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In an event that shows how society does not view gay people as full human beings, the BBC posted a poll asking “Should homosexuals face execution” on its website yesterday. The question was meant to be in response to antigay legislation in Uganda, but the wording provided an opportunity for respondents to make the case [...]
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Now this is too much! Reggae superstar Buju Banton was arrested December 10 on drug conspiracy charges involving the distribution of five kilos of cocaine. The arrest is the latest in a wild series of events surrounding the singer, who remains a target of the gay community because of his 1988 song “Boom Bye Bye,” [...]
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There is an update to the heinous situation for LGBTs in Uganda. Thanks in part to pressure, including condemnation from a leader of the Ugandan Anglican Church and Canada and Britain, and the bill has been revised to remove the death penalty and imprisonment for LGBTs. While the White House never made a formal statement, [...]
It is the kind of end-of-year list that you wish didn’t exist, but Alicia Eler provides an overview of the year’s top 25 examples of homophobia at the Chicago Tribune website. You can read the article here.
In a surprise vote, marriage equality was defeated in the New York Senate by a vote of 38 to 24. New York’s political tradition is that bills do not get brought up for a vote if there is any doubt about its passage. This is a stinging defeat for Governor David Paterson, who long ago [...]
On this World AIDS Day, an ugly development in Uganda shows how gay people, HIV, and homophobia are intertwined. Last year, Uganda received $287 million American tax dollars for HIV prevention. The funds were part of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The latest round of money is now under scrutiny due to [...]
Less than a month after President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the FBI has released its latest statistics on hate crimes. The report contains valuable information on the types of hate crimes (33 percent are property damage, 30 percent are physical attacks, and 30 percent involve intimidation), [...]
Yesterday was the funeral of Jason Mattison, Jr. Jason was a 15 year old Baltimore student who was murdered last week in his aunt’s home. He had been raped, stabbed in the throat and head, gagged with a pillowcase and stuffed into a closet. The perpetrator, 35 year old Dante Parrish, has confessed to the [...]
One week after gay marriage was defeated in Maine, the LGBT community continues to look for answers. The loss was particularly bittersweet because all the advantages seemed to be on the side of gay marriage supporters. They had more money, local media and politicians were on their side, and polls indicated that it would pass. [...]
School has been in session for over a month now, but some individuals have already proven they need additional tutoring when it comes to acknowledging diversity. This week’s Fool Of The Week is Dave Burk, a teacher at suburban Chicago’s Geneva High School. Last week, Burk decided to use his classroom as a soapbox for [...]
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