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JUDY SHEPARD PUSHES FOR HATE CRIMES LEGISLATION

By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Judy Shepard steps to the ballroom lectern, dangles her reading glasses and waves a folding fan. Necessities, she explains, for "a woman of a certain age." The state employees chuckle. Soon they — and their guest speaker — will weep. The story of how Shepard’s son Matthew […]

Ben & Jerry’s Honors Same Sex Marriage In Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ben & Jerry’s, known for its euphoric ice cream flavors and dedication to social justice, celebrates the beginning of the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples in Vermont with the symbolic renaming of its well known ice cream flavor "Chubby Hubby" to "Hubby Hubby" . In partnership with Freedom to Marry,

September Entertainment Reviews by Leon

A Scarecrow’s Bible Author: Martin Hyatt Review By: Leon Velasco Rating: One Thumb Up, One Thumb Down I had read this book and somehow would get lost in text. In some parts I would read 2-3 times just to make sure I had read it right to get it to connect with the next topic

Entertainment Reviews By Leon

Grande Ecole Director: Robert Salis / Not Rated / Starring: Gregori Baquet – Jocelyn Quivrin – Arthur Jugnot Alice Taglioni – Elodie Navarre – Salim Kechiouche Reviewed By- Leon Velasco Rating – Two Thumbs up This is a very erotic drama. Very well written and any one who has had to hide their sexuality and

Bill Moyers On Real Time With Bill Maher

Bill Moyers on HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher. It’s too bad more Americans don’t think like this man. The health care debate currently raging can be taken down to the simplicity of Moyer’s statements. Why are we fighting against something we all deserve and that every other advanced Western civilization has already figured out?

Sam Harris on Real Time

The biggest threat in America, in my opinion, continues to be American Christians, those driven by fairy tales instead of logic and reason. What’s really tragic is that so many Christians (or at least they appear to be) have moved into the LGBT fight for equal rights. How are we using our brains when we

Texas Liquor Board Fires 3 Over Raid On Gay Bar

FORT WORTH, Texas—Texas’ liquor board fired two agents and a supervisor, disciplined two other supervisors and changed several policies in the wake of a raid at a gay bar that left a customer seriously injured and led to protests, officials announced Friday. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said agent Christopher Aller and agent trainee Jason