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ArkansASS high school refuses to include bio of gay student in yearbook

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I hate to say it but this does not surprise me at all.  I have been to AR several times for work and let me tell you…not the most forward thinking place.  I will say…Fayetteville is lovely little town (technically a city) though.

Taylor Ellis is a student at Sheridan High School and was one of seven students asked to write a bio for the yearbook.  Long story short, the school is refusing to publish this bio because he talks about being gay.  Ok…so how is this not discrimination? Would it be ok to not publish a person’s bio because of their race, religion or gender?! It is so hard to imagine how people (even in Arkansas) don’t get this.

HRC has a petition that you can sign here which is calling for the school to add the bio and calling this an ‘act of discriminatory censorship’.  As always, good work HRC.

Lastly, it seems that Sheridan Superintendent Brenda Haynes and Principal Rodney Williams made this decision.

 

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by MJB on March 20, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by MJB on March 20, 2014

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Gay couple kicked out of bar for being gay

Just read this story and had to comment. A gay couple was thrown out of a country-western bar in Texas for dancing together. Justin Meyer, 21, and James Douglas, 30, say the owner of Cactus Canyon in Victoria, Texas kicked them out for two-stepping together. The reason provided you ask? “Security Reasons”.

Here is what a bar spokesperson had to say, “It’s not acceptable for men to dance together in the type of business that we run.”. So basically they run a bigoted organization that promotes discrimination. Congratulations.

This is why the LGBT community needs federal rights and protection as a minority group.

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by MJB on December 28, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by MJB on December 28, 2013

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Think about it

Think about it

Discrimination is discrimination. Period end of story. Stop hiding behind religion.

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by MJB on November 17, 2013  •  Image  •  Permalink
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Man attacks sister with crowbar because she’s a lesbian

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A crowbar was used by a deranged idiot to attack his sister. Mind you, SHE brought shame to the family…

Bigot and accomplice

Bigot and accomplice

So file this under disgusting.  According to the Associated Press, Ahmed Mohammed Tuma allegedly attacked his sister with a crowbar because she was a lesbian and “a disgrace to her family”.  He is facing multiple charges including suspicion of attempted assault, criminal mischief and making terroristic threat.  On top of all that, he is facing a hate-crime “enhancement” of the charges according to the AP.

The incident occurred in Nebraska on 11/8.  Tuma is a 20-year old muslim man.  Additionally, he had an alleged accomplice.  Nathan Marks, 20.  Both idiots are facing charges.  The accomplice faces charges of aiding and abetting terroristic threats and aiding and abetting use of a weapon to commit a felony.

The victim is a 22-year old and is engaged.  Her brother came after her and girlfriend.  They were able to get into their car safely where her brother apparently tried to push the car into oncoming traffic with his pick-up truck.

So let me get this right…your sister being a lesbian brings shame to the family but you attacking her with a crowbar is ok.    According to the Lincoln Police Department, Tuma also threatened to kill his sister.  Again, all about how you are brought up.  Clearly, this man could use an education and some help undoing some of the brainwashing that clearly was a factor in this horrible hate crime.

Hopefully this man can take a step back and look at big picture here.  Hopefully he can distance themselves from the hate-filled brainwashing and step towards being better people.

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by MJB on November 12, 2013  •  Permalink
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