Skinny Puppy, the Canadian industrial rock band, has sent the Pentagon a royalties bill after having learned that their music was being used to torture prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Cevin Key, the band’s keyboardist, told Canada’s CTV News that “a former Guantanamo Bay guard and fan of the band contacted the musicians to let them […]
LAKELAND, Fla – A 16-year-old high school student, Marion Mayer, was so offended by her principal’s remarks about the school’s dress code, she opined on her Facebook and Tumblr pages. Her post has gone viral and she is getting support from people all over the world. Mayer heard from friends that her principal, Arthur Martinez, […]
Actor, author and gay rights activist George Takei spoke to the BBC’s Katty Kay late last year. Takei spoke about his Star Trek role, internment in a Japanese camp in the US during WWII, his internet popularity and his advocacy of gay marriage. You can watch the interview, courtesy of BBC, below: http://youtu.be/RWBHygSTpD8
One of only three people in the world born with an unusual genetic ailment, Lizzie Velazquez fell victim to online bullying in the form of a YouTube video that labelled her as “The World’s Ugliest Woman.” Receiving over 4 million page views before it caught her attention, Velazquez attempted to have the video removed. […]
Here is the latest press release regarding the Marissa Alexander from the Free Marissa Now Mobilization Campaign. According to their Free Marissa Now Facebook page, “Marissa Alexander is a Florida survivor of domestic violence who is being prosecuted for defending her life.” You can read the statement below, and for more articles on this ongoing […]