5 Homophobic Rants That Make Mel Gibson Look Like A Cuddly Teddy Bear

July 16, 2010 by Michelle Penny  
Filed under Homophobia

The ever so not so lovely Mel Gibson has been getting himself in plenty of trouble of late after his rants at former partner Oksana Grigorieva were leaked to the media. Filled with anger and aggression at his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child, the secret recordings see Gibson tells Grigorieva that not only does [...]

5 Gay Hating Homophobes Who Turned Out To Be Rainbow Blooded Themselves…

July 6, 2010 by Michelle Penny  
Filed under Homophobia

To be discriminated against by heterosexuals who can never truly understand what life for a LGBT person really like is bad enough. What is worse though, is for the discrimination to be lead by someone who is later revealed to be as gay as a rainbow is rainbow coloured, and it happens a whole lot [...]

Could This Be the Most Homophobic Letter Ever Written?

June 18, 2010 by Michelle Penny  
Filed under Homophobia

It’s Gay Pride Month this month. It’s a chance to celebrate who we, as an LGBT community, are and the fact that we’re proud of it. It’s something that’s all about positivityWell that’s we thought…. According to the author of this lovely letter to the Sun Gazette however Gay Pride is actually nothing to be [...]

Cambridge Accused Of Homophobia After Turning Gay Couples Away From June Event Attraction

June 18, 2010 by Michelle Penny  
Filed under News

The UK’s Cambridge’s Trinity Hall’s June Event Committee has been accused of homophobia following the  banning of gay couples from riding on the swing boats that made up part of the attractions at the June Event. Writing for The Cambridge Tab, Milo Yiannopoulos said that despite a number of complaints from gay attendees, the attraction [...]

Did Homophobia In The London Metropolitan Police Leads Trainee PC To Kill Herself?

June 17, 2010 by Michelle Penny  
Filed under News

Writing a four page letter claiming staff at the London Metropolitan Police’s Hendon training college had displayed homophobic behaviour towards her, trainee PC Lara Goldie then hung herself at her flat in Hackney. Discovered by a neighbour on Sunday morning, residents in the block said they were stunned by her death, and whilst her letter [...]

Nate Phelps Speaks Out Against His Father Fred Phelps And The Homophobic Westboro Church

April 6, 2010 by Michelle Penny  
Filed under Homophobia

It would be safe to say that most of us don’t feel too friendly towards Fred Phelps, his family and his Westboro Church who appear to have dedicated their lives to telling everyone just how awful gay people are, and how we’re to blame for just about everything. However there is one member of the [...]

Must Read: Incredible Letter Of Anger From Parent In Support Of Her Gay Son

February 8, 2010 by Michelle Penny  
Filed under Homophobia

Being part of the LGBT community can often see you being discriminated against, abused and insulted for being nothing more than who you were born to be. Some of us have the support of the family that helps us get through the hard times, others sadly don’t. One mother who sets a real example of [...]

Katie Couric Talks Gay Marriage, Proposition 8 and Homophobia with Ellen DeGeneres

February 4, 2010 by Michelle Penny  
Filed under Showbiz

In an interview with Katie Couric, Ellen DeGeneres spoke of how she felt we have grown to disrespect not just people but the world as a whole and until we start to do the latter then we can’t even begin to work on the former. In talking about what strides she felt had happened in [...]

k.d. Lang Reveals How She’s Avoided Homophobia In Her 25 Years In The Music Business

January 28, 2010 by Michelle Penny  
Filed under Homophobia, Music

In speaking to Blacktown Advocate about her 25 years in the music business, k.d Lang says she believes she has been able to avoid negative publicity because of two main reasons. The first is being confident about who you are. The second, and perhaps to k.d Lang the most important one – you stop giving a damn [...]

Obama’s Civil Rights Division Intervene In Lawsuit To Prove Title IX Protects Against Homophobic Bullying

January 19, 2010 by Michelle Penny  
Filed under Homophobia

Originally known as the Title IX of the Education Amendments when it was first written in 1972, the law, which states that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity [...]

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