Source: Philadelphia Inquirer , Lancaster Intelligencer Journal HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Victims of hate crimes who are gay, female or disabled no longer have special protections under state law. The state Supreme Court has upheld a lower-court ruling striking down the 2002 expansion of the Ethnic Intimidation Act that covered sexual orientation, gender identity, and physical or mental disability. In a unanimous decision, the court affirmed a 2007 lower court ruling that the Legislature unlawfully inserted the hate-crime language into an unrelated agricultural-terrorism bill, Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Full story...
Source: Echelon Magazine , WeHo News , OutHistory.org About page A postcard from an OutHistory.
:: The Courage Campaign , an LA-based "online organizing network" aiming for a "new era for progressive politics in California" has prepared a funny ad against Proposition 8 that implores, "Keep the Government Out of Your Pants.
Source: CBS News , Newsweek Matthew Shepard It was ten years ago last Monday that openly gay Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten.
by Scott Larsen Oct. 08,2008 The man who was attacked on a downtown Vancouver street just after midnight on Sept.
Source: Arkansas News Bureau , KARK-TV , KATV , Associated Press via WXVT , AP via Fox News LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
Source: Portfolio.com , Chicago Sun Times , Chicago Tribune A right-wing anti-gay group, American Family Association, is claiming victory after McDonalds Corp.
Source: AFP , Reuters via Toronto Star LISBON -- Lawmakers in Portugal soundly rejected a proposal on Friday to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, sparking anger among gays who say they face discrimination in the conservative Catholic country.
Source: Stamford Advocate , Hartford Courant HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making the state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions.
:: Jack Gilbert , the executive director of Proud Heritage , hopes to open England's first LGBT museum three years from now in London 's King's Cross.
Source: Culture-Buzz , PageOneQ , Bandweek Rather than try to get a catch phrase ingrained in our head, the non-profit Advertising Council , which directs and coordinates public service campaigns on behalf of Madison Avenue and the media industry, will use an ad campaign to try to get an offensive phrase out of our language.
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