Checking in. Are we still behind? Quoting from this site: The first civil partnerships among same-sex couples in Mexico City have been celebrated under new legislation. The law, which came into effect in the capital on Friday, gives gay couples similar social and inheritance rights as heterosexual couples. Civil unions were approved by the city […]
Quoting from this site: Jasmine and Osama’s is a love story, and it tells you so much about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They met when they worked at the same place in Jerusalem, and three years ago they got married. First they tried to live in Israel, but the Israeli authorities would not allow Osama to
While I sputtered, Bly wrote a protest for me. As a proud member of Mm.org, I understand that you are forced to set certain standards to protect the rights and sensibilities of visitors to your site, both readers and authors alike. However, lately I feel that I am seeing a disturbing trend that singles out
And it goes on… A couple months ago, the site where I first posted my fanfics decided to be obnoxious. If your story had so much as a hint of boy-lovin’ in it, the story had to be labelled yaoi or they would yank it. Seems reasonable? Until I point out that yaoi is m/m
Quoting from this site: For reasons spelled out below, the poet Sharon Olds has declined to attend the National Book Festival in Washington, which, coincidentally or not, takes place September 24, the day of an antiwar mobilization in the capital. Olds, winner of a National Book Critics Circle Award and professor of creative writing at
Quoting from this site: First introduced in the 1970s, the measure adds “sexual orientation” to a state law that bans discrimination in housing, employment and insurance, making Washington the 17th state passing a law covering gays and lesbians. It is the seventh to protect transgender people. Sounds wonderful, but then there’s this: Sen. Dan Swecker,
Quoting from this site: RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — Army officials are investigating allegations that members of the celebrated 82nd Airborne Division appear on a gay pornography Web site, a spokeswoman said Friday. I’m sorry. This is wonderful. I realize most won’t feel that way, but it is. Imagine! Gay men proven man enough to
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