Gay Rights Archive
21 Sep 2010
The war on ‘culture’ isn’t over
One of the ideas surrounding the Tea Party is that it’s about economic issues, not cultural issues such as reproductive rights and LGBT rights. That’s a lie. As this video from Rachel Maddow shows (starting at about
9 Dec 2008
Did you see this one coming?
By Karen On 9 December 2008 In Religious Right
Newsweek recently ran an article about the religious case for marriage equality. The professional Christian set is, shall we say, not happy? Leading social conservatives blasted Newsweek for its current cover story, “The Religious Case for Gay
7 Dec 2008
Vatican supports executions of gay people
It has, afterall, decided it will oppose a UN resolution calling for the decriminalisation of homosexuality which is punishable by death in several countries. Gay rights groups and newspaper editorials on Tuesday condemned the Vatican for its
7 Dec 2008
Is it right to call gay the new black?
Just thought I’d share this discussion about members of the gay community adopting the slogan “Gay is the new Black”. Personally, I think the slogan goes a bit too far and “disappears” black members of the LBGT
4 Dec 2008
Anti-Mormon? Religious Hate Crime? My Ass!
Not long after the passage of Prop 8 I wrote this post about boycotting pro Prop 8 businesses. Since then I’ve been accused of being anti-Mormon and told that my support for such boycotts is, in effect,
18 Nov 2008
More time to focus on their own damned families
By Karen On 18 November 2008 In Religious Right
Alright folks, break out your violins. James Dobson just fired 202 of his bigoted employees. This is just weeks after the passage of Prop 8, which Focus on the Bigotry put $600K into. Focus on the Family
11 Nov 2008
Olbermann on the passage of Prop 8
While I do not like Keith Olbermann, his recent special comment on the passage of prop 8 in California is excellent, to the point and, dare I say it, a throwback to before the primaries when Olbermann
8 Nov 2008
Religious leaders upset over Prop 8 Protests
Just days after succeeding at removing the civil rights of gay people, the Mormon church has issued a statement calling for “mutual respect” and declaring that “no one on either side of the question should be vilified,
7 Nov 2008
Boycott the Mormons
While much ado is being made about the overwhelming support of prop 8 by black voters in California, there is little ado being made about getting even with the Mormons (aka: that huge group of white people
24 Jan 2008
Why you should always keep it simple
Al Gore has come out in support of marriage equality and has uploaded a video about it which you can view here. Most of his statement was fine, but then he had to go and explain that
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