May 8, 2012
Toronto Mayor's Radio Show Mouthpiece for Homophobia

Rob Ford’s weekly radio show with brother brought their standard low brow discourse to a whole other level in their latest broadcast. The guest on the show, David Menzies a Toronto Sun reporter, compared homosexuality to obesity, claiming it effects your health as you are more likely to get HIV. He also took shots at a reporter with a rival newspaper, the Toronto Star, claiming the Star sent the most effeminate reporter they had to look into a story that has caused it’s own media firestorm - http://metronews.ca/voices/ford-for-toronto/129795/ford-angry-reporter/

Rob Ford has been no stranger to homophobia, refusing to attend any LGBTQ related events, including Toronto Pride (3rd largest pride festival in the world), claiming that if you’re not gay or a drug user then you don’t need to worry about getting AIDS, endorsing a candidate known for homophobic views and sermons (claiming it is evil, and a disease needing to be cured), he now has this to add to it. 

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Filed under: Rob Ford Homophobia homophobic LGBTQ LGBT Queer Gay Lesbian Bi Trans Toronto Tdot T.O. Politics Newstalk 1010 Toronto Sun David Menzies 
May 4, 2012

I can’t explain how much I love this. This is what more campaign ads should be like, intelligent, truthful, concise, and addressing the issues. Brilliant. 

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Filed under: Politics USA Election 2012 Obama Romney Big Oil Clean Energy Green Energy Clean Tech Campaign ads Democrat Republican GOP attack ads 
May 4, 2012

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Filed under: Rob Ford Star Wars Jabba Jabba the hot Lookalikes Politics Toronto Canada Tdot T.O. 
May 3, 2012
UK To Wipe All Convictions That Occurred Under Buggary Laws

It looks like politicians in the UK have heard the chorus coming from the masses after Alan Turing was denied a posthumous pardon for his conviction for buggery.

The UK will now pardon all those who suffered convictions under the Sexual Offences Act of 1956. An estimated 16,000 convictions could now be eligible for removal from police records along with malicious convictions for “loitering with intent” according the Pink Press. 

Kudos UK! It puts a big smile on my faces when suggestions made in previous posts then come to fruition (though it is HIGHLY doubtful this blog was influential on that in anyway). 

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Filed under: UK England Politics LGBTQ Gay Queer Lesbian LGBT Great Britain law homophobia 
March 13, 2012

Hillary Clinton’s now famous speech on LGBTQ rights to the United Nations.

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Filed under: equality freedom Gay Bi Trans Lesbian Queer LGBTQ LGBT equal rights homophobia United Nations Global Politics Hillary Clinton 
March 12, 2012
Bid to oust T.O. mayor stems from 'resource misuse' | CTV Toronto

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Filed under: Toronto Tdot T.O. Ontario Rob Ford Politics 
March 12, 2012

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Filed under: Subway LRT Toronto Politics transportation mass transit transit Ontario Metrolinx Rob Ford Canada TTC 
March 2, 2012
Maryland Passes Same-sex Marriage (8th State to do so)

Holy Jebus! Yes that’s right Maryland, a State south of the Mason-Dixon, has legalized same-sex marriage. While it faces a questionable future with advocates against same-sex marriage pushing for a referendom it suprisingly has beat other states many thought would see equal marriage before it (Oregon, Hawaii, New Jersey, Rhodes Island).

A huge congratulations to all those in Maryland and hats off to the legislators in the State who had the courage to support equality and do what is right.

Slainte!

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Filed under: equality equal rights equal marriage same-sex marriage USA politics Maryland MD Gay Queer LGBTQ LGBT Lesbian marriage 
February 13, 2012

Wonderful speech by Republican Maureen Walsh in FAVOR of same-sex marriage.

Maureen Walsh is a state representative for Walla Walla in Washington.

Also a big congratulations to Washington state for legalizing same-sex marriage!

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Filed under: same-sex marriage equal marriage equal rights equality Washington WA Maureen Walsh Gay Lesbian Queer LGBTQ LGBT USA GOP Politics Republican 
February 7, 2012
equalitopia: BREAKING: Proposition 8 Ruled Unconstitutional Proposition 8 was ruled unconstitutional on Tuesday by a San Francisco appeals court, according to Reuters. The three-judge panel ruled 2-1 that Proposition 8 was a violation of the rights of gays and lesbians. According to the report, a stay has been in place and gay marriages will not resume until the deadline passes for Proposition 8 sponsors to appeal.

equalitopia:

BREAKING: Proposition 8 Ruled Unconstitutional

Proposition 8 was ruled unconstitutional on Tuesday by a San Francisco appeals court, according to Reuters.

The three-judge panel ruled 2-1 that Proposition 8 was a violation of the rights of gays and lesbians. According to the report, a stay has been in place and gay marriages will not resume until the deadline passes for Proposition 8 sponsors to appeal.

(via fuckyeahlgbt)

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Filed under: LGBTQ LGBT Queer Lesbian Bi Gay equal rights same-sex marriage equality politics California prop 8