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Showing posts with label Matthew Shepard. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 21, 2013
Monday, November 2, 2009
Gay Mosque Celebrates Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr Act
(PRWEB) November 2, 2009 -- Ali Ghalib, head Imam of the Gay Mosque, is thrilled along with other members of the gay community, in celebrating the president's recent signing of of the expanded Hate Bill which will gets its funding from the $680 billion dollar defense authorization bill.
This Bill is named after a homosexual teenager, Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr, an African-American, who was dragged to death.
"With this improved hate crimes bill, the gay mosque will flourish in our communities making a better life for gay and happy Muslims everywhere in this blessed land, the United States of America. Blesses be America!" Imam Ghalib said.
"This truly shows that the U.S. wants to help keep religion free," Imam Ali said.
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This Bill is named after a homosexual teenager, Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr, an African-American, who was dragged to death.
"With this improved hate crimes bill, the gay mosque will flourish in our communities making a better life for gay and happy Muslims everywhere in this blessed land, the United States of America. Blesses be America!" Imam Ghalib said.
"This truly shows that the U.S. wants to help keep religion free," Imam Ali said.
the gay mosque
Ali Ghalib
2155551212
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
VIDEO: Historic Day - Obama Signs Federal Hate Crimes Act
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
VIDEO: The Laramie Project (Matthew Shepard)
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
VIDEO: 2009 Elton John in Laramie, Wyoming
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VIDEO: The Matthew Shepard Story
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Friday, May 1, 2009
VIDEO: US Congresswoman bashes Matthew Shepard again!
During debate in the House Tuesday on the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, also known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act, Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx said the 1998 murder of Shepard wasn’t a hate crime and shouldn’t be used to justify a hate crimes bill.
Foxx said Shepard was killed during a robbery.
“The hate crimes bill that’s called the Matthew Shepard Bill is named after a very unfortunate incident that happened where a young man was killed, but we know that that young man was killed in the commitment of a robbery. It wasn’t because he was gay,” Foxx said. “This – the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it’s really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills.”
She made the remarks while Shepard’s mother, Judy Shepard, looked on from the House gallery.
Foxx said Shepard was killed during a robbery.
“The hate crimes bill that’s called the Matthew Shepard Bill is named after a very unfortunate incident that happened where a young man was killed, but we know that that young man was killed in the commitment of a robbery. It wasn’t because he was gay,” Foxx said. “This – the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it’s really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills.”
She made the remarks while Shepard’s mother, Judy Shepard, looked on from the House gallery.
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