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.
Every weekday morning my routine consists of making coffee, drinking coffee, checking email, of course getting dressed, and watching MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” with Joe Scarborough,Willie Geist and Mika Brzezinski.
This morning, the crew was discussing last night’s Democratic debate. They reached into discussion on Bill Cunningham and his introduction of Sen. John McCain at a [...]
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 resigned as chair of the [...]
An article from the The News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.) says that progressive party activists in the N.C. Democratic Party are leaning toward openly gay Chapel Hill financial advisor Jim Neal in the primary race for U.S. Senate.
Jim Neal faces Greensboro state Sen. Kay Hagan and three lesser-known candidates in the May primary. The victor [...]
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) profiled Greensboro, N.C.-based Replacements, Ltd. in an article Sunday.
Replacements, a glassware, china and dinnerware specialty company, is one of many businesses nationwide scoring a perfect 100 score on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index. CEO Bob Page, his partner Senior Vice President of Product Services Dale Frederiksen and [...]
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 intimidation or violence, particularly at [...]
In Matt’s recent “This and that” post, he touched upon new bill introduced in the Tennessee legislature which immediately reminded me of a post I recently read that The Republic of T. I would offer my own thoughts on the matter, but Terrance does it just fine without me cluttering up his words:
Children do [...]
What I am going to say may seem counter-intuitive, but hear me out. No, John McCain is not as good on many gay issues as the leading Democratic candidates, who at least pay lip service to gay issues like ENDA and relationship recognition, and who did show up to LOGO’s debate last year – [...]
The following is a guest post from the Rev. Irene Monroe, published in response to Brian’s earlier posting, “Change I Can Believe In.” Her writing has been posted on Bilerico.com and is syndicated in papers and LGBT websites across the nation, including the Carolinas’ Q-Notes.
Obama is on the ‘down low’ with the LGBTQ community
by Rev. [...]
You know that I support Ron Paul. His vision of a small federal government, of a return to Constitutional principles, and of the inherent worth and dignity of all individuals is something that resonates with me. I believe he would run the country in a way that creates space for Americans to step [...]
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Publish2: Link Journalism, Pam's House Blend, PageOneQ, Washington Blade, Southern Voice, Queerty, Towleroad, Charlotte Observer, News & Observer
