Gov. Rick Perry
1. A new study shows that it’s becoming more tricky for Republicans to oppose same-sex marriage, as Gov. Rick Perry found recently. According to the Washington Post, it used to be that you were either for it or against it. Now, as more states legalize equality and polls show more than half of all Americans support equality, it’s a net gain for politicians to support equality as well.
2. As more people support equality, hate crimes against the LGBT community, including murder, also increased last year. USA Today reports biased-based crimes were up 13 percent. Although 61 percent did not report the crimes to the police, more than half of those who did found indifferent attitudes from the police. Offenders were mostly strangers and were mostly white, heterosexual men.
3. The LA Times reports that an ally of the LGBT community has added a new symbol of support. Miley Cyrus has a new tattoo — an equal sign — on her middle finger.
“Offenders were mostly strangers and were mostly white, heterosexual men.” I submit that the word “self-proclaimed” should have been inserted ahead of the word “heterosexual”.
Actually it was miley’s ring finger. It was meant as a gesture supporting marriage equality.