In a bizarre news story this weekend 45 year old California resident was diagnosed with "homosexual behaviour" by a doctor employed by the Torrance Memorial Physician Network. As reported by NBC News: Earlier this year, Matthew Moore started seeing a new doctor who suggested he undergo a complete physical. The tests revealed he was B-12 deficient, and had high blood … [Read more...] about Torrance Memorial Physician Network Doctor Diagnoses Man With Homosexual Behaviour
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Why Is It Still Ok To Call People Homophobic Slurs?
Hey Guys. I have woken this morning to an immense sense of sadness that despite all the advances we have made in gay rights, people feel it still perfectly ok to use homophobic slurs like faggot. Three separate news articles today demonstrate how endemic homophobia is. First there were young gay and lesbians being threatened and assaulted on the NYC subway system. … [Read more...] about Why Is It Still Ok To Call People Homophobic Slurs?
That’s So Gay: An Awesome Perspective.
Today a good mate shared this fantastic video talking about the use of the term "that's so gay". I have to say I freaking love listening to Ash Beckham. Her enthusiam and humor is amazing. That's So Gay? My absolute favorite quotes from this talk has to be these two: "You can legislate tolerance [but] you can't legislate acceptance." "Say what you mean and mean what … [Read more...] about That’s So Gay: An Awesome Perspective.
Homophobia In Sport Industry Continues
In followup to my previous post on homophobia in sport, Ben Cohen has gone on to report that out football player Gareth Thomas was dropped by sponsor Reebok after he came out. As I mentioned in my previous post until gay men are able to feel safe in knowing that coming out is not going to jeopardise potential earnings it's highly unlikely we are going to tackle homophobia in … [Read more...] about Homophobia In Sport Industry Continues
How would you respond to homophobic violence?
Today I saw a news article about 2 gay men that were subjected to homophobic violence when on the NYC subway. As reported by The Advocate magazine: Urena Morel Frankelly and his partner say they were heading south on the No. 2 train when they say a woman began taking pictures of them, leading to a confrontation where the suspects hurled antigay slurs at the couple... When … [Read more...] about How would you respond to homophobic violence?