April 2012
Talking Monkeys In Space: Scientists Confirm... →
naturallybent:
get dirty. it’s good for you.
talkingmonkeynews:
Scientists are now confirming what many natural health advocates have been saying for years regarding the role bacteria plays in the body. Bacteria, and exposure to bacteria on a daily basis, is essential to a proper immune system. With many parents ensuring that their children are…
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LGBTQ* Documentary You Should Know
FABULOUS ! The Story of Queer Cinema
ABC News: Transgender Parent: Child's Journey When... →
“She says that there are some special men who weren’t born men and some special women who weren’t born women, and there are some other people who aren’t boys or girls,” said Sabine.
She admits transition is hard, but advises other children in the same situation to be patient.
“It usually gets easier after a while and, despite the changes, your parent will always be the same person,” said...
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Exeter hosts gay pride
Happy Pride!
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by Edmund Broch 31 March 2012, 9:05pm
The rainbow flag was 50 m long this year
Exeter played host one of the biggest gay pride celebrations in the South West, with a 50 m long rainbow flag floating down the High Street to Exeter Phoenix.
According to the BBC, hundreds of marchers including firefighters and the local police took part in the celebrations,...
March 2012
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Chicago launches LGBT health action plan
By Tony Merevick Chicago Phoenix
CHICAGO — The Chicago Department of Public Health unveiled a new LGBT health strategy to community leaders and advocates Friday as part of the city’s Healthy Chicago initiative.
The LGBT Community Action Plan outlines 22 strategies developed and suggested by community health advocates, providers and stakeholders to address several areas of health...
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WatchMelissa Harris-Perry: MHP’s guide for ‘how white people can talk about Trayvon Martin’
Watchnaturallybent:
if you go down to the woods tonight…
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Scientists Warn of Low-Dose Risks of Chemical...
19 Mar 2012: Report
A new study finds that even low doses of hormone-disrupting chemicals — used in everything from plastics to pesticides – can have serious effects on human health. These findings, the researchers say, point to the need for basic changes in how chemical safety testing is conducted.
by elizabeth grossman Since before the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring 50 years...
Watchnaturallybent:
calgary zoo amur tiger gives birth to 3 cubs
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Chile ponders hate crime legislation as thousands...
Such senseless and despicable violence, there are no words.
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by Edmund Broch 30 March 2012, 10:36pm
Daniel Zamundio’s tragic death has lead to an unprecedented public outrage
In the wake of a gay man’s torture and death at the hands of four neo-Nazis, Chile is under pressure to pass a hate crime legislation, as thousands attend his funeral in Santiago.
AFP...
Update: 11 year old trans girl lost appeal →
transawareness:
The above article is an update. Her mother went to appeal to keep her out of the psychiatric ward and lost. She will be institutionalized because of her expression of her gender. She will be held until she conforms to male gender and then released to foster care, not her mother who was supporting her.
Please, if you haven’t signed the petition, sign it, reblog it, ask your...
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Trans Italy celebrates and looks forward
Italy is marking 30 years since it’s groundbreaking law allowing trans people to change gender [sic] – but the debate about their rights continues
30 March 2012| By Daniele Guido Gessa
Italy is preparing to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Law 164 – which allowed Italian transgenders to change sex for the first time – on 14 April with a national conference and smaller meetings in...
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Anti-bullying bills spark protests at Ontario...
Andrea Houston / National / Friday, March 30, 2012
Approximately 200 Catholic and evangelical parents, led by several anti-gay religious leaders, decried Bill 13 and “homosexual sex clubs” on the steps to Queen’s Park March 29. About 20 feet away, a small group of smiling, rainbow flag-waving people chanted and cheered, “Bullying is mean so vote 13.” The quickly organized...
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New magazine and hope for gays in Sudan
Rainbow Sudan shines a light on gay and lesbian life in a country where homosexuality is still punishable by death
30 March 2012| By Dan Littauer
Photo by Steve Evans.
A new online lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender magazine in Sudan, north Africa, is a first for the country where homosexuality is still punished by death and an opportunity for gay people to start discussing their...
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Ala. Civil Rights Museum Exhibiting Lesbian Photos...
by Jay Reeves
Associated Press
Friday Mar 30, 2012
Hanne Harbison, left, and her partner Anna Koopman sit with their son Amon, 9 months, beneath their portrait. (Source:AP Photo/Dave Martin)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Founded to teach about human rights and the fight for equality during the days of racial segregation, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is introducing a new topic: Lesbian...
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Transgender Teacher Forced to Quit Job in New...
by Paul Canning
March 29, 2012
1:30 pm
A transgender music teacher in an elementary school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, says she was forced from her job after parents complained that she was a drag show performer.
