leading to the second level of Neighbours Nightclub and trying to set it on fire. Seattle police said an attempted arsonist poured the gas in the stairway just after midnight New Year’s Day. The arsonist lit the gas and left, police …

The protest spread via Twitter to another Catholic high school nearby, where students also staged a sit-in. More encouraging photos are at Buzzfeed.

Anti-gay activist Pastor Ken Hutcherson, who led the Referendum 71 effort to repeal Washington state’s domestic partners law, has died of prostate cancer at the age of 61. Via World Net Daily: He frequently was at the center of public controversy as an opponent of homosexual activism. He organized a “Mayday for Marriage” rally in Seattle in 2004 that drew …

One day after two gay couples filed their lawsuit, Washington state’s BNSF Railway has agreed to provide spousal benefits to same-sex couples. Interestingly, the agreement includes other rail companies that bargain collectively with unions. The dispute has been fast-moving. Wednesday afternoon, the rail company coalition that bargains with the 13 major unions representing rail workers said coverage would be available …

Two gay couples in Washington state are suing BNSF Railway after having been denied spousal health benefits. BNSF is the nation’s second-largest freight rail company. The lawsuit, which alleges violations of the federal Equal Pay Act, seeks class-action status on behalf of any other BNSF employees who may have been denied benefits for their same-sex spouses in a legally recognized …

Printed on the back of the bags is a listing of what is allowed under Washington state’s marijuana laws.

Via Paul Constant at Slog.

On a day that also saw the Seattle Mariners become the first major pro sports team to fly the rainbow flag, a marriage equality flag was hoisted to the top of the city’s Space Needle. (Tipped by JMG reader Daniel)

Washington state’s anti-gay Family Policy Institute has prepared three reactions to the SCOTUS rulings on marriage. That’s not unreasonable, many groups have likely done the same.  Except the FPI has already published all three. From their post with the “Lose-Lose” headline: Today the Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Prop 8 and declared a …

Amazingly, no one was killed.  Washington state Department of Transportation spokesman Travis Phelps told KOMO-TV that investigators are looking into the possibility that an oversize load struck the bridge and triggered the collapse. The collapse will raise questions about the nation’s infrastructure, which has been a popular issue with President Barack Obama, who earlier this year warned against “raggedy” roads …

Last month Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a discrimination suit against florist Barronelle Stuzman for refusing to supply flowers for a same-sex wedding. Yesterday the anti-gay Alliance Defending Freedom counter-sued on her behalf. Via World Net Daily: “The Washington State Constitution, in Article 1, Section 11, absolutely protects ‘freedom of conscience in all matters of religious sentiment, belief, …

A 21 year-old Seattle man faces hate crime charges after brutally attacking a lesbian in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. Describing the Nov. 16 incident, a Seattle detective said Cage and his girlfriend were inside the University Way Northeast restaurant when Cage tauntingly questioned the woman about her gender. According to charging documents, Cage then called the …

A Washington state man called the GOP sponsors of the bill to legalize anti-gay discrimination by businesses.  Via Anna Minard at Slog, here’s what one office told him: During the phone calls, he says he asked staffers some variation of the question “What are rural gays supposed to do if the only gas station or grocery store for miles won’t …

In response to the lawsuits against a local florist, the Washington state GOP yesterday introduced a bill that would allow businesses to refuse any customer on the basis of “sincerely held religious beliefs.” The measure would not apply to the denial of services to people under a protected class under federal law, such as race, religion or disability. [Sponsor Sen. …

A Washington state man has been arrested and charged with rape after victimizing several gay men he met on the Growlr dating app. Accused in a gunpoint rape, Leverne Lee Maxwell is currently jailed on seven felony charges related to the purported crime spree. The most serious allegations center on the April 7 sexual assault, which Maxwell is alleged to …

“Someone looking for a business idea might test just how strong the market for brown shirts actually is in Washington State.But who is really responsible? The most obvious target is the Attorney General himself. He initiated the lawsuit and is using taxpayer resources to go after a small business owner with conviction about marriage that he does not share. “But …

At Seattle’s Stranger, Dominic Holden has an update in the case of the florist who was sued this week by the Washington state Attorney General. After five weeks of biting their tongues, a gay couple in Richland, Washington, is making a loaded offer to a florist who refused to sell them flowers based her biblical belief that “marriage is between …