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Bigotry Watch: Tea Party blames gun control for transgender woman’s McDonald’s beating

David Badash — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:26:26 +0000

Gun control is to blame for the vicious hate crime beating of Chrissy Lee Polis by two local teenagers at a Baltimore-area McDonald’s, according to former Shelby County, Tennessee assistant(...)

Bigotry Watch: Gay marriage and abortion aren’t the problem.

David Badash — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:55:53 +0000

Throughout the year in the United States, an estimated two million children will be homeless, over three million will be living without either of their parents. 40% of homeless youth are LGBTQ.(...)

Culhane: Why some states still call gays criminals

John Culhane — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:00:34 +0000

Laws do more than establish legal rules. Consider:

The Kansas House Judiciary Committee is debating a bill intended to clean up the state’s criminal code. An amendment to that bill would have(...)

Bigotry Watch: Love, marriage – and hate

David Badash — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:00:07 +0000

It was a week that began with a yawn, thanks to one of the most boring, least gay, and least political Oscar shows in memory –then rapidly descended into ugly days rife with hate speech and hate(...)

Bigotry Watch: The GOP’s war on women and children

David Badash — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:00:16 +0000

From breast pumps to Big Bird, and from food stamps to family planning, the GOP is waging a war on America’s women and children.

Full-fledged Republican battles against women now include

Botswana politician defends anti-gay comments

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:00:51 +0000

(Gaborone, Botswana) A prominent Botswana politician is defending anti-gay comments he made, despite criticism from rights groups in the southern African country.

Deputy Speaker Pono Motloadi(...)

Bigotry Watch: Why the GOP’s anti-abortion bill is a tax hike on gays and lesbians

David Badash — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:00:22 +0000

Despite months and months of promises to focus on “jobs, jobs, jobs!,” the GOP has not put forth a single bill that will create a single job.

Instead, this year they are wasting their entire(...)

L.A. gay center lauds 7-year-old’s donation

logointern3 — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:14:13 +0000

When 7-year-old Malcolm’s mother challenged him to “improve the world” by donating money she gave him to charities of his choice, Malcolm selected The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center(...)

Friday Watercooler: The fight for gay rights in the states

rayhunt — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:37:36 +0000

• GOP Senator Pro Gay Rights? State Senator Allan Kittleman (R) of Maryland stood up for civil rights in the face of opposition from his party. On Wednesday, Kittleman threw his support behind the Maryland marriage equality bill after his proposal for a civil unions bill met with little support from either party. Kittleman’s father [...]

Neff: Pledging allegiance – to justice

logointern1 — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:08:02 +0000

Some days I might say the Pledge of Allegiance three times.

That’s how it goes for a news reporter on the local government beat — meetings open with a bang of the gavel, a call to order,(...)