If someone was to ask me what America means in one word, I would say, “Freedom”. Freedom to say what you want to say. Freedom to believe what you want to believe. This is why America is the envy of other nations, and why extremist religious groups-of all ilks-hate us with a burning passion. This freedom that we have was hard fought, and we must ( Read more... )

There's a very interesting article on CNN about a recent marriage in Virginia... which may now be illegal. Or perhaps not. You see, in this marriage, Antonio married Justine. However, Justine used to be Justin, and was still legally male in NC. According to VA law... if the bride was transgender it is unclear whether the marriage would be illegal ( Read more... )

When I went to camp, there was a popular little ditty that primarily consisted of the following words: "Justice, justice, shall thou pursue!" I mention this because there's a meme going around that states "We would like to know who really believes in gay rights on LiveJournal. There is no bribe of a miracle or anything like that. If you truly ( Read more... )