Aaaand a few links that have nothing to do with each other but they do have to do with what's on my mind these days! I'm a little frustrated that I'm not finding the time to comment on some of these really important things that are happening, but I'm still trying to balance everything in my life. :/

How to Be a Friend to Trans Folks Without ( Read more... )

A friend just posted a really good, thoughtful post on her blog about why the "I like it on [insert place]" Facebook phenomenon is problematic. In a nutshell:

But facebook status promotional campaigns such as this not only do little in terms of helping the cause. They actually illustrate, even as they perpetrate, at least three things that are ( Read more... )

One funny:
- Sci-fi reference manual

One serious:
- Cancer isn't the best thing that ever happened to me

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Like I was mentioning this morning, one of the kittens we're fostering, Chloe, has brain damage. She has cerebellar hypoplasia, which means she has very bad balance and coordination. She can't hold her head too well and she can't walk or move around much. She's the cutest thing though, sweet and playful and cuddly. She falls asleep on our laps all ( Read more... )

"As AIDS activists stress, there are no "high-risk groups": only high-risk activities that anyone can engage in." (Power & Resistance 4th edition, by Les Samuelson, p.121)

Which sums up, in one sentence, why I think it's discriminatory and dangerous to screen gay men out of donating blood.

Looks like textbooks are still smarter than me. Dang!

California is still struggling to pass same-sex marriage: the Californian Senate sends a bill to the governor's desk for him to sign into law. This is the second time the legislature tries to pass a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, but the first time Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed the bill ( Read more... )

And just when I thought I wouldn't want my son circumsied, apparently circumcision reduces the risk to be infected by AIDS. (An article on the topic in French hereThe article from National Geographic is better since it provides more details on why : "The reason for the increased risk of infection, experts say, is because the foreskin of the penis ( Read more... )