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LGBT Celebrities Speak Out for Obama: VIDEO

Andy Towle October 16, 2012

Jane Lynch, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Chaz Bono, George Takei, Zachary Quinto, Wanda Sykes, and Billie Jean King speak out about Obama's LGBT … [Read more...] about LGBT Celebrities Speak Out for Obama: VIDEO

Topics: Celebrities More Posts About: Billie Jean King, Chaz Bono, Chaz Bono, George Takei, George Takei, Jane Lynch, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Wanda Sykes, Wanda Sykes, Zachary Quinto, Zachary Quinto

Wealthy, Influential Lesbian Activists Form Super PAC, LPAC

Andrew Belonsky July 11, 2012

Why should boys have all the political fun? Frustrated by a seeming lack of organization among civic-minded lesbians, a group of women led by Cubs … [Read more...] about Wealthy, Influential Lesbian Activists Form Super PAC, LPAC

Topics: Activism, News, Society More Posts About: 2012 election, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Billie Jean King, discrimination, Jane Lynch, News

Tennis Legend Margaret Court Doesn’t Want to Be Labeled a Hater for Calling Gays ‘Abominable’

Andy Towle January 4, 2012

Tennis legend-turned-pastor Margaret Court, who spoke out against marriage equality in December, doesn't want to be called a hater, she tells the … [Read more...] about Tennis Legend Margaret Court Doesn’t Want to Be Labeled a Hater for Calling Gays ‘Abominable’

Topics: LGBT Rights, Society, Sports, towleroad More Posts About: Australia, Australia, Billie Jean King, gay marriage, Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova, Tennis

Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King Condemn Fellow Tennis Legend Margaret Court’s Anti-Gay Remarks

Andy Towle December 12, 2011

Last week I mentioned that tennis legend Margaret Court, now an evangelical pastor, spoke out against same-sex marriage in response to Australia's … [Read more...] about Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King Condemn Fellow Tennis Legend Margaret Court’s Anti-Gay Remarks

Topics: History, News, Society More Posts About: Australia, Australia, Billie Jean King, gay marriage, Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova, News, Tennis

Billie Jean King Corrects White House: 39 Grand Slams, Not 12

Andy Towle August 13, 2009

Politico caught up with Billie Jean King after yesterday's Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony and she noted that the White House got some of … [Read more...] about Billie Jean King Corrects White House: 39 Grand Slams, Not 12

Topics: News, Sports More Posts About: Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Billie Jean King, News, Tennis

Harvey Milk to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Andy Towle July 30, 2009

Harvey Milk's nephew Stuart Milk, will accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony on August 12, according to the Victory … [Read more...] about Harvey Milk to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Topics: News More Posts About: Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Billie Jean King, Harvey Milk, News, Ted Kennedy

Billie Jean King Clarifies: ‘I am Supporting Barack Obama’

Andy Towle September 9, 2008

Billie Jean King has clarified statements that she made to the New York Observer regarding Sarah Palin. I reported on her quote this morning. Said … [Read more...] about Billie Jean King Clarifies: ‘I am Supporting Barack Obama’

Topics: News, Sports More Posts About: Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Billie Jean King, News, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin, Tennis


Billie Jean King: Sarah Palin ‘Great…Awesome…Honest…Real’

Andy Towle September 9, 2008

This one threw me for a loop. The NY Observer tracked feminist lesbian tennis icon Billie Jean King down at Cipriani recently and asked her what she … [Read more...] about Billie Jean King: Sarah Palin ‘Great…Awesome…Honest…Real’

Topics: News More Posts About: Billie Jean King, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, John McCain, News, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin

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