Daily Archives: November 13, 2014
These Are The States Where Students Get Harassed The Most For Their Sexual Orientation
These Are The States Where Students Get Harassed The Most For Their Sexual Orientation
Students in states such as South Carolina and Alabama face significantly more bullying over their sexual orientation than students in states like Connecticut and Massachusetts.
In October, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a group that works to make schools safe for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, released its 2013 National School Climate Survey. On Thursday, the group released further information about what these survey results look like by state, revealing the varying challenges faced by LGBT students in different areas of the country.
The 2013 National School Climate Survey asked almost 8,000 students between the ages of 13 and 21 from all 50 states about the type of environment they face at school. Overall, the results showed marked improvements from previous years, although more than 55 percent of those surveyed still reported feeling unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation.
However, as shown in the state profiles released Thursday, some areas of the country clearly provide friendlier learning environments than others — although every state has substantial room for improvement. The organization provided results for the 29 states where it had the most data to validate its findings.
The chart below shows where students reported facing the most verbal harassment, physical harassment and physical assault over their sexual orientation.
A gay Ugandan reveals what is really in the new Ugandan anti-gay bill
A gay Ugandan reveals what is really in the new Ugandan anti-gay bill
Edwin Sesange, gay rights activist, gives the whole picture of what is going on in his country
joem
www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-ugandan-reveals-what-really-new-ugandan-anti-gay-bill131114
10 Things You Should Know About Focus On The Family
10 Things You Should Know About Focus On The Family
Over the years Focus On The Family has made anti-LGBT activism a cornerstone of it’s “pro-family” cause. Take a look at 10 things you should know about Focus On The Family.
HRC.org
10 Things The KKK Should Do Now That It Has Decided To Diversify
10 Things The KKK Should Do Now That It Has Decided To Diversify
Now that one arm of the vile KKK announced plans to drop the whole homophobic/racist/anti-semitic messaging and welcome gays, blacks and other minorities, it’s time to kick in some marketing suggestions of our own.
Scroll down for 10 things the KKK should do to extend its newly revamped brand…
Sponsor a float in next year’s Gay Pride parade
Application deadline is April 1, 2015.
Launch a support group for displaced immigrant children
Or as Michele Bachmann likes to call them, dark-skinned “invaders.”
Volunteer to register voters in the Castro
The 2016 election will be here before you can say “Keep America American.” (That’s the former Triple K slogan Mitt Romney later recycled for his 2012 campaign.)
Release a sexy “Men of the KKK” calendar
We’ve seen calendars featuring sexy priests, sexy Jewish pinups, and sexy redheads. Now how about one showcasing sexy klansmen in varying degrees of undress? Presumably, the new Klan would feature a diverse range of sexy guys of color.
Accompany Madonna on a humanitarian trip to Malawi
And pose for lots of inspiring photos with African children before breaking ground on a new English language school for orphan girls.
Pose for the NOH8 campaign
Because everyone knows that’s what you do when you want to prove you’re not a bigot anymore.
Donate to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation
Just don’t ask her where the money goes. She couldn’t tell ya.
Take the “It Gets Better” pledge
And spread a message of hope.
Apologize for the decades of horrific crimes the members of your organization have committed against humanity
And then…
Eat shit
🙂
Graham Gremore
Michigan House Speaker Proposes 'Religious Freedom' Act As Debate Over LGBT Job Protections Bill Continues
Michigan House Speaker Proposes 'Religious Freedom' Act As Debate Over LGBT Job Protections Bill Continues
As lawmakers in Michigan debate on whether to support legislation that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (but not gender identity or expression), Republican House Speaker Jase Bolger has proposed a bill that would allow businesses to discriminate against gays based on religious beliefs.
MLive reports:
“I believe workers should be hired and fired based solely on their work ethic and their work experience,” Bolger told reporters during a media roundtable. “And nobody should be discriminated against based on their sexual orientation or their religious beliefs.” […]
Bolger, offering an analogy, said he does not think a baker should be able to fire an employee for being gay or refuse to make a birthday cake for gay customer.
But that same baker should not be forced to make a cake for a same-sex wedding if such a union would run counter to his or her religious beliefs, according to Bolger, who said courts would ultimately draw that line.
“This does not presume an outcome, and it clearly does not provide a license to discriminate,” Bolger said. “It provides a test of balance.”
