As a result of recent anti-gay legislation and increases in anti-gay attacks, Russia has found itself at the center of extensive controversy as of late. Part of this controversy has surrounded the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. LGBT rights…
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Archives for July 25, 2013
Posts from July 25, 2013
Two Boston Men Charged With Robbery and Hate Crime After Anti-Gay Attack
The two alleged perpetrators, Colin Hayes, 21, and Derek Ruiz, 28, were identified and arrested earlier this morning after an anti-gay attack that took place on July 20th. Police say the two men taunted the unidentified victim with anti-gay slu…
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WATCH: Russian Homophobes Are Using Social Media To Lure, Entrap, and Torture Gay Teens – VIDEO
The report and video come from Spectrum Human Rights Alliance, an LGBT advocacy group in Eastern Europe… "Infamous Russian ultranationalist and former skin head, Maxim Martsinkevich, known under the nickname "Cleaver"…spearheaded a…
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Mugabe Issues Threat To Gays: ‘We Will Chop Off Their Heads’
This latest threat came during a campaign rally in Mutare at the Aerodrome Ground. The Zimbabwean president has an extensive history of fiercely anti-gay remarks. During the rally, Mugabe told a crowd of his followers: “If you take men and loc…
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NOM ‘Outraged’ By Gay Marriage In Pennsylvania
Not surprisingly, NOM president Brian Brown is "outraged" by the recent decision by Montgomery County officials to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in spite of there being a ban in place in the state constitution. "Th…
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SD County Board To Review Clerk’s Anti-Gay Actions
San Diego Supervisor Ron Roberts announced yesterday that Ernest J. Dronenburg, the San Diego County Clerk who recently asked the California Supreme Court to halt gay marriages state-wide, will be the subject of a special meeting of the county's…
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Oregon’s Marriage Equality Campaign to Kick Off Signature Gathering Campaign Tomorrow
Oregon is on its way to join California and Washington in bringing marriage equality to the entire West Coast, with a petition campaign in support of a 2014 ballot initiative set to kick off tomorrow, The Huffington Post reports: According to Petitio…
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Target In Hot Water Again After Donating $50K To PAC Supporting Anti-Gay Ken Cuccinelli
Many probably still remember the ensuing controversy when it was revealed in 2010 that Target Corporation donated $150,000 to a PAC that supported homophobic Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. The company subsequently revised its corporate…
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Depts. of Education & Justice: ‘Trans Students Are Protected Under Title IX’
The U.S. Departments of Justice and Education reached a settlement agreement Wednesday, and trans students across the nation can enjoy greater protection as a result. The agreement comes after a trans male middle school student brought a discriminati…
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NBC Olympics Coverage Facing Controversy Over Russian Anti-Gay Laws
Russia's newly-adopted anti-gay laws are already the subject of worldwide controversy. The laws have already been used to justify police brutality against Russian LGBT activists, as well as the imprisonment of advocates from inside their borders…
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