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Civil Rights

Breaking: Boy Scouts Vote To Drop Ban, Allow Gay Scouts

by David Badash ● 6:09 PM May 23, 2013
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The Boy Scouts of America’s 1400 member National Council this afternoon in Grapevine, Texas voted to allow gay boys into the 103-year old private, faith-based organization.

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.”

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.

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.

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….

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.

Marriage

NOM President Brian Brown ‘Condemns The Murder Of A Gay Man In New York’

by David Badash ● 7:03 PM May 21, 2013
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Brian Brown, president of NOM, the National Organization For Marriage, today issued a statement condemning the anti-gay hate crime murder of Mark Carson, a gay man shot to death Friday in New York City.

Hate Crimes

LGBT Activists Chastise Anti-Gay Organizations For ‘Response’ To Hate Crime Murder

by David Badash ● 1:07 PM May 21, 2013
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Scott Wooledge, a writer and founder Memeographs today posted this graphic which encapsulates the “response” from anti-gay organizations to the murder of Mark Carson.

Jean Ann Esselink

Let’s Cheer Our Own: White House To Honor 10 Openly LGBT Government Officials Tomorrow, As ‘Harvey Milk Champions of Change’

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 11:47 AM May 21, 2013
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Ten members of the LGBT community who have “demonstrated a strong commitment to both equality and public service” will be recognized by the White House tomorrow. On such a rare occasion, let’s make sure we lend our applause, and don’t allow the honor to pass unnoticed.

News

Women Would Go To Jail For Not Reporting Miscarriages To Cops If GOP AG Nominee Gets His Way

by David Badash ● 1:41 PM May 20, 2013
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Obenshain, as a state senator, introduced a bill that would require all women (or their medical doctors, if present at the time) to immediately report to the police all miscarriages, or face up to one year in jail.

Bigotry Watch

Gays Are ‘Very Sick People Psychologically, Mentally And Emotionally’ Says GOP Lt. Gov. Nominee

by David Badash ● 12:05 PM May 20, 2013
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Delegates from the Republican Party of Virginia officially nominated an anti-gay extremist, Tea Party candidate E.W. Jackson as their Lt. Governor nominee.

Discrimination

Some Blaming Race, Immigration, Diversity For Anti-Gay Hate Crime Murder Of Mark Carson

by David Badash ● 7:46 PM May 19, 2013
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Some conservatives are blaming issues like “diversity,” and “immigration,” claiming they supposedly “lead to” the death of Mark Carson, the 32-year old gay man shot to death early Saturday morning in NYC’s Greenwich Village.

Discrimination

On Our Radar – Craig Holcomb Slays A Fire Breathing Dragon.

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 9:00 AM May 19, 2013
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Richard Sheridan, a candidate for the Dallas City Council, used his candidacy to gay bash. This week, gay businessman Craig Holcomb took him on. Today, the redemption of Craig Holcomb is On Our Radar.

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