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Do you doubt there are similarities between racism and homophobia? Check out this sign, spotted at a recent “One Man, One Woman” rally sponsored by the National Organization for Marriage. The photo comes courtesy of the Bilerico Project. Think about it – people are ready to suggest lynching as an acceptable activity! Even the Tea [...]
Several months ago, I wrote about a BBC poll question asking if gays should be executed. It seems that CNN is determined to show American media can be as homophobic as its British counterpart. On March 6, anchor Kyra Phillips had a discussion on whether homosexuality could be cured. Its guest was noted ex-gay Richard [...]
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Media visibility is an issue I feel strongly about, as the representation of people in popular culture reveals much about society’s feeling towards that group. That is why I was pleased to read about Flipping The Script: Beyond Homophobia in Black Hollywood, a panel sponsored by the Writers Guild of America to discuss homophobia and [...]
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New Hampshire is currently debating HB1590, which would repeal the state’s marriage equality laws. Representative Nancy Elliott, a Republican, saw this as an opportunity to go into a lengthy description of anal sex as a way of explaining why she supports the bill. You’ll have to watch the video to get her statement in its [...]
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Last week I wrote about Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, who held the first public gay commitment ceremony in Malawi’s history. (Monjeza is on the left, Chimbalanga on the right) At the time, I mentioned how their bravery in stating their love for each other, considering that homosexuality is illegal in Malawi. The BBC reports [...]
A new article on gay writer and activist Larry Kramer mentions his latest project, The American People. This is not your average history book. A 4000 page behemoth that has yet to be published, the book has already earned attention for Kramer’s claim that it will prove that George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Abraham Lincoln [...]
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With this being the holiday season, you would like to believe that people are being a bit more charitable to each other. Unfortunately, there are always reminders that some individuals are not feeling the holiday spirit. On December 19, a friendly snowball fight in Washington, DC was interrupted when an off-duty policeman pulled a gun [...]
Christmas came early for the black LGBT community thanks to Jeff Johnson. On December 17, Johnson used his platform on the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show to declare that black America needs to have a serious conversation about homophobia in the community. Analyzing Annise Parker’s mayoral victory in Houston, in which the black community [...]
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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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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.
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