Showing posts with label LGBTQ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LGBTQ. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Indiana passes law legalizing discrimination in the name of "religious liberty"

On Thursday, March 26, 2015, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signs a law sweeping in its protection for discriminatory behavior, particularly against LGBTQ persons:

Here is an analysis from The Atlantic explaining why this law goes further than any of the other so-called "religious liberty" laws on the books:
What Makes Indiana's Religious Liberty Law Different?





Monday, March 16, 2015

Ellen DeGeneres on the suicide of Tyler Clemente


Ellen speaks out after the tragic suicide of Tyler Clemente after he was outed by his college roommate.


It Gets Better Campaign- Combating Bullying

 A few of the "It Gets Better Campaign" from 2010, which was started by Dan Savage after a spate of suicides and bullying incidents.
From Pixar:
 Dan and Terry:
St. Louis's own Andy Cohen:

Friday, March 13, 2015

Bullying- "Tony" by Patty Griffin

A song about a kid who is pushed to the edge by bullying in school.

Tony
by Patty Griffin

Does anyone remember Tony
A quiet boy, little over weight
He had breasts like a girl
When I wasn't too busy feeling lonely
I'd stare over his shoulder
At a map of the world
He always finished all his homework
Raised his hand in homerooom
He called the morning attendance
With the pledge alligence to the gloom

Hey Tony, what's so good about dying
He said I think I might do a little dying today
He looked in the mirror and saw
A little faggot starin' back at him
Pulled out a gun and blew himself away

I hated every day of high school
It's funny, I guess you did too
Its funny how I never knew
There I was sitting right behind you
They wrote it in the local rag
Death comes to the local fag
I guess you finally stopped believing
That any hope would ever find you
Well I know that story,
I was sitting right behind you

Hey Tony, what's so good about dying
He said I think I might do a little dying today
He looked in the mirror and saw
A little faggot starin' back at him
Pulled out a gun and blew himself away

Hey Tony whats so good about dying, dying
Hey Tony whats so good about dying, dying
Hey Tony, what's so good about dying
He said I think I might do a little dying today
He looked in the mirror and saw
A little faggot starin' back at him
Pulled out a gun and blew himself away
Pulled out a gun and blew himself away
Pulled out a gun and blew himself away