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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), [...]
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 [...]
Just one day after I mentioned how surveillance culture and technological advances have given everyone access to your private behavior, here comes another example of what can happen in the age of the internet. When Michael Cole Smith and Jamil Smith got married several weeks ago, they posted photos of the event on Facebook for [...]
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Sometimes people make such an ass of themselves that they just have to be called out. To point out egregious moments of stupidity, The Next Write Thing is starting a new feature called Fool Of The Week. Our inaugural winner is Warren G, the one hit wonder from the 90s who was more recently seen [...]
You know how some television shows do a “where are they now” segment on forgotten celebrities? This column will be in a similar vein. While researching this article, I came across a name from the past that I couldn’t resist writing about. Remember Tim Hardaway? He is the former NBA All-Star who made a fool [...]
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