I’m going to take a temporary hiatus from my personal rule of ignoring bigots in blog comments so they don’t get the attention they crave because there’s a comment on my “Get your own house in order” post that proves my point. No matter how much they may claim that it’s really about a fear of […]
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I Stand With Ahmed
I made this piece of art from wires and circuit boards. Would the Irving school district and police department think I should be arrested too? Or does the paleness of my skin mean my harmless projects are given the benefit of the doubt? Ahmed Mohamed’s story–nerdy kid builds something cool, wants to show it off–is […]
Michael Farris and RFRA followup
On Tuesday I gave you all the rundown about how federal RFRA drafter Michael Farris admitted that he intended the law to legalize religiously motivated discrimination against LGBT people. Farris went on Tuesday’s episode of the Hannity Show and once again stated that he believes that people have the right to discriminate. I was waiting […]
Original RFRA Drafter Admits Discriminatory Intent
Like a lot of other people, I’ve been following the controversy surrounding Indiana’s SB 101, their state level RFRA bill that’s designed to allow businesses to discriminate against LGBT people on religious grounds. Indiana’s RFRA has been compared frequently to the federal RFRA, both by supporters of Indiana’s law who claim that it’s no different […]