Thursday, September 22, 2011

Headlines From LGBTQNation

Kerry, Nadler introduce bills targeting LGBT discrimination in housing, credit

September 22 — Legislation was introduced on Thursday in both chambers of Congress that would amend existing federal law to protect LGBT people in the housing and credit markets. The legislation, which was [...]Read more »

NOM announces leadership change, Gallagher out as board chairman

September 22 — The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) on Thursday announced that that John Eastman, a Constitutional law scholar, will be replacing Maggie Gallagher as its Chairman of the Board.
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‘Save California’ leader suggests Larry King provoked his own murder

September 22 — Randy Thomasson of Save California said that openly gay student Larry King, who was murdered by his classmate Brandon McInerney in 2008, provoked his murderer into killing him. Read more »

Remembering Tyler Clementi, one year since gay teen jumped to his death

September 22 — On this day one year ago, Tyler Clementi -- an 18-year-old student at Rutgers University -- jumped to his death from the George Washington bridge after a sexual encounter he had with another man was allegedly streamed online by his roommate. Read more »

The inevitability of the rise of gay affirming Christianity

September 22 — It is inevitable that Christians who would now be described as "liberal" will be the overwhelming majority of Christians in America. That sea change, the waters of which we already feel swelling everywhere around us, can no sooner be stopped than can the moon passing across the night sky. Read more »

Hate group Family Research Council promises to ‘monitor’ DADT repeal

September 22 — Several folks on the right aren’t happy with this week’s repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The SPLC-designated hate group, the Family Research Council, has weighed in with a nonsensical scathing attack on President Obama and an ugly promise to “monitor” the effects of DADT. Read more »

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