CONTACTStaffCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2024 Pride Publishing Inc.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
Anderson Cooper ripped into Clint McCance, the Arkansas school district board member who said that he wished "queers" would kill themselves, telling CNN viewers, "We think you should know his name."
Cooper, whose older brother committed suicide in 1988, spoke in cold tones about McCance. The vice president of the Midland school district posted hateful comments on Facebook following multiple suicides of LGBT youths because of bullying.
"These are not 'queers' or 'fags,' as Mr. McCance, calls them," said Cooper. "They are people. They are human beings. They are our fellow citizens."
Cooper also named some of the young people lost to antigay bullying.
Watch the segment.
Want more breaking equality news & trending entertainment stories?
Check out our NEW 24/7 streaming service: the Advocate Channel!
Download the Advocate Channel App for your mobile phone and your favorite streaming device!
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
Here Are Our 2024 Election Predictions. Will They Come True?
November 07 2023 1:46 PM
Meet all 37 of the queer women in this season's WNBA
April 17 2024 11:24 AM
17 Celebs Who Are Out & Proud of Their Trans & Nonbinary Kids
November 30 2023 10:41 AM
Which State Is the Queerest? These Are the States With the Most LGBTQ+ People
December 11 2023 10:00 AM
These 27 Senate Hearing Room Gay Sex Jokes Are Truly Exquisite
December 17 2023 3:33 PM
10 Cheeky and Homoerotic Photos From Bob Mizer's Nude Films
November 18 2023 10:05 PM
42 Flaming Hot Photos From 2024's Australian Firefighters Calendar
November 10 2023 6:08 PM
These Are the 5 States With the Smallest Percentage of LGBTQ+ People
December 13 2023 9:15 AM
Here are the 15 gayest travel destinations in the world: report
March 26 2024 9:23 AM
Watch Now: Advocate Channel
Trending Stories & News
For more news and videos on advocatechannel.com, click here.
Trending Stories & News
For more news and videos on advocatechannel.com, click here.
Latest Stories
Jesus and St. Paul were asexual, and everybody in heaven is nonbinary
May 02 2024 6:00 AM
If Trump defies the gag order — again — he deserves to go to jail
May 02 2024 5:00 AM
Closets are for cowboy boots: A tribute to David Mixner
May 01 2024 8:32 PM
Mississippi Republicans fail to pass trans bathroom ban and law defining sex
May 01 2024 5:25 PM
PLUS
HealthWhy is a mother’s mental health so important? A doctor explains
May 01 2024 1:55 PM
Pride
Yahoo Feed