Homophobia in the United States

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Coalition, religous groups win in Maine gay rights referendum
AANews, #391, 11 Febuary 1998. Voters in Maine have narrowly repealed the state’s law which banned discrimination against gays. It was a victory for the Christian Coalition and its allies.
AOL Thesaurus Calls Gays Fags & Pedophiles: Advocates Demand Merriam-Webster and AOL Be Held Accountable
Wired Strategies—Online Advocacy Consulting, press release, 14 January 1999. America Online’s (AOL) thesaurus service offers shockingly homophobic synonyms for the word homosexual. Merriam-Webster, which provides the thesaurus to AOL. Broadcasting to the world that gays are fags and child molesters is dehumanizing.
High Court sides with anti-gay bigots: Boy Scout ruling shows need for further struggle
By Gery Armsby, Workers World, 5 July 2000. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that gives the green light for an all-out ban on gay troop leaders by the Boy Scouts of America.
Florida officials resist church pressure, hold firm on policy to deny public dollars to Boy Scouts
AANews, #820, 20 September 2000. City commissioners in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida resisted threats, taunts and catcalls, and stood by their earlier decision to cut off funding to the Boy Scouts of America. They would not allow public money to be given to an organization which discriminates against gays.
Labor’s Queer Irish Troubles
By Kelly Cogswell, The Gully, 20 March 2001. New York City labor leadership has utter contempt for the city’s lesbian and gay community. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the biggest and most public annual political networking event in town, bans lesbians and gays from openly marching.