Date: September 11, 2017
01) Hydrogen Hillary Clinton is Whining so Much Even the Legacy Media is Getting Bored With Her
“She couldn’t beat Trump at being president so she’s trying to beat him at being unlovable: http://archive.is/0Fe4e“
Date: September 11, 2017
01) The Evolution of Homosexuality: From Criminal, to Mentally Ill, to Equal – Bennett Singer
“It wasn’t that long ago, says Bennett Singer, that our nation’s most progressive doctors considered homosexuality a psychological disease. That goes to show how far we have come—in areas like gay marriage—to guaranteeing equal rights regardless of one’s sexual preferences. But some rights initiatives have started to backslide in the United States and elsewhere. Conversion therapy is still met with approval by some government officials, and sexual orientation and gender identity remain excluded from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbid discrimination against individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Singer brings to light a fascinating and essential array of knowledge in his new book LGBTQ Stats.
Read more at BigThink.com: http://bigthink.com/videos/bennett-singer-are-gay-rights-civil-rights
I think the question of acceptance of LGBT folks really does depend on geography. In some places on Earth I would say, when it comes to legal equality and cultural acceptance absolutely there’s been this revolution, and progress has occurred at a pace that even in our own lifetimes was almost inconceivable in terms of how quickly things had evolved.
At the same time, just today 2.8 billion people live in countries around the globe where being gay is a crime. And in some places like India progress toward equality has actually been reversed. So back in 2013 India’s supreme court recriminalized sodomy and same sex activity, which had become legal. So there are examples of countries where progress has actually been reversed.
When we talk about how have things changed in terms of equality or the movement toward equality for LGBTQ folks I think the biggest and most dramatic example is marriage equality which somewhat miraculously I think—and not inevitably—did become the law of the land, and all 50 states thanks to the Supreme Court and the Obergefell decision are now required to recognize same sex marriage.
But I think it’s important to remember that marriage equality does not mean or is not synonymous with full equality in terms of constitutional protections. And it is in fact true that a couple could get married on a Sunday and then one of the partners goes to work on Monday, puts a picture of his husband or her wife on the desk and gets fired, because in the majority of U.S. states it is still completely legal for people to be fired on the basis of sexual orientation.
And the Civil Rights Act of 1964 doesn’t cover sexual orientation or gender identity. There’s a movement among activists and gay rights organizations to expand the scope of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to go beyond race and gender and color and national origin, which are covered categories. But at this point sexual orientation is not covered by the 1864 legislation.
I guess the context is, it wasn’t until 1973 that the American Psychiatric Association came to the conclusion that homosexuality in general is not a mental illness, and that was the year when the APA voted to take homosexuality out of its diagnostic manual. Until that point every gay person, no matter how well adjusted or healthy or functioning, was considered mentally ill.
So that’s the background, and really that wasn’t so long ago that our most progressive doctors were under the assumption or were working on this theory that homosexuality was, in fact, a mental disease.
So I think conversion therapy is kind of the contemporary cousin to that belief that gay people are sick, and that they can be cured or that they need to be cured.
And certainly, you know, dozens of medical establishment organizations ranging from the AMA to youth organizations have condemned conversion therapy.
But this idea that people who are gay can be converted into not being gay is indeed still alive.
My sense is that at this point seven states have outlawed conversion therapy among minors, meaning that in the other 43 states it’s still allowed for parents to send their children, their minor children into this kind of therapy and to require that kids under 18 go through this process.
There have been studies of people who have undergone the therapy and consistently there’s this sense of finding that therapy not only doesn’t change people from being gay to straight but inflicts its own harm and trauma. And there is federal legislation being considered where there would be an national ban, which again I think is common sense.
And I hope that as we see a new generation of young people becoming more open and more accepting, and the sense of allies among teenagers and young people, I think that’s the key to ultimately ending conversion therapy.”
Date: September 11, 2017
01) Angry Democrats Attack Hillary Over 2016 Book
“Even some of Clinton’s allies have grown weary of her insistence on re-litigating the 2016 campaign at a time when the Democratic Party is looking to forge a new identity in the age of Trump.
“The best thing she could do is disappear,” said one former Clinton fundraiser and surrogate who played an active role at the convention. “She’s doing harm to all of us because of her own selfishness. Honestly, I wish she’d just shut the f— up and go away.”
Since her loss, Clinton has taken fire from both sides of the aisle for what’s seen as her refusal to acknowledge her own role in her campaign’s defeat.
She has blamed Russian hackers, sexism and former FBI Director James Comey for her defeat. But she has proven less vocal about flaws in her own campaign.
Clinton’s latest election musings have also reopened old wounds from the bitter primary fight with Sanders right as Democrats say their focus should be on finding an economic message that appeals to the Rust Belt voters who abandoned the party for Trump.”
