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Alert: Target + Minnesota Forward + Tom Emmer = Support for a rather dangerous and radical political philosophy that diminishes LGBT people to pests that should be murdered. And "Target" is cool with this? In San Diego LGBT community peacefully canvassed customers near their stores. In return, TARGET is suing the LGBT community for voicing our right of FREE SPEECH! Update: Target lost in court! David beat Goliath! What should you do? Return everything you bought to TARGET and tell them why! ....Boycott TARGET!!!!!

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Illinois college becomes first to ask undergrads if they're gay
 
By Michael Martinez, CNN - August 25, 2011

(CNN) -- Elmhurst College, a private liberal arts school in suburban Chicago affiliated with the United Church of Christ, has become the first college in the country to ask an optional question about a student's sexual orientation and gender identity on an undergraduate admission form, according to the school and a gay rights advocacy group.

"Would you consider yourself a member of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community?" the new application asks prospective enrollees.

Students can answer "Yes," "No," or "Prefer not to say."

That optional demographic question is among others about religious affiliation, language spoken at home and whether they have worked with a community-based organization, according to the college and the advocacy group.
 
The sexual orientation question is designed to help the college advance diversity and connect prospective students with school resources such as scholarships and campus organizations.

"We took this step in an effort to better serve each of our students as a unique person," Elmhurst President S. Alan Ray said in a news release Thursday. "It also allows us to live out our commitments to cultural diversity, social justice, mutual respect among all persons, and the dignity of every individual. These are among the core values of this institution. They provide the foundation for all of our academic, student and community programs," Ray said.

Added Gary Rold, dean of admission, in the media release: "All of the information that we glean from our admission applications is used to provide a wide variety of opportunities, services and programming that is appropriate to each individual student."

Shane Windmeyer, executive director of Campus Pride, which calls itself the leading national nonprofit advocating safer learning environments for LGBT college students, praised Elmhurst College.

"Elmhurst College has really set the bar when it comes to college admissions and allowing LGBT students to be who they are and to be out," Windmeyer said. "As a result, they can take responsibility for setting a safe learning environment for all students."

For the past five years, Campus Pride has been trying to get the optional question included in a standardized online college application now used by more than 400 U.S. universities, including Ivy League schools, Windmeyer said.

But that effort by Campus Pride has been unsuccessful, Windmeyer said.
 
Elmhurst College is among the remaining 2,100 public and private four-year institutions in the country that are not part of that nonprofit membership organization using the standardized online application, Windmeyer said.
 
Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, the college is affiliated with the United Church of Christ, a Protestant denomination that was the first to ordain a woman in the 19th century. It was also the first to ordain an openly gay person in the 20th century: William R. Johnson, a graduate of Elmhurst College, who became a church minister in 1972, according to the school.

The school describes itself as being at times "pioneering on social justice issues," according to its news release.

"Of course, we recognize that this question may signal to applicants that Elmhurst is 'walking the walk' of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons," Ray said in the release. "This is a source of pride for us. It is entirely consistent with our mission and vision to prepare students to "understand and respect the diversity of the world's cultures and peoples."
 
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Elmhurst College is First to Ask Prospective Students About Sexual Orientation

Aug 25, 2011 - Towerland

Elmhurst College in suburban Chicago is the first to directly ask prospective students if they are LGBT, the Sun Times reports:

At a handful of other universities, there are admissions procedures that might identify LGBT student applicants. At Dartmouth College, for example, students can check boxes of activities that might interest them, including LGBT-centered activities. At the University of Pennsylvania, students who write in their application essay that they are gay can be paired with a mentor.

Inside Higher Ed adds:

The question at Elmhurst appears in a small group of optional questions, following this introduction: "Elmhurst College is committed to diversity and connecting underrepresented students with valuable resources on campus. The following questions are optional."

Then, after a space where students can indicate a religious affiliation, they are asked: "Would you consider yourself to be a member of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) community?"
 
