Tommy Karr

Category: LGBT

  • Matthew Shepard’s Father Speaks to Anti-LGBT Lawmakers in Tennessee

    In an article written by Chas Sisk at The Tennessean had a feature on Matthew Shepard’s father, who arrived at the Tennessee State Capitol to voice his concerns about the laws being proposed by anti-LGBT lawmakers. This last year has seen an embarrassing onslaught of anti-LGBT legislation in Tennessee from Stacy Campfield, who is pushing not just…

  • Bigotry Kills – Rolling Stone’s “One Town’s War on Gay Teens”

    Rolling Stone just published an article on the inexcusable rash of teen suicides that have ravaged the Anoka-Hennepin school district in Minnesota. I won’t rehash it here but it deserves a thorough read as it reveals what most of us already knew… stigmatizing the LGBT community creates an unbearable sense of defeat and feeling of utter…

  • Facts About Stacey Campfield’s Constituents

    I discovered the following statistics when reading the comments on Knoxnews.com’s article “Letter: Campfield shames Tennessee again”.  The comment, from Tamara Shepherd, reads: From among about 270,000 registered voters in Knox County, just 24,088 voted in the 5th and 7th District races during the County General/State Primary election (note that no 6th District primary took…

  • Stacey Campfield: In His Own (False) Words

    Stacey Campfield has posted a response to the story about being turned away from Knoxville’s Bistro.  You can read his complete failure to understand what FACTS are in his words. Note that he titles the post “More fun than a barrel of monkeys” which comes across as smug and only furthers my feelings on how…

  • Stacey Campfield Denied Service at Knoxville Eatery

    Thanks to Roommate Patrick for the heads up on this new development in the circus of ignorance that is Stacey Campfield.  In a move that should elicit applause from everyone with an open mind, the Bistro, a restaurant in Knoxville, Tennessee, refused service to Stacey Campfield when he arrived there to dine.  They posted the…

  • PHOTO: Received my first mention (link) on a national LGBT news site – www.towleroad.com. Awesome!

    from Instagram: Received my first mention (link) on a national LGBT news site – http://www.towleroad.com. Awesome! http://instagr.am/p/mEzwO/

  • An Open Letter to Tennessee Senator Stacey Campfield from Michael Wiseman

    A friend shared the following open letter on Facebook today and, considering how Campfield’s idiocy annoyed and terrified me yesterday (yes, terrified… ignorance is terrifying) I felt compelled to share his letter which you can read on Mr. Wiseman’s (aptly named) Facebook page here.  Thank you Michael Wiseman! I was taken aback earlier today after…

  • Senator Stacey Campfield’s Facebook Response to a Friend

    Tennessee Senator Stacey Campfield has gotten a lot of press lately for the blatantly false claims he made on Michelangelo Signorile’s Sirius/XM radio show. Here is a highlight from his interview: “Most people realize that AIDS came from the homosexual community—it was one guy screwing a monkey, if I recall correctly, and then having sex with…

  • Senator Charles E. Schumer: Supporting Marriage Equality

    I got this very considerate response from Senator Charles Schumer today regarding my request that he support the repeal of DOMA.  Kudos Senator Schumer.  KUDOS! Original Message From: Senator Schumer Date: Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 12:03 PM Subject: A message from Senator Charles E. Schumer   Dear Mr. Adkins: Thank you for contacting me…

  • Bernadette Peters made The Golden Girls Gay Before The Golden Girls Did

    No explanation necessary.  Just sit back, turn up the sound and enjoy. (And by the way, those pants… are amazing.)