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Day 15 October 2009

Buju Banton’s San Diego visit

(graphic: Cancel Buju Banton “Rasta Got Hate” website) The Jamaican hate-music singer Buju Banton is scheduled to perform in the San Diego area this coming Saturday night. The popular dance-hall musician has publicly declared from the stage: There is no end to the war between me and faggots! The singer’s history of virulent homophobia and [...]

Colbert: Symbol-minded

Stephen Colbert: “Don’t think of it as the cross that Jesus died on – think of it as a giant ‘T’ for ‘Thanks Jews!’” (video: Colbert Nation) Christianist martyr and self-annointed saviour and preserver (at tax-payers’ expense) of crosses on public property, Saint James Hartline, no doubt, has a new hero in news anchor Stephen [...]

Tidbits

Peter Tatchell (The Independent, via UK Gay News): We are making huge strides in the battle against homophobia … “LGBT people have made great progress in Britain … But in large parts of the world, homophobic and transphobic oppression remain rife” Robert Scheer (TruthDig): Public Health Before Wall Street Wealth … “The main thrust of [...]