I wrote this on Facebook earlier today, purely on whim, after getting a bit fed up with stuff like this and this (update: Hudak freely admits to having authorized the pamphlets and defends themDear Mr. Hudak and friends ( Read more... )

Had a mostly good time at Pride this weekend with lgbtech and, on Sunday, the Lynxcub.

Good: for possibly the first time ever, I did not get sunburned at Pride. At all. SPF 50 sunscreen, frequently reapplied, plus a parasol, apparently does the trick. lgbtech, sadly, was not quite so lucky ( Read more... )

So, I had been kind of undecided as to what to do about Pride this year, in that (for non-locals, and anyone local who somehow hasn't heard) it had become a huge political mess, due to controversy over a pro-Palestinian group called Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) which some people perceive as being anti-semitic (despite the fact that, one ( Read more... )

1. After a whole lot of uncertainty, looks like Torchwood is coming back! Yay!
   
   
2. Via sabotabby: the Toronto Star is soliciting suggestions for names for the ridiculously expensive fake lake the government is having built for the G20 summit. Click on the comments tab to read the suggestions (which are up 20 pages or something now). My favourites from among those ( Read more... )

Sonoma County CA separates elderly gay couple and sells all of their worldly possessionsParticularly noteworthy is the fact that apparently this couple had done everything right, legally speaking - they had each other names in their wills, powers of attorney, and medical directives, etc. - and the county was still able to overrule it all, ( Read more... )

Open Letter to John C. Wright

Awesomely brilliant response to the recent homophobic screed by Wright.

I've been in a huge work crunch lately and have just done two consecutive all-nighters, at least if all-nighter is defined as staying up until the hours when most people are getting up, and then trying to squeeze in a few hours of sleep in the morning, as opposed to not sleeping at all ( Read more... )

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From Saturday Night Live's spoof of the American VP debate:

Queen Latifah as moderator Gwen Ifill: Gov. Palin, would you extend same-sex rights to the entire country?

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin: You know, I would be afraid of where that would lead. I believe marriage is meant to be a sacred institution between two unwilling teenagers. But don't ( Read more... )

Just came across these incredibly funny graphics by alostrael, poking fun at the inconsistencies of certain Republican politicians in the US when it comes to sexual issues.

Just what I needed at the end of a week of much work and stress and little sleep: a hysterical laughing fit. I feel so much better now.

Thanks to thewronghands for the link. I recommend you not be ( Read more... )