Some feuds develop slowly, over the course of many, many moons. You see the temperature between two people—people who often begin as friends—rise until it reaches its feuding point. The lid pops off, the relationship boils over, and we all saw it coming.
Today in "foolish bigots take meaningless stand because of the hate in their hateful little hearts," a Christian couple refused to tip their waiter because he was gay, apparently laboring under the delusion that their failure to acknowledge his service with a few dollars would cause him to reflect upon his lifestyle…
The US Department of Housing has issued new guidance on the Fair Housing Act so that it can be used to fight discrimination against transgender people. One-fifth of transgender individuals report being homeless at some point due to discrimination.
"In love with a woman - must society reject me?" That's the real thing, the tagline from one of Ann Bannon's famous "Beebo Brinker" titles, a series that followed young lesbians in the big city, all featuring the dashing Beebo:
Yesterday afternoon, the Senate voted 68-29 to approve the federal hate crimes amendment, joining the House's earlier decision. The amendment (and the defense bill it's attached to) will now go to President Obama to sign.
