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Interesting Links for 17-11-2015
- A Look at Exalted’s new Solars - Prince Diamond
A discussion of the Exalted 3rd edition's signature Eclipse — Prince Diamond, who's a horseman, a diplomat, an exiled hero, and transgender.
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Interesting Links for 03-10-2015
- Pope Francis: Kim Davis Is A Liar And I Don’t Support Her Bigotry
Admittedly, the Vatican didn't phrase it quite that way, but it's still good to know.
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- culture,
- lgbt,
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- relationships,
- sex
Interesting Links for 04-09-2015
- "Can’t you just CHOOSE?": Being bi with a preference
' Like all bisexuals, I am a 50/50 split between liking men/male-identifying people and liking women/female-identifying people. Oh no, wait.'
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Interesting Links for 13-05-2015
- David Cameron appoints anti-gay marriage MP to be minister for equalities
'who previously said the state had “no right” to redefine marriage, and who voted against same-sex marriage'
Interesting Links for 17-02-2015
- Fifty Shades of Socialist Feminism
'“I’ll buy you a Lamborghini’ “I’d really prefer a tank.”'
- Stonewall to campaign for trans equality
A mere two and a half decades after its formation, and four and a half after the riots it was named for, which heavily involved trans people.
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- amusing,
- awesome,
- bigotry,
- christianity,
- clever,
- equality,
- freedom,
- interesting,
- law,
- lgbt,
- links,
- people-suck,
- politics,
- religion,
- transphobia,
- usa,
- wikipedia
Interesting Links for 19-09-2014
- Anti-trans trolling spree forces Wikipedia to ban U.S. House staffers for third time
- The Satanic Children's BIG BOOK of activities
Link is to a PDF. A Florida county let Christian organisations distribute action books in schools. So they have to let other religions do so too. And The Satanic Temple (who've also erected a statue to Baphomet near a Ten Commandments momument in some US park), put together a fun activity book!
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Interesting Links for 02-09-2014
- There IS a “B” in There, You Know. I’m More Than “an Ally.” | the inadvertent feminist
Bisexuality, it's not just a phase. Contains descriptions of a lot of homophobic and biphobic bullying and abuse this person received.
Interesting Links for 04-04-2014
- Medieval Jokes
Various, often dirty, medieval jokes. Mostly worded in a way to somewhat hide the smut. It even has a 'your mum' joke in there.
- Texas Can't Kill Inmates Until It Reveals Where It Got Its Lethal Drugs
- Brendan Eich Steps Down as Mozilla CEO | The Mozilla Blog
Surprising. Good to see LGBT issues rating this level of importance/response.
Interesting Links for 16-03-2014
- Fred Phelps, (known for Westboro Baptist Church) is dying
And apparently was excommunicated from that church last year.
Interesting Links for 19-02-2014
- Ellen Page has super powers, but why is this newsworthy?
other cultures had a completely different view of human mutation, such as in ancient Greece where having super strength or the ability to break the sound barrier on foot were widely celebrated and encouraged.
- What do those squiggles on the pavement actually mean?
Interesting Links for 25-01-2014
- German Olympians will wear rainbow-colored uniforms in Sochi
- Why sugar helped remove Victoria Line concrete flood - Telegraph
To stop the concrete they poured the sugar, to stop the sugar they poured the…
- Gmail And Google+ Go Down Across The World, Intermittent Outage Continues For Many | TechCrunch
It was down, it's now back up, for some at least
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Interesting Links for 11-12-2013
- San Antonio Four: Junk science and anti-lesbian prejudice sent them to prison.
- The Lesbian Rule | Feminist Philosophers
'a nifty device developed on Lesbos.'
- Damian Lewis and the case of the missing redheads | Art and design | The Guardian
'Thomas Knights wants you to think about action heroes... And then he wants you to ask yourself this: how come those men are never ginger?'
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Interesting Links for 30-10-2013
- Skip Ender's Game
Do not let your box-office dollars fuel his anti-gay agenda.
Interesting Links for 09-10-2013
- 29 People Who Make You Proud To Be British
Heroes, one and all.
- Why Parents of Transgender Children Are Faced With a Difficult Decision
- Do you dunk your penis? (full thread) | Mumsnet Discussion
'Even if you have an acid fanjo and his sperm is nine tenths itching powder, surely you can use the bathroom at the same time?'
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Interesting Links for 22-08-2013
- Gerrymandering jigsaw puzzle game: Put the congressional districts back together. - Slate Magazine
Clever little thing. If rather worrying…
- Vikings were just fantasy role-players
'Hrothgar claimed his double-headed axe gave him +4 Pillage Points but this is patently not correct'
- Portraits of Albanian Women Who Have Lived Their Lives As Men
'burneshas,' or females who have lived their lives as men for reasons related to their culture and society.
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Interesting Links for 19-08-2013
- Doctor Who Phrases from your waiter; how to get more tips (and sometimes confuse)
- Ubuntu sets crowdfund pledge record for Edge smartphone
Dear BBC; try and get someone who understands crowdfunding to write about it? 'Canonical would have to return all the money if it does not reach the target.' — no it wouldn't, as it doesn't *get* the cash unless it reaches the goal.
- Mexico politician: Gays shouldn’t marry ‘as they don’t face each other during sex’ | Gay Star News
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Interesting Links for 17-07-2013
- BBC - Newsbeat - US issues 'athlete' visas to League of Legends players
'effectively recognising the video game as a professional sport.'
- Why Are UK Trans People Going on About a “Spousal Veto?” | Sarah Brown's Blog
Good summary of issues with the Spousal Veto in the Same Sex Marriage Bill.
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Interesting Links for 12-07-2013
- Children of unmarried parents to just run around doing murders
'ALL children born after 2022 will be born out of wedlock, and lead a life of devoid of any morals'
- A study of the Galaxy Song by Eric Idle
"And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space ..."
- Russia Says It Will Arrest Openly Gay Tourists | Travel and Escape
'Putin claims the law doesn’t discriminate against LGBT people, but rather—in an argument riddled with faulty logic—is there to “protect children from pedophilia.”'