Truemors
Hate Crimes Spike: Religion, Race, Sexuality are Main Targets
"Conservative religious leaders were some of the sharpest opponents of the federal legislation passed in October that expanded federal hate crimes law to include protections for homosexuals." Here are some interesting statistics about hate crime in the US. Now, I am undecided... Family Research Council: Obama plans to ‘impose homosexuality'
"Far-right Christian fundamentalist group Family Research Council has a clever idea for raising money: convince supporters that President Barack Obama will take away their Bibles and turn their kids gay."This is an interesting approach by a family-focused religious group in... 
Gay activist, political analyst Andrew Sullivan splits w/ right
I cannot support a movement which is deeply homophobic; cynically employs fear of homosexuals to win votes. . . ~ Andrew Sullivan; The Atlantic, "Leaving the Right" Andrew Sullivan,... 
End the gay blood ban
"Pressure is mounting on the Department of Health and the National Blood Service to end the blanket lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood. This sweeping prohibition was originally introduced in the early 1980s in response to the advent of the HIV pandemic.... 
Future Teachers Reeducated: Racism, Sexism, Homophobia in US
While virtually all reasonable people in the US might agree that racism, sexism, and homophobia have been and continue to be some of the many dysfunctional aspects of the US and other countries, most reasonable... 
Hundreds attend NYC vigil for slain gay teens Mercado & Mattison
Hundreds attended a NYC vigil yesterday for slain gay teens Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado and Jason Mattison, Jr. According to Boy in Bushwick, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, City Council-member... 
Ministers try and fail to get arrested for homophobic hate speech
From the Washington Post: The messengers of God can't get arrested in this townLast week, it seems some Christian ministers and other Christian conservatives attempted to provoke arrest - it would... 
Murdered gay teen's Mom speaks of beloved son
* A follow up to Now Public editor Rhonda J Mangus' excellent reporting here, here, and here. ". . . when he told me he was gay, I said, 'Now I love you... 
Uganda is sanctioning gay genocide
"Sexual violence is everywhere in Uganda. A new bill punishing homosexuals is part of that culture."Too shocking to be true? Alas not. "Consensual homosexual acts between adults are still illegal in as many as 70... 
Suspect arrested in murder of gay Puerto Rican teen
A suspect in the horrific murder of gay teen, nineteen year old George (Jorge) Steven Lopez Mercado, whose body was found November 14, decapitated, dismembered and burned in Caguas, Puerto Rico has been arrested....
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 2 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago
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New Hampshire Republican loses media jobs after anti-gay rant
GOP writer gives warning to party after New Hampshire incident In New Hampshire, a radio host and news writer pays for his conservative and anti-gay remarks:Buckley, gay chair of the state's... 
Worldfocus: State of Gay Marriage in Greece
Special Correspondent Lynn Sherr and producer Megan Thompson examine the state of gay marriage in Greece. "Homosexuality dates back thousands of years in Ancient Greece, where same-sex relationships were well...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 3 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago
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