All Entries Tagged With: "anti-gay"
FL Mother Petitions School District for Tolerance Training after Son was Admonished for Wearing Make-Up
TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA — In a new petition she started on MoveOn.org, Katelynn Martin, the mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy, is petitioning the Pinellas County School Board, demanding the district require tolerance training for all administrators and faculty after her son, Chris Martin, was admonished for wearing make-up to class at Meadowlawn Middle School. On [...]
State vs. Federal Marriage Laws: Where Does Gomez Stand?
Concerns raised over candidate’s LGBT stances By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter— In a special election to replace Senator John Kerry following his resignation to become U.S. Secretary of State, Representative Ed Markey (Democrat) and former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez (Republican) will vie to fill the position on June 25. As the election approaches, questions have been [...]
Creep of the Week: Noson Leiter of Torah Jews for Decency
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT— The Christian-dominated religious right in America is not exactly known for being BFFs with Jews. I mean, there’s that whole “Your people killed Jesus” thing that some people take issue with. And, of course, every religion thinks they have the right answer and everybody else is just kidding themselves, and [...]
Creep of the Week: Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT– Facebook’s ever-changing privacy settings can be confusing, but you might want to click the “Only Me” setting if you’re about to post something completely bat-shit crazy on your wall and are a figure of any public significance. Or, if you’re Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema, you can post a foaming-at-the-mouth [...]
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA Report outlines how religious arguments undermine women and LGBTs A report entitled Redefining Religious Liberty: The Covert Campaign Against Civil Rights details how a network of Christian organizations has successfully fought pro-choice and LGBT civil rights legislation by saying that it infringes on religious liberty. The findings state [...]
Creep of the Week: Matt Barber Cowardly Goes After Gay Teens
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special to TRT– If any of my readers have daddy issues and get off on being told “you’re a bad bad boy,” you’ll love Matt Barber’s new slash fiction open letter to the gays. Published on Feb. 25 on the WND (Wing-Nut Daily) website, Barber’s “An Open Letter to ‘Gay’ Teens” is a [...]
Boy Scouts Job Application: “Known or Avowed Homosexuals” Need Not Apply
BSA has yet to take meaningful action on addressing anti-gay discrimination Washington, D.C. – Following recent news that the Boy Scouts of America is considering a change to its membership policy banning gay scouts, the organization is embroiled in new charges of discrimination, this time regarding its hiring practices. The BSA job application for “professional commission” explicitly [...]
Creep of the Week: Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– As I write this gays and lesbians are celebrating the fact that President Obama called for equal rights for everyone, not just straight people, during his Inaugural address. This was the first time a President has expressed his support for gays and lesbians at this event. Conservatives, on the other [...]
Creep of the Week: The Boy Scouts of America
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT – Look, I’m no Boy Scout and I never have been. Like, literally. I’m not a boy, for one. I’m also an “avowed homosexual,” which means the Boy Scouts don’t like me as a matter of official policy. Now, this has not had a huge impact on me personally. As I [...]
Pregúntale a Lambda Legal: Ataque Antigay en Contra de Nuestros Tribunales
Por: Eric Lesh/Gerente Proyecto por los tribunales justos– P: Vivo en Iowa, y en los días antes de la elección, recuerdo ver un autobús con el lema “No Wiggins” haciendo campaña contra el Juez de la Corte Suprema. ¿He escuchado a adversarios de la igualdad que hablan de “jueces activistas,” ¿qué hacemos en respuesta? R: [...]
Creep of the Week: Justice Antonin Scalia’s Homosexual Stance
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– A famous Italian Catholic has had a big change of heart regarding marriage equality after publicly saying some pretty nasty things about gays. “I’m upset about the way I was portrayed,” this public figure said. “What you see in the media is not the real me. Gay people should be [...]
Creep of the Week: Anti-Gay/Women/Christmas, Bernard McGuirk
By: D’Anne Witkowski*/Special for TRT– December is upon us, dear readers. The halls are getting decked, gay apparel is being donned, people are striking harps and joining choruses, and a certain jolly bear of a man is making a list and checking it twice. The weather outside is getting frightful and the fire inside is [...]
Creep of the Week: Trade Union of Russian Citizens
By: D’Anne Witkowski/Special for TRT– Do not f#@k with Madonna. Not many court opinions can be summarized in five words, but when it comes to a favorable ruling for Madonna after a right-wing group in Russia sued her for not hating gay people, I think this about does it. If you aren’t familiar with the [...]
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Baltimore, MD Marriage equality approved at ballot box in Maryland Maryland voters approved the Civil Marriage Protection Act, which paves the way for gay and lesbian couples to receive a marriage license. This is the first time that any state has voted on and passed marriage equality on the ballot. [...]
Top Anti-Marriage Donor in Maryland is Active in White Supremacist, Secessionist Causes
National Organization for Marriage, Maryland Catholic Conference led the anti-equality campaign Washington – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is calling on the Maryland Marriage Alliance to return the $10,000 donation of Michael Peroutka, an active white supremacist and secessionist sympathizer who was one of the three [...]
