A Transgender Elected Official Reflects an Evolving Cuba
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/16/world/americas/a-transgender-elected-official-reflects-an-evolving-cuba.html By VICTORIA BURNETT Published: March 15, 2013 Ms. Hernández, 48,...
View ArticleMI6 and CIA were told before invasion that Iraq had no active WMD
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/18/panorama-iraq-fresh-wmd-claims BBC’s Panorama reveals fresh evidence that agencies dismissed intelligence from Iraqi foreign minister...
View Article10 Years Later, an Anniversary Many Iraqis Would Prefer to Ignore
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/world/middleeast/many-iraqis-prefer-to-ignore-10th-anniversary-of-war.html?ref=global-home&_r=0 By TIM ARANGO Published: March 18, 2013...
View ArticleCop Fractures Woman’s Face, Says “I’m Going to Push Your Nose Through Your...
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/cop-fractures-womans-face-says-im-going-push-your-nose-through-your-brain Chicago police officer, who has been sued five times in past, stands...
View ArticleLawsuit Over NYPD’s ‘Stop And Frisk’ Program Heads To Court
From National Public Radio: http://www.npr.org/2013/03/18/174415367/lawsuit-over-nypd-s-stop-and-frisk-program-heads-to-court?sc=tw&cc=share by Joel Rose March 18, 2013 A major lawsuit challenging...
View ArticleThe Shame of America’s Gulag
From Truth Dig: http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_shame_of_americas_gulag_20130317/ By Chris Hedges Mar 17, 2013 If, as Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote, “the degree of civilization in a society can be...
View ArticleFeminism is the one F-word that makes eyes widen in polite company
From New Statesman: http://www.newstatesman.com/society/2013/03/feminism-one-f-word-makes-eyes-widen-polite-company It’s not enough for us to sit back and wait for the system of power to become a...
View ArticleThe 5 Hottest Transgender Comedians
From The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/comedy/2013/03/18/5-hottest-transgender-comedians From a goth lesbian to a socialite with man-hands to an FTM who passes for gay, here are the funniest trans...
View ArticleTransgender people can ‘change’ official gender without surgery, South Korean...
From Gay Star News: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/transgender-people-can-change-official-gender-without-surgery-south-korean-court-rules180313 Five transgender people win a court case in Seoul to...
View ArticleYou Wouldn’t Believe How Fast Americans Are Losing Their Religion — But the...
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/belief/you-wouldnt-believe-how-fast-americans-are-losing-their-religion-fundamentalists-have-plan As their power declines in America, fundamentalists are moving...
View ArticleMetroplex Atheists Square Off Against Rowlett’s Mayor. The Mayor Says He’ll...
I live in Rowlett. I tend to ignore the follies of our local elected clowns, the city council, so I only picked up on this story today from a clerk at our local Walmart. This led to Tina and me...
View ArticleNate Phelps Talks About His Abusive Childhood As Son Of Westboro Leader
From Addicting Info: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/03/19/nate-phelps-talks-about-his-abusive-childhood-as-son-of-westboro-leader/ By T. Steelman 2013/03/19 The moment he turned 18, Nate Phelps...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren: Minimum Wage Would Be $22 An Hour If It Had Kept Up With...
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/elizabeth-warren-minimum-wage_n_2900984.html By Nick Wing 03/18/2013 Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) made a case for increasing the...
View ArticleIt’s Been Getting Better; Now Someone Tell Hollywood
From In These Times: http://inthesetimes.com/article/14744/its_been_getting_better_now_someone_tell_hollywood/ Debunking the American Horror Story of gay and lesbian aging. BY Dustin Goltz March 16,...
View ArticleA Late-blooming Lesbian Panther
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joanne-fleisher/a-late-blooming-lesbian-panther_b_2902290.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices Joanne Fleisher 03/19/2013 I’m late to every identity...
View ArticleDispute on Transgender Rights Unfolds at a Colorado School
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/18/us/in-colorado-a-legal-dispute-over-transgender-rights.html?_r=0 By DAN FROSCH Published: March 17, 2013 FOUNTAIN, Colo. — Coy Mathis was...
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