Reblogged from growingup-lgbt
The Road Less Traveled
A blog about life's many adventures, their lessons, and the road less traveled.
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No, today is not about gay rights. Today is about human rights.
Dr. King fought for equality when the concept was still unheard of, quite literally putting his life on the line for his beliefs. As a civil rights pioneer, he broke ground for the people he represented and set a precedent for…
EricJames Borges, a 19-year-old from California, committed suicide yesterday after a history of being bullied for his sexuality that included being kicked out of his house and even an attempted exorcism performed by his mother to “cure” him.
He was a volunteer for The Trevor Project and made an It Gets Better video, which you can also see at the link above. He worked hard to make life better for kids who went through the same struggles he did and was committed to the cause of equality.
Nothing will ever make this okay. Send your thoughts and prayers to his friends and family; he was truly a beautiful person.
My heart is greatly saddened.
Oh, lordy.
In the Republican debate from last Tuesday, candidates were (inevitably) asked about how LGBT people can form committed relationships, presumably in the absence of marriage equality. Naturally, the candidates turned the question around, arguing that Christians are persecuted more harshly in this country than LGBT people.
Rick Perry brought up the infamous war on religion, using President Obama’s anti-DOMA stance as evidence. Mitt Romney whined about how Catholic charities are no longer state-sponsored because they discriminate against same-sex couples, and our best pal Rick Santorum suggested children would be better raised by people in jail than by two parents of the same sex.
“The bigotry question goes both ways,” declared Newt Gingrich. “And there is a lot more anti-Christian bigotry today than there is concern on the other side, and none of it gets covered by the news media.”
I honestly can’t take these people seriously anymore. Have they been treated as second-class citizens? Have they lost any of their basic rights as Americans and as human beings? Didn’t think so. Any ridicule of these individuals is rooted in the hateful words they spew, not the higher power they worship.
Fox News largely ignores stories about bullying, particularly LGBT bullying, according to a new report from Media Matters.
The report looked at the bullying-related stories that made the biggest recent headlines, such as Jamey Rodemeyer’s suicide, and compared how much air time different news stations devoted to the stories. Fox aired just one segment on Jamey, while CNN and MSNBC did “numerous stories” on him and on LGBT bullying in general.
In addition, Fox has obviously shown its bias by slamming anti-bullying measures in New Jersey, giving very little coverage to marriage equality in New York and the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and arguing against California’s recent FAIR Act.
Okay, if anybody wasn’t convinced that Fox is the devil of journalism, here you go. “Fair and balanced.” Right.
This seemed so fitting for the moment.
Thought this was especially fitting.
