More than 1,500 New Yorkers gathered today in Manhattan to mourn the death of a 32 year-old gay man, who was shot down on Friday just blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn in an apparent act of anti-gay bias.
UPDATE: University of Hawaii Fines Football Coach For Anti-Gay Slur
Monday, August 3, 2009 - 5:59pm by Ted Rybka, GLAAD's Director of Sports Media
The University of Hawaii has levied serious fines against its football coach, Greg McMackin, after McMackin uttered several anti-gay slurs at a press conference last week.
As written earlier , McMackin made the remarks while speaking to reporters at a media briefing at the Western Athletic Conference football preview in Salt Lake City.
According to reports, McMackin has been suspended for 30 days without pay and will take an additional 7 percent pay cut from his $1.1 million salary. McMackin will also work with campus LGBT organizations.