Waymon Hudson

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Blog Entries by Waymon Hudson from 07/2010

A Call for Violence Answered in Uganda: Gay Activist Found Beheaded

| Posted 07.06.2010 | World

Read More: Uganda Gay Rights, Lgbt, Hate Crimes, Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Gay Rights, Kill the Gays Bill, LGBT Rights, Uganda, Lou Engle, Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Video, World News

One cannot help but draw the connection between the murder of Ugandan LGBT rights activist Pasikali Kashusbe and the recent calls for violence and bloodshed from American Evangelicals visiting Uganda in support of the "Kill the Gays" Bill.

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Music Review: Scissor Sister's Night Work, A Queer & Sexy Mindtrip

| Posted 07.06.2010 | Entertainment

Read More: Lgbt, Dance Music, Pop Music, Music Reviews, Sexual Liberation, Night Work, Scissor Sisters, Entertainment News

I have a confession. I am now, and have always been, hopelessly obsessed with the quirky, queer band Scissor Sisters. But their latest album entitled Night Workis something entirely different.

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New Questions Around Uganda Beheading, but Situation Remains the Same

| Posted 07.07.2010 | World

Read More: Lgbt, Uganda, Hate Crimes, Gay Rights, American Evangelicals, Scott Lively, Lou Engle, LGBT Rights, Kill the Gays Bill, Martin Ssempa, Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Beheading, Uganda Gay Rights, World News

It appears that some of the details about the motivation behind the violent beheading of Pasikali Kashusbe and his connection to LGBT rights group Int...

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You've Got (Hate) Mail: 'When Tea Baggers Attack' Edition

| Posted 07.08.2010 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Tea Party Movement, Gay Rights, Tea Baggers, Conservatives, Moral Majority, Hate Mail, Homophobia, LGBT Rights, Tea Party, Barack Obama, Politics News

To me, sending hate mail has always seemed like a lot of effort for little return. So I was surprised to receive over 30 nearly identical messages, all beginning, "Dear Mr. Hudson- You should shut up. You look like a queer."

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Disturbing New Report for Anti-LGBT Violence in 2009

| Posted 07.14.2010 | Politics

Read More: National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, LGBT Rights, Lgbt, Matthew Shepard Act, Hate Crimes, Transgender, Gay Rights, Gay, Hate Crimes Bill, Politics News

The most marginalized parts of an already marginalized group like the LGBT community are being targeted in horrific numbers.

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The War on Intellectualism Pt. 2: Mainstream Media Madness

| Posted 07.15.2010 | Media

Read More: Political Discourse, Media, Facts, Democrats, Facebook, Sarah Palin, Journalism, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Mainstream Media, Msnbc, Politics, Cnn, War on Intellectualism, Intellectualism, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Republicans, Media News

What used to be a proud tradition of finding the facts, truth, and coming to an independent conclusion to inform the public has become a fractured, tabloid regurgitation of party spin and talking points.

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Gay Georgia Teen Starts Group to Help LGBT Youth

| Posted 07.16.2010 | Impact

Read More: Lgbt, Project LifeVest, At-Risk Youth, Homeless Youth, The Trevor Project, Gay Rights, Homelessness, LGBT Youth, Georgia, LGBT Rights, Gay, Derrick Martin, Gay Youth, Impact News

Young people are coming out at much younger ages these days and too often these youth are left with no options and nowhere to turn. Hopefully, Project LifeVest will help change that.

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'God Hates Nerds': The Westboro Baptist Church Takes On Comic-Con

| Posted 07.16.2010 | Religion

Just when you think they can't get any more insane than picketing the funerals of hate crimes victims and soldiers killed in battle, the Phelps clan sinks to a whole new level of crazy.

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Fringe Candidate to Protest "Homosexual Agenda" in South Florida

| Posted 07.19.2010 | Politics

Read More: Florida, John Labriola, Gay, Religion, Gay Rights, Anthony Niedwiecki, Homosexual Agenda, LGBT Rights, Religion and Politics, Religious Right, Suzanne Boisvenue, Tea Party, Right-Wing Extremism, Family, Extremism, Oakland Park, Politics News

There will always be crazy candidates that say crazy things. Enter John Labriola, a Tea Party candidate for Florida House District 94. He's going to pray away the recession. Praise the lord!

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Interview: Derrick Martin Talks Prom, Being Kicked Out and Helping Other Gay Youth

| Posted 07.20.2010 | Impact

Read More: Project LifeVest, Gay Rights, LGBT Youth, Coming Out, LGBT Rights, Derrick Martin, Homeless LGBT Youth, Homeless Youth, Prom, At Risk Youth, Impact News

I recently wrote about Derrick Martin, the gay teenager from Georgia who sparked a media firestorm when he asked to bring another boy to prom, and who has turned his experience into a project to help other LGBT youth in crisis.

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Dan Choi Now Officially Discharged Under DADT

| Posted 07.21.2010 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Military, Gay Rights, Discharge, Dadt Repeal, Dadt, LGBT Rights, Dan Choi, Lt. Dan Choi, Politics News

Lieutenant Dan Choi's National Guard unit has notified him by mail and phone he has been fully discharged and is no longer serving as an American solider.

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Trailer for New Uganda "Kill the Gays" Bill Documentary: Killing in the Name

| Posted 07.23.2010 | World

Read More: Uganda Gay Rights, Lgbt, Uganda, Gay Rights, Kill the Gays Bill, LGBT Rights, Anti-Homosexuality Bill, Killing in the Name, Martin Ssempa, World News

A trailer has just been released for a new documentary about Uganda's odious "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" that prescribes the death penalty and other harsh punishments for LGBT people and their allies.

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Weekly Reader: Choi Discharged, Mixner on DADT, Proms, & Kathy Griffin

| Posted 07.26.2010 | Media

Read More: Best of Bilerico, Kathy Griffin, Dadt, Best Blog Posts, Dan Choi, Media News, Weekly Reader, David Mixner, Proms, Media News

There has been a lot of great discussion and debate on the blogs this week, from Dan Choi's discharge to coverage of the AIDS2010 conference in Vienna. Check out these other great posts from this week

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Interview With the Boys of Jeffery and Cole Casserole

| Posted 07.28.2010 | Entertainment

Read More: Lgbt, Television, Kelsey Grammar, Underwear, Jeffery Self, Cole Escola, Nancy Grace, Sketch Comedy, Logo Network, Youtube, Gay, Jeffery and Cole Casserole, Gay Issues, LOGO TV, Interview, Entertainment News

I got the chance to sit down with Jeffery Self and Cole Escola, the comic geniuses behind the cult Youtube hit Jeffery and Cole Casserole, which is now in its second season on the Logo Network.

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