I absolutely agree with his Guardian piece, as I did with his Salon piece of a year and a half ago, that "speak no ill of the dead" does not apply to public figures. Those who speak well of them are no less politically motivated.

The Guardian essay is in response to the silencing of criticism about the just-deceased Margaret Thatcher (see relevant ( Read more... )

A DAY ahead of the papal conclave, faces at the scandal-struck Vatican were even redder than usual after it emerged that the Holy See had purchased a €23 million share of a Rome apartment block that houses Europe’s biggest gay sauna...The sauna’s website promotes one of its special “bear nights”, with a video in which a rotund, hairy man ( Read more... )

One victory does not mean a mandate for smoking dope and giving each other reach arounds in public parks!

Since the hatemail post is filled with the usual badly spelled racism, homophobia, and tinfoil hattery, I'll cut and paste the letter that highly amused me, with the best parts bolded:

( cut for those not into this sort of thing )

Valerie Aurora:( cut for rabid homophobia, fat-shaming, and a death threat )

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Rob Ford, shitbag mayor of Toronto, has been ousted from office. He's been found guilty of violating conflict-of-interest law due to his having diverted public funds to his football charity.

His WP bio, this column, this timeline, and
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The last two Saturday Hate Mail-a-Paloozas:
• "We feast on their tears."
• "Their tears are still delicious."

From the first diary...( The archetypal homophoboerotic rant )

Third time posting the link is a charm.

Comments are good too. Unlocked.

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The Ali Forney Center, a shelter for homeless GLBT youth in New York, City, was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.This is a terrible tragedy for the homeless LGBT youth we serve there. This space was dedicated to our most vulnerable kids, the thousands stranded on the streets without shelter, and was a place where they received food, showers, clothing, ( Read more... )

A lot of right-wingers are buttmad at Nate Silver of Five Thirty-Eight fame, because his mathematical model predicting election outcomes "refuses to perfectly reflect the conventional wisdom spouted by just about every pundit. The pundits do not like this!"

Politico especially. Dylan Byers:For all the confidence Silver puts in his predictions, he ( Read more... )