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Marriage

Watch: Homosexuality Is ‘Abomination In The Sight Of God’ Says GOP Lt. Gov. Nominee Jackson

by David Badash ● 2:05 PM May 23, 2013
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The GOP’s nominee for Lt. Governor of Virginia said in a fiery statement that homosexuality is an “abomination in the sight of God” and chastised his congregation for voting Democratic and for being “sinfully complacent.”

Bigotry Watch

How The Radical Right Indoctrinates Children Into Anti-Gay Hate

by David Badash ● 1:07 PM May 23, 2013
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Apparently, the right thinks it’s perfectly OK for an older man to surround himself with young kids, using them as a shield and as props, as they hold anti-gay signs they totally do not understand.

Civil Rights

Morally Straight? Hate Group Publishes Anti-Gay Ad Urging Boy Scouts To Vote Against Equality

by David Badash ● 12:40 PM May 23, 2013
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The Family Research Council today published an ad urging the Boy Scouts’ 1400 voting members to deny the right of gay children and teens to join the Scouts.

Civil Rights

Look: Every Lawmaker At House Hearing On Nationwide 20-Week Abortion Ban Is A Man

by David Badash ● 11:47 AM May 23, 2013
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Male Congressional Republicans are hell-bent, once again, on violating the Constitution and restricting women’s access to abortion.

Bigotry Watch

Watch: 18 Year Old Kate, Dated High School Freshman Female, Faces Felon, Sex Offender Status

by David Badash ● 10:26 AM May 23, 2013
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By now you’ve probably heard about Kaitlyn Hunt, a now-18-year old Florida high school senior who last year started dating a high school freshman girl. Here, she talks to MSNBC’s Chris Hayes.

Arts

Look: ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Star Judge Mary Murphy Poses For NOH8

by David Badash ● 9:14 AM May 23, 2013
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“So You Think You Can Dance” star judge Mary Murphy posed for Adam Bouska’s iconic NOH8 Campaign and Bouska posted the beautiful image to Twitter.

Discrimination

Breaking: Boy Scouts President, Hours Before Vote Says ‘Let In Gay Boys’

by David Badash ● 6:44 PM May 22, 2013
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The president of the Boy Scouts of America, just hours before the National Council is scheduled to vote, said that he believes the Scouts should “Let in gay boys.”

News

Barney Frank Supports Immigration Bill Without LGBT Protections

by David Badash ● 4:35 PM May 22, 2013
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Recently-retired Congressman Barney Frank says he supports the immigration reform bill that does not contain protections for LGBT binational couples, which a Senate Committee passed yesterday.

News

Donald Rumsfeld Tells Larry King He Thinks Same-Sex Marriage Could Lead To Polygamy

by David Badash ● 2:06 PM May 22, 2013
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Former Bush Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld told Larry King that he just doesn’t know about marriage equality and gay rights, and thinks same-sex marriage could lead to polygamy.

Discrimination

Take A Look At Who’s Supporting The Boy Scout Ban On Gay People

by David Badash ● 1:08 PM May 22, 2013
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Tomorrow the Boy Scouts will decide whether or not to remove their ban on allowing gay scouts. Today, this is who is supporting the ban on gay people in Scouting.

Jean Ann Esselink

It’s Harvey Milk Day! The White House Is Celebrating, And We’re All Invited!

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 12:59 PM May 22, 2013
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In all of American history there has never been such an occasion; 10 leaders of the LGBT community will be honored this afternoon by the White House, and you can watch it live here….

News

Dr. Phil Announces Support For Allowing Gays Into The Boy Scouts

by David Badash ● 12:45 PM May 22, 2013
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Yesterday, popular TV talk show host and psychologist Phil McGraw, best-known as Dr. Phil, voiced his support for allowing gays into the Boy Scouts.

Bigotry Watch

GOP Lt. Gov. Nominee: Same-Sex Marriage Leads To ‘Adam And A Bull’ (Video)

by David Badash ● 12:02 PM May 22, 2013
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E.W. Jackson, the Republican Party’s newly anointed nominee to become Lt. Governor of Virginia, last October told local church-goers that they same-sex marriage leads to bestiality.

Hate Crimes

25 Violent Anti-Gay Hate Crimes In NYC. Could Mayor Bloomberg Be Any More Absent?

by David Badash ● 10:12 AM May 22, 2013
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Mayor Bloomberg let four days and a rally by thousands of New Yorkers to mourn and protest the hate crime murder of a gay man pass before showing up to say something. Until yesterday, Bloomberg had not made one public comment this year about the anti-lGBT hate crime wave in his city.