When Mom and Pop Owned the Shop
From The Jewish Daily Forward: http://forward.com/articles/160319/when-mom-and-pop-owned-the-shop/ By Jenna Weissman Joselit Aug. 3, 2012 Food, glorious food is what virtually everyone I know talks...
View ArticleIs Making a Protest Vote in Presidential Elections a Vanity Choice?
From Consortium News: http://consortiumnews.com/2012/08/02/more-on-vanity-of-perfectionism/ By Robert Parry Aug. 2, 2012 My recent article, “The Vanity of Perfectionism,” has stirred up some anger, in...
View ArticleShafilea Ahmed’s death was not the fault of liberal lefties
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/05/barbara-ellen-shafilea-ahmed-political-correctness As Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed were sentenced, there was a feeling that...
View ArticleOppression And Intersectionality
From Addicting Info: http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/08/05/oppression-and-intersectionality/ By Devon DB August 5, 2012 Being oppressed is a struggle that many groups in society face on a daily...
View ArticleMaking Roommate Assignments Less Sexy (or Gender-y)
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-a-goodman/college-dorms-same-sex-housing_b_1727013.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices&ir=Gay%20Voices Josh A. Goodman 08/02/2012 This year’s college...
View ArticleOur enduring truth
From Zinnia Jones: http://freethoughtblogs.com/zinniajones/2012/08/our-enduring-truth/ From Zinnia Jones Aug. 2, 2012 The margins of society are a rough place for anyone to live. As minorities that...
View ArticleAre ‘gay gene’ studies a waste of money?
I’ve been saying for year now that finding physical proof for what ever causes TS/TG people to be TS or TG is pretty meaningless as it will do nothing to change the hearts of bigots. From Gay Star...
View ArticlePutin v. the Punk Rockers
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/07/opinion/on-trial-putin-v-pussy-riot.html By MICHAEL IDOV Published: August 7, 2012 Moscow BATTLING the sweaty crowd at the Khamovnichesky...
View ArticleFor Women in Street Stops, Deeper Humiliation
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/07/nyregion/for-women-in-street-stops-deeper-humiliation.html By WENDY RUDERMAN Published: August 6, 2012 Shari Archibald’s black handbag sat...
View ArticleWhy Machismo Can Be Deadly For Gay Latinos
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/gender/why-machismo-can-be-deadly-gay-latinos The adulation of traditional masculinity causes many Latino men who have sex with other men to lead hidden lives....
View ArticleLet’s Be Clear: Transgender Discrimination IS Sex Discrimination
From ACLU: http://www.aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/lets-be-clear-transgender-discrimination-sex-discrimination By Ian Thompson, ACLU Washington Legislative Office 08/08/2012 Recently, the ACLU and...
View ArticleBryan Fischer: Christians Should Kidnap The Children Of Gay And Lesbian Parents
Far too many TS/TG folks have the courts do the dirty work of custody and visitation denial. I am saddened by the stories of some of my Facebook friends who are no longer permitted to see their...
View ArticleGender dysphoria replacing gender identity disorder in DSM
From Xtra Canada: http://www.xtra.ca/blog/national/post/2012/08/07/Gender-dysphoria-replacing-gender-identity-disorder-in-APA-manual.aspx BY NATASHA BARSOTTI Aug. 7, 2012 The American Psychiatric...
View ArticleTrans Man Denied Cancer Treatment; Now Feds Say It’s Illegal
From GLAAD: http://www.glaad.org/news/trans-man-denied-cancer-treatment-now-feds-say-its-illegal Wednesday, August 8, 2012 Jay Kallio, a former EMT who is disabled with kidney failure, rheumatoid...
View ArticleKomen President Will Leave, and Founder Will Shift Roles
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/08/08/us/ap-us-komen-leadership-shake-up.html By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: August 8, 2012 DALLAS (AP) — The president and the...
View ArticlePussy Riot trial: closing statement denounces Putin’s ‘totalitarian system’
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/aug/08/pussy-riot-trial-closing-statement Punk band’s members claim they are freer than those carrying out their prosecution as judge sets 17...
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