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very quick. i am exhausted.

i spent the entire day at the repeal proposition 8 decision day protests. sadly, the court did not rule in our favor if you don't know the rest of the story by now, then google itthe day started with a 930am gathering at the california supreme court building right here in san francisco. at 10am the ruling was read ( Read more... )

today is shaping up to be quite the supreme court day. in two hours, the california supreme court will read its decision regarding proposition 8. i hope hope hope it is overturned, but i don't have the greatest feeling. still, the california supreme court has known to surprise with many of its past rulings. there is hope. i'm just not feeling ( Read more... )

while this is a humorous piece, it is very intelligent and thought provoking. and i wholeheartedly agree, when desperation and paranoia kick in, and special interest groups are clinging to the something very small and grasping at straws, you know that change is coming.

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"opposition to condoms conveys that religious dogma is more important to him than the lives of africans." - rebecca hodes (worker for an AIDS/HIV action campaign in south africa)

quote of the day. and so true. (sourceand in other human rights related news, bill richardson (governor of new mexico for those of you living under a rock) repealed the ( Read more... )

words can not describe how angry this makes me. the catholic church needs to get. a. clue. it is totally irresponsible for the pope to discourage the use of condoms in sub-saharan africa. the hiv infection rate is absolutely ridiculous, nearing criminal, in some african nations (in botswana, 24% of all adults are infected). isn't health a basic ( Read more... )

for those of you who don't know, the indigo girls played their first show in asia (in singapore) yesterday. here is an interview from a gay asian (from hong kong) online magazine. there are some misspellings and editing mistakes, but it's still a fresher interview than most american news sources churn out.

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Vatican backs abortion row bishopA senior Vatican cleric has defended the excommunication in Brazil of the mother and doctors of a young girl who had an abortion with their help ( Read more... )