Don’t Discount Evangelicalism as a Factor in Racist Murder of Asian Spa Workers in Georgia
Today, America is still reeling from the news of the mass murder of eight people…
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Judy Shepard Takes on ADF: Stop “Exploiting Children In the Name of Hate”
Judy Shepard is no stranger to the heartbreak that anti-LGBT hatred can wrest upon on a…
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The Deadly Politics of (in)Difference Is Killing Trans Women of Color
Just nine weeks into this year, at least seven trans people—all women of color, and…
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Why Even Progressive Christianity Must Own Its Complicity in Anti-LGBT Violence
One morning five years ago, I was sitting in my tiny cinderblock apartment on my…
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Sikh Prof Attacked on Heels of New Study
It’s all about the turban.
Read MoreWhat Religious “Hostility” Looks Like
Tony Perkins’ sudden survey paints a picture of Christians under siege.
Read MoreHow Sikhs Handle Hate
Something like the immortal words of one prosecutor to the KKK: “kiss my ass.”
Read MoreHate Crimes Drop, But are Gays Safer?
Gays subject to disproportionate violence.
Read MoreReligious Groups Call On Justice Department to Protect Muslims
Use public condemnation and law enforcement powers, groups urge.
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Why Won’t Conservatives Call Gay-Bashing a Hate Crime?
At the same time as this year’s Soulforce Equality Ride hit the road carrying busloads of young adults to confront anti-gay school policies at campuses nationwide, the Oklahoma State Senate considered a bill that would have denied the legal protection of hate crimes law to victims of gay bashing. One step forward, two steps back.
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