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President Obama made remarks late today on the Matthew
Shepard & James Byrd, Jr. Hates Crimes Prevention Bill, which he signed into law earlier this afternoon.
Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
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Towleroad has received a statement from Cyndi Lauper praising passage of the hate crimes bill, which President Obama will sign into law tomorrow.
"As a straight ally and as a person with many lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender family members,...
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The Senate cleared a historic hate crimes bill Thursday for President Obama’s signature, approving new federal penalties for attacks on gay men and lesbians.
The legislation, which was attached to the conference report for the bill outlining the...
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October is my favorite month – I’m going to state it officially for the record. It’s got some significant gay activist dates, like October 11th (in the US – apparently it’s the 12th in the UK), which is National Coming Out Day, and the whole thing...
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Last night on the House floor, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) attacked the Matthew Shepard hate crimes bill, which is attached to a defense appropriations bill. Gohmert says the hate crimes bill is holding soldiers hostage, preventing hate preachers...
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In August I posted about the 80-minute epilogue to The Laramie Project which was to open on the 11th anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death. Some new details: the show will be opening at more than 130 theaters simultaneously on October 12.
The...
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Gossip columnist Perez Hilton (real name: Mario Lavandeira) has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the manager of the hip-hop group The Black-Eyed Peas for allegedly giving him a black eye outside a nightclub in Toronto. Hilton is seeking...
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On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law. The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, also known as...
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When you're a purist and refuse to take your religious crazy in anything other than the undiluted, economy-sized, straight-round-the-bend variety with "Made in America" stamped right on the front of the bottle in big red letters, you...