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@Corso: Viagra is only approved for use in erectile dysfunction. Other uses, including pulmonary hypertension, are off label. (I also…
Ron, Respectfully... Are you saying these things because you actually have an ideological opposition to any use of off-label prescriptions,…
Which leads one to ask how many studies showed the breast growth effect of Spironolactone and what their quality was.…
I am reluctant to take any supplement in the US, even the relatively benign ones like vitamins, because who knows…
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Category Archives: Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues
God, Homosexuality, Sex, And Dignity
[Another outtake from my correspondence with “Linus.” I’ve edited it somewhat, so it is not identical to the email I originally sent Linus.] Can someone believe that God is against people having homosexual sex, and still treat lesbian and gay … Continue reading
Slavery, Homosexuality, And The Decision To Interpret The Bible’s Meaning Generously
(This is part of an email I recently wrote to a thoughtful Christian acquaintance, who I shall call “Linus.” Obviously, our discussion was set off by Dan Savages recent remarks. My thanks to Linus for his kind permission to include … Continue reading
Were Dan Savage’s Remarks Bullying?
[Note: I’ve renamed this post from the original title, “Is Dan Savage a Bully.”] Ever read one of those comments and you’re agreeing with it, agreeing with it, and then the writer yanks the rug out from under you? So … Continue reading
Openly Gay Republican Driven Off Romney’s Team
Conservative blogger Jennifer Rubin: Richard Grenell, the openly gay spokesman recently hired to sharpen the foreign policy message of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, has resigned in the wake of a full-court press by anti-gay conservatives. […] According to sources familiar … Continue reading
Blankenhorn and Marquardt Oppose NC Anti-Gay Amendment
For what it’s worth, same-sex marriage opponents David Blankenhorn and Elizabeth Marquardt of the Institute for American Values (and Family Scholars Blog, where I guest post sometimes), have come out in opposition of a proposed amendment to North Carolina’s constitution. … Continue reading
The Real Lawrence V Texas
This New Yorker article based on Dale Carpenter’s book on Lawrence v Texas is really interesting reading. (Quick backstory for those who need their memories refreshed: In 1986, the Supreme Court upheld Georgia’s law criminalizing gay sex in Bowers v. … Continue reading
“As If Married”
In the 9th Circuit’s recent Prop 8 opinion, the Court noted: “… ‘marriage’ is the name that society gives to the relationship that matters most between two adults. A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but to … Continue reading
Sinister Marriage
Over here on Earth-Alpha, you may have heard of today’s big appellate court decision. No, not the one on regular Earth about same-sex marriage; we’ve had that on our parallel timeline pretty much forever. No, in our alternate reality, the … Continue reading
9th Circuit Rules Prop 8 Unconstitutional
“Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially re-classify their relationships and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples.” -Judge … Continue reading
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Marginalized Gender Identity Category? Possibly Transphobic.
Trigger warning for me possibly being a clueless, transphobic douche. I’m trying to work something out and generally throwing out some ideas for people who are cooler than me to react to. But they may be stupid, stupid ideas, and … Continue reading
Corso, what caught my eye was: The doctor was worried about my kidneys with what I’m on, and I get…