Bolger is hoping to pair both bills together, a move that has angered State Rep. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor):
“If you’re going to act in the public space, you must act in a way that is fair and equal to all citizens regardless of skin color, national origin, religion and hopefully sexual orientation and gender expression,” Irwin said. “If they don’t believe in that compromise, they don’t believe in it. They can’t have it both ways.”
LGBT advocates, meanwhile, continue to push for a fully inclusive non-discrimiantion bill, Buzzfeed reports:
“A fully inclusive non-discrimination bill that covers both sexual orientation AND gender identity is the only acceptable option,” HRC president Chad Griffin said in the release. “The Human Rights Campaign and our coalition partners will oppose anything less.”
The coalition partners include state groups like the ACLU of Michigan and Equality Michigan, as well as national groups that include the American Unity Fund and Gill Action — the political arm of the prominent donor Tim Gill’s efforts.
Kirk Fordham, the executive director of Gill Action, echoed Griffin and Cook-McCormac’s remarks, writing, “We, too, support only and inclusive bill and would oppose anything less than that. We’ve made that position clear to the GOP and Democratic leaders in the state.”
The sexual orientation-exclusive bill is being introduced by Republican state Rep. Frank Foster. Foster plans on holding a hearing on the bill, along with a Democratic alternative that includes trans protections, some time after Thanksgiving.
Kyler Geoffroy
BET Editor Clay Cane Slams Black Church For Conversion Therapy: ‘Being Gay Is Not A Sin'
BET Editor Clay Cane Slams Black Church For Conversion Therapy: ‘Being Gay Is Not A Sin'
BET.com’s Entertainment Editor Clay Cane joined HuffPost Live Tuesday and expressed his extreme disappointment in the black church for actions that were exposed in a viral video that surfaced earlier this week.
The video is of a young man who declared his “deliverance” from homosexuality before the Church of God in Christ’s 107th’s Holy Convocation in St. Louis, Missouri and claimed he has now been “cured.”
The unidentified man stood before the church and announced that he now “loves women” and further proclaimed that he no longer “likes mens anymore.”
“I’m not gay,” the man tells the crowd. “I would not date a man! I would not carry a purse! I will not put on makeup! I will, I will love women!”
The video, which can be seen below, quickly spread and fueled a firestorm of controversy with many slamming the black church for its actions.
Cane shared these same sentiments and criticized the contents of the video, saying “being gay is not a sin.”
“Whatever happens to that young person or the young people who see that, the black church must take responsibility,” Cane told HuffPost’s Marc Lamont-Hill.
He continued to share his views on the video and exposed some of the deeper issues embedded within.
“The reason why HIV rates are so high among black, gay men is because of self hate — and part of that self hate is because of the black church,” he said. “The reason why there are so many unhealthy and destructive relationships is because of the hate that comes from the church.”
Hear more from Clay Cane in the HuffPost Live clip above.
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The Imitation Game: Benedict Cumberbatch deserves an Oscar
The Imitation Game: Benedict Cumberbatch deserves an Oscar
Read our review of the eagerly awaited Alan Turing biopic
joem
www.gaystarnews.com/article/imitation-game-benedict-cumberbatch-deserves-oscar131114
USA Today: HRC’s Municipal Equality Index Prove Cities Lead Way in LGBT Equality
USA Today: HRC’s Municipal Equality Index Prove Cities Lead Way in LGBT Equality
Yesterday, HRC Foundation released the 2014 Municipal Equality Index (MEI), proving that America’s cities are way ahead of states in LGBT equality, according to USA Today.
HRC.org
PHOTOS: Sunday Service In NYC Proves To Be Irreverent
PHOTOS: Sunday Service In NYC Proves To Be Irreverent
John Blair & Beto Sutter teamed up with Sunday Service at Cielo Nightclub in NYC over the weekend. DJ Escape, the “holy (resident) DJ” led a special edition of Sunday Service with Stephan Grondin and a live performance by Inaya Day who debuted her new single “Workout” for a steamy downtown crowd. Worship beings at 10 p.m. every Sunday when reverent and perhaps even more irreverent DJs like Hex Hector, Danny Tenaglia, Chad Jack, and Steve Travolta come out of the woodwork to shake the devil out of all the Chelsea boys. Next week Nita Aviance joins Escape in yet another Musical Ministry through the valley of darkness and into the light.
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