September 2012
“What Romney argues is a classic false choice: the idea that we must either...”
– Romney treats climate as a punchline | Grist (via dendroica)
“To define racism only through extreme groups and their extreme acts is akin to...”
– Matthew Desmond and Mustafa Emirbayer in What is Racial Domination? (via kidonacloud)
YAAAAAAAAAAAS
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Perfect description.
(via racialicious)
August 2012
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Father of UK gay rights, Allan Horsfall, dies
LGBT rights pioneer, Allan Horsfall, described as inventor of the British gay rights movement by friends and activists
31 August 2012| By Tris Reid-Smith
One of the UK’s most important LGBT rights pioneers, Allan Horsfall has died at the age of 84.
Current campaigners and activists have paid tribute to Horsfall who helped set up the first grassroots, gay-led rights organization, the...
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Brazil: Gay father granted full “maternity” leave
by Joseph Patrick McCormick 30 August 2012, 11:22pm
A full four month “maternity” leave was granted to Mr da Silva, who recently adopted a child
A government agency in Brazil has granted the full allotment of “maternity” leave to a gay man in a civil partnership, who has adopted a child.
Lucimar da Silva requested the full four month parental leave two years ago, when...
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Canadians stop Lebanese pop star from singing...
The Lebanese Canadian LGBT community have been assured that a visiting homophobic pop star will not perform a song which mocks LGBT Lebanese people’s struggle for acceptance
30 August 2012| By Andrew Potts
A group of Lebanese Canadian LGBT activists have successfully campaigned to stop a visiting Lebanese pop star from singing his homophobic hit song during performances in Montreal.
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BBC News - US lesbian couple's son pens book on... →
BBC interview of Zach Wahls on his new book ‘My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family’.
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Detroit man pleads guilty to hate crime
A Michigan man has become the second US citizen to be prosecuted for a homophobic attack under federal hate crimes laws passed by the Obama Administration in 2009
30 August 2012| By Andrew Potts
A Michigan man who attacked another man at a Detroit petrol station because he thought he was gay has plead guilty to a hate crime in what is only the second time that US Federal Government’s hate...
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Study: Hearing the phrase “That’s so gay” can...
Hardly surprpsiing, but important to have research such as this study being conducted.
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by Joseph Patrick McCormick 29 August 2012, 11:53pm
The study suggested that language used by peers can have negative health effects, both mental and physical
The University of Michigan has released the results of a study which revealed that gay, lesbian or bisexual students who hear...
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Marriage bills move forward in Australia and New...
Bills to legalize same-sex marriage have passed their first votes in the New Zealand Parliament and the Australian state Tasmanian Parliament
30 August 2012| By Andrew Potts
Bills to legalize same-sex marriage have been successful in their first votes in both the Tasmanian and New Zealand parliaments, with Tasmania also voting to legalize surrogacy arrangements and New Zealand set to...
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New Zealand Parliament passes 1st stage of gay...
By Associated Press, Published: August 28 | Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 3:29 AM
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly cast a first vote in favor of a gay marriage law that was given impetus by President Barack Obama’s public support of the issue.
The 80 to 40 vote in front of a packed and cheering public gallery was the first of three votes...
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California Passes Ex-Gay Therapy Restrictions
Jim Burroway
August 28th, 2012
The California Assembly today, in a 51-21 vote, approved a significantly scaled-back measure to ban licensed therapists in the state of California from providing Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE) to minors under the age of eighteen. The bill must now go back to the Senate to be reconciled with a much broader version of the bill which passed that chamber...
There’s Too Much Money To Be Made From War, And... →
The United States was the biggest provider of weapons to other countries, last year. In terms of how much money it moved, it tripled its 2010 purchases and moved $66.3 billion worth of arms.
There’s Too Much Money To Be Made From War, And... →
The United States was the biggest provider of weapons to other countries, last year. In terms of how much money it moved, it tripled its 2010 purchases and moved $66.3 billion worth of arms.
Is it True that Eggs are as Bad for Your Arteries...
naturallybent:
-incomplete and corporate-corrupted research combined with shoddy media jumping to histrionic conclusions = yet more misinformation about nutrition and health. eggs are the victim this time. and as dr. mercola notes, any food has to be quality food for it to be the healthiest. in this case: organic, pastured eggs. free run hens living a happy chickeny life will give you happy...
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Lesbian doctor is first openly gay president of...
by Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk 28 August 2012, 2:54pm
Canada has gay people at the helm of both the CMA and the country’s United Church
The Canadian Medical Association has its first openly gay president.
Anna Reid MD officially became the president of the CMA at their national convention in Yellowknife, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, where she works as an emergency...
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Tyler Clementi’s Family Left Their Church Because...
By Zack Ford on Aug 27, 2012 at 9:00 am
The tragic suicide of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi motivated an important conversation about bullying through the trial of his roommate, Dharun Ravi, who spied on his intimate moments with a webcam. But after nearly two years, Clementi’s mother, Jane Clementi, is opening up about some of her own guilt, because when Tyler came out to her, she still...
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France confirms gay marriage will be legal by 2013
French Prime Minister Jean Marc Ayrault has said a same-sex marriage and adoption bill will be passed to the Senate in October
27 August 2012| By Joe Morgan
French lawmakers have confirmed they will introduce legislation to allow same-sex marriage in October.
Fulfilling a campaign promise of President Franҫois Hollande, the package reforms will also allow adoption by gay couples.
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“I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain...”
– Stephen Jay Gould (via deweydell)
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“Racism is not merely a simplistic hatred. It is, more often, broad sympathy...”
– Ta-Nehisi Coates, on racism. (via theatlantic)
Advocating Progress: The internet is a... →
thesoapboxschtick:
I really believe the internet is going to contribute significantly to the end of the GOP as we know it. Their leap to the far right side of the far right is what put the noose around their neck, but the internet is going to kick away the chair.
In December, Rick Perry…
Keep a bright (web)light shining to scare the roaches away remembering that while you may not be...
[T/W]: I got pregnant from rape - Salon.com →
At 19 years old, I became an unwilling expert on the topic of rape. I learned about rape’s savagery and its psychological trauma.
Lately, we’ve been hearing from men who don’t know much about the subject at all. On Monday, Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., created a stir when he said, “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” But his...
Watchruthoutspoken:
Former Seattle City Councilwoman Cheryl Chow has one last crusade: Coming out. Chow, 66, who is battling brain cancer, wants children to feel okay saying they are gay.
“Parents and kids, don’t be afraid of saying that you’re gay. I was afraid for over 60 years and those 60 years were wasted,” she told King 5 News. “I wanted (children) to feel good about themselves and I wanted...
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Third Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex...
A third Australian jurisdiction has opened the door for the legalization of same-sex marriage at a state and territory level in an embarrassing slap down for opponents
22 August 2012| By Andrew Potts
Australia’s Northern Territory may become the country’s third jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage after the ruling Labor Party announced it would allow its members a conscience vote...
