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Acceptance of gay players will be an issue in 'jungle' of male locker room
Jason Collins did the right thing. He did the courageous thing. And he should be applauded and accepted for what he did this week. But do not for a second believe that the uniform message of approval flooding in about Collins being the first openly gay...Tags: Basketball, National Basketball Association, Sports, Women's National Basketball Association, Orlando Magic
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Orlando gay kicker wants to put boot to NFL stereotypes
It will happen one day, hopefully soon. The announcement will be accompanied by a frenzied media circus, complete with carnival barkers and clowns shouting out homophobic slurs. There will also be rational minds who will simply laugh at the absurdity of...Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl, Sports, Chris Culliver, Brendon Ayanbadejo
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NHL, players join with You Can Play to fight homophobia in hockey
Maybe it really is as simple as it sounds. That for the NHL and its players, establishing a partnership with the You Can Play project — which fights homophobia and advocates for the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual athletes in...Tags: Baltimore Ravens, National Hockey League, Sex Crimes, Minority Groups, Sports
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Connecticut Hoop Coaches Agree: Rutgers' Mike Rice Was Way Out Of Line
The Hartford CourantMike Rice had to be fired. He repeatedly demeaned young men. He abused his position of authority. He not only violated the ideals of coaching, he ran roughshod through the boundaries of common human decency. Yet here's the thing. If ESPN "Outside the...Tags: Howie Dickenman, Ray Allen, Geno Auriemma, Basketball, Bleep (euphemism)
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Words with negative power
In its never-ending effort to avoid misleading language in news coverage, The Associated Press Stylebook has decided to declare Islamophobia, homophobia and presumably other non-clinical uses of the word "phobia" to be a new taboo. What's the problem?...
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`Squeezy' campaign needs a Crafty next act
First came "Squeezy the Pension Python," Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to draw attention to the severity of the problem of underfunded retirement obligations to public employees. Squeezy, introduced at a Nov. 18 news conference, was mocked for being...
Tags: YouTube, Salman Khan, Elections, Pat Quinn, Minority Groups
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Eagle Scout's Letter
Blogging with Bill WhiteMy column Saturday will focus on a letter that an area Eagle Scout wrote to the Boy Scouts of America, protesting its anti-gay policies and accompanied by the return of his Eagle Scout medal. Unfortunately, space didn't permit the use...... -
Man charged with attempted murder in torching of homeless woman
L.A. NOWProsecutors on Monday charged a man suspected of setting a homeless woman on fire in Van Nuys with attempted murder. Dennis Petillo, 24, of Van Nuys is accused of dousing the homeless woman with rubbing alcohol while she slept on...... -
Tennis umpire's husband had superficial head wound, report says
L.A. NOWWhen prosecutors decided to drop a murder charge against professional tennis umpire Lois Goodman, they gave no explanation. But a defense team pathology report by a former New York medical examiner reveals the head wound authorities had portrayed as... -
Fred Willard finishes diversion program, avoids lewd-conduct trial
L.A. NOWActor Fred Willard won't face a lewd-conduct trial after his arrest at a Hollywood adult movie theater in July because he has completed a diversion program for minor sexual offenses, city prosecutors said. Willard, 72, completed the program intended to...... -
Man charged in torching of homeless woman pleads not guilty
L.A. NOWA man suspected of setting a homeless woman on fire in Van Nuys pleaded not guilty Monday after being arraigned on charges of attempted murder and mayhem, a prosecutor said. Dennis Petillo, 24, of Van Nuys is accused of dousing...... -
Another chance for 'heterosexism'?
Change of SubjectFrom Sunday's print column A recent update to the Associated Press stylebook recommends against use of the word "homophobia" to describe strong opposition to equal rights for gay people. A phobia is "an irrational, uncontrollable fear, often a form of.......
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