Archive for February, 2008
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Ken Hutcherson was invited to speak at Mount Si High School in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. KOMO TV reports that two teachers booed Hutcherson, who is known for espousing anti-gay attitudes, at the assembly. Citizen Link is asking readers to contact the school and the ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, High School, Religion | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will formally introduce tonight a new bullying policy that expands protections to LGBT students.
From The Charlotte Observer:
Few dispute the need to rein in bullying in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. But a policy that will be formally introduced at tonight's school board meeting has touched off a debate over homosexuality, ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Charlotte, Charlotte/Metro Area, High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, United States | No Comments »
Monday, February 11th, 2008
Matt said recently that "Republicans don't like poor people" and after hearing the New Mexico legislative update from HRC, I have a new thought: Democrats don't like gay people.
Of course I don't actually believe that all Democrats don't like gay people. Heck, many gay people are Democrats! However, I do ...
Posted in Anti-Gay Politicians Watch, Democratic Party, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality | 5 Comments »
Monday, February 11th, 2008
I read the New York Times over my lunch break today and saw a report in the Metro section stating that Governor Spitzer is reducing the revenue projections by $384 million--citing the recent economic downturn (online). To balance the budget, the cuts will come mostly from Medicare reimbursements and other ...
Posted in Anti-Gay Politicians Watch, Marriage Equality, New York | 1 Comment »
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Matt said recently, "Republicans don't like poor people." As a counterpoint to that broad statement, I asked Casey to share her thoughts on how Republicans interact with the problem of economic disparity in America. We've asked her to pipe up whenever she's got something on her heart. ...
Posted in Guest Contributors, Politics, Republican Party | 3 Comments »
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
In the fall of 2006, I followed closely the debate over a proposed LGBT student center at N.C. State University in Raleigh. The sheer amount of bigotry, prejudice and ignorance exposed during that time was astonishing.
The university's campus paper, The Technician, reports that the LGBT center has now had its ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, College/University, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, Raleigh, United States | 5 Comments »
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Every time a natural disaster strikes, we can count on Pat Robertson to blame it on the queers. In fact, we don't have to wait for disasters to hit us; he "predicts" they will happen.
But when natural disasters hit "holy" places like Union University, which actively discriminates against LGBT students, ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, LGBT, Politics, Religion, United States | 7 Comments »
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Every year, conservatives in and around Charlotte, N.C., get their panties in a wad over big business sponsorships of events like the Human Rights Campaign Carolinas Gala and Pride Charlotte (see also this DVD set, "Homosexuality, The Church & Society").
They say that Corporate America has given in to the demands ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Charlotte, Charlotte/Metro Area, LGBT, North Carolina, Politics, Republican Party, United States | 2 Comments »
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
The Republicans don't like poor people -- no matter their age. Never have... never will. They might as well just say it, instead of continuing to act in their usual, blind arrogance and stupidity.
For example:
Democrats fell one vote short of the 60 needed to overcome Republican objections and move ...
Posted in Politics, United States | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
I don't have much time this morning, so here is a quick run-down:
"The Fighting Words of Michael Brown" -- David Rattigan over at Ex-Gay Watch profiles Dr. Michael Brown. The esteemed doc responds throughout the 250-post long comment thread. David says: "Brown’s disclaimer is that [his movement] is “a non-violent ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, College/University, Ex-gay, High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth, North Carolina, Politics, Religion, Sexuality, United States | 2 Comments »
