Leading neuroscientist: Religious fundamentalism may be a ‘mental illness’...
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/30/leading-neuroscientist-religious-fundamentalism-may-be-a-mental-illness-that-can-be-cured/ By David Edwards Thursday, May 30, 2013 A leading...
View ArticleChief Auditor Eviscerates Regnerus Study, But Questions Remain
From Bilerico: http://www.bilerico.com/2013/05/chief_reviewer_repudiates_regnerus_study.php By John M. Becker May 30, 2013 In an explosive interview published yesterday by the Southern Poverty Law...
View ArticleBritish media get interactive with trans people
From Gay Star News: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/british-media-get-interactive-trans-people290513 Charity runs ‘interactions’ between journalists and trans people to increase understanding of...
View ArticlePoland: I do not demand tolerance, I demand equal rights. — Anna Grodzka
From Daily Kos: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/28/1212205/-I-do-not-demand-tolerance-I-demand-equal-rights-Anna-Grodzka# By rserven Tue May 28, 2013 Recently Poland’s Anna Grodzka was in the UK...
View ArticleMedia criticised over transgender teacher Lucy Meadows’ death
From BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-22694847 28 May 2013 A coroner has criticised the media over the “character assassination” of a transgender teacher who later took her own...
View Article‘Boy or girl?’ As even younger kids challenge gender identity, schools try to...
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View ArticleThe Problem Is Capitalism
From In These Times: http://inthesetimes.com/article/15005/the_problem_is_capitalism/ Only radical reforms will solve neoliberalism’s crisis of democracy. BY Joseph M. Schwartz and Maria Svart May 27,...
View ArticleNoam Chomsky: The Kind of Anarchism I Believe in, and What’s Wrong with...
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/noam-chomsky-kind-anarchism-i-believe-and-whats-wrong-libertarians Anarchism “assumes that the burden of proof for anyone in a position of power...
View Article‘Masters of Austerity’ Targeted as Blockupy Activists Shut Down European...
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/05/31 ‘The aim of this blockade is to prevent normal operations’ at powerful institution headquarters in Frankfurt Jon Queally Published...
View ArticleThe Occupy Spirit Lives on in New Economy Initiatives
From Mediapart: http://blogs.mediapart.fr/en/blog/mark-white/280513/occupy-spirit-lives-new-economy-initiatives Par Mark White 28 mai 2013 The crisis of 2008 was one of those rare moments that...
View ArticleValidity Question Looms for Some Trans People Who Marry
Marriage equality is important for the protection of TS/TG people’s marriages. From The Advocate:...
View ArticleThe Istanbul Convention excludes transsexuals
From West: http://www.west-info.eu/the-istanbul-convention-excludes-transsexuals/ by Ilaria Lonigro 05.31.2013 The Istanbul Convention will help prevent gender violence against women and domestic...
View ArticleThe Dallas Principles, Four Years On
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dana-beyer/the-dallas-principles_b_3368622.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices Dana Beyer 05/31/2013 Four years ago 24 activists met in Dallas to promulgate...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Recognizes Transgender Service Member
From GLAAD: http://www.glaad.org/blog/pentagon-recognizes-transgender-service-member by Mari Haywood Monday, May 27, 2013 Blogger and LGBT advocate Autumn Sandeen has become the first transgender...
View ArticleHundreds Protest Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees in North Carolina
From Truth Out: http://truth-out.org/news/item/16663-hundreds-protest-genetically-engineered-eucalyptus-trees-in-north-carolina By Mike Ludwig Thursday, 30 May 2013 Protests are raging outside of a...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists’ Complaint Exposes Rift Between ‘Green’ Certification Groups
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/01/us/complaints-abound-in-green-certification-industry.html?pagewanted=all By JOHN M. BRODER May 31, 2013 WASHINGTON — The legal watchdogs at...
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