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“…woman approached Chris Brown…and asked to get
picture with him…two men rushed over to get in the photo…”
“I’m not into this gay shit, I’m into boxing,” and
(Brown) hit the alleged victim in the face.
Reports say the other man never threw a punch.
Mr. Brown seems to punch a lot of people. He really
needs to get some professional help with that. > The Hollywood Gossip.
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(Would they have refused to lend a laptop to a
girl?)
“Though
Asquith admits he sometimes wears feminine clothes, on this particular day he
was wearing shorts and a hoodie and had his hair pulled back. He identifies as
a gay man, but this would constitute discrimination based on his perceived gender
identity, demonstrating how comprehensive nondiscrimination protections are
important for all communities.” > Think Progress.
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“In France that means
town officials, who can conduct weddings, cannot opt out of performing a
ceremony on the grounds that doing so would infringe upon their freedom of
conscience. In most cases so far deputies have covered for objecting Mayor’s but the
threat of a 5-year prison sentence hangs over those that defy the government of
Francois Hollande.”
In public service, your job is to serve the public
according to the law of the land. To do otherwise is to discriminate against
someone. France had a virulent reaction to proposed gay legislation not that
long ago, possibly influenced by conservative Catholic interests, and possibly also
by abuses of children by aforesaid church. There is also simple homophobia to
take into account. It is a complex issue and human attitudes aren’t always
honest or fully disclosed for what they are. > Canada Free Press.
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Open
Games in Moscow to test anti-gay laws.
“I’m not afraid,” Mr.
(Viktor) Romanov said, weathered hands wiping tea from his salt-and-pepper
stubble. “I’m apprehensive. We don’t know how the government will take this.”
> New
York Times > Europe.
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“The so-called ‘Media
Research Center’s’ laughable call for more anti-gay views on TV is as
ridiculous as it is misleading,” said GLAAD’s Wilson Cruz. “Hollywood’s
increase in LGBT characters is an accurate reflection of the American cultural
fabric, which no longer accepts this kind of bigotry. Despite this fringe
group’s desperate ploy to spread hatred, it’s time they realize they’ve lost
touch with a vast majority of Americans, who embrace their lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender neighbors, family and friends.”
Fair Disclosure: Newsbusters claims to ‘expose & combat liberal media bias.’
Fair Disclosure: Newsbusters claims to ‘expose & combat liberal media bias.’
Fair Comment: (Or Fair Question.) When
is it ‘bias’ and when is it the generally-prevailing opinion of the majority?
And if you are in the minority, is it not true that democracy can seem like
tyranny—ask any gay person who has been alive on this Earth for more than five
minutes.
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