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I remember Greg and Greg, both accountants, back in the 80s in South Africa, during apartheid. One Greg came from a somewhat liberal east coast English-speaking family in Natal, and the other from a staunchly conservative, deeply religious, Afrikaner family in the capital, Pretoria. They both worked at the same large Johannesburg accounting firm in ( Read more... )

Much has been made of the apparent fact that a sizable majority of African Americans in California voted Yes on Prop 8. The issue is a complex one with many grey areas. Blame can also go in both directions, and ultimately serves little purpose. The Prop 8 exit polls may make for interesting reading, but we should remember that exit polls are ( Read more... )

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Wow. Anyone with any kind of view on gay marriage should watch this. Take the time - it's worth it. I personally would have tossed in a little more on the human rights end, but otherwise this says it all. Sometimes a plea from the heart is worth a dozen sound arguments. Watching this is best, but you can also read the transcript if you prefer (I ( Read more... )

The last time I had to vote on a "yes" or "no" issue was 1992, back in South Africa. The question asked was, "Do you support continuation of the reform process which the State President began on February 2, 1990, and which is aimed at a new constitution through negotiation?" In other words, the question was, "Do you support the end of Apartheid?" ( Read more... )

Yesterday in the news the BBC had the following news article:
Gay outrage over penguin sex test

This is the gist of the story:Gay rights activists have protested at a north German zoo's plans to test the sexual orientation of six male penguins which have displayed homosexual traits. Bremerhaven's Zoo am Meer said it would introduce four extra ( Read more... )