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Oh we are doing animal myths? Killer whales aren't whales, and don't kill anybody either.
I've imagined Superman as a little old arthritic man picking up an ocean liner between thumb and forefinger. One more…
I think you’re underestimating the skill it takes to get a really satisfying grass field using a grass brush. If…
And when domesticated dogs are in a pack, the alpha can be female as well as male.
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Category Archives: Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues
Gay Watch in Religious News
More homophobic zaniness within Vatican politics according to 365Gay.com… (San Francisco, California) San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada has been named as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith – the Vatican department that has led the … Continue reading
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force to President Bush: 'If it's good for the Baltics and Russia, what about here at home?'
If we look back on American History we will find that all of the patriotic rhetoric of freedom, justice, equality for all, etc., were just that–rhetoric. In action, there was freedom and democracy for some, not for all. Yet president … Continue reading
16 extra years in prison for being gay
From Salon: Kansas’ statutory rape law prohibits “criminal sodomy” (including oral sex) with teenagers younger than 16. If the object of Matthew’s affection had been female, however, Kansas would have afforded him the benefit of its romantically named “Romeo and … Continue reading
Watching shows featuring Gay/Lesbian characters could lessen homophobic prejudices
The nineties, especially the late nineties early 2000s, experienced somewhat of a “Gay explosion” in television and culture. Shows like “Will & Grace”, “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” “Queer as Folk,” and “The L Word,” (and “SpongeBob Squarepants” if … Continue reading
Donor conception – should it be legal for straight couples only?
And yet more from that “Family Scholars” thread: Marty, attempting to explain why he feels compassion for straight, married, infertile couples who want children – but not same-sex couples or single women – writes: A married man and a married … Continue reading
Facets of Gender Identity
Gender is getting more complex, and interesting, every year. Transsexuals used to be understood as “a man stuck in a woman’s body” or vice versa. Happily, that understanding of transsexuality and transgenderism is being replaced in practice by an understanding … Continue reading
Oberlin Orgies
Oberlin, one of the colleges I’ve attended, was given a spanking in the far-right Frontpage Magazine. Frontpage’s problem? Oberlin is a left-wing school. Well, duh! In addition, the writer seems really bothered by Oberlin’s acceptance of queers and transsexuals: None … Continue reading
A Killer Whale ate me!