Archive for the ‘Hate Crimes’ Category
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
A new report from Media Matters is proclaiming "Conservative America is a Myth."
According to Media Matters, their report (PDF) based on over 20 years of opinion and public polling data shows that America is no where near conservative and progressive on almost all issues.
Although other issues are certainly important, I'll ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Dont Ask Dont Tell, Employment Discrimination, Hate Crimes, LGBT, LGBT Adoption, Marriage Equality, Politics, United States | 3 Comments »
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Yesterday, I posted a link to Democratic Congressman Joe Donnelly's explanation on why he voted against the hate crimes legislation in the House.
Today, Democratic Congressman Brad Ellsworth, of Indiana's 8th District, explains his vote against the hate crimes legislation at bilerico.com.
I've heard a lot of talk from LGBT leaders across ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Democratic Party, Hate Crimes, LGBT, Politics, United States | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Democratic Congressman Joe Donnelly of Indiana guest posts at bilerico.com and explains why he voted against the hate crimes legislation last week.
Among some of his concerns over the legislation was the support for it and the opposition to it:
I took many factors into consideration before ultimately deciding to vote against ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Democratic Party, Hate Crimes, LGBT, Politics, United States | 8 Comments »
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
Seems as though Congressman Chris Carney (PA-10) voted against the hate crimes bill, after giving a campaign promise to vote for and then receiving money from an organization because he said he'd vote for it.
Some are demanding that the money be given back.
(Mistakenly, I originally noted Carney's district as the ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Democratic Party, Hate Crimes, LGBT, Politics, United States | No Comments »
Friday, May 4th, 2007
Yesterday, the United States House of Representatives passed the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HR 1592), by a vote of 237-180.
According to 365gay.com News, voting yes were 212 Democrats and 25 Republicans and voting no were 14 Democrats and 166 Republicans.
365gay.com also has a state-by-state listing of all ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, LGBT, North Carolina, United States | 2 Comments »
Saturday, April 28th, 2007
Don't miss out on this wonderful event...
The American Hebrew Academy is proud to present The Laramie Project on May 2nd and 3rd at 7:30 pm at Temple Emanuel (Jefferson Road). The Laramie Project, by Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theatre Company, centers on the hate-crime murder of Matthew Shepard, a ...
Posted in College/University, Community Events, Greensboro, Hate Crimes, High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, United States | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
This year, our Democratic-controlled Congress is coming closer than ever to passing comprehensive legislation which would protection individuals against hate crimes and hate violence motivated due to a person's real or perceived sexual orientation or gender-identity.
Now is the time to take action.
This week, InterstateQ.com is running an ad from the ...
Posted in Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, LGBT, Politics, United States | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard, the victim of a horrendous anti-gay hate crime in October 1998, spoke Tuesday evening to a group of hundreds of students and community members from across the state at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Her main message of the night: "Tell your ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, College/University, Community Events, Hate Crimes, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, United States | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Judy Shepard, the mother of anti-gay hate crime victim Matthew Shepard, who passed away in October 1998, will be speaking on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. Shepard's presentation at Chapel Hill follow's the group's "Ally Week" January 22-27, 2007.
The ...
Posted in Chapel Hill, Civil Rights, College/University, Community Events, Hate Crimes, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, United States | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
From Pam Spaulding (www.pamshouseblend.com):
An interesting and frank article in Christianity Today by Dr. Christian Smith, takes those who misuse data to shape an agenda to task.
Why do evangelicals recurrently abuse statistics? My observation is that they are usually trying desperately to attract attention and raise people's concern in order to ...
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