All posts tagged "anti-gay"
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Amnesty International: Chad’s anti-gay bill will “institutionalize discrimination”
"If this homophobic bill becomes law, President Deby will be blatantly disregarding the country’s international and regional human rights obligations."
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Uganda’s new anti-gay law will let gay men “decide to be stupid”
“ wants the law back in the house but now says if two consenting adults go into their room and decide to be stupid, let...
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Peroutka Stands Firm on Ties to Anti-Gay Secessionist Group
Anne Arundel County Council candidate refuses to back away from association with the League of the South
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Anti-gay activist: Gay men just want a “cheap orgasm”
“I think homosexuality in one sense offers to men … it offers the cheap orgasm.” —Anti-gay activist Peter LaBarbera, founder of Americans for Truth about Homosexuality, speaking...
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Russian politician: Naked statue on banknote is gay propaganda
100-rouble note features statue of partially-nude Apollo
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LGBT concerns grow as Brunei implements Sharia law
With the expected implementation of an anti-LGBT law in Brunei that would punish homosexuality with death by stoning, LGBT-rights advocates are mobilizing against the financial...
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Ethiopia to make same-sex acts a non-pardonable crime
Ethiopian lawmakers are planning to pass a bill into law which would make same-sex acts between consenting adults a non-pardonable offense, LGBTQNation reports. Ethiopia’s Pardon and...
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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoes anti-gay bill
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) announced Wednesday she vetoed a controversial bill that critics said would provide businesses with a license to discriminate against LGBT...
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Romney joins growing calls for veto of anti-gay Arizona bill
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney voiced his opposition on Twitter Tuesday to a controversial anti-LGBT bill in Arizona, joining a growing number of voices...
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Anti-gay law prompts U.S. review of Uganda relations
The signing of an anti-gay law by Uganda’s president drew harsh criticism from the United States Monday, prompting an internal review of U.S. relations with...
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U.S. sounds the alarm over anti-gay Nigerian law
The State Department and human rights advocates are voicing concerns over a new law in Nigeria that not only outlaws same-sex marriage, but LGBT organizations...
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Alec Baldwin blames Andrew Sullivan and GLAAD rep for killing his show?
Actor and MSNBC talk show host Alec Baldwin spoke with Gothamist about recent events in which he allegedly used a gay slur against paparazi. In...
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Lesbian waitress’ anti-gay receipt story challenged by customers
Last week, a news report was widely circulated about a lesbian waitress, Dayna Morales, being left an unkind message instead of a tip at her...
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E.W. Jackson says he “respects every individual,” but won’t apologize for past anti-gay statements
“Well, look, my role as a minister is to teach the Bible. Now the Bible has said some things that people in popular culture don’t...
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Barilla’s chairman apologizes again as gay controversy boils over into boycott
On Wednesday, pasta company chairman Guido Barilla remarked that he would not depict “a homosexual family” in Barilla’s advertisements because he “didn’t agree with them.” ...
