Sentences with phrase «because of homophobia»

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It drew renewed attention in November 2010 when Apple removed the Manhattan Declaration app from its iPhones, iPads, and iTunes, saying the app was «offensive to large groups of people» because it promoted bigotry and homophobia.

Because Milk was the first outspokenly gay elected official in California, he is a martyr to the cause of gay rights, and the film (with Sean Penn) emphasizes Milk's struggle against homophobia.

Now let me be clear: I believe the post exhibits homophobia, not because of the author's conservative position on same - sex marriage, and not because the author intended to be hateful, but because the post employs degrading, fear - based language to dehumanize gay and lesbian people.

It is the source of homophobia, xenophobia, racism, sexism, terrorism, bigotry of every variety and hue, because it tells us there is one right way to do things, to look, to behave, to feel, when the only right way is to feel your heart hammering inside you and to listen to what its timpani is saying.»

For instance, we are told that «Roman Catholics believe that all forms of discrimination are wrong, including homophobia, because the Bible teaches that we are all equal» (p69).

Earlier this week, Andrew Foreshew - Cain, announced he would leave his post at St Mary with All Souls in Kilburn and St James in West Hampstead, North London because of «institutional homophobia».

He differentiated between homophobia and opposition to homosexuality, saying «just because a person isn't in favor of gay marriage doesn't mean that one is homophobic — let's be very clear on that,» but was thoughtful in his response to whether or not he thought the Catholic Church was a homophobic institution.

Faced with so much violence around me, watching friends die one by one because of either drugs or other bad choices, watching corrupt politicians win local elections, and dealing with the same sort of racism, homophobia, and other things that caused me to flee to Ohio in the first place, it became clear to me that if I stay here any longer, I'll never be able to leave a place I'm so unhappy with.

I'm not excusing homophobia, I just don't think that your attempt to associate the British Conservatives with every element of domestic Lithuanian politics because one of the members of the ECR voted with the majority in the Lithuanian Parliament holds water.

Also, unlike youth in the U.S. and Canada who can choose to move to a more tolerant region, movement is moving to another part of the country does not help because of laws and policies that make escaping severe homophobia and transphobia difficult,» says Alessi.

Sure, it may seem as though bisexuality offers more potential lovers because one would be open to both genders, however given the complexities of the gender binary, the stigma of homophobia and biphobia and the many myths and stereotypes that shroud bisexuality into a crowd of mystery and awe, it can be difficult for bisexual people to make sense of it all AND also find the perfect mate among all the smoke and mirrors.

A reindeer farts after much effort, a Tooth Fairy (Art LaFleur) proves that homophobia isn't reserved for non-imaginary beings, Mother Nature (Aisha Tyler) mentions that she's moody because of her hormones, and, gasp, everything turns out all right.

Fans of the series will find everything else exactly where they left it — the gratuitous objectification of women, the slight side plots to keep all four dudes entertained, the foul - mouthed diatribes, the casual homophobia that's acceptable because Ari really does like Lloyd, and the excessive party scenes of their too - awesome lifestyle.

I write because history shows us — heck, The Daily Show and Roxane Gay and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and thousands of journalists and bloggers and working poets and writers literally show us every day — that it's the best weapon against hopelessness and despair and loneliness, mightier than tear gas and homophobia and injustice and corrupt politicians and fracking and every other evil in the world, and every bit as necessary for reaching our human potential as oxygen is for continued function of the brain.