Children of Same-Sex Parents "Just Fine"

I strongly believe that "marriage defense" is grounded in an ideology of male supremacy. The basic idea behind many people's "defense of traditional marriage" is the idea that men and women are complementary beings who, when they come together in a pair bond, naturally create the institution of marriage.
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The sanctity of rented tuxes and booze-filled afterparties

Have you been following the case of the Alabama high school that cancelled their prom rather than allow an out lesbian to attend? Well if not, here's the gist, per the ACLU: Cynthia Stewart, a junior at Tharptown High School.
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Frank Schubert and His Dark Materials

by David Link

Jim Burroway has an excellent post at Box Turtle Bulletin on the contrasting messages in the Maine election: Frank Schubert's ugly, fear-inflected slurs against marriage equality (when he even bothers to address marriage, which isn’t very often), vs.
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Is It Transphobia Or Just Bad Journalism At Seventeen Magazine?

I just knew I was not going to like the take on trans people when I had an article entitled My Boyfriend Turned Out To Be A Girl.
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Hey Mainers! ....Gotcha Yahd Sign Yet???

"How I Spent My Morning", by Louise! ;)

Of course, any true Mainer knows the proper November greeting is not the above but rather "Gotcha Deah Yet???", but you get the gist!

So, here we are.
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Repercussions face Snowe if she votes with Dems. But, no consequences for Dems. who undermine Obama health insurance reform agenda.

Check out Adam Green's diary at DailyKos, titled "Weak = Senate Dem Leaders." Here's the gist: If Olympia Snowe votes for health insurance reform, her GOP colleagues will punish her by taking away her seniority on a key committee.
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Encouraging Words 10/6/09-Religion Is Easy

From Relevant Magazine:Religion (in an admittedly strictly Christian sense of the word) is a verb. It is an external act without internal change.
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When Is a Bracelet Not a Bracelet?

Craigslist may be full of creeps, but it can also be a source of unexpected joy. I'm not sure if the latest ad that's been doing the rounds is written by a real mom wanting to make some extra cash despite her naivete or by some comedian in his basement who's probably still laughing his ass off.
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Alienware's redesigned Area-51, Aurora, and updated M15x hands-on

Okay, so it's not quite the invasion that the company touted, but Alienware definitely gave itself a fairly sizable retail space at this week's Tokyo Game Show, on hand to show off its Area-51 / Aurora revised desktops and its upgraded m15x laptop.
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Dell Latitude Z series to include wireless charging?

An article appeared in Forbes the other day that we found very interesting indeed. The gist? That our current economic hiccup is ending (we'll believe that when we see it) and if Dell plays its card right it can capitalize on the imminent post-recession uptick in sales that's sure to come as companies start clamoring to tend to their long-neglected technology.
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Nokia Booklet 3G hits the unboxing phase of its product cycle

Might as well add your own soundtrack, because chances are, you won't be able to understand what the narrator with a tattoo on his left hand is saying.
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Cornell gurus look to carbon nanotubes for efficient solar cells

You know what we love? Solar-powered gadgets, and carbon nanotubes. Oh, and Ivy League schools. Boffins from Cornell University are now looking to use the multifaceted carbon nanotube instead of silicon to develop efficient solar cells, and judging by the glacial pace at which solar cell efficiency is improving, we'd say the sector could use the boost.
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Kanye What?

Figures. Just when I said that rap music's pretty cool - after listening to Glee's awesome rendition of Kanye West's Gold Digger - one of their own has to go and fuck things up.
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Moore Attacks Capitalism, Self

by Patrick Appel Xan Brooks uncritically praises Michael Moore's new movie. The gist of what sounds like an idiotic flick: Moore's conclusion? That capitalism is both un-Christian and un-American, an evil that deserves not regulation but elimination.
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Aquatic Apes

by Chris Bodenner I Heart Chaos highlights a video of TED's Elaine Morgan discussing the aquatic ape hypothesis of human evolution.
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Coral Ridge Ministries’ Bob Knight’s Scary Vision of America; Distorts the Impact of ENDA

crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters Coral Ridge Ministries writer Robert Knight has written an interesting(and I use that word very, very loosely)piece against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
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Paul Cameron enabler bares his lying teeth at ENDA

crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters Coral Ridge Ministries writer Robert Knight has written an interesting(and I use that word very, very loosely)piece against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
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The Christian Lies About ENDA…A Real Moral Value

From: Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters - Coral Ridge Ministries writer Robert Knight has written an interesting(and I use that word very, very loosely) piece against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
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US House passed a food safety bill

After eight years of Bush's lack of regulation, we have to worry about food safety. Really worry. So, the House passed a food safety bill yesterday.
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Tell a Story

"Reform advocates need to remember the four things that persuasive leaders do well: tell compelling stories, focus on principles, move people emotionally and send clear messages.
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