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A LGBTI Perspective of Religion and its Teachings - Part Two- By Gary Konecky

Posted by Gary Konecky on Saturday, December 5, 2009, In : Religion

Do Not Place a Stumbling Block Before the Blind
You Shall Not Stand By the Shedding of Your Fellow's Blood

By Gary Konecky

In the last installment, I explored the purpose of religion as well as a possible reason why some religious figures and organizations demonize the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex (LGBTI) community. In this installment, I will explore two possible prohibitions against such behavior.

Leviticus 19:14 states: “Do not curse the deaf; do not place a stumbling...
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We Must See To It That This Does Not Happen Again - Gary Konecky

Posted by Gary Konecky on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, In : Hate Crimes

As clergy, we must speak out against despicable acts such as this. As clergy, we must condemn our fellow clergy who preach hate that leads to this. As clergy, we must demand passage of a federal hate crimes law that will prevent acts such as this and provide a means to prosecute such horrendous acts.

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Gay bashing caught on video

BY VICTOR G. MIMONI

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 5:01 PM EDT

One man is in jail on Rikers Island and another in Virginia, for the hate crime beating of an...

Its Finally Here... New Hate Crimes Bill is now Law

Posted by Sheila Putang on Thursday, October 29, 2009, In : Hate Crimes

After 10 years of hard debate, and from the first time Judy Sheppard called on Congress to create such a law to protect the LGBT Community against hate crimes, the day we all been waiting for was here today! President Obama signed it into law. This is definately a day that we should all remember and hold dear to our hearts. This is the first Federally passed law for the LGBT Community.

Even though we still have more to get done, we shouldn't look at this and keep saying what about this? What ...
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Another March On Washington

Posted by Sheila Putang on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, In : Hate Crimes

LGBT and our allies are marching again on the White House on Wed, which is the day President Obama is suppose to sign into law the new Hate Crimes Bill known as the Matthew Sheppard and James Byrd JR. Hate Crimes Act.

Your proably asking why we are doing this again? We got the new law didn't we? Of course we did but that still dosen't put the end to homophobia in our schools, churches, and work places. The March signifies two things. Remembrance of those that were harmed and killed by hate cr...
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Sheila Putang

Davenport, Iowa

Gay Drag Queen Entertainer and Radio Show Host. Entertaining you and also being informative. Gay Rights Activist and loving wife. As I do try to be informative, you will find out that some of my blogs about politics and gay rights can be very controversial. There are mine and my guest bloggers opinions. Something that the LGBT Community still has a right too and that is the 1st Amendment. I do hope you enjoy the blog, and also enjoy the rest of the site. Feel free to email me comments or subjects that you would like to see in the blog or on th two online radio shows.