Late last year, Cristina Cracraft’s drag performances posted on YouTube became known and a group of parents began complaining to school officials about her.
Both the...
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been....”
– Issac Asimov (via askjerves)
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A Father's Reaction to His Very Young Gay Son
I’ve posted articles from this 7 year old’s mother in the past. Nice to hear from the father and even better to hear what he has to say!
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Dave
Husband, father, and intergalactic being of energy only on this plane of existence for a brief time
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Posted: 03/29/2012 3:43 pm
Over the past few months my wife,...
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The Afghan girls who live as boys
27 March 2012 Last updated at 13:01 ET
By Tahir Qadiry BBC Persian, Kabul
This child has been temporarily transformed from Mehrnoush the girl to Mehran the boy
For economic and social reasons, many Afghan parents want to have a son. This preference has led to some of them practising the long-standing tradition of Bacha Posh - disguising girls as boys.
When Azita Rafhat, a former member...
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Bees harmed by low levels of common pesticides
CBC News
Posted: Mar 29, 2012 2:03 PM ET
Last Updated: Mar 29, 2012 2:02 PM ET
Buff-tailed bumblebees produced 85 per cent fewer queens when exposed to low doses of pesticides. (P. Whitehorn/Science/AAAS)
Even low doses of popular pesticides can reduce bees’ survival and reproduction, two new studies show.
The findings bolster evidence that such chemicals may be partly...
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Russia to Consider Nationwide 'Gay Propaganda' Ban
29/3/2012 20:48
Russia to Consider Nationwide Gay Propaganda Ban
© RIA Novosti. Ilya Pitalev
16:02 29/03/2012
MOSCOW, March 29 (RIA Novosti)
A Siberian regional legislature submitted to the Russian parliament a bill to make promotion of homosexuality among minors an administrative offense, the State Duma said on its website on Thursday.
The bill, introduced by the Novosibirsk...
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US scientific study claims male dolphins are...
by Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk 29 March 2012, 5:02pm
US scientists claim male dolphins are bisexual
Research scientists at the University of Massachusetts have concluded that male dolphins conduct intense social relationships and are found to engage in extensive bisexuality.
The researchers studied more than 120 bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay, Western Australia, and discovered...
Talking Monkeys In Space: Microbial Fuel Cell Can... →
naturallybent:
interesting. my usual question, though, is how gizmo green is this technology; that is, how much cost to the environment will there be in the manufacture, maintenance, and disposal of the cells? our ultimate goal should always be technology that is sustainable and, at minimum, environmentally benign… although environmentally beneficial is preferable.
talkingmonkeynews:
A...
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Thai government urged to investigate 15 murders of...
T/W for violence and rape
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Organisation send letter to Thai government listing homophobic crimes against women over six years
29 March 2012| By Anna Leach
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) wrote to the Thai government this week to demand an investigation into 15 murders of lesbians and women who identify as...
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Feminist Poet and Essayist Adrienne Rich Dies
Associated Press
Thursday Mar 29, 2012
Adrienne Rich (Source:AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Adrienne Rich, a fiercely gifted, award-winning poet whose socially conscious verse influenced a generation of feminist, gay rights and anti-war activists, has died. She was 82.
Rich died Tuesday at her Santa Cruz home from complications from rheumatoid arthritis, said her son,...
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Indian police censor gay photo exhibit by Canadian...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
BY ROB SALERNO - A photo exhibit by Indian-Canadian artist Sunil Gupta was censored by Indian police following an anonymous complaint that the pictures were obscene.
The exhibit, titled Sun City and Other Stories: Paris-San Francisco-Delhi, was on display in the New Dehli Alliance Française, and opened to a positive response Mar 23, according to The Hindu. It...
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What It's Like to Be a Gay Pro Wrestler
Here’s a perspective you don’t often hear.
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Jeff Girard
aka Johnny Courageous, part-time professional wrestler
Posted: 03/28/2012 4:28 pm
It’s Saturday night. I’m in a dressing room with a bunch of other men in various states of dress and undress. One man is in his undergarments, searching his suitcase and pulling out a piece of flashy,...
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Irish president slams homophobia in message to...
Meanwhile in the US, LGBTs are still not welcome to march in the St. Paddy’s Day parade…
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by Christopher Brocklebank 28 March 2012, 2:38pm
Michael D Higgins slammed homophobia
Irish President Michael D Higgins has addressed a youth organisation about the evils of homophobia.
Speaking at a conference organised by the Foróige organisation, President Higgins spoke...
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