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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ hearings, Day 2 recap: Mixed reactions from the Joint Chiefs
In the second round of scheduled hearings on the Pentagon’s Work Group report on repeal of “Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell,” the heads of the five military branches and the Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee today, giving Senators their input as to the possible repeal of the policy […]
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Senate GOP threatens to block all legislation — including DADT — until economic issues addressed
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Wednesday that GOP Senators will block any legislation from coming to the Senate floor until two key economic issues are addressed: funding the government — the “continuing resolution” which must pass to prevent a government shutdown — and the extension of the Bush-era tax cuts.
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Johnny Depp reveals Disney hated his ‘gay’ portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow
In a new interview, Oscar nominated actor Johnny Depp reveals that Disney hated his “gay” portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow, and that he once quipped to film executives that all his characters “are gay.”
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Hate… When does it stop?
Last week, the Family Research Council was included in a list of 13 hate groups because, as the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Report explains, the group has “continued to pump out demonizing propaganda aimed at homosexual and other sexual minorities.” This, also, is according to the Advocate and countless other LGBTQ & mainstream media […]
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Senate Armed Services Committee to hear testimony on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ report
The Senate Armed Services Committee has announced two days of hearings set to begin next week covering the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” report commissioned by Defense Secretary Robert Gates last spring.
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Parents fight school’s anti-bullying curriculum because it teaches LGBT tolerance
VALLEJO, Calif. — Angry parents in the Vallejo Unified School District, located in San Francisco’s East Bay, packed a school district board meeting last week to protest the district’s proposed curriculum plan that includes lessons on gay rights.
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Texas school board adopts LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying policy
By a unanimous vote, the Dallas Independent School District school board this week approved a new an anti-bullying policy that for the first time included protections for LGBTQ students.
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Homophobic moron Peter LaBarbera speaks out on TSA’s same-gender pat downs
Last night all of the major broadcast networks covered the story regarding the new U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration rules now in effect in the numerous U. S. Airports that are using the aptly named “full-body scanners.”
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Gay student speaks out at school board meeting to defend suspended teacher
A high school economics teacher in Howell, Mich., suspended after ejecting two students from his class after the students said they believed that gays and lesbians are immoral, has garnered considerable support from the local community, and from one student in particular.
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Was Coy Sheppard subjected to homophobic bias for wearing pink cleats?
In one of those seemingly never ending shake your head moments occurring more frequently these days, comes this story from Mendenhall, Miss., where 17-year-old high school football player Coy Sheppard, was summarily tossed from the team when he came to a practice wearing pink cleats.