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The Butcher’s Bill: May 2010
This will not be a regular column, per se, if for no other reason than simply covering such stories takes a serious emotional toll on me. But, the stories need to be told, so this column will appear periodically. It will be by no means complete, but I will try my best.
“Miss Beverly Hills” Advocates Death for Homosexuals
It is also not the first time in recent history such views have been promoted. While Ashley may not wear a swastika armband, or have a funny little mustache, she is rapidly becoming the new face of hatred and potentially violent intolerance, Aryan looking young models who largely promote a patriarchal view of female sexuality, while they espouse hateful and violent views towards specific groups.
Hate 101: Gay and Lesbian Transphobia – Historical
Part 2 on the series, we look into the history of transgender persons within the LGBT movement, as well as transphobia by gays and lesbians in an attempt to force transgender persons out of the equality movement, deny their history, and to further oppress them.
On Celebrity Outings and Labelling
More than a few writers and commentators have suggested that Baxter is not a “real lesbian,” but is instead a lesbian-identified bisexual. Now, normally, I’m not a huge fan of labels, but this particular one, especially in the context it is used in, not only denies Baxter’s self-identification and expression of herself as a lesbian, but negates her entire past, not to mention her journey of self-exploration to find her true self and the happiness she sought.
9th US Circuit Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional
“To the extent that the application of DOMA serves to preclude the provision of health coverage to a same-sex spouse of a legally married federal employee because of the employee’s and his or her spouse’s sex or sexual orientation, DOMA as applied contravenes the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution and is therefor unconstitutional”
Texans Ban Marriage, in 2005?
It would appear, in the race to add constitutional amendments to prevent LGBT persons from becoming equal with their heteronormative counterparts, that Texas, as usual, took some fairly extreme measures. Because, in that effort to keep inequality legal, 22 words brought LGBT Texans much closer to equality than heteronormative Texans would have guessed, or wanted. [...]
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