In February, Iraq's Interior Ministry denounced the music and fashions known collectively as "emo" as Satanic. Shortly thereafter, leaflets began appearing in Shi'ite neighborhoods around Baghdad — Sadr City, Baya — bear…
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Archives for March 10, 2012
Posts from March 10, 2012
Zealots Delivered Anti-Gay, Anti-Woman Message In Public School Assembly
Before Dunkerton High School in Iowa agreed to allow the band Junkyard Prophet to run an assembly for its students — and certainly before the school's officials agreed to produce the band's fee, which is ordinarily $1,500 — school…
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Nebraska Coach Ron Brown Criticized For Anti-Gay Rant In Omaha
On March 6th, University of Nebraska football coach Ron Brown appeared before the Omaha City Council to testify against anti-discrimination regulations proposed by Councilmember Ben Gray. His argument, essentially, was this: By protecting LGBTs from…
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Nuptials Cost Missouri Man His Job
Congrats to Al Fischer and Charlie Robin, who were married yesterday in Central Park, in New York, on the occasion of their 20th anniversary. Here's hoping the ceremony was lovelier than the circumstances preceding it. Fischer and Robin li…
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Today: Chely Wright Opens Kansas City LGBT Community Center
Well — technically it's a center for youth who are questioning their sexuality, but these kids will probably figure themselves out quickly enough. Maybe they'll stick around. Chely Wright is the nu-country singer of hits "Shut Up A…
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Canadian Pop Music Is Gay
Thanks to Gawker for this week alerting non-Canadians and non-tweens to the existence of Carly Rae Jepsen. Jepsen, a 26-year-old Canadian pop star, has allegedly created an honest-to-goodness perfect pop song which has been slowly impressing itself u…
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