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Cardinal George: No Honor in Anti-Gay Bigotry
Whether it was equal employment rights, equal access to housing and public accommodations, let alone equal marriage rights, the Catholic leadership could always be counted on to oppose equal rights for LGBT people behind the scenes, if not openly. On the eve of Cardinal George’s lavish retirement dinner at the sumptuous Drake Hotel, Joe Murray…
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Cardinal George vs. Equal Rights
With the recent victories for equal marriage rights in California and Washington state, full marriage rights for same-sex couples is finally on the legislative agenda in Springfield. But standing in the way is Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George, who can be expected do his best to stop passage of any pro-LGBT legislation. To get equal marriage,…
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Countering Bigotry in Church Leadership
Chicago’s Cardinal George recently got himself in hot water by comparing gay rights demonstrators to the KKK, then defending that comment on at least two occasions subsequently, before finally saying “sorry” in a short note posted on the Archdiocesan website. Joe Murray of the Catholic LGBT organization Rainbow Sash and Bob Schwartz of the Gay…
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Combating Religious Bigotry at Holy Name Cathedral
Joe Murray of the Catholic, pro-LGBT Rainbow Sash organization is interviewed by Bob Schwartz of the Gay Liberation Network regarding a forthcoming protest against Chicago Cardinal Francis George at Holy Name Cathedral on February 13, 2011. Originally broadcast February 11, 2011
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Who Is “Americans For Truth About Homosexuality?”
Americans For ‘Truth’ About Homosexuality (AFTAH) is a suburban-Chicago based organization which uses fake “studies” of gay people to rationalize why LGBT should not have legal equality. Its dishonesty in this endeavor is so persistent that it has been designated a “hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center. In this program, GLN’s Bob Schwartz…
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REPEAL the “Defense of Marriage Act”
Missy Lorenzen of Join the Impact-Chicago and Andy Thayer of the Gay Liberation Network discuss the anti-gay federal “Defense of Marriage Act,” also known as DOMA. DOMA was signed into law by President Clinton in 1996 and forbade any federal recognition of same-sex marriages even in states that voted to recognize them, and directly contradicted…
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Focus on James Dobson
Uploaded on Oct 2, 2008 Gay Liberation Network call in talk show with hosts Bob Schwartz & Thomas Goree. Uploaded on Oct 2, 2008 Gay Liberation Network call in talk show with hosts Bob Schwartz & Jeff Graubart. Tell The Radio Hall of Fame To Not Honor James Dobson. The Museum of Broadcast Communications has…
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Confronting Religious Bigotry
Uploaded on Nov 7, 2008 Gay Liberation Network call in talk show with hosts Bob Schwartz & Buddy Bell. Uploaded on Nov 7, 2008 Gay Liberation Network call in talk show with hosts Bob Schwartz & Thomas Goree. GAY PRIDE PARADE JUNE 29, 2008 Anti-Gay Fascists Successfully Confronted at Chicago Gay Pride Parade For several…