Story here. Updates here and here. I’ve been fortunate. I don’t live in the most gay-friendly community in the world, but I’ve never personally been subject to a homophobic assault in my area. My family is well-known round here, and…
Hate Crimes – Free Speech
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Northern Irish MP Iris Robinson is in trouble again after comparing homosexuality to child sex abuse. The Member of UK Parliament, who stood by a slew of homophobic remarks last month, told the House of Commons on June 18 that…
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By now, regular readers of Ex-Gay Watch will know of the controversy surrounding homophobic remarks made by Iris Robinson, a Member of UK Parliament. Robinson, a health spokesperson and wife of Northern Ireland’s First Minister, said that homosexuality was “vile,”…
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Of course she will – and does – deny it is hate, but doesn’t everyone who hates? Those who oppose and discriminate against gays and lesbians may be quite sincere, and it never looks from the inside like they’re doing…
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Politics makes strange bedfellows, and here is another shining example. Anti-gay activists have hit the trifecta of racism, antisemitism, and homophobia with newly recognized allies David Duke, Rev. Ted Pike, and Peter LaBarbera. Rev. Ted Pike makes claims against Jews…
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BTB’s Daniel Gonzales has produced an excellent video which exposes several basic untruths about the Day of Truth, the Alliance Defense Fund‘s counter to the Day of Silence.
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In what is described as a small gathering that was apparently not meant for public ears, an Oklahoma State Representative rails on about the “homosexual agenda,” using any number of discredited, Paul Cameron inspired quotes. According to JMBzine.com, the speaker…
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Senior ESPN Writer LZ Granderson recounts his own frightening experience with a mob in New Orleans that started with taunts of “faggot.” Granderson is gay and also often writes about social issues surrounding sports on ESPN Page 2, where this…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvPGZ56LBd8 Pat Robertson’s really reaching with his preaching in the latest episode of the 700 Club. According to him, laws protecting LGBT persons are not appropriate because gays and lesbians make up such a small part of the population: (beginning…
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The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has posted an excellent, detailed report on the state of the ex-gay, or “sexual reorientation therapy” movement. It touches on most of the important issues of concern, and should be a catalyst for more…