At least now we know that the right-wing extremism isn't just reserved for violating the civil rights of immigrants: LGBT & DV victims are now(?) included in the list of victims of the state's culture wars.... Or as a native has put it on the comments page:

The photograph is not easy to look at, and it's not clear at first glance if Millicent Gaika, the woman in the photo, is dead or alive. Huge purple bruises surround both of her swollen eyes, and her neck is crisscrossed by a number of open gashes and scars.

"a music video for lgbtq kids everywhere - now available on itunes"

Sam Harris is a well known "Atheist spokesman" and usually bashes religion in general. (Here's another seed with an excellent discussion about his views on Atheism vs faith: Atheist Sam Harris: Why We Should Ditch Religion).

Word that the world's largest military power will allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military brought strong and swift reaction Saturday, with supporters declaring a civil rights milestone and detractors insisting it would weaken and divide the armed forces.

"She claims that she knew of the star's alleged intolerance far before anyone else.

In an interview with the ultra conservative American Family News Network's OneNewsNow, [Dr.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said in a recent interview with Big Think that he believes the country is at a point where it will soon be acceptable to elect a gay president.

"As Congress prepares to hold a vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Liz Cheney — who had come out in favor of repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell earlier this year — reiterated the need to lift the ban during a speech sponsored by the National Center for Po …

Drag Queens and Kings.

For the former Florida beauty queen and her Save Our Children group, it was the alleged plans of gays and lesbians to "recruit" in schools that provided the fodder for their crusade.

Co-host Whoopi Goldberg also joined the debate, quoting Scripture to try to prove that God doesn't judge, so neither should humans judge homosexuals. "I really believe that God said very clearly 'Noone else can judge you, but Me'," Goldberg expressed.

"Today, one position has emerged as the clear preference of the majority of Americans," FiveThirtyEight reports. "Seventy-five percent of Americans support open service, 17 oppose any service, and only 8 percent support the compromise position of 'don't ask, don't tell.'"

Lesbian Mothers....

"An official with Kenya's largest gay rights organization says there is panic among its members following remarks made by Kenya's prime minister that homosexuals should be arrested.

When a majority of troops told Pentagon interviewers this summer they didn't care if gays were allowed to serve openly in the military, it represented a sharp break from the past when America's fighting forces voiced bitter opposition to accepting racial minorities and women in t …

"The BBC's Panorama programme has found evidence that Muslim schoolchildren in England are being taught anti-Semitic and homophobic material from a Saudi textbook.

People give words power. Many times, that power is destructive. Power is something that one feels over another. People display the uncanny ability to look down or in control of the weak. Power can be exercised through mean spirited words or intimidating sounds.

...that's just what happened recently in Raleigh at the Cameron Village shopping center to a couple of women who were being affectionate with each other when a guard happened by.

WASHINGTON — Following a survey of U.S.

"According to a CNN exit poll, more self-identified lesbians, gay men and bisexuals voted for Republicans in the midterm election than ever before.

In the previous polls there has been a correlation between those against gay rights and those who have any association with anyone that is gay. So, I decided that I would write an article that addressed some of the stereotypes of homosexuality.

A member of a northern Arkansas school board, commenting on a campaign to get people to wear purple to show support for bullied gay and lesbian youth, purportedly posted on Facebook that the only way he would wear purple is "if they all commit suicide."

"Israel, like the United States, is a largely secular society with deep religious roots. And Israel, like the United States, is home to vocal religious conservatives who frown on homosexuality.

Recently I conducted a poll on here asking some pretty basic questions regarding gay rights. Though you can visit the article yourself for more detailed information, I am going to summarize here what the poll showed and do some follow-up on the subject.

The Pentagon is instructing military recruiters to accept the applications of gays and lesbians who wish to join the military, but must inform potential recruits that a moratorium on "don't ask, don't tell" could be lifted at any moment.

First, I realize the title will cause controversy, and it is for that reason I chose it. Attention needs to be paid to the injustices of our culture and society today.

Facebook is working with a gay-advocacy group to reduce the amount of hate speech and bullying on the online social hub.

Organizers said the rally included more than 400 groups representing black, Latino, gay and lesbian, labor, environmental and civil-rights activists who gathered at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial for the "One Nation Working Together" rally.

The Montana Republican party recently adopted an official platform. Whoops, look at that: A 12-year-old commitment to making homosexuality illegal slipped in there. As far as Montana Republicans are concerned, being gay should be a crime.

"Muslims are calling for the executions of homosexuals in America," Dean said on YCR's May 15 radio show on AM 1280 the Patriot.

"A landmark of sorts was achieved today as CNN just came out with a poll showing a 52 percent majority of Americans agreed with the statement that "gays and lesbians should have a constitutional right to get married and have their marriage recognized by law as valid." Some 46 pe …

"Gay Israelis have been serving openly in the military for 17 years, and their country is safer for it. "Viewed from Israel, the continuing witch hunt against gays and lesbians in the U.S. military makes little sense.

Buchanan is a well known anti-Israel and anti-Semitic bigot: "If Kagan is confirmed, Jews, who represent less than 2 percent of the U.S. population, will have 33 percent of the Supreme Court seats. Is this the Democrats' idea of diversity?

"Morocco's main Islamist opposition party has called for gay singer Elton John to be banned from performing at a festival in Rabat later this month, a party leader said Friday.

"UIC student Jason Connell used the appearance of the hate group to raise money for queer rights groups such as Human Rights Campaign, International AIDS Foundation and Chicago based Jerusalem Open House.

"Turkey has blocked two of its largest LGBT websites. Users of sites such as hadigayri.com and gabile.com are finding that instead of regular homepages, they are seeing messages stating that the site has been blocked by the Telecommunication Directorate.