March 2012
Why a Mother Wishes She Had Aborted Her Son →
Emily Rapp writes that, had she known, she would have aborted her son, who has Tay-Sachs disease, which is expected to end his life this year.
“I attended a workshop about preventing gender violence [where the facilitator]...”
– — excerpted from “Why I Am A Male Feminist”
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Abortion? "I would have saved my son from his... →
This week my son turned blue, and for 30 terrifying seconds, stopped breathing. Called an “apnea seizure,” this is one stage in the progression of Tay-Sachs, the genetic disease Ronan was born with and will die of, but not before he suffers from these and other kinds of seizures and is finally plunged into a completely vegetative state. Nearly two years old, he is already blind,...
Gay-Friendly Communities Are Good for Straight... →
The Rich Shoplift More than the Poor →
The Rich Are Different: More Money, Less Empathy →
Why the Rich Are Less Ethical: They See Greed as... →
February 2012
“The findings of this report are wholly ridiculous and not at all grounded in any...”
– Pavan Dhaliwal, The British Humanist Association, criticising the report published by Christian Members of Parliament, which demands that religious people and institutions be free from legal, public requirements to treat people equally in Britain
“A study by Susan Diem and others of how CPR is portrayed on TV found that it was...”
– How Physicians Face the “End of Life” (It’s not the way you’re planning to do it!)
Church Approves Torture →
Remember when Senator John Kerry was denied communion in 2004 for being pro-choice?
Well, Rick Santorum publicly supports torture — in direct conflict with the Catholic Church’s policy — yet no Church authority — from the Pope to a local parish priest — has denied Santorum communion.
3 Openly Gay Candidates Running for Pennsylvania... →
In most communities in Pennsylvania, a gay person can still be fired simply because they’re gay. Marriage equality is gaining traction in Pennsylvania’s neighboring states of New Jersey, New York, and Maryland (about to be the 8th U.S. state with full equality!), but is still a distant goal in Pennsylvania. But there is a potentially major milestone in the offing. Three “open and out”...
“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper...”
– — Robert Frost
Which, of course, means I’m not “educated.”
Priest Walks Out of Woman’s Funeral because of... →
In an example of Christian love, Roman Catholic priest, “Father” Marcel Guarnizo, officiated at a Maryland funeral of a Roman Catholic woman. The daughter of the deceased woman was denied communion by “Father” Guarnizo at her own mother’s funeral because she’s a lesbian with a partner and “that is a sin according to the church.” To add insult to injury, the...
Bradley Manning Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize →
Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private charged with the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history, is among the 231 nominations submitted for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
Funny Onion Parody: "GLAAD to Honor Any Mainstream... →
“We’re not asking for a two-hour-long pitch-perfect exploration of the gay and lesbian experience—just a single accurate, believable detail that feels in any way telling or true-to-life,” said GLADD spokesperson Cheryl Weingardt, who promised a major cash prize and high-profile award ceremony to any Hollywood director able to deliver a film—any film at all—that includes a brief...
Facebook UK Is Homophobic, Racist, Sexist in Its... →
Facebook will finally be introducing a fix on their automated advertising system which suggests advertisers try to use racial and gay slurs, including ‘faggot’ and ‘sissy,’ to target customers. The system asks advertisers to draw up a list of the keywords that reflect their target customer’s online activity before they post an ad. When a new advert is set up with this list, the system...
Government Charges Bank of America with... →
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is charging Bank of America with discriminating against homebuyers with disabilities. HUD alleges that Bank of America imposed unnecessary and difficult requirements on borrowers who depended on disability income to qualify for their home loans. In some cases borrowers had to provide physician statements to qualify for their loans....
Philippines Supreme Court: Homosexuality Is Not... →
Other than the Vatican City, the very Roman Catholic Philippines is the only nation with no legal provision for divorce. So Filipinos in dysfunctional marriages must either merely separate or get a legal annulment.
The Inquirer News reports that Judge Eliseo Campos sought an annulment from the Court on the grounds that his wife had engaged in several affairs with other men. As part of the record,...
Young American Blacks Are Less Likely to Seek... →
Young adult black Americans, especially those with higher levels of education, are much less likely than their white counterparts to seek mental health services, a new study finds.
Reasons for this reluctance may include shame and a lack of knowledge and lack of trust among patients, and a lack of cultural understanding among caregivers, according to the study in the February issue of the...
Feeling Anxious? Soon There Will Be an App for... →
Researchers have been testing therapy apps that may soon make psychological help accessible anytime, anywhere, whether in the grocery store line, on the bus or just before a work presentation. Well-designed apps could reach millions of people who lack the means or interest to engage in traditional therapy, and who need more than the pop mysticism, soothing thoughts or confidence boosters now in...
Ex-husband of Gay-Hater Anita Bryant Dead at 80 →
Bob Green, a onetime radio DJ who married pop singer and Miss Oklahoma Anita Bryant, was found dead Jan. 26 at his home in Miami Beach. He was 80. Mr. Green managed his wife’s rise to stardom as an entertainer and Florida citrus spokeswoman, then followed her into anti-gay activism, which ultimately destroyed their careers — and marriage in 1980. Anita Bryant told People magazine: “Divorce is...
American Christian Hate Group Spawns Bigotry... →
Coalition for Marriage, the UK’s version of America’s National Organization for Marriage (NOM), is vigorously campaigning to oppose marriage equality in the UK.
Dallas Judge: No More Sitting in the Back of the... →
Dallas County Judge Tonya Parker, the first LGBT person elected judge in Dallas County, and the first openly LGBT African-American elected official in Texas history, refuses to perform marriage ceremonies for heterosexual couples until she, too, can get married.
Maryland Republican Lawmaker Describes Himself as... →
Harvey Weinstein Threatens to Leave MPAA After... →
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Safe and Drug-Free Schools estimates that over 13 million American kids will be bullied this year, making it the most common form of violence experienced by young people in the Nation. Despite the rampant violence, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) gave the new documentary “Bully” an R-rating merely because some of the language used in...
Ecuador's Health Minister: 'Ex-Gay' clinics are... →
