Archive for the ‘Civil Rights’ Category
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
I'm bitter and outraged. Perhaps even a little radical. The Arizona Senate has broken all that America cherishes as our foundational principles and ideals. The federal government, charged with enforcing these ideals as embodied in the Constitution, is, of course, no where to be found.
Arizona, after soundly defeating a marriage ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Politics, United States | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
In a campaign modeled after the 2006 Soulforce Right to Serve Campaign (I was the Greensboro City Organizer for the Soulforce action), students from Harvard University have set out upon their journey toward creating discussion and bringing attention to the discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" gay ban of the U.S. ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, College/University, Dont Ask Dont Tell, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Politics, United States | 7 Comments »
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Marriage equality matters to many readers of InterstateQ I imagine. "Democrats are for LGBT rights, Republicans are against them" seems to be the generally accepted view of American politics, but after listening to the views of the presidential front runners, I can't help but notice they sound rather similar ...
Posted in Anti-Gay Politicians Watch, Democratic Party, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Politics, Republican Party | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Seems as though the Florida Legislature beat good ole' N.C. in passing a state-wide anti-bullying bill protecting LGBT students. We've got a similar bill that needs to be passed by our State Senate this coming session.
No word yet on whether Gov. Crist is going to sign it, although the ...
Posted in Civil Rights, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, United States | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Just received in the inbox, from our good friends at the Liberty Council (my notes in italics):
Lisa Miller is the fit, biological mother of a daughter, with whom Janet Jenkins [Miller's former partner] has neither a biological nor an adoptive relationship. In 2000, while living in Virginia, Lisa and ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Ex-gay, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Politics, United States | 1 Comment »
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
The new edition of the N.C. State Personnel Manual will include employment protections based on sexual orientation and gender-identity.
N.C. State Rep. Paul Stam (R-Wake) is speaking out against the new changes. According to The Lincoln Tribune, the representative says state agencies are bypassing the legislature.
N.C. Rep. Paul "Skip" Stam (R-Wake) ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination, LGBT, North Carolina, Politics, Republican Party, United States | 2 Comments »
Friday, February 29th, 2008
With more composure than I could probably muster, Ellen reminds her viewers that something is terribly wrong. "It starts with jokes, becomes verbal abuse, becomes physical abuse and then Brandon kills his fellow eighth grade classmate just because Larry is gay."
Thanks NG for the tip.
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Hate Crimes, LGBT Youth | 2 Comments »
Monday, February 25th, 2008
The chair of the Michigan State University Young Americans for Freedom chapter, the first student group nationwide to receive status as a hate group from the Southern Poverty Law Center, has new leadership this today.
Kyle Bristow, who has proven to be quite controversial in local and state politics there, has ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, College/University, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Politics, United States | No Comments »
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) issued the following statement regarding the memorials planned for openly gay, 15-year-old hate crime murder victim Lawrence King:
“I was deeply saddened by the recent death of 15-year-old Lawrence King who was killed at his school in Oxnard , CA . No one should face ...
Posted in Civil Rights, Democratic Party, Hate Crimes, LGBT Youth, Politics, United States, Western U.S. | 1 Comment »