Gary Rold, dean of admission at Elmhurst, said that the question was added as part of a commitment to "looking at diversity in all of its forms." He said that the college can only know if it is attracting and admitting gay applicants if it asks the question, just as it asks about other demographic categories. "How do we know who we are attracting if we don't ask?"
 
The "enrichment scholarship" is awarded to those who are admitted and who are members of an underrepresented group. LGBT students will now be considered such a group.
 
Elmhurst College is a private four-year college founded in 1871 and affiliated with the United Church of Christ.
Take Action:
  • Boycott advertisers of Glenn Beck's radio show and his quest spots on Fox News. Glenn Beck is anti-gay rights. Update: Boycott Successful: Update 4/7/2011: Beck has been fired by FOX NEWS! Radio stations dropping Beck as well in several locations. Now, tell FOX to stop having Beck as a Guest.
  • Update: DADT has been repealed. President Obama has kept his promise!
  • Boycott Bill O'Reilly and FOX News and their advertisers. Bill discussed a French commercial by McDonalds that was meant to show that McDonalds is Gay Friendly. Bill said what is next? Is McDonalds going to be Al-Qaida friendly as well? Imagine - Bill O'Reilly compares Gays to Al-Qaida! Boycott Fox's Owner "Rupert Murcoch" and get him thrown in jail for illegal - political donations, corruption, greed, bribery, hacking!
  • Boycott Arizona the home of "hater" - U.S. Senator John McCain. Arizona's Hateful anti-Immigration Law - encourages racial profiling and increases hatred towards minorities. A remedy: Demand Republicans to support Immigration Reform (The Dream Act). Further, Senator McCain voted against ending DADT and Blocked Immigration reform!
  • Boycott Target, Best Buy, Gold's Gym - for donating money towards anti-gay political candidates/organizations. Update: (12/26/2010): Target is continuing to donate to anti-gay groups/causes/politicians. Update 03/08/11 - Lady Gaga Ends Target Partnership, Reportedly Over Target's Poor LGBT Stance. Update 3/25/2010 - Target displays their hypocrisy and Sues California Gay Rights Group for Lobbying Outside Stores. Target is attempting to block the LGBT right of free speech! STOP SHOPPING AT TARGET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Update 4/8/2011: Target lost its case to stop the LGBT from canvassing in front of their stores. A huge PR Disaster for TARGET! Perhaps Target should go out of business as they betrayed their investers and customer base. Target contributed massive funds to a politician who would like to exterminate gays. Now, Target can not stop us from Boycotting them, nor picketing, nor talking to customers near their stores; although, Target allows a anti-gay company such as the Salvation Army to stand outside their door and speak with customers and raise money. Isn't this a double standard?
  • End DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act). Prevents Federal employees and Gays in the Military from gaining equal benefits. Prevents Gay Partners from gaining equal benefits.
  • Pass ENDA (Employee Non-Discrimination Act). ENDA would prevent employment discrimination of LGBT workforce.
  • Boycott Salvation Army as they will not hire Gays! "DO NOT DONATE TO THEM."
  • BOYCOTT "Chick-fil-a" for donating money to anti-gay groups.
  • BOYCOTT KOCH INDUSTRIES PRODUCTS- to include their products: Angel Soft toilet paper / Brawny paper towels / Dixie plates, bowls, napkins & cups / Mardi Gras napkins and towels / Quilted Northern toilet paper / Soft 'n Gentle toilet paper / Sparkle napkins / Vanity fair napkins / Zee napkins / Georgia-Pacific paper products & envelopes / All Georgia-Pacific lumber & building products (INVISTA Products) / Lycra / Stainmaster Carpet. The billionaire - Koch brothers are ultra republican - tea bag founders/supporters that do not support causes of the LGBT community.
  • Boycott WALMART - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, force criticized Wal-Mart for denying employee benefits to same-s-x partners and for failing to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. By comparison, the group said two other chain stores with a strong presence in New York, Costco and Walgreens, did much better.
  • Remember David Kato, Gay activist - Uganda, who was slain because he is gay!
  • "Tune Out Trump", Boycott all Trump Hotel, casinos, holdings, The Apprentice and NBC Network! At CPAC, Trump said he is considering a run for president as a Republican. In a interview with the Des Moines Register, Trump added that he opposes all forms of legal recognition for gay couples, not just marriage. "They should not be able to marry," he said. So why does NBC keep the Apprentice when Donald Trump has stated he may run for president? After making racist remarks about Obama and recv'g public backlash, Trump decided not to run for president after NBC renewed his awful TV Show. How can NBC re-new the clown's show after he pulled such hateful shenanigans? Boycott NBC! Boycott advertisers of The Apprentice and Trump's other business's. Don't shop at any bullding with Donald Trump's name to include Trump Hotels, Casinos, Condo's, Offices, Shops! The Donald has expressed extreme Hatred towards gays and blacks with his birther remarks and anti-gay rhetoric. Remember how poorly Trump treated Rosie O'Donnel? Now we know why he did that! It was hate against a lesbian as we now know he is biget. Unforgiveable! Again, Dump NBC because they air/re-newed Donald Trump's "The Apprentice"! Now the Donald Claims the Long Form Birth certificate is a fraud. And NBC keeps this guy?
And Now, Our War of the Fittest!
This group is called "Peckers Pics." The English - slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health, Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues. In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!" Whereas, you should select the guy that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit!" Warning: This may stoke you!
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Rick Perry's Gay Alcoholism Comparison Is Anti-Science
Rick Perry thinks homosexuality is like alcoholism, adding yet another anti-science theory to the GOP's arsenal.

