Just when we thought the San Francisco Police Department might have learned something about sending racist and homophobic texts, SFPD is once again taking heavy fire after it was revealed more texts existed, and more officers were involved. Reports say a criminal investigation has unveiled a series of racist texts …
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Will Business Boycotts Kill N.C.’s Most Discriminatory Anti-LGBT Law?
WRAL reports that North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory met with the LGBT-activist organization Human Rights Campaign’s president Thursday, along with the executive director of Equality N.C. and a transgender advocate. The civil liberties groups called for the repeal of HB 2, the widely controversial bill signed by the governor last …
Read More »USWNT Sues U.S. Soccer For Equal Pay
Women’s Team earned significantly less than the male players last year Five of the biggest names on the team listed on the lawsuit Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Hope Solo, five of the biggest names on the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) and reigning 2015 …
Read More »Chicago Police Officer Who Killed LaQuan McDonald Hired By Notorious Police Union
Officer is being charged with first-degree murder in the killing of LaQuan McDonald Community leaders calling Fraternal Order of Police’s Decision to hire Van Dyke while he awaits trial a “Slap in the face” Activists and citizens are outraged after it was revealed that Chicago’s chapter of the Fraternal Order …
Read More »“Moderate” John Kasich Blames People Of Color For Health Crises In Their Communities, Says Statistics Regarding Housing Segregation In Ohio Have “A Political Angle”
Says the minority community “has to have a better partnership” After being told Cleveland is one of the most segregated cities in America, says “everybody has a political angle when they do stats” For months on the campaign trail, John Kasich has successfully portrayed himself as the “moderate” candidate running …
Read More »New Anti-LGBT Legislation In Mississippi Says Marriage Can Only Be Defined Between Man And Woman And That Women Can Be Fired For “Sex-Specific Standards”
House and Senate have passed HB 1523, “Religious Liberty Accommodation Act” Allows state employees, corporations, individuals, healthcare providers, and nonprofit organizations to use religion as a justification for discrimination In the wake of North Carolina’s outrageous legislation outlawing LGBT protections and prohibiting cities or towns from enacting stricter guidelines, newly …
Read More »Missouri State Rep Mike Moon Argues Its His Right “As A Former Embryo” To Legislate Women’s Bodies
Proposed Amendment House Joint Resolution 98, which would ban abortion permanently in the Missouri Constitution Insists fetuses be afforded ‘constitutional protections’ That awkward moment when a male lawmaker lectures women that it his duty “as a former embryo” to strip abortion rights from women who don’t know any better. Well, …
Read More »WATCH: Donald Trump Says Women Should Be Punished For Abortions
Questioned by MSNBC host Chris Matthews about whether he is believes women should be punished for having abortions, Donald Trump responded that he does believe “there has to be some form of punishment.” He would not specify whether by punishment he meant jail time or some other penalty. During a …
Read More »Wisconsin Police Searching For Trump Supporters Who Sexually Assaulted 15 Year Old Girl At Trump Rally
Latest violent counter at a Trump event involves a 15 year old girl groped and pepper sprayed Police searching for two separate suspects involved in the assaults Janesville, Wisconsin police are searching for two men who attended Donald Trump’s town hall event Tuesday night who allegedly sexually assaulted a 15 …
Read More »No Criminal Charges For Officers In Jamar Clark Shooting
Minneapolis County attorney decides not to press charges against two officers involved in fatal shooting of unarmed Jamar Clark Witnesses allege Clark was handcuffed and face down on the sidewalk when he was shot Fatal shooting sparked Black Lives Matter protests nationwide and activists camped outside Minneapolis Police Department for …
Read More »Minnesota Republican State Rep Glenn Guenhagen Thinks LGBT Persons Are “Mentally Ill” And Should “Receive Treatment”
Sponsors bill forcing transgender people to use bathrooms corresponding to their ‘biological sex’ Said LGBT persons should ‘receive treatment’ instead of legal protections A Minnesota Republican state representative named Glenn Gruenhagen has sponsored a bill which would force transgender people to use bathrooms corresponding to their “biological sex” instead of their identified gender. …
Read More »GOP State Senator Says “Men In Dresses” Don’t Deserve To Be Protected
Says “When there’s a majority of people in our state that thinks LGBT rights are an important issue, and thinks that they want representation to do that, it’ll happen” Says First Amendment Allows LGBT To Be Discriminated Due To “Religious Liberty Nebraska Republican State Senator Bill Kintner had some choice words …
Read More »Imani Cezanne Claims She Was Kicked Off American Airlines For Wearing Black Lives Matter Shirt
Flying from Charlotte to Atlanta, Imani Cezanne was asked if she “would be a problem during the flight” Claims she was kicked off the plane because she was wearing a Black Lives Matter shirt A female African American writer and activist was kicked off an American Airlines flight early Friday morning, …
Read More »Utah Governor Signs Bill To Make State First To Require Fetal Anesthesia In Abortions At 20+ Weeks, Medical Community Alarmed
The Governor of Utah, Gary Herbert signed a bill Monday that makes Utah the first state to mandate that doctors must give fetal anesthesia to women while undergoing abortion procedures at 20 weeks of pregnancy or later. Whether or not a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks has been …
Read More »Gov. Pat McCrory Calls NY Ban On State Travel To NC “Political Theater”
After a long holiday weekend, advocacy groups working against anti-LGBT legislatures, including the ACLU and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo began action against North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory for signing a ban on anti-discriminatory legislation into law. On Monday, Governor Cuomo released a statement and executive order banning non-essential travel …
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