Ever since Remi got me my Mini Clubman, I’ve wanted to put a little gay pride decal on the window. Something subtle, like the yellow and blue equal sign or a little rainbow corgi. You know, just something little that other family members would recognize because we always love it when we see other cars [...]
Tag Archives: Hate Crimes
Man-hater or gay-basher….does it really matter?
Written by Guest Butch, K Who are we? The writers of this blog, Sasha, Raye, LB_Boi, and myself included are gay advocates. As gay advocates, we have a responsibility to ourselves and our community to educate anyone who is unaware of us. That being said, remember our allies. Remember who we need as allies. 75% [...]
Anti-Gay Hate Crimes on the Rise
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people killed in bias-motivated incidents increased by 28 percent in 2008 compared to a year ago, according to a national coalition of advocacy groups. Last year’s 29 killings was the highest recorded by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs since 1999, when it [...]
FIGHT HATE NOW
We just got the news: the U.S. House has passed the fully inclusive Matthew Shepard Act. This was not an easy victory. But we WON in the House – thanks in part to the tireless, fearless Judy Shepard, who joined me in critical last-minute meetings on Capitol Hill today. Now the battle moves to the [...]