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Oppression Olympics Takes On Hate Crimes: Latinos And Gays Critical Of FBI Annual Statistics, Blacks And Jews Yawn

For once black folks are not tossing their bid in (well so far) for a place in a recent bout of Oppression Olympics.  We’re happy to see it because if blacks did participate they’d lose. Right now we’re afraid gays lead others by miles in what looks like a single-minded quest to carry that torch. [...]

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Thursday November 25th, 2010 in , , , , , , , | 20 Comments »

Hip Hop’s Mos Def, Anti-bullying Activists, Among Storytellers For Tolerance Initiative

Now you know we gotta rock our all-time fav’ Mos Def cut Ms. Fat Booty, right? Just press play. Hip hop artist Mos Def will be among five storytellers who will each present a personal 10-minute story of an experience where they faced discrimination.  The showcases titled A More Perfection Union: Stories of Prejudice and [...]

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Tuesday November 23rd, 2010 in , , , , | No Comments »

Gen Silent: Tragic Plight Of LGBT Elderly Becomes Groundbreaking Documentary

If you were elderly gay and alone would you hide your sexuality to survive the healthcare system? Documentary Gen Silent reveals the struggles of LGBT seniors in America in a transphobic and homophobic healthcare environment. Many gay seniors the film reveals live with so much fear and discrimination that it is not unusual for them [...]

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Sunday November 21st, 2010 in , , , , , | 3 Comments »

Young Married Couple Wants Your Vote: Should They Get An Abortion Or Keep Baby? You Decide

NOW this is interesting. A Minneapolis heterosexual couple have put up a Web site called Birthornot.com. It’s for anyone who feels like it to go to the site and vote on if the couple should have or abort their expected baby. According to Gawker, the top of the Birthornot Web site is a poll hosted [...]

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Thursday November 18th, 2010 in , | No Comments »

Rumor Mill: LA Gay Center Recruits Colored Gays For Empty Tables At Boycotted Event

You might recall our post  earlier this week LA Gay Center’s Lorri Jean To LGBT Low Wage Union Workers: Talk To The Hand . Yea, well, the drama is still unfolding even as we type. The last we heard about the deal a big rally is scheduled to take place this Saturday at the Hyatt [...]

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Friday November 12th, 2010 in , , , | 11 Comments »

Federal Discrimination Against Unwed Dads And Immigrant Status Of Their Children Argued In Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned whether sex-based criteria allowing unwed mothers to transmit citizenship to their children more easily than unwed fathers constituted gender discrimination, according to Court House News. Unwed mothers who are U.S. citizens can transmit citizenship to their children by living in the United States for one year, while [...]

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Wednesday November 10th, 2010 in , , , | 1 Comment »

Compared To The Outcome Of The Elections For Progressive Blacks, Gays Got It Good

As we stated in our earlier post LGBT Election Report: How’d Teh Gays Do?, a record number of openly LGBT candidates have been elected to public office in 2010. At least 106 of the group’s record-breaking 164 endorsed candidates were winners in the midterms. That’s impressive. And while the LGBT community lost many supporter seats [...]

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Sunday November 7th, 2010 in , , , , , | 2 Comments »