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Hate Crimes Bill Passes Senate, But Faces Veto

A Concerned Citizen wrote 1 day ago: The Senate voted 63-28 today to cease discussion on the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, … more →

Tags: Hate Crimes, News, Politics, Carl Levin, Congress, Denate, Department of Defense, DoD, F-22

How Did Your Senators Vote on the Matthew Shepard Act Amendment Last Night?

unfinishedlives wrote 1 day ago: Follow this link to see how your Senators voted on the Matthew Shepard Act Amendment to the Defense … more →

Tags: anti-LGBT hate crime murder, Hate Crimes, Law and Order, legislation, Politics, Social Justice & Advocacy, U S Senate, washington dc, hate crimes legislation

#210: U.S. Senate Favors Expanded Hate Crimes Legislation2 comments

David wrote 1 day ago: After nearly 12 years of failed attempts, the United States Senate finally favored expanded hate cr … more →

Tags: News, legislation

So Close!: Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Amendment Passes Senate 63-28, But Faces Possible Veto

unfinishedlives wrote 2 days ago: Washington, DC – In an historic vote for LGBT rights and hate crimes prevention, the U.S. Sena … more →

Tags: anti-LGBT hate crime murder, Hate Crimes, Law and Order, legislation, military, Social Justice & Advocacy, washington dc, hate crimes legislation

Matthew Shepard Act NOW.

lauren wrote 3 days ago: The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act is coming to a vote on the Senate floor this week and your supp … more →

Tags: Politics, Political Action, Senator

Hate Crimes Bill: Liar, Liar, Your Pants Are On Fire!

fruitfly wrote 3 days ago: Republicans, you just gotta love ‘em for being a bunch of liars.  There’s no truth in an … more →

Tags: Bishop Harry Jackson (R-Liar), Gay Marriage, GOP, GOP Disease, Jim DeMint (R-SC), Joe My God, Mike Pence (R-IN Liar), Republican Loosers

From HRC: CALL YOUR SENATORS TODAY BY 5PM!

A Concerned Citizen wrote 4 days ago: From the Human Rights Campaign: The right wing is willing to keep LGBT people in harm’s way t … more →

Tags: Hate Crimes, News, Politics, Congress, Equality, Gay, gay bashing, Gay Rights, HRC

Sean William Kennedy's Killer Released Early by South Carolina

unfinishedlives wrote 2 weeks ago: Greenville, SC – Sean William Kennedy’s killer, Stephen Moller, has been released early … more →

Tags: anti-LGBT hate crime murder, Beatings and battery, Bludgeoning, Gay men, harassment, Hate Crimes, Heterosexism and homophobia, Law and Order, Perpetrators of Hate Crime

#150: Why I Protest (& Tomorrow's DNC Fundraiser Demonstration in Boston)1 comment

David wrote 3 weeks ago: I won’t be around for the rest of today, and through most of tomorrow as well. Even with the … more →

Tags: administrative, DADT, doma, Enda, Gay Rights, Hate Crimes, Personal, Protest, Same Sex Marriage

#149: Matthew Shepard Act Hearing This Week

David wrote 3 weeks ago: Originally, the Washington Blade reported, through a source, that the Matthew Shepard Act would go … more →

Tags: News, Hate Crimes, legislation

#140: Matthew Shepard Act May Pass Senate This Week

David wrote 1 month ago: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, alongside HRC Director Joe Solomonese (pictured, above), announc … more →

Tags: News, Gay Rights, Hate Crimes, legislation

Triangle of Terror: Gays On Their Guard3 comments

unfinishedlives wrote 1 month ago: “Police in body armor outside US Holocaust Museum (Shawn Thew/European Pressphoto)Wichita, Kan … more →

Tags: anti-LGBT hate crime murder, Anti-Semitism, Arkansas, California, Kansas, racism, Religious Intolerance, Social Justice & Advocacy, Special Comments

Fifty Words1 comment

rainbowmittens wrote 1 month ago: (Yes, I’m trying a new format. Yes, I stole it from the Muskegon Chronicle. Yes, you’ll … more →

Tags: Julie Nemecek, Pride, adam lambert, American Idol

Senate Republicans Back Gay Gunslingers1 comment

Tommy Christopher wrote 1 month ago: The Washington Independent reports (via HuffPo) that Senate Republicans are considering trying a new … more →

Tags: Daily Dose Only, Gay Rights, Politics & News, 2nd Amendment, Gun rights, Pro-Gun Gays, NRA, Second Amendment, pink pistols

#114: Sex With Ducks - A New Opera, in Three Acts, with Pat Robertson, Bill O'Reilly, and Two Somewhat Pretty Girls Who Can Sing

David wrote 1 month ago: This is where you start to think that I have failed at life, as well as afternoon liquor consumptio … more →

Tags: Commentary, Bill O'Reilly, Gay Rights, Humor, Pat RObertson, Prop 8, Same Sex Marriage

Hate Crimes Victims Remembered at Dallas Day of Decision Protest

unfinishedlives wrote 1 month ago: Hundreds gathered to hear speakers call for protests in the streets to show the determination of the … more →

Tags: anti-LGBT hate crime murder, bisexual persons, Gay men, legislation, lesbian women, Marriage Equality, monuments and markers, Popular Culture, Protests and demonstrations

President Obama Meets Judy Shepard at White House

unfinishedlives wrote 1 month ago: Washington, DC – President Barak Obama met Judy Shepard, mother of slain gay son, Matthew Shep … more →

Tags: African-Americans, anti-LGBT hate crime murder, washington dc, Women, hate crimes legislation, Latino / Latina Americans, Politics

Andrew Sullivan on SB 909 - The Matthew Shepard Act

micahescobedo wrote 2 months ago: Renowned homosexual activist and blogger, Andrew Sullivan, recently went on the record to say: … more →

Tags: legislation, LGBT, SB 909, andrew sullivan, Hate Crimes

The Death and Life of Sean Kennedy: A Commemoration

unfinishedlives wrote 2 months ago: Sean Kennedy died from injuries sustained in an anti-LGBT hate crime attack outside a Greenville, SC … more →

Tags: Heterosexism and homophobia, Perpetrators of Hate Crime, Social Justice & Advocacy, South Carolina, Anglo Americans, Beatings and battery, Gay men, hate crime, hate crimes legislation


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