Tag Archives: homophobia
The new anti-marriage equality argument: it would promote “feminist marriage”
TweetLet’s be real: opponents of marriage equality have been known to use some shameful tactics to make their case. They’ve used weak analogies involving water and beer. They’ve subtly and not-so-subtly compared homosexuality with bestiality and pedophilia. They’ve suggested that LGBTQ folks don’t make good parents. They deliberately race-baited during the California Prop 8 debate, [...]
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NFL adds “sexual orientation” to anti-discrimination language
TweetToo bad the NFL wasn’t super public about this change, but glad to see the news nonetheless. Amanda Terkel reports: The NFL has removed a hurdle for professional football players who may be thinking of coming out as gay, banning discrimination based on “sexual orientation.” The new language was quietly put into the 2011 collective [...]
The L-Word’s Leisha Hailey kicked off of Southwest flight for kissing girlfriend
TweetIf you love Leisha Hailey from The L-Word like I do, prepare to fume. Southwest Airlines, the airline company that loves to discriminate based on size and what you’re wearing (not to mention harass some women in the process) kicked the actress and her girlfriend off of their flight yesterday for kissing, with the reason [...]
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Foo Fighters counter-protest the Westboro Baptist Church in song form
TweetThe Westboro Baptist Church, in their continuing quest to piss off everyone ever, decided to protest a Foo Fighters concert in Kansas City. No, I don’t really understand why the Foo Fighters feature prominently among the people God hates – probably because the promo for their current tour is super gay. The band decided to [...]
Who Will Speak for the Closeted Christmas-Celebrators? Rick Perry, that’s who!