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Mother of gay teen who committed suicide speaks out on anti-gay bullying
Seth Walsh, a California teen who spent 9 days on life support after attempting suicide over relentless bullying because he was gay, died Sept 28. Now, Seth’s mother, Wendy Walsh, has teamed up with the ACLU to help make a difference in the lives of LGBT youth facing harassment.
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Anti-gay organization wants to reclaim the rainbow symbol from the ‘gay lobby’
Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, founder and president of the San Diego based Ruth Institute, says that the rainbow symbol needs to be reclaimed from “the gay lobby” because “the rainbow is a sign of God’s covenant with man.”
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Former student suing school district after enduring years of bullying, harassment
ABERDEEN, Wash. — A 19-year-old graduate of Aberdeen High School has filed a lawsuit against the school district, alleging he endured “severe and persistent harassment” throughout junior high and high school and that school officials were aware of the harassment but failed to take steps end it.
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Report: gays more likely to be victims of violent hate crime; identifies 13 anti-gay ‘hate groups’
Gays and lesbians are far more likely to be victims of a violent hate crime than any other minority group in the United States, according to a new analysis of federal hate crime statistics released Monday by Southern Poverty Law Center.
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Texas man charged with murder of classmate over alleged gay ‘sexual overtures’
PEARLAND, Texas — A man charged in the murder of a classmate told authorities he beat the victim to death and burned his body after the victim made “unwanted sexual overtures to him toward him,” according to court records.
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Joy Behar, ‘The View’ confront Pastor Joel Osteen: ‘Being gay isn’t a choice’ (Video)
“The View’s” Joy Behar went after bigoted Pastor Joel Osteen’s views on homosexuality. “It’s not a choice pastor! People are born this way and they are what they are,” she Osteen responded by comparing homosexuality to drunkards and drug users of course. Watch the video below: [sc name=”eric-e”]
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Willow Palin unleashes homophobic slur on Facebook: ‘Your such a faggot’
Sarah Palin’s 16-year-old daughter Willow used multiple homophobic slurs — including the word faggot — to attack a Facebook user who criticized her mom’s new reality show, according to TMZ.
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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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Mormon church issues new handbook, but policies on homosexuality as bigoted as ever
The Mormon church handed out their new 2010 version of the handbook used by leaders in their church over the weekend. Some are saying their positions on homosexuality have lightened, but have they really?
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Bigoted radio host attacks Joel Burns’ ‘It gets better’ message to gay youth
You may recall that last month, Joel Burns, an openly gay city council member in Fort Worth, Texas, gave a heart-wrenching, impassioned plea to LGBT youth struggling with their sexual identity or facing adversity among their families, community or bullying by their peers. But not everyone was touched by Burns’ message…