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School Board Teaches ‘It’s OK To Be Gay’ Teacher It’s Not OK To Say So

by David Badash ● 8:15 AM May 31, 2012

James Yoakley, a Tennessee yearbook teacher has been transferred after a half-page interview positively depicting a gay student appeared in the school’s yearbook.

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Worley’s Church Members Support Pastor And Bible: Gays ‘Worthy Of Death’

by David Badash ● 9:55 AM May 23, 2012

Should anyone be surprised that the North Carolina parishioners of Pastor Charles L. Worley support his decades-log view that gays should be killed?

Media

Pacquiao Interviewer: Boxer Didn’t Say Gays Must Be Put To Death, I Wrote That

by David Badash ● 9:47 AM May 16, 2012

Manny Pacquiao did not directly say that gays must be put to death, according to the conservative Examiner writer who interviewed the welterweight boxer.

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School Board Member’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Ad Says Gays Die 10-30 Years Early

by David Badash ● 2:38 PM May 11, 2012

A Missouri school board member ran a newspaper ad supporting a “Don’t Say Gay” bill, that falsely claims gay people die 10 to 30 years early.

Civil Rights

Queen Latifah Did Not Just Come Out — It’s Irresponsible To Say She Did

by David Badash ● 4:59 PM May 8, 2012

Queen Latifah, long-rumored to be a lesbian, did not just come out of the closet, and it’s irresponsible to say she did.

News

Senator’s Wife Says Anti-Gay Marriage Bill Created ‘To Protect Caucasian Race’ (Video)

by David Badash ● 11:20 AM May 3, 2012

The wife of the senator who authored Amendment One, NC’s anti-gay marriage amendment, reportedly said her husband wrote the bill “to protect the caucasian race.”

Legislation

GOP Lawmaker Comes Out As Gay Then Comes Out Against Don’t Say Gay Bill

by David Badash ● 12:41 PM May 2, 2012

Saying, “being gay has never been a Republican or Democrat issue,” Zach Wyatt, a GOP lawmaker came out against a “Don’t Say Gay” bill, then came out as gay himself.

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‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Sponsors Compare Gay Marriage To Bestiality

by David Badash ● 1:16 PM April 27, 2012

The GOP author of a new “Don’t Say Gay” bill doesn’t understand why people are upset after lawmakers supporting his bill compared same-sex marriage to bestiality.

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‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill One Step Closer To Law In Tennessee

by David Badash ● 12:21 PM April 18, 2012

Tennessee’s infamous “Don’t Say Gay” bill yesterday quietly was passed by an 8-7 vote and is slated to be voted on in the full Tennessee House as early as tomorrow.

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100 Shocking Tweets From People Who Say They Will Murder Their Gay Child

by David Badash ● 10:25 AM March 15, 2012

Here are 100+ real tweets who used the Twitter hashtag #ToMyUnbornChild to tell the world that if their child turned out to be gay or lesbian they would murder them.

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“Don’t Say Gay” Bill On Hold After Lawmakers Realize Their Stupidity

by David Badash ● 7:24 AM March 14, 2012

Tennessee’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill is on hold after lawmakers realized that the bill was not only unnecessary from their own standpoint, but counterproductive as well.

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Tennessee Governor Says Drop “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

by David Badash ● 1:54 PM February 22, 2012

Tennessee’s Governor Haslam has told state lawmakers to drop the now infamous “Don’t Say Gay” bill that has made nationwide headlines for the past few years.

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