Music News Roundup – 23 September 2014
A legend is honored, a singer collapses, and two artists make fools of themselves in this week’s Music News Roundup.
homophobia
Gay couple attacked in Center City, Philadelphia
A witness thinks the attack was motivated by homophobia.
Footballers back rainbow laces campaign
FA Cup winning players release a video supporting the Rainbow Laces campaign
Censored cuddling? Love is Strange, indeed
The MPAA comes under fire for its R-rating of Love is Strange
Colonialism and homophobia
Sean Weaver responds to Slate writer Mark Joseph Stern
An open letter for Pride Week
An open letter from one Manchester resident, explaining why pride is still important
‘Homophobia in football should be treated more harshly’
A Liberal Democrat MP wants to tackle homophobia in football
Family threatened for displaying a rainbow pride flag
A family in Quebec was threatened for displaying a rainbow flag on their property
Westboro Baptist Church’s Panic! at the Disco parody
WBC created a parody song of Panic! at the Disco’s ‘I Write Sins Not Tragedies’ and the results are hilariously bad.
Sticks and stones and homophobic language
Lucy Gorman takes an honest look into the casual use of homophobic language.