The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics is now online.

Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation. The CEE entry on hyperinflation.

Classic paper on economic activity, including the use of cigarettes as currency, in PoW camps: It is thus to be seen that a market came into existence without labor or production. The B.R.C.S. may be considered as "Nature" of the ( Read more... )

Joan Roughgarden’s Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People is a treatise on taking diversity seriously which starts with biology, moves on to biologically-grounded anthropology and concludes with biologically-grounded sociology ( Read more... )

Getting into the Christmas spirit. Being Pretty. Matt Damon in leather pants. Sweet. Classic beauty.

Pretty and funny (not worksafe).

See your daily man (which may or may not be worksafe depending on which day and which man).

About a history of lesbian loves in Britain since 1500.

About male love in Japanese culture. One of the many ( Read more... )

The head of the Catholic Church in Latvia makes his position clear: The leader of Latvia's Roman Catholics has called on political parties to ban gays from seeking public office ( Read more... )

A US conservative arguing in support of same-sex marriage: Nothing I have said, however, justifies government intruding into the decision of two people to commit to marriage. Most of us would bristle at the notion that government could prohibit two people of different religions, ethnicities or races from marrying.I understand an Australian sub- ( Read more... )

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has enquired into the legal entitlements of same-sex couples. The ALP, Greens and Democrats have supported action on the recommendations, the Coalition has blocked it.

Comparing the Parties on gay and lesbian issues.

Oz Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd reiterates Labor policy that marriage is between ( Read more... )

A very queer take on 300. (So NOT worksafe.) And I reckon He-man had it coming. (So NOT worksafe.)

Some fashion statements martinlemechant might like. (A little work dubious.)

Simple beauty. (Work safe)

J. K. Rowling outs Dumbledore.

If you want to do some very camp camping up Lismore way for this New Year.

Arguing that homosexuality is a gender issue ( Read more... )

Walter L Williams The Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual Diversity in American Indian Cultures is a precursor to, and covers much of the same ground as, Will Rosco’s Changing Ones.

The Spirit and the Flesh is based on years of field work. Indeed, Williams stresses that Amerindian sources became much more likely to open up to him precisely because he ( Read more... )

Yes, there is AFL gay porn. (So NOT worksafe.) Then there’s sex on tv on tv. (Not worksafe.) Sweet. (Not worksafe.)

Is my gym instructor sure this is necessary …? Physical perfection. (Both worksafe.)

The other gayest music video ever. (Worksafe.) As one commenter says: I've never wondered what would happen if Rammstein collaborated ( Read more... )

I haven’t commented on tyggerjai’s post asking what it means nowadays to be a man and to be a woman. It is a bit hard to give an answer when you fundamentally don’t agree with the framing of the question.

Which is not a shot at tyggerjai. My objection is to the basic Western conceptual assumptions on such matters ( Read more... )