Tag: homophobic
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New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart and her wife receive homophobic threats amid WNBA Finals
Police are investigating a threatening, homophobic e-mail sent to WNBA power forward Breanna Stewart’s wife as the New York Liberty compete in the finals. Police did not identify the person who filed the report, but said a said a 33-year-old woman made an aggravated harassment report on Oct. 10 after receiving “a threatening email.” Stewart confirmed…
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Pennsylvania Democratic lawmaker denies writing racist, homophobic tweets
A Pennsylvania Democratic state senator denied claims from Republicans that he made racist and homophobic remarks about Black, Asian and LGBTQ people on social media more than a decade ago. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Campaign Committee released a statement accusing Sen. Jimmy Dillon (D-Philadelphia) of writing a string of offensive posts on Twitter — now…