Rebecca Marodi murder: Wife accused of fatally stabbing fire captain detained in Mexico
Yolanda Olenjniczak, also known as Yolanda Marodi, was arrested Saturday at a hotel in Mexico on suspicion of murder.
March 24, 2025
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Minnesota lesbian fire chief faces another lawsuit
A male firefighter is the latest person to sue the Minneapolis fire chief, who is a lesbian, claiming that she discriminated against him because he is a heterosexual man.
November 13, 2006
Kristin Crowley Is Los Angeles's First Out, First Woman Fire Chief
Crowley was confirmed unanimously by the L.A. City Council this week.
March 3, 2022
North Carolina Deputies Fired After Reporting Homophobic Colleague
The Wake County officers say their firing was retaliatory.
January 16, 2019
Holding Out for a Hero in James Comey
Fired FBI director James Comey may have handed the presidency to Trump, but he could help snatch it back Thursday.
June 7, 2017
Many questions unanswered as gunman's rampage ends in bloodshed
Jacob
Robida--suspected of an attack inside
a Massachusetts gay bar and in the killing of two
people in Arkansas--has died.
February 6, 2006
Police investigate shooting at gay bar
A teenager armed with a hatchet and handgun opened fire inside a New Bedford, Mass., gay bar early Thursday, wounding at least three people in what police are investigating as a hate crime.
February 2, 2006
Wife accused of fatally stabbing fire captain was convicted of killing her first husband
Yolanda Olenjniczak, who is suspected of fatally stabbing her wife, fire captain Rebecca Marodi, was convicted of killing her first husband over two decades ago.
February 24, 2025
LA's lesbian fire chief battles blazes and bigots
Los Angeles's first out LGBTQ+ fire chief, Kristin Crowley, leads by example in the fight against multiple apocalyptic fires.
January 9, 2025
Disgraced Curtis Resigns From Office
Richard Curtis, the latest Republican to become embroiled in a gay sex scandal, will resign his post in the Washington State house of representatives.
November 1, 2007
Panel wants to fire lesbian fire chief instead of letting her resign
A Minneapolis
city panel recommended Tuesday that officials fire Bonnie
Bleskachek, the nation's first openly lesbian big-city fire
chief, in the wake of firefighter lawsuits accusing
her of harassment and discrimination. Bleskachek had
earlier agreed to step down, but the city's executive
council unanimously rejected a negotiated deal after a
closed-door meeting.
November 29, 2006
Out Rep. Brian Sims Responds to Gov.'s Incest Comparison
Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Sims wrote a Facebook status update in response to governor Tom Corbett's interview on Friday, in which the Republican governor compared same-sex marriage to incest.
October 4, 2013
LGBT Activists Had Warned Police About OK City Shooter
A man who opened fire at an Oklahoma City restaurant had previously posted anti-transgender screeds around the city.
May 27, 2018
Out California firefighter stabbed to death; wife is lead suspect
Rebecca Marodi, a fire captain who had fought the recent Los Angeles-area fires, was found dead in her home. Police are searching for her wife, Yolanda Olenjniczak.
February 20, 2025
NYC Fire Department Gets First Lesbian Battalion Chief
Michele Fitzsimmons, promoted Thursday, is also only the second woman to achieve this rank in the department.
May 22, 2020
Joe Biden's Win Means LGBTQ+ Folks Can See the Sun Again
His aviators are a perfect accessory for a nation in desperate need of sunshine.
November 7, 2020
Meet 44 of the New Edie Windsors
These are the couples who brought the cases that just won marriage in their home states.
October 7, 2014
