Coming Out For The Holidays
Posted by Lez Get Real on December 6, 2008
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Coming Out For The Holidays
Hi everyone, I hope the Holidays aren’t twisting you up too much! Its that time of year again, where our friends in and out of the closet struggle with being themselves while being with their family. Do I bring my partner (or if you’re lucky, spouse!)? Should I tell my little sister? I don’t want [...]
A recent example of hate
Posted by Lez Get Real on November 12, 2008
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A recent example of hate
In June of 2008, Duanna Johnson said former Memphis Police Officer Bridges McRae beat her after making derogatory remarks about her sexuality. Johnson said another man, Officer J. Swain, held her down during the beating. Both officers were fired from the department. In the video you can see another officer holding her back and in [...]
Matthew Shepard: 10 Years Later
Posted by Lez Get Real on October 12, 2008
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Matthew Shepard: 10 Years Later
Today is Oct. 12 2008. It has been ten years since the death of Matthew Shepard. A decade. I was fifteen years old when it happened, and I am positively sick at what’s happened to this country since then. That young man died, the way countless others have, because he was gay. Not only that, [...]