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Care2 Causes » Civil Rights         Toronto Mayor Pretends Pride Week Doesn't Exist June 29, 2011 at 9:00 AM   As Mayor of the largest and most diverse city in Canada, you would think Rob Ford would have a little more common sense about getting on the wrong side of people. However, if there’s something nobody has ever accused Ford of, that’s common sense. So when  he announced last week that he was not going [...]         NY Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell to Marry Partner June 29, 2011 at 8:16 AM     Gay Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell has confirmed to LGBT news site On Top Magazine that, now that New York is the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage, he is engaged to marry his same-sex partner. From On Top Magazine: “My partner John Banta and I have been together for 31 years. We’ve always been engaged [...]         UPDATE: TSA Denies Asking Passenger To Remove Adult Diaper June 29, 2011 at 6:55 AM   There’s been a lot of outrage over the past few days over an airline passenger’s allegations that TSA officials had asked her mother, a 95-year-old cancer patient, to remove her adult diaper during a security check.  Now, however, TSA is denying that its agents required the woman to take off her diaper.  Rather, they said, [...]         Tracy Morgan Apologizes By Joking About "Retarded Kids" June 29, 2011 at 6:33 AM   Like many of his other fans, I was horrified by comedian Tracy Morgan’s homophobic rant earlier this month, which he somehow thought was an appropriate part of his stand-up act.  But his “apology” for saying that he would “pull out a knife” and stab his son to death if he didn’t “come home and talk [...]         Prop. 8 Supporters Appeal Walker Ruling June 29, 2011 at 4:31 AM     In a widely anticipated move it has emerged the coallition of anti-gay marriage groups defending Proposition 8 have appealed Chief Judge James Ware’s ruling that Judge Vaughn Walker was under no obligation to recuse himself from the original Proposition 8 trial because he was in a relationship with another man. Lawyers supporting Proposition 8 [...]         Roberts Court Strikes Public Campaign Financing in Arizona June 29, 2011 at 3:16 AM   If the Roberts Court is set on anything it is making sure corporations, and the powerful who run them, have unfettered access and influence to the electoral process. The latest victim in the Roberts Court war on clean and corruption free-elections is Arizona’s voluntary public financing law.  The law, passed by voters as a ballot [...]         Pentagon Confirms New 'Voluntary' DADT Discharges June 29, 2011 at 1:25 AM     The Advocate reports that four servicemembers have been discharged from the military under the Army’s soon-to-be-retired ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (DADT) policy, with the most recent separation having been finalized as recently as last Thursday. However, military officials stress the separations have been elective. From The Advocate: A total of four airmen have been [...]         Cantor Should Be Conflicted Out Of Debt Ceiling Talks June 28, 2011 at 11:38 PM   This Supreme Court term has brought a lot of significant decisions and several, such as Wal-Mart v. Dukes have garnered the lions share of press attention.  But one that went relatively under-reported was a unanimous opinion that upheld ethics laws across the nation that prevent legislators and city councilmen from voting on matters in which [...]         Brazilian Judge OKs Gay Civil Union to Become Marriage June 28, 2011 at 9:45 PM   A Brazilian judge on Monday handed down a ruling allowing a gay couple in a civil union to officially convert their partnership to a marriage. Sao Paulo state Judge Fernando Henrique Pinto reportedly said that May’s supreme court ruling determining that same-sex couples should be allowed the right to access civil unions, teamed with provisions [...]         50 Cent to Write Anti-Bullying Young Adult Novel June 28, 2011 at 8:00 AM   Written by John Christian, a Campus Progress blogger. Mid-2000s pop-rap star Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson announced that he will author a young-adult novel with an anti-bullying message, to be released by Penguin Young Readers. The anti-bullying message of the planned work, which will be titled “Playground,” is surprising in light of Jackson’s career history. Not [...]         Court Strikes Violent Video Game Ban June 28, 2011 at 7:43 AM   In a 7-2 vote the Supreme Court threw out California’s ban on the rental or sale of violent video games to children.  The decision was not much of a surprise as other laws have faced similar fates in the federal court. Supporters of the California law argued that exposure to violent video games can cause [...]         Life Jackets Required for Swimmers in Part of Washington State June 28, 2011 at 12:22 AM   Swimmers will have to wear personal flotation devices (PFDs) in  King County, Washington, where the Snoqualmie River is a well-loved summer recreation spot. The normally turbulent river slows its current in the summer months, allowing everyone from toddlers to grandparents to swim, float, wade, and relax in its cool waters. The law has definitely disturbed the [...]         Christie: "I am not a fan of same-sex marriage" (VIDEO) June 27, 2011 at 9:50 AM   On the day of New York city’s 42nd annual gay pride and two days after the state of New York passed legislation to legalize gay marriage, New Jersey’s top elected official — not surprisingly, since we’re talking about Governor Chris “Mr. Contrarian” Christie — offered a contrary opinion. Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press, Christie [...]         Is Google Hiding Its Gay Pride Rainbow? June 27, 2011 at 5:49 AM   We are all familiar with the topical doodles that Google uses to transform its logo on different days of the year – whether it’s Mother’s Day, the late John Lennon’s birthday, or the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man.  The doodles are fun and a little goofy, but they also signal what the Google team finds amusing [...]         Gay Protesters Attacked and Detained in Russia June 26, 2011 at 8:28 AM   While New Yorkers and many others celebrated the historic victory for gay marriage in last night, a handful of Russian protesters participating in an unsanctioned gay pride rally were detained and potentially attacked in St. Petersburg.  Photos of the event are available via the Huffington Post, showing that while slow progress is being made in the [...]         Abercrombie and Fitch Fires Woman for Wearing Hijab June 26, 2011 at 6:09 AM   There have been several cases over the past few months about employers’ right to dictate whether their workers can wear headscarves for religious reasons, and on Monday, a California woman will add her complaint to the growing roster.  Hani Khan, who worked in the stockroom of a Hollister store in San Mateo, and is planning [...]         New Focus On Media Consolidation June 25, 2011 at 11:12 PM   A new campaign launched by SavetheNews.org targets a growing threat to the free-flow of information and ideas, so crucial to the democratic process–media consolidation. Television stations across the nation have merged newsrooms, circumventing the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership limits at the expense of local, independent journalism.  The result is a narrowing of information presented [...]             This email was sent to wellimauludani@gmail.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox PO Box 682532 Franklin, TN 37068 Create Account Unsubscribe Here