An Orlando McDonald’s (MCD) has fired one of its managers after he told a 17-year-old job applicant (via voice mail), “You will not get hired. We do not hire faggots.” The manager didn’t even get his terminology right — “faggot” is a hateful term for a male homosexual, whereas the applicant...

The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund on Monday filed a complaint with the Florida human rights commission on behalf of a 17-year-old woman who says that McDonald’s refused to hire her because she is transgender. Zikerria Bellamy applied online for a management position with a McDonald’s...

Two men were making derogatory comments about homosexuals before a third man obtained a rifle and fired one shot into a car on Seymour Street last Nov. 14, a witness testified this morning. Cassie Williams, however, testified she never heard the gunman say anything at all before he fired that shot. Dwight...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – It was no secret to friends and family that Lateisha Green was born a boy. She had been living mostly as a female since age 16. On a Friday night last November, Green – this time dressed as a man – and her brother, Mark Cannon, went to a party. Several guests objected...