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Using U.S. Courts to Protect Human Rights Abroad: Community Talks Uganda v. Lively
A Community Discussion of Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Scott Lively Springfield, MA – The Western New England University School of Law and its Center for Gender & Sexuality Studies will be presenting a talk ‘Using U.S. Courts to Protect Human Rights Abroad: A Community Discussion of Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Scott Lively’ this Tuesday, April [...]
HRC Calls the Family Research Council a Hate Group Because It Is One
Washington Post publishes Chad Griffin op-ed expressing condemnation for shooting, detailing FRC’s history of hateful rhetoric Washington – Today the Washington Post published an op-ed column by HRC President Chad Griffin expressing condemnation for the shooting that occurred at the Family Research Council’s headquarters last week and detailing the virulent rhetoric that has earned them the designation of a [...]
Chick-fil-A Flap About Homophobia, Hate; Not Gay Marriage
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In the few months since the anti-gay Chick-fil-A controversy burst onto the national stage, local gay-rights activists have been clear about their main beef with Dan Cathy, chief executive officer and president of the fast food restaurant chain. Cathy is within his First Amendment rights to speak out against same-sex marriage, [...]
Crimes Against Humanity Case Brought Against Springfield Pastor Scott Lively
By: Tynan Power/TRT Reporter– On Wednesday, March 14th, a lawsuit was filed by New York’s Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in the U.S. District Court in Springfield, Massachusetts, against Pastor Scott Lively. The charge: “crime against humanity of persecution.” Timed to coincide with the filing, a rally and march was organized by Stop the Hate, [...]
Reactions to Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Scott Lively in Springfield, Mass.
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter– Springfield, Mass.–This morning in Springfield (Massachusetts) Federal Court, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights, NYC, filed a federal lawsuit against Abiding Truth Ministries President Scott Lively. Reactions from Massachusetts and New England area leaders and community members are pouring in with regards to the unexpected lawsuit and what this could mean [...]
