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Discrimination

18-Year-Old High School Senior Charged With Sexual Battery For Her Same-Sex Relationship With A 15-Year-Old Freshman

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 2:37 PM May 20, 2013
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Two Florida high school girls, one a senior, one a freshman, entered into a consensual relationship. All seemed well until the older girl turned 18. That’s when, out of the blue, the younger girl’s parents had her arrested for sexual battery on a person 12-16, a 15-year felony.

News

Allen West Actually Gets A Job Your Tax Dollars Aren’t Paying For — At Fox News

by David Badash ● 12:06 PM May 17, 2013
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Former one-term Republican U.S. Congressman, torture-advocate, and homophobe Allen West has finally gotten a job that your tax dollars are not paying for.

Marriage

Almost Six Out Of Ten Voters In Michigan Now Support Same-Sex Marriage

by David Badash ● 12:49 PM May 15, 2013
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The majority of voters in Michigan –almost 57 percent — now support the right of same-sex couples to marry, according to a new poll just released by The Detroit News.

Immigration

GOP Hispanic Outreach Director Becomes Democrat Over Republican ‘Culture Of Intolerance’

by David Badash ● 3:06 PM May 14, 2013
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Pablo Pantoja was the State Director of Florida Hispanic Outreach for the Republican National Committee. Until yesterday. Pablo Pantoja is now a registered Democrat.

Civil Rights

Breaking: Philadelphia Mayor Signs Most Extensive Gay Rights Bill In US

by David Badash ● 5:32 PM May 9, 2013
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Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter today signed into law the most extensive civil rights protections and benefits for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the nation.

Guns

Three Year Old Florida Boy Fatally Shoots Himself With Uncle’s Gun

by David Badash ● 4:14 PM May 8, 2013
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A three-year old boy in Tampa, Florida, reportedly shot himself to death last night after finding a gun in his uncle’s backpack, which was in their shared bedroom.

Bigotry Watch

Watch Live Now: Rick Perry And Tony Perkins Teach Churches How To ‘Preserve’ Boy Scouts Ban On Gays

by David Badash ● 1:55 PM May 5, 2013
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Rick Perry and Tony Perkins tonight will host a live seminar simulcast throughout the country designed to teach anti-gay activists how to “preserve” the Boy Scouts Of America’s ban on gays in Scouting.

Marriage

Look! Rhode Island Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Into Law!

by David Badash ● 6:52 PM May 2, 2013
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Following a 51-19 vote in the House and a 26-12 vote in the senate, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee stood on the steps of the General Assembly, delivered a speech, and signed his same-sex marriage bill into law.

Civil Rights

UPDATE: Church To NFL Hall Of Famer: ‘You’re Fired’ For Violating Morals Clause By Supporting Collins

by David Badash ● 2:52 PM May 1, 2013
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A Wisconsin church has fired former NFL Hall Of Famer Leroy Butler for supposedly violating the “morals clause” of his contract by sending a tweet supporting Jason Collins.

Bigotry Watch

Michelle Rhee’s Education ‘Reformer Of The Year’ Is ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Author

by David Badash ● 1:49 PM April 27, 2013
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Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst claims to be a “grassroots movement,” but in reality it’s a PAC that funds anti-gay, anti-immigrant, anti-education Republican lawmakers and awards them for policies that hurt students and teachers.

News

Family Research Council Finally Scrubs Nazi Reference From Sermon Used To Fight Marriage Equality

by Andy Birkey At The American Independent ● 10:01 AM April 22, 2013
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A Family Research Council sermon said “homosexuals essentially practice Joseph Goebel’s [sic] Nazi philosophy of propaganda,” and after outcry from the LGBT and Jewish communities, FRC finally scrubbed it from their site.

Civil Rights

Hospital That Handcuffed Gay Man Owned By Bain Capital, Was Run By Gov. Rick Scott

by David Badash ● 8:06 PM April 12, 2013
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Research Medical Center is the hospital that had a gay man handcuffed and arrested by his husband’s bedside. Its parent company’s largest shareholder is Bain Capital, the company Mitt Romney co-founded.

Marriage

The List: The 6 Democratic US Senators Who Don’t Support Same-Sex Marriage – Yet

by David Badash ● 5:57 PM April 4, 2013
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There are currently six Democratic U.S. Senators who do not yet support same-sex marriage, as of today, after Florida U.S. Democrat Bill Nelson announced his support.

Marriage

Breaking: Democratic Senator Bill Nelson Becomes 51st Senator To Support Same-Sex Marriage

by David Badash ● 5:37 PM April 4, 2013
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Bill Nelson, the Democratic U.S. Senator serving the state of Florida, just became the 51st sitting U.S. Senator to publicly announce support for same-sex marriage.

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