UN General Assembly Votes To Allow Gays To Be Executed Without Cause.

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people were once again subject to the whims of homophobia and religious and cultural extremism this week, thanks to a United Nations vote that removed “sexual orientation” from a resolution that protects people from arbitrary executions. ( Read more... )

...Unless you are male and straight, according to someone who has a seat on the highest court in the United States.

Constitution does not ban sex bias, Scalia says

Justice Antonio Scalia repeatedly insists that the "original" intention of the Fourteenth Amendment applies only to black men. He almost, ALMOST makes it sound rational:The 74-year-old ( Read more... )

Seems to be all about exposure these days...Papal update

• Oh hey, update on the Pope's statement... Vatican: Pope's Condom Comments Apply To Women Too. Which means, as @carlmaxim perfectly said: The Pope says both male & female prostitutes can use condoms. So, in theory, everyone can use them so long as money is exchanged. Ha. The Vatican took ( Read more... )

I have two stories I want to dig into a bit deeper, but we'll see how today goes. In the meantime, what I've spotted on the 'net:

Cher: "I have two sons".

AWESOME: Two Men Marry Aboard Virgin America Flight. The pilot diverted the plane over Canada air space for this.

Teens should teach adults about safe sex91% of men older than 50 do not use ( Read more... )

Holy cow, you guys: GB's Prime Minister weighs in on It Gets Better: David Cameron MP Prime Minister - It gets better...todayKeep in mind this fella is the head of the conservative Tory party. I keep telling you that across the pond, their rightwing parties would be considered far left by us. Can you imagine McCain, or any other Republican leader ( Read more... )

Well this guy's TSA roundup puts mine to absolute shame. I've gotten many of them, but he adds a good deal more: TSA Backscatter X-ray Backlash.

AIDS is 'forgotten epidemic,' Koop says. Cautionary article on where the current AIDS statistics are. And a blast to the past for me. Also note Koop's background. He certainly rose above his ( Read more... )

We Want It To Get Better (Teens) - It Gets Better Project / Make It Better Project. This one's a great take off. Composed of teens (of all stripes) who WANT things to be better and who are pledging to step up on bullying. Bullies are a minority, after all.

Facebook is under fire -- under even more fire I should say -- lately:

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If you will recall, it was Dan Savage's inability to reach high school students that led to the It Gets Better Project's video format. By putting the videos online, he was able to bypass school officials who typically deny him access, or parents who prevent their teenaged children from attending his presentations ( Read more... )

Men Are Not Hardwired for Infidelity: Why Does Pop Culture Insist on Biological Differences Between the Sexes? Oh, easy answer: because it sells. /crank

Poll: Gay People Coming Out Earlier. Basically, two generations ago, people came out at 37. Now they're coming out when they're 17. As rm says, it was different, vastly different in the 80's. ( Read more... )

Zazen meditation in a nutshell: When the Mind Wanders, Happiness Also Strays

The Origin of America’s Intellectual Vacuum. So the idea is that McCarthyism basically ran out all the intellectuals. Since most of them were not rehired (and consequently left the country, worked in other fields and so on) the theory is that we're playing out the ( Read more... )