anti-gay incidents

Just when you thought things couldn't get stupider. This 66-Year-Old Woman Is Suing All Gay People—Yes, All of Them [Time]

Three gay men dead and over 100 arrested in Chechnya, Russian newspaper reports

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/russia-ban-ki-moon-gay-rights_us_585187c1e4b0ee009eb4e9b7 Russia Blocks U.N. Council Bid To Thank Ban Ki-Moon For Gay Rights Work I don't get why Russia would expend political capital like that. Don't they want to be seen as more pro-gressive and not...

A 25 year old woman is being tried for the murder of her four year old son, she has been charged with murder, murder by abuse and second degree assault. Prosecutors say her son died as the result of a blunt force trauma and a delay in his medical treatment. She believed he was gay. Zachary...

I must say I am very disappointed. I was once a very big fan of Michelle Shocked. I loved her fusion of country and bluegrass roots with great lyrics and what I considered to be very progressive sensibilities. Indeed, when I first saw her in concert, it appeared to me that her fan-base was...

Never heard of this school. Some of the restrictions are outrageous. http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/08/us/bju-student-suspension-irpt/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/05/01/151793100/facing-criticism-gay-romney-aide-resigns?ft=1&f=1001 The GOP is again showing the world how tolerant they are;

an example of 'christian charity' in ghana. http://news.myjoyonline.com/news/201107/69577.asp The Western Region Minister Paul Evans Aidoo has ordered the immediate arrest of all homosexuals in the region. He has tasked the Bureau of National Investigations and all security agencies to smoke...

http://www.joemcginniss.net/dateline-wasilla-hs-principal-bans-song-because-gay-man-wrote-it/Joe%20McGinniss Than reinstated with changes...

http://www.smh.com.au/world/girl-13-the-latest-victim-of-rapes-to-fix-lesbians-20110508-1ee8q.html#ixzz1Lx4kzQrL No mention in the article on whether the treatment was successful or not...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12966698

Linky. Wow, did they change they way the count these crimes? Or is there some theory as to why this happened?

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543_162-20029786-503543.html The article in question called for the hanging of all persons on that list according to a BBC world service report I heard earlier today.

Linky. I've long called for mandatory school uniforms. He was shocked, shocked he tells ya! Won't someone please think of the persecuted straights who are bullied by school districts every day? (Yes, personally I find this very creepy. But they obviously aren't being straight (har har)...

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2010/1022/Uganda-homophobia-Uganda-paper-publishes-photos-of-gays-with-headline-reading-Hang-them wow. thanks to those American conservative preachers. "In the days since it was published, at least four gay Ugandans on the list have been...

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/10/08/7-arrested-in-bias-attacks-on-gay-teens-in-the-bronx/ "You **** ing gay!! I hate you cause you're gay!! I hate your gayness soo much..that I shall make love to you with this broomstick!!" :confused:

Private Moment Made Public, Then a Fatal Jump What these kids did was really, really ****ty. Too bad he jumped though. Only 18 and this wound would have healed if he could have just held out for a while.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/28/michigan.justice.blog/index.html?hpt=C1 This has to be one of the stranger stories I've seen recently. What is especially odd is that as I watched the interview, my gaydar was not only pegged, but overheating.

Is the refrain However: http://www.dailyherald.com/news/mchenrystory.asp?id=315686&cc=k&tc=&t= I'm failing to find a felony committed here. Something that would have gotten you suspended years ago or kicked out of school if you had a track record, is now a criminal felony. Or am I reading...

According to the article, Walmart has agreed to give a percentage of the sales generated from a Walmart link to at the G&L Chamber. It's a program they use with many other groups. Thus far, they've earned $4.17 !!!! I guess the gay community isn't exactly rushing to the blue light district...