California On Track to Ban Gay Panic Defense
The Assembly Public Safety Committee of the California Legislature moved a bill on that would prohibit use of the so-called "Gay Panic" defense and its sister, the "Trans Panic" defense. These two defenses are virtually the same in that they blame the crime on the victim because of their homosexuality or transsexuality respectively. It [...]
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Get In Your Explorer
The American Family Association and a horde of bigots took another shot in their war on homosexuals by making another run at Ford. In a long-winded letter whining about how much of a sore loser the organization is, Donald E. Wildmon and company whined about how Ford backed away on a promise to stop advertising [...]
Boy Scout Group Likens Itself to KKK
The Boy Scouts are some of my favorite hypocrites in terms of how they treat others. In Boy Scouts of America vs. Dale the Supreme Court ruled that the BSA, as a private organization, was legally able to discriminate against gays and atheists. I happened to agree with this decision because I do feel that [...]