Date: September 11, 2017
01) Brendan O’Neill on Your Vote is a Hate Crime
“Spiked. The Hate Trap: Should we be free to hate? (11/2016)”
Date: September 11, 2017
01) SJWs cause Game Writer to quit job because of his political views
“Those fine folks over at the Anti-GamerGate sub-reddit GamerGhazi have taken it upon themselves to be the arbiters of speech by going after video game writer Casey Hollingshead. They found out he was critical of Anita Sarkeesian, so they mobilized against him to the point where he quit writing PILLARS OF ETERNITY II for Obsidian Entertainment.”
Date: September 10, 2017
01) This Week in Stupid (10/09/2017)
“In which a Labour MP asks: “Is rape worse than racism?”
Date: September 11, 2017
01) Google Memo: Beyond the culture war – FACTUAL FEMINIST
“Christina Hoff Sommers, the Factual Feminist, offers her take on James Damore’s now infamous memo, “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber”.”
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Date: September 08, 2017 Thank you to Mikey, for submitting this. Since the age of six, I’ve preferred older men and always had sexual urges for them. Guess I knew way back then what would work best for me. Would look up to them and picture big bodies and hair on their chests – with that smell I loved best – that sent me adrift as if I surfed along skies on some awesome and wild magic carpet you ride. Spent much of my time making up dreams like how I’d cuddle with this guy as he showed me love in his own special way. He’d know I didn’t need a daddy, as I’d always be happy to put my two small hands on his huge, manly body. I stared a lot harder than most at these guys and hoped one would open his eyes and finally see mine. When I had turned six I started to trick with my best friend next door. He was my age too, said that he knew about secrets that were hiding inside his mother’s room. He showed me her stunning Playgirl collection, which enlarged my small world with a pint-sized erection that just made me wonder what else it could do. We quickly proceeded to strip bare ass naked so we could get down and practice positions each couple was taking in those glossy pages. Some boys liked to play when they stayed overnight. When I was eight one friend my age knew more than most as he played with my butt and then got the urge to stick in his dick. Never happened before, though something just clicked and it made me want more. Remember that year when I went to a restroom to pee and this grown man walked right up beside me. I was so shy back then as I hugged the john tight – but when he unzipped I was totally gripped and it became love at first sight. I simply could not turn away from his cock when it dropped from his fly like some super-sized wood. Just stared at that dick, which was so long and thick and he also stood back from the john a good six inches, as if asking: “how do you like that?”. I adored his cool pubic hair as it wrapped his huge pack and that big cock head that said, “come here and kiss me.” But when he was gone I felt sad and have since longed for some guy to eventually like me. Needless to say, I made some boy friends who liked to come up to play now and then, but I knew only grown men made me feel really happy. I went to great lengths ‘attempting’ to find some type of sex with a much older guy. Around that time, my step-father mentioned gay guys were living not too far from our place. But he warned me to keep my ass far from those men or I would surely be molested by them. But instead of filling me full of his fear, what he said had instilled all new thrills that soon pierced me with urges that surged my strong-willed, yet still quite small body. Would think of those gay men dad warned me about and I’d picture thoughts of me there at their house as we all got naked to play with our cocks. Got so worked up once, I just grabbed my bike and strolled down the road to see what they were like, then rode in circles in hopes they would somehow take notice. Boredom eventually drew me away and I later made up fantasies about how cool it was to be with these guys, despite those cruel things folks say about how all deviants rage like savages and constantly rape small children. By the age of thirteen, it was finally my first ‘real’ time being with a man sexually – he was at least in his thirties. Now realize those things that happened back then would fuel a desire I’d pursue to the end. However, I’ve wondered how things might have been if they were made a bit simpler then. If folks stopped controlling the minds of these kids then maybe they’d grow up and actually live. I wasted too much time drowning in oceans stocked with their notions so cold, dark and shallow, which sucked out the life from a boy nearly dead, who needed to learn how to think with his head and find ways to swim and kick with both feet – so maybe again he can finally breathe, or rise up and fight for the right to think how he wants with freedom to do what he likes. Mikey |
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Date: September 07, 2017
“The way we traditionally bury the dead is horrible for the environment. The modern way of burying a body, the “casket in the ground method” most of us are used to is horrible for the environment. It uses an incredible amount of resources, emits toxic pollutants into the air, and pumps the ground full of formaldehyde, which is known to cause cancer. It’s also prohibitively expensive. The average cost of a modern funeral costs between $10,000 to $12,000. There are a number of greener options available though. Cremation uses less resources and requires less space than a traditional burial, but isn’t perfect. There are more experimental methods on the horizon such as promession and alkaline hydrolysis. No matter which method we choose, it’s clear that we need to reform how we bury the dead. Also be sure to read Mark Harris’s excellent book about green burials http://www.gravematters.us/“ |
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Date: September 07, 2017
01) The Mattress Girl Saga
“After being spurned by a lover, Emma Sulkowicz and the feminist establishment set about destroying the young man’s life with false allegations. Taking advantage of the media storm, Sulkowicz incorporated her lies into an art project that saw her saddled with the monicker “Mattress Girl”.”
