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Civil Rights

Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona’s ‘Prove You’re A Citizen First’ Voter Law

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 3:02 PM June 17, 2013
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Justice Scalia was a surprise vote for the majority today as the Supreme Court struck down Arizona’s Proposition 200, the voter-approved law requiring an applicant prove his citizenship before he can register to vote.

Families

Two Dads Say Thank You For The Gift Of Sons – Updated From Father’s Day 2012

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 12:04 PM June 15, 2013
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Today is Father’s Day, a day more and more gay dads are able to celebrate. This is the memorable story of two of them, who went to extraordinary lengths to be a family. (Updated with new photos.)

Education

Watch: Local News Interviews 11 Year Old Who Fought And Won ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Lawmaker

by David Badash ● 8:29 AM June 6, 2013
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Marcel Neergaard’s petition led to the author of a “Don’t Say Gay” bill losing his education “Reformer of the Year” award. “It made me feel like I went from a nobody to a person who had a national organization say we stand by you. All in five days.”

Civil Rights

Gay, Bullied 11 Year Old Boy Wins Fight Against Anti-Gay Lawmaker And StudentsFirst

by David Badash ● 4:08 PM June 5, 2013
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Eleven-year old Marcel Neergaard has quickly won his fight against an anti-gay lawmaker and StudentsFirst, thanks to the help of LGBT activists and over 50,000 allies who signed a MoveOn.org petition.

News

Bullied Gay 11 Year Old Explains How ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bills Lead Him To Consider Suicide

by David Badash ● 11:44 AM June 4, 2013
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Marcel Neergaard is a very intelligent and brave eleven-year old boy whose parents were forced to homeschool him because of “severe” anti-gay bullying fueled by Tennessee’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation.

News

‘Don’t Say Gay’ Sen. Campfield Rages Against ‘Far Left’ University Of Tennessee

by David Badash ● 8:41 AM May 18, 2013
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Stacey Campfield hauled the president of the University of Tennessee into a senate hearing to testify about what Campfield sees as the “far left” leaning University.

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.

Education

Right Wing Education Reform Org: We Didn’t Know Our ‘Reformer Of The Year’ Was Anti-Gay

by David Badash ● 10:10 AM April 30, 2013
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StudentsFirst yesterday was forced to issue a statement on Tennessee’s infamous “Don’t Say Gay” bill, after having awarded the bill’s author and top House sponsor, Rep. John Ragan, the “Reformer Of The Year” award.

Legal Issues

TX Man: After 34 Years My Partner’s Sister Forced Us Apart, Took Our Home Because We Weren’t Married

by David Badash ● 12:50 AM April 29, 2013
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A Texas man says he and his partner were together for 34 years but his partner’s sister has now forced them apart, taken their home, and his partner’s finances — and done it legally because they weren’t married.

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.

Guns

Stacey Campfield Goes On Piers Morgan, Embarrasses Himself And The Good Citizens Of Tennessee

by David Badash ● 8:53 AM April 25, 2013
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Stacey Campfield went on “Piers Morgan Live” to explain why he thought it was a good idea to post an image of an “assault pressure cooker” under the headline, “Here Comes Feinstein Again,” to his blog.

News

Quoting Genesis, Tennessee Lawmakers Declare August 31 ‘ido4life Traditional Marriage Day’

by David Badash ● 2:51 PM April 24, 2013
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Tennessee lawmakers passed an anti-gay resolution declaring August 31 “ido4life Traditional Marriage Day.” The resolution quotes Genesis and two conservative anti-gay think tanks.

News

‘Don’t Say Gay’ Senator Posts Image Of Pressure Cooker To Make Gun Control-Boston Bombing ‘Joke’

by David Badash ● 10:37 AM April 24, 2013
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Stacey Campfield posted an image of a pressure cooker with the headline, “Here comes Feinstein again,” a reference to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s assault weapons ban bill.

Guns

‘Childish’ Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords Must Stop Her ‘Emotional Bullying’ Say Right Wing Pundits

by David Badash ● 1:27 PM April 19, 2013
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Gabby Giffords, “a practitioner of incivility and unreason,” must stop her “childish” and “emotional bullying” which “is an embarrassment,” say several right wing pundits.