January 2012
12 posts
fuck yeah sex education: pansexualpride: Queer... →
pansexualpride:
Queer Children Are Dying… But Many More Are Living
cassket:
Most of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth we saw on the news in 2011 were dead.
Last fall, media outlets around the country reported on the death of Rutgers University…
Early Onset of Night: So the internet rose up and... →
early-onset-of-night:
that the government could do what those laws gave it the power to do all along. Should we be shocked? Not if we are over ten years old. The government, you see, can do WHATEVER it wants, WHENEVER it wants. The laws are numerous enough and vague enough that they can be interpreted anyway the…
In memory of Phillip Parker, age 14 →
gaywrites:
Phillip Parker, a 14-year-old from Tennessee, took his own life on Friday after relentless bullying because he was gay. His family had reported incidents of bullying to the school, but nothing happened.
Added grandfather Paul Harris: “Because he was gay, he got mistreated physically, mentally by several people out there at the school, and I am very resentful as a result of it....
I will be my own valentine because I'm fucking...
shitbloggerssay:
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Sexual orientation and homosexuality: APA →
Sexual orientation is commonly discussed as if it were solely a characteristic of an individual, like biological sex, gender identity, or age. This perspective is incomplete because sexual orientation is defined in terms of relationships with others
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Anti-gay message inflicts pain →
Santorum's Homophobia Problem →
comingoutjournal:
By Jay Michaelson Author of God vs. Gay? The Religious Case for Equality
LGBT people awoke with a sense of dread to the news of Rick Santorum’s near-tie with Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses. Santorum is not just the butt (pun intended) of a deservingly dirty joke; he has long been ahead of the curve when it comes to bashing gay people for political gain. He is the poster...
Climate Change: 'China to tax carbon emissions by... →
plantedcity:
From Business Green:
China looks set to impose a direct tax on its largest greenhouse gas emitters by 2015, according to reports in state media.
Proposals for an environmental tax are being reviewed by the Ministry of Finance and are expected to come into force before the end of the 2011-2015 five-year plan, the state news agency Xinhua reported today, citing government...
