October 2011
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gaywrites:
Uganda revisits “kill the gays” bill
The Ugandan Parliament will once again address a bill that would entail executing or imprisoning LGBT people in the country.
Earlier in the year, Parliament ultimately decided not to act on the bill because of the international uproar that resulted. However, it apparently wasn’t enough. From the Advocate:
Parliament Speaker...
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barackobama:
W. on the job market facing recent graduates:
I graduated with a BA in Psychology in May of 2010. I have been searching for a job since graduation and have applied for over 600 jobs that I am qualified for, or overqualified for.
I just got off the phone with a potential employer who let me know that I was a perfect fit, but that they had chosen someone else.
The market is...
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thedailywhat:
Music Video of the Day: Duck Sauce - “Big Bad Wolf”
The Armand Van Helden/A-Trak collaboration that brought you “Barbra Streisand” channel Aphex Twin, the 1989 French-Belgian fim Marquis, and a 6th grade sense of humor in the visuals for their latest joint, “Big Bad World.”
“When Keith [Schoffield] came up with this idea of ‘crotchfaces,’ we just thought it was hilarious,”...
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thedailywhat:
This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day: Teresa Culpepper would like to know why she spent the past two months in Fulton County Jail for a crime committed by someone else simply because they happen to share the same first name.
Atlanta police officers arrived at Culpepper’s home on August 21, shortly after she called in to report a stolen truck. Except they weren’t responding to her...
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FBI Changes Official Definition of Rape →
The FBI currently defines rape as “the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will”, which, as Vanessa explained back in April, excludes statutory rape, same-sex rape, forced anal or oral sex, rape with an object and victims who are male or transgender or have disabilities, not to mention those who have taken drugs or alcohol and therefore had their ability to consent
The Uniform...
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Empowered” and “sexy” are not universally synonymous. That a woman is not a sex...
– Rachel Edidin talks about portraying female superhero characters at Comic Alliance (via georgethecat)
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