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Posts under ‘Human Rights’

Dear Elected Official..

I sent letters to my elected officials today, supporting passage of an inclusive ENDA.

The pain of DADT in 137 words.

It’s about respect.

Saint Fujita

I’ve never really been a Football enthusiast, but after reading this NYT article about linebacker Scott Fujita, I’ve become a Saints fan.

John McCain flips, flops and flaps.

With all due respect to Senator McCain, it is impossible to “honor the service and sacrifices” of LGBT servicemen and women, and in the same breath ask them to lie to their comrades, their commanders, their families and friends.

Who said it?

Name the famous person who said, “We want to fill our culture again with the Christian spirit. We want to burn out all the recent immoral developments in literature, in the theatre, and in the press…”

Think of the Children!

Joe Jervis over at J.M.G. linked an excellent video into his blog today. Created by Rob Tisinai, it is a response to both the claims of Hak-Shing William Tam at the Prop 8 trial and the hateful ignorance spewed by Heteroseparatist.com.

Mike Manning for NOH8

Bisexual Real World DC hottie Mike Manning joins the long line of celebs participating in Adam Bouska’s NOH8 Campaign. And, ye gods, does he photograph well.

Atheist

While I consider myself and Agnostic rather than an Atheist, I think this video defends my beliefs as well. Give it a look.

Hell coming to earth: Uganda

The legislature of Uganda is poised to pass what the main stream media is calling an “anti-homosexuality bill”… This bill is quite possibly the most vile, putrid distillation of hate to be transcribed as law in recent human history.

Slashdot YRO Story: Sharp Rise In Jailing of Online Journalists; Iran May Just Kill Them

You should check out this article on Slashdot:
[Slashdot contributor] bckspc writes: “The Committee to Protect Journalists has published their annual census of journalists in prison. Of the 136 reporters in prison around the world on December 1, ‘At least 68 bloggers, Web-based reporters, and online editors are imprisoned, constituting half of all journalists now in [...]