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Stephen Lynch and “Gay Panic”

April 8, 2013 By mathelman

About a month ago, Congressman Stephen Lynch put out a feel-good YouTube video discussing his view of LGBT issues.  It begins: I think I’m informed by my own experience.  My cousin, Brian, is gay.  I saw, as he was growing up, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay panic, hate-crimes, homophobia, lgbt, ma-sen, stephen-lynch

Hate Mail

June 29, 2009 By chrissmason

During the Driving Equality trek, I receive two to three pieces of hate mail a week. You can pledge any amount you chose, whether it be $0.25, $0.50, $1, or even $2 for every piece of hate mail I receive from now until the end of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bisexual, dadt, doma, enda, gay, hate-crimes, lesbian, lgbt, queer, same-sex-marriage, transgender

LGBT Rights Protest

January 8, 2009 By chrissmason

On November 4th 2008, with the election of Barack Obama and the passage of Proposition 8, a new LGBT civil rights movement was born. Election Day sparked a fire that has spread across the country. It is clear that a new push for LGBT … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bisexual, dadt, doma, enda, gay, hate-crimes, lesbian, lgbt, queer, same-sex-marriage, transgender

The Focus of Our New LGBT Rights Movement

December 30, 2008 By chrissmason

I understand that it is the marriage issue that lit the spark to create this new LGBT movement. It is that basic civil right, to marry the one you love, that has brought so many new faces to the fight for LGBT equality. This is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bisexual, dadt, enda, gay, hate-crimes, lesbian, lgbt, queer, same-sex-marriage, transgender

Imagine a President or Candidate Saying This

February 29, 2008 By Laurel

But I would like you to start paying attention to how often being gay is a punchline of a monologue or how often gay jokes are in a movie. And that kind of message, laughing at someone 'cause they're gay is just the beginning. It starts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ellen-degeneres, hate-crimes, lawrence-king

P-Town Victim Learns His Case Is Closed Through the Press

November 10, 2007 By tudor586

The P-Town Police added insult to injury in the case of Mr. Richard Hall, who was brutally bashed in Provincetown on September 10th. He learned upon reading the Cape Cod Times Thursday morning that the police considered the investigation of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: gay, hate-crimes, provincetown

Provincetown Burning

November 1, 2007 By tudor586

The Cape Cod Times is reporting that 10 fires, suspected to have been set by arsonists, occurred this Halloween. Here's the link: http://www.capecodon... According to the Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Halloween has long been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: arson, hate-crimes

Hate Crimes Legislation Slated for Cloture Vote Thursday

September 26, 2007 By Laurel

Remembering our DeadA Chronology of Hate Crimes (pdf 341 kb)Hate Crimes Wikipedia ProjectSome hate crime stats … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: hate-crimes, matthew-shepard

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The husband of a obviously mentally disturbed woman who killed their kids has more compassion than the Superintendent of the State Police.

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