Al Pacino thought 'Cruising' was 'exploitative' of LGBTQ+ people, so he donated his paycheck
The actor "just wanted one positive thing to come out of" the role, he revealed in his memoir Sonny Boy.
October 21, 2024
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Randy Quaid sues over 'Brokeback' paycheck
Actor Randy Quaid alleges in a lawsuit that he agreed to work for scale on the film because it was an "arthouse" film that would make no money. Now that the gay romance is a hit, he wants a piece of the action.
March 25, 2006
Bathroom Bills Don't Just Harm Trans People
Children, the differently abled, and those living paycheck to paycheck were also walloped by North Carolina's HB 2.
June 9, 2016
Financial Planner Sounds Off on Romney, Buffett and Financial Victims
At least some of the sentiment defeated presidential candidate Mitt Romney expressed in that now infamous videotape rings true for those of us living paycheck to paycheck.
November 29, 2012
Your Tax Dollars Are Supporting Anti-LGBTQ+ Organizations
Recipients of loans under the Paycheck Protection Program include the Catholic Church and the American Family Association.
July 10, 2020
Evan Rachel Wood Is 'Just Now' Receiving Equal Pay
The Westworld star says her paycheck didn't match her status for the series' first two seasons.
April 17, 2018
Karen Pence's Anti-LGBTQ+ School Got $725,000 in COVID Relief Funds
Immanuel Christian School got the money through the Paycheck Protection Program, designed to help employers keep workers on payroll during the pandemic.
December 4, 2020
Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie's Combined Salaries $11M Less Than Lauer's
The two female Today co-anchors are paid $7 million each, compared to Matt Lauer's $25 million paycheck.
January 3, 2018
Gaga to Mike Pence: 'You're the Worst Representation of Christianity'
At her Vegas show, the musician grew visibly angry and berated the Second Family for their affiliation to an anti-LGBTQ school.
January 20, 2019
A Lesson of Labor Day
The shared work of the LGBTQ community and the labor movement dates back to the days of Harvey Milk, writes Mary Beth Maxwell of the Human Rights Campaign.
September 4, 2017
The Poor Woman's Financial Crisis
Investment banks fail, the stock market plummets, Congress haggles over a solution, and one woman goes food shopping in the supermarket's free bin.
October 22, 2008
Stormy Daniels Cancels Club Appearance Over Antigay Slur
Daniels, the adult-film star at the center of a scandal involving Donald Trump, says a Florida club owner called her assistant the f word.
December 10, 2018
The Worst-Case Scenario Is Here
Maybe the pandemic couldn't have been avoided, but this terrifyingly bad response could have.
April 7, 2020
Tax Error Hurts Yales Gay Employees
Employees who utilize Yale University's domestic-partner health benefits will have to double up on their taxes this year because of a payroll error related to the federal government's resistance to recognizing same-sex couples.
January 12, 2011