Months ago, I posted about Ponce de Leon High School in Florida banning the wear or display of any kind of gay pride symbols or words, claiming that they indicated involvement in an “illegal organization.” I later found out that…
Goodbye Dr. Hoffman
Dr. Albert Hofmann died yesterday, April 29, 2008. Why haven’t I gotten one of those “urgent news updates” from CNN or the Atlanta paper? Losing him is certainly more newsworthy than most of the things they do alert me about,…
Day of Silence
Day of Silence : April 25, 2008
Weight Discrimination As Prevalent as Racial Discrimination
I was going to ask, “This is news to whom?” Then I realized that it’s perfectly likely that people who aren’t fat really don’t realize how much size discrimination there is, while it’s impossible for the rest of us to…
Friday Links
It was a nice, boring day, which means I don’t have much to talk about. Happily, other people do. Open Relationships: What the World Already Has is a very good post over at Huffington by Jenny Block. I hope to…
They WANT to be repressed!
Somebody help me, please! I’m awash in a sea of stupidity. My humanities classmates are full of ideas like: “it isn’t really that big of a deal unless you have something to hide”—”it” being government surveillance. “…they won’t target you…
Rainbow Stickers = Gang Affiliations? Right
Yeah, I hear there’s a real problem with queer street gangs these days, tagging everything in sight with those damned rainbows. ACLU sues Florida school for barring Pride gear Administrators at Ponce de Leon High School stated that students’ wearing…
Red/Blue, Strict/Nurturing Families, and Inherited vs. Negotiated Commitments
I know that I read Red Family, Blue Family: Making sense of the values issue by Doug Muder several years ago. I clearly remember posting a link to it in Suzette Haden Elgin’s blog and having her pick it up…
Some of Today’s News in Atlanta
I managed to avoid the crime news, which is always horrific. Okay, I mostly avoided it. The three boys under 10 who are being charged with kidnapping and rape is getting to me. That poor little girl! Transgender candidate misled…
Teen Assaults Teacher, Activist Worries About Teen?
A 17-year-old running back assaults a high school teacher for doing her job. He tosses her around and breaks her finger. Who would you worry about? The attacker, or the victim?