Gotham

dvr this FOX, Mondays at 8 p.m. One of the most hyped and best new TV shows of the fall, Gotham is a series that serves as an origin story to the world of Batman. It’s focused on young Detective Jim Gordon, the future police commissioner and Batman’s closest compadre. Gordon is played by fierce…

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The City: Top to Bottom

thursday, sept. 25 Big Daddy Orchestra The Big Daddy Orchestra has been dazzling audiences for the past ten years with their distinctive style and sound. A stellar horn section, a rockin’ rhythm section, innovative arrangements and versatile vocalists create an extraordinary experience. Humphreys Backstage Live, 2241 Shelter Island Drive San Diego, 7 p.m., $5 cover,…

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Gay couple’s beating sparks statewide movement calling on Pa. to restore inclusive hate crime law

The brutal beating of a gay couple in Philadelphia’s Center City neighborhood at the hands of a group of people who allegedly targeted the men because they’re gay has sparked a statewide movement and a fast-growing Change.org petition calling on Pennsylvania to add sexual orientation to its hate crime law. The petition was launched on…

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First bill in the country to expand supply chain for LGBT business owners is approved

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Testimony and advocacy by the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (www.nglcc.org) successfully encouraged the California Assembly and State Senate to approve bill AB 1678 that would result in new opportunities for businesses owned by those who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender. It is believed to be the first bill of…

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New punitive laws aimed at curbing homosexuality proposed in Chad

Amnesty International (AI) said Wednesday that a draft anti-homosexuality bill in the Republic of Chad, a landlocked country in Central Africa, will represent a major step backwards for human rights in the country if passed into law. The proposed amendment to the penal code would criminalize same-sex conduct in Chad, carrying the threat of jail…

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Las Vegas school district considers radical changes to their sex education programs

At a closed-door, invitation-only meeting, the Clark County School District, the fifth largest in the nation, is proposing changes to their sexual education programs that would include teaching children between the ages of five and eight about gender identity, homosexuality and masturbation. The proposals, which have been met with near universal condemnation, were, for many,…

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