The LGBT Community Will Finally Be Protected by Hate Crimes Legislation
Congress voted to pass a hate crimes bill yesterday which serves to add crimes committed because of gender, sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of Federal hate crimes. Apparently the Democrats believed the only way to get this legislation passed was to tack [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘discrimination’
October 23, 2009
Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act Passed & Some Aren’t Happy…
October 19, 2009
Back to the 70’s & Before – Racial Discrimination is Alive & Well
In 1978, much to my total shock and disbelief, my otherwise liberal father would not allow me to date anyone who wasn’t White. My dad had always been so fair – his views on this issue totally sideswiped me. It was appalling to me that a person could be judged on their skin color and [...]
August 8, 2009
Ft. Worth Gay Bar Bashing – How Fun is That?….
I was trying not to make judgments until the investigation into the raid on the Rainbow Lounge in Ft. Worth was completed, and now enough of it has been to say: Homophobia and LGBT discrimination is still alive and well in Texas. Did we really ever doubt it? No, I don’t think so.
This article has [...]
May 31, 2009
Perspectives on the Child Abuser Commercial…
A person’s perspectives are shaped from his life experiences – where a person has been and what he has gone through. I was reminded of this again the other day as my husband and I watched TV.
Our Backgrounds
My husband is Hispanic. He was raised in a rougher part of town, and didn’t have many privileges [...]