By Andrew Belonsky Thursday, August 25, 2011; Death and Taxes

Rick Perry used part of his 2008 book 'On My Honor' to compare gay love to alcoholism.

"Even if an alcoholic is powerless over alcohol once it enters his body, he still makes a choice to drink," wrote the Republican presidential candidate.

"And, even if someone is attracted to a person of the same sex, he or she still makes a choice to engage in sexual activity with someone of the same gender." (Perry also used that book, discussing the Boy Scouts, to claim rival Mitt Romney was too gay-friendly.)
 
Though disturbing and wrong, Perry's summation is not rare. Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee previously compared homosexuality to drug addiction.

"You don't go ahead and accommodate every behavioral pattern that is against the ideal," the 2008 presidential candidate said about LGBT rights. "That would be like saying, well, there are a lot of people who like to use drugs, so let's go ahead and accommodate those who want who use drugs. There are some people who believe in incest, so we should accommodate them."

And failed Colorado senate candidate Ken Buck told NBC journalist David Gregory that same-sex desire, like taking that proverbial drink, is a choice.

"I t
hink that birth has an influence over it, like alcoholism and some other things, but I think that basically you have a choice," said Buck after being asked if homosexuality genetic.

Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott did the same in 1998, saying, "[Sex addiction, kleptomania and homosexuality] are all kinds of problems and addictions and difficulties and experiences of this kind that are wrong. But you should try to work with that person to learn to control that problem."

These comparisons are more than offensive, they're anti-science.

Medical professionals agree that alcoholism - and addiction in general - is a mental illness. They also agree that homosexuality is not: the American Psychiatric Association removed same-sex desire from its list of mental illnesses in 1973.

Rick Perry, Mike Huckabee and others, then, are propagating an ideologically driven perspective that goes against science.
 
Sure, there's no consensus that homosexuality is natural, but the nation's premiere medical professionals, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, agree that biology plays a role in one's sexuality. Just like their climate change denials, Perry and his ilk are turning their back on rational, reasonable and erudite arguments - simply to score a political point.

If they want to sustain their own careers, as well as the Republican Party, they will heed party peer Jon Huntsman's words about another contentious and almost-proven scientific issue, global warming: "The minute the Republican Party becomes the anti-science party, we have a huge problem."

Considering that the majority of the nation supports gay rights, the GOP has no choice but to start accepting facts: same-sex love is not a mental illness like addiction, nor is it wrong. It is, quite simply, nature. Take it from one who knows.
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