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Archives for August 13, 2013
Posts from August 13, 2013
Russia To Host FIFA World Cup In 2018, Officials Already Being Questioned About Anti-Gay Laws
The 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi could prove just the start of the anxiety and frustration already plaguing LGBT athletes, sports fans, and supporters across the globe. Russia is currently set to host FIFA's World Cup soccer tournament in 2…
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Santorum: ‘Middle Class’ Is A Term Derived From ‘Marxism’ – VIDEO
Anyone with an internet connection likely remembers the failure that was Rick Santorum's 2012 bid for the United States presidency. They also probably know that the frothy former congressman and former senator has continued to pop up on Towleroad…
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NOM’s Brian Brown Attacks Iowa Ethics Official For Supposed “Bias” And “Unprofessionalism”
In the wake of Iowa's supreme court ruling that legalized marriage equality in the state, the National Organization for Marriage launched a campaign attacking three of the court's justices, in attempt to get them replaced. According to a comp…
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Apple Removes ‘Bisexual’ as Flagged Term in App Descriptions Following Online Outrage
Last month, we reported on a great new educational app called Quist that teaches users a daily history lesson related to LGBT culture, politics, and movements. The app has had a very successful launch, having already been downloaded over 10,000 times…
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IOC Forbids LGBT Rights Advocacy At Sochi Olympics
Previously, the International Olympic Committee has assured LGBT athletes, coaches, and spectators that they will "work to ensure" that the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi will take place "without discrimination", and that they…
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Pat Buchanan Endorses Russian Bigotry
Former MSNBC host, thrice-failed presidential candidate, anti-semite, and fan of Hitler Pat Buchanan reminds us of his proud homophobia in an article he wrote for World Net Daily championing Russia's war on homosexuals. The piece cont…
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American Bar Association Urges Ban On Gay And Trans Panic Legal Defenses
Yesterday, the House of Delegates from the American Bar Association unanimously voted in favor of a resolution “urging federal, state, local and territorial governments to pass legislation curtailing the availability and effectiveness of the use of…
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French Anti-Gay Hashtag Prompts Lawsuit Against Twitter
An anti-gay hashtag, roughly translated to "#GaysMust[Die/Disappear]Because", made its way to the top "trend" in France over the weekend. According to the entity behind the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobi…
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This New York Times Story Might Violate Russian Law
As news of persecution against LGBT people in Russia gets more and more chilling each day, Moscow-based New York Times correspondent David Herszenhorn begins his latest report with an unforgettable lede: If this article were published in a news…
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