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The sentiment isn’t always worded this blatantly, but it’s out there. Usually, when people find out I’m a lesbian they say something like, “Oh, well, at least you live in New York City.” It’s true, being gay in New York is certainly better than being...
Tags: New York City, Upstate New York, Same-sex sexuality, Sexual orientation, Gender, Homosexuality, LGBT, Social Issues, Human Interest
To my 39 viewers who viewed my warning that this poem was coming, thank you. This ode will go down as one of the most controversial pieces of poetry ever created. Without further ado, let's go! This ode goes to one of the biggest idiots to...
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A new report released by the commission says the rise in homophobic crimes occurred at the same time as the county experienced a drop of 4 percent overall in hate crimes from 763 in 2007 to 729 in 2008. The commission found the number of religion-based...
Tags: hate crimes, county hate, Los Angeles, Crimes, Hate crime, Hate crime laws in the United States, Law Crime, Social Issues, Homosexuality, Violence against LGBT people, Matthew Shepard
This article was originally published in the October 16, 1984 issue of the Boston Phoenix. On September 10, Boston City Councilor David Scondras wrote a letter to the city’s group-health-insurance director. “We have a non-discrimination policy in...
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Demonstrators targeted Uganda's UN mission in New York on Thursday to protest a proposed law that would punish homosexuality with life in prison in the eastern African country. About 40 people picketed the UN mission at Uganda House in Manhattan, chanting:...
Tags: Uganda House, Uganda, Kampala, Homosexuality, Politics, Same-sex sexuality, East Africa, Social Issues, Gender, LGBT, Lesbian, Homophobia, Sexual orientation, Gender studies, Law Crime
Longtime anti-gay activist Dave Wilson, who once led a successful effort to amend the city charter to deny benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian city employees, has sent out 35,000 fliers opposing the mayoral candidacy of Annise Parker in part because...
Tags: Dave Wilson, Annise Parker, Houston Chronicle, Houston, Gay, Homosexuality, Sexual orientation, Lesbian, Social Issues
Bishop Jackson, homosexuality and gay marriage are not to blame for black culture being in a free fall. Hundreds of thousands of black children are born to unwed parents, and quite often, these children know very little of their fathers...But don't go...
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U.S. researchers said initial results of their study on clergy sex abuse shows a decline in such cases in the United States after 1985. John Jay College of Criminal Justice researchers said in an interim report while sexual abuse cases involving clergy...
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Enough Crowing Over Carrie Prejean's Sex Tape "Hypocrisy" Posted by Melissa McEwan , Shakesville at 1:35 PM on November 16, 2009. Prejean was wrong about same-sex marriage. She's not any more wrong if she's a moral scold with an expressed sexuality of...
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The Commission on Human Rights has expressed support for the gay organization, Ang Ladlad, in its bid to join the party-list elections in May 2010, saying homosexuality is part of the diversity of the Filipino culture and must be part of Philippine politics.
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