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It’s not just a planet of straight white men anymore
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more evidence that Lisa Marchiano invented "transgender social contagion"
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It’s not about “protecting the children.” Anti-trans bills now increasingly target adults
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Safer Schools Means Better Mental Health Outcomes for LGBTQ+ Students
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Yeah, we probably are fascists now…
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What your stock photo family says about your tired, regressive ideology
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Review: Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain
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Celestial Soft Porn
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Happy 2023 To All Of You
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Which side you are on
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Translation State cover reveal and excerpt at io9
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2022: the highs, the lows and the same-old-same-old
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SCOTUS 2022: The Vibes Were Bad
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Louisiana Court OK's Marriage Vote,
Posting in comments at “Alas, A Blog”, Rev. Ian Brumberger suggests: God says, “No,” sends Hurricane. Rev. Brumberger’s full comment; 365.com’s story
Pill propelled into abortion debate
Evidently, some anti-abortion groups are working to curb sales of birth control pills. Lisa Boyd, of Planned Parenthood, summarizes the situation in Wisconsin: “They’ve done so much with outlawing and restricting access to abortion that they’ve set their sights on … Continue reading
Keyes promises inflammatory comments!
I’ve been disappointed. I visit the Chicago Tribune every morning, search on “Alan Keyes” just to find new outrageous remarks. Sadly, for the past several days, I haven’t read any new ones. I was afraid he is growing tired. Now, … Continue reading
First Same Sex Divorce
While I feel failed marriages are always sad, equal treatment requires extension of divorce to same sex couples. So, with mixed feelings, I bring you this story, via Iafrica: Canada grants world’s first gay divorce. When the article calls this … Continue reading
Cali. Domestic Partner Privileges Upheld
On Wednesday, Judge Loren E. McMaster of the California Superior court in Sacramento upheld a new California law that grants nearly all the duties and privileges of marriage to domestic parthers. The Argus reports: The law, in fact, gives same-sex … Continue reading
Arranged vs. same sex marriage?
At MarriageDebate.com, David Moloney wonders: I’m wondering whether there’s a definition of “marriage” that’s big enough to include both gay marriage and arranged marriage. I should think there would be no problem finding a definition that’s big enough. The world … Continue reading
The Horse Race
I commented recently on the erosion of the poll bounce for Bush. Rasmussen provides tracking polls; I always prefer graphs to columns of data, so I plotted the data. Click to see larger image for the popular vote: The Rasmussen … Continue reading
Washington: Second court rules for marriage equality.
The Seattle Times reports: Thurston County Superior Court Judge Richard Hicks was the second trial judge in four weeks to strike down Washington’s Defense of Marriage Act, overwhelmingly approved by the Legislature six years ago. In his 38 page ruling … Continue reading
Convention Bounce?
Matt Yglesias’s noticed quick turn around polls showed big bounces for both Kerry and Bush during their respective parties’ conventions. However, later polls showed significant erosions. He highlights the most recent eroding bounce: Time and Newsweek both registered massive bounces … Continue reading
Molar Tattoo
Following Alan Keyes campaign is addictive. You get to read so many odd things, some only tangentially related to Alan Keyes. Today, while reading the Chicago Tribune story Keyes, state GOP gearing up blame campaign, I read this: In actuality, … Continue reading