LGBT Hate Crimes Introduced in Bill
As of now, the LGBT community is not protected in Mississippi's hate crime law. But Rep. Deborah Dixon, D-Raymond, authored a bill that could change that. House Bill 534 would amend the constitution to increase the penalties for crimes committed against people because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation. …
Personhood is Back
A previously failed proposal that aims to abolish abortion has resurfaced this legislative session. State Rep. Randy Boyd, R-Mantachie, introduced a so-called Personhood bill in the form House Bill 1309, which would amend the state constitution to define a person as beginning at the moment of conception. Boyd's bill number …
Young Tea Partiers to LGBT Supporters: "Don't Tread on Me"
Arriving fashionably late, the boys stood in the parking lot by a jeep with the infamous snake flag draped over the windshield and expressed their disapproval of the groups desire to form the GSA at BHS.
Students Stand Up To School District
LGBT activists will hold a demonstration tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. to oppose what they call discrimination against a group of students who wanted to create a gay-straight alliance at Brandon High School. Instead of simply rejecting the students' request to form the group, Rankin County School District Superintendent Lynn Weathersby …