We watched "A Jihad For Love" today ( Read more... )

There's something I see a lot in discussion of race, of gender, of any sort of marginalized group, really - someone who isn't part of that group will come up to someone who is and say "Wow, I didn't know. Could you tell me more?" And the person they're asking will say "No ( Read more... )

Like several other states, California allows same-sex couples to enter "domestic partnerships", which afford many of the same rights as marriage.

But activists say such partnerships are not equivalent to marriage.

California Ruling on Gay Marriage, BBC.co.uk

Every time I see this mentioned, I just think: Wait a minute. Didn't we try something ( Read more... )

You know, once you understand that fanfiction is inherently a "for the love" market, it's not that hard to see how copyright holders could actually benefit from it. Picture an arrangement where you could upload works to a print-on-demand publisher like Lulu, except one that's specifically meant for works of fanfic. Uploaders are able to tag their ( Read more... )

Dear idiots,

As you seem to have either missed the announcement that the University of Iowa had become a smoke-free campus (which would be quite a feat, as there are signs to that effect up all over) or think that particular rule just shouldn't apply to you, may I at least point out a few other things you could at least have the consideration to ( Read more... )

Dear BTR metaconsciousness/egregore,

I will feed you with fiction, but only so long as you don't try to snack on my emotions. This is reciprocal. I enrich you, you make me feel good. It is not and cannot exist as a relationship wherein I feed you fiction and you make me feel badTherefore please stop trying to twist me up when I go near you. ( Read more... )

If being gay is really a terrible moral issue and you know because religion tells you so, why isn't there just as big a stink over atheist marriage and atheists serving openly in the military? Or is who you choose to sleep with actually a bigger issue vis-à-vis religion than believing there is no god?

...we need to have a talk, you and I.

...considering how I've spent most of today pinballing between emotional states? Think it's fair to assess that I've got some kind of hormonal thing going on?

Body, I do not, and have never, approved of these shenanigans. Consider this me lodging a formal complaint.

bed now.