15-Year-Old Kentucky Boy Gang Raped By Five Men In Videotaped Assault

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Five suspects have been arrested in the brutal gang rape of a 15-year-old boy in Hopkinsville, Kentucky that left the victim with a punctured colon and injured bladder.

The attack happened at a house party on October 12 and was captured on video then shared via Snapchat. Authorities are not yet sure if the footage was also shared online.

Sam Miller, 18, Dayton Ross Jones, 20, and Tyler Riess Perry, 19, along with two other young men, both aged 17, have all been arrested and charged in connection with the rape that left the unnamed victim in critical condition and rocked the small town of Hopkinsville.

Miller is the most recent person to be arrested. He’s been charged him with sodomy, first degree; promoting a minor in a sex performance; use of a minor in a sex performance; distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor. His bond is set at $1 million.

Police have not released many details about the incident, or a possible motive, but they did say the victim knew his attackers.

“We haven’t uncovered any kind of premeditated plans,” Christian County sheriff’s Capt. Chris Miller told media.

The 15-year-old spent several days in intensive care at Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville, TN before returning home on Sunday. He is expected to make a full recovery.

Authorities say they are still interviewing people and that more arrests are possible.

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Graham Gremore

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The Word Isn't Normal. The Word Is Mainstream.

I came across this article on the lovely Jillian Michaels. In this article she admits that it would be “a dream” to be straight. Because I have no social life, I read the comments about her statement, and the majority purported that she was homophobic. The overwhelming theme was “don’t tell me I’m not normal.”

My first problem is the choice of the word “normal.” I think the appropriate word is “mainstream.” Gay people are normal human beings, and what makes them different is just like what makes straight people different: personalities, triggers, childhood issues, addiction or mental health issues. Gay people are as “normal” as heteros.

But they are not mainstream. Let’s be honest, it is way harder to be gay parent than a straight one. It is harder to be a gay person than a straight one, and let’s not even talk about gender differences because even gay people are not as accepting as they should be about transgender individuals. Let’s be honest here, we’re all a little gender queer, if we really understand the spectrum. People were not made to fit into static molds. But the gay world is not always much more accepting than the straight one. But, as I said, that it a different issue than the one I’m addressing here.

It’s not cool to say it sucks sometimes being gay. You are a traitor for those words, even though we all know it’s true. We know we will be discriminated in jobs. We know we risk our safety. We know our children will be harassed on the playground. There is no reason to not acknowledge that life doesn’t suck more for gay people than straight people.

It’s not homophobia for a gay person to admit that life would be easier if they were mainstream. It’s the same as saying that life is easier for white skinny, attractive people who come from stable homes. Just because it’s wrong doesn’t mean it’s not true.

The vocal comment thread majority should not be attacking people. We should be attacking society. Backlash towards a gay person who says “this is harder than being straight” should be directed at the straight world. The word is NOT normal. The word is mainstream. And any part of you that is not mainstream will cause you suffering, unless we work to change society.

Yeah, it sucks sometimes to be gay. it’s OK to say it. The problem isn’t in admitting it, the problem is that the world needs changing. direct our anger where it belongs.

If a black person says it is easier to be white, they are right, and society needs to change.

If a gay person says it is easier to be straight, they are right, and society needs to change.

If a transgender person says it is easier to be cis gender, they are right and society needs to change.

If an overweight person says it is easier to be skinny, they are right, and society needs to change.

We have every right to be portaged, but the outrage needs to be against society, not against people who admit that is IS easier to be mainstream. Let’s be hoest we all know it is easier to be white bread middle of the line America. But easier doesn’t mean better. We should all be outraged.

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Idaho Couple Paints “Homosexuality Is A Abomination” On Truck To Protest Marriage Equality

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A homophobic couple in Meridian, Idaho cannot believe that same-sex marriage has been made legal in their state, so they’ve decided to do something about it.

“We can never accept public homosexuality!” Justin Sease told local news station KBOI2 from the pleather sofa in his living room. “It’s wrong, and it’s wrong in God’s eyes first. He’s very clear in the bible. The bible says that when homosexuality is publicly accepted, basically it spreads like a cancer!”

(We assume Sease is paraphrasing, considering that the word “cancer” didn’t even exist until the 17th century. Either that or he’s just talking out of his ass.)

To protest marriage equality reaching Idaho, Justin and his wife Melanie, who keep a holy bible on their coffee table at all times, have painted antigay statements on the windows of their SUV and rusted out pickup truck that read “God isn’t dead,” “Just say no to same-sex marriage,” and “Homosexuality is a sin and a [sic] abomination” among other things.

“This is kind of our little way of protestin’ the homosexual extremist movement,” Justin said.

When people see their painted vehicles, Melanie claims, “most everyone … gives us a thumbs up, waves, smiles, or honks.”

“They like that we’re takin’ a stand for the voters in Idaho and for the heavenly Father,” Justin added.

But not everyone appreciates the Sease’s vehicular protests. The family claims that, as a result of voicing their religious convictions, they have become victims of — you guessed it! — bullying.

“We’ve had a few homosexual extremists who cuss us out and get very angry with us and threaten us,” Justin said.

But they refuse to let some pesky “homosexual extremists” silence them.

“If nobody else is goin’ to do it, why not start doin’ it?” Melanie said. “Hopefully, other people will join us and follow us and do what we’re doin’.”

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Five Disgraced Business Owners Who Learned That Homophobia Just Doesn’t Sell

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What To Watch This Week on TV: Gwyneth Paltrow Goes To 'Web Therapy'

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Global Megachurch Pastor Backtracks on Gay-Supportive Comments

Brian Houston, senior pastor of Hillsong Church, says his sympathetic comments don’t mean he supports same-sex marriage or strays from the traditional Christian view of homosexuality.

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Students Stand Up For Teens Who Say They Were Sent Home For Cross-Dressing
Teens at a Washington state high school are standing up for students who say they were sent home from school for dressing up like the opposite sex.

White Pass High School students Chandler Krueger and Mason Mudge told local outlet KING-TV that they were asked to change or leave school last week after dressing up like Nicki Minaj and Miss America, respectively, for the school’s spirit week.

Mason Mudge dressed up in a Miss America costume. Photo credit: KING-TV

In response to the incident, at least 10 students at the school cross-dressed the next day to support the students. White Pass district superintendent Chuck Wyborney told The Huffington Post that none of those students were sent home.

Students who cross-dressed at White Pass School District. Photo credit: KING-TV

“I think its really awesome that all the kids support me and support the decisions that I made, like I walked into school this morning and everyone was wearing dress and pink and all that,” Mudge told KING-TV.

However, Wyborney disputes the students’ version of events. He told The Huffington Post that during the school’s spirit week, one male student was sent home because he wore a revealing outfit that violated the school’s dress code. Another male student was asked to change out of his female costume, but chose to go home instead. He would not specifically identify the two students.

Wyborney said that while one of the students was reprimanded for violating the school’s dress code, it had nothing to do with the fact that he was dressed as a female.

“If you were to look at a gender neutral dress code … if you’re wearing a short bottom that’s inappropriate,” said Wyborney over the phone.

Bob Knudsen, writer for the Examiner, decried the idea that students would be sent home from school for dressing like the opposite sex. However, he praised the fact that these students were ultimately supported by their peers.

“While it seems like society has a long way to go on issues of gender identity, the fact that these youths stepped up should give us hope that the next generation will be even more enlightened,” wrote Knudsen. “Who knows, maybe a day where girls having male heroes and boys having female heroes will not be considered weird, but simply looking up to a person they admire.”

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