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:Eric Ethington (Author) | October 30, 2010
Michigan – Last month, we ran a story about Andrew Shirvell – the Assistant Attorney General who has been stalking and harassing University of Michigan openly gay student president Chris Armstrong. Armstrong is filing an ethics complaint against Shirvell and the state bar may pull his law license. Good! This guy is a serious closet-stalker [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 29, 2010
I love this show, I really do. “What Would You Do?” is airing a new show tonight on ABC where young actors portray an anti-gay bullying scene with hidden cameras around. What’re people’s reactions? “Well it wasn’t any of my business.” Watch the preview below. The preview clip shows one incredibly awesome guy coming to [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 29, 2010
San Francisco, CA – Last week, Amber Yust went to the DMV to get her name changed. Everything went smoothly, but then she received a personal letter at home from the DMV employee telling her that she was an abomination and the “all gay people should be put to death.” Come on San Francisco, really? [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 29, 2010
Santa Ana, CA – When the staff of Equality California arrived at their office this morning, they found a noose tied to their front door. They immediately called the police, but instead of help, were told “sometimes you just have to live with being a victim.” WTF? My understanding is that threats made against LGBT [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 29, 2010
Well how about that? Soldiers are apparently much more rational than our elected officials would have us believe. The results of the DADT survey are coming in now, and the majority of soldiers have said that they support letting openly gay citizens serve, or they don’t actually care. Conversation going on in John McCain’s office [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 29, 2010
Arkansas – Clint McCance, the school board vice president who said that all gay people should get AIDS and commit suicide told CNN that he will resign. In the interview, he says his words were blown out of proportion and that he regrets saying it. Regrets being caught he means. This bigot deserves whatever he [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 28, 2010
Salt Lake City, UT – I need to do a personal post today, as I’m facing some homophobia at the office. The subject of gay marriage came up today, and I’m on my own to defend human rights against people trying to convince me Separate But Equal is valid. Many of you may know that [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 28, 2010
Servicemembers United are still pushing for a legislative repeal during the 2010 lame-duck session. They released a video this morning laying a complex but possible plan to make it happen. DADT is on its last wobbling-legs one way or the other! “The necessary legislative strategy to get ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ legislation through Congress in [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 28, 2010
Midland County, Michigan – Toni Sessoms is running for state house, and she’s openly gay. Last week, her opponents ran a viscious campaign of robo-calls, attacking Sessoms over the fact that she’s gay. The recorded call says the word “homosexual” no less than 10 times. This is just gross. As if the Toni Sessom’s sexual orientation has [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 28, 2010
Ok, it’s funny enough I have to post it. The Pledge Of Allegiance according to Republicorp er… I mean Republicans! Watch it below.
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.