This is an interesting little test: Spot the fake smileI got 16/20, and though I know it's a cliche the trick really does seem to be the eyes. If the eyes don't move significantly it's a good bet that it's a fake smile. Interestingly the 4 I got wrong were all men, so I wonder if I'm better at telling with other women ( Read more... )

Made an MP3 of my radio show in case you wanted to listen and missed it. I also wound up editing it a bit since one song I played through the CD player was missing an audio channel, so I just took it out. Slightly Orwellian, but I figured I'd spare you, and I'll let the radio staff know about that.

Link here.

I knew the people at NOM (whose acronym I cannot read without a snicker because I think of this) were manipulative idiots, but this...?

NOM has deep connections to the Catholic Church hierarchy, to the Mormon Church, to evangelical right-wing pastors and churches and to those who have a long history of anti-gay rhetoric and activity. These are ( Read more... )

This guy hits the nail on the head:

So on behalf of queer folks everywhere, I am willing to negotiate. I promise to stop wearing my orientation on my sleeve and pushing my homosexual agenda on you and yours if you cease wearing your sexuality on your sleeves and stop pushing your heterosexual agenda on me and mine. Fair is fair. I think we can all ( Read more... )

Hey, people who poured millions of dollars into supporting Proposition 8? I have three words for you:


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One good thing about playing DnD with a bunch of queer people is the references that get tossed around. For instance someone rolled a spot check (basically a roll of the dice to see what you'd notice) and got a 1, aka a Critical Failure (they had a low intelligence score). Everyone burst out laughing, and then she wanted to know what that meant she ( Read more... )

Oh hai I'm up too late again (no wonder writers are frequently the crazy ones if creativity keeps you up like this) but I'm mainly here to share this piece of music from the Gettysburg soundtrack, which, as I've mentioned before, is a major source of inspiration, and this track in particular is downright brilliant:

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If you've seen it in the context ( Read more... )

Judge declares DOMA unconstitutional

Judge Joseph L. Tauro ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage law violates the Constitutional right of married same-sex couples to equal protection under the law and upends the federal government’s long history of allowing states to set their own marriage laws ( Read more... )

The original singer has said she loves it too.

(Oh yeah, video contains lots of guys dancing around in little swim trunks)

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I have some friends I have to send this to. :D

Oh yeah, there's also a news story about the parade that covers some stuff I didn't catch. And the person dressed as Harley Quinn actually works at the comic shop I usually go to, so I was happy to see her there.

More photos here too. #6 in there was actually taken right by where I was standing for part of it and saw Patrick going by, and though I ( Read more... )