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10 October 2008 11:55 am

Same-Sex Marriages Legal in Connecticut

The Connecticut Supreme Court just ruled that same-sex marriages are legal in the state. From the AP:

The court found that the state’s law limiting marriage to heterosexual couples discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation. The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry.

(link)

First, it was Massachusetts, and then, California. Now Connecticut is the third state to legalise gay marriage.

Rock on.

categories: culture, links, news, politics

tags: civil rights, gblt, marriage 0 spoke back

20 June 2008 08:09 am

Friday Leftovers

Book on McCain and his racist remarks to be released on July 4th. Titled Gook: John McCain’s Racism and Why It Matters. I understand the bitterness that someone can have from a war, but racial slurs are not acceptable under any circumstances. But considering that McCain called his wife a cunt in 1992, I think that McCain may be less racist and more rude, inconsiderate, and insensitive (to put it very lightly). (via angry asian man)
A (relative) old-timer expounds on the difficulties of dating when you’re a gay Asian male. In the past, many gay Asian males date Caucasian guys in America to the point where it’s “revolutionary” to date another Asian guy. Seeing how many Asian women also date Caucasian men (and also are burdened with the submissive stereotype), it says to me three things: (1) there are lots more Caucasian men than Asian men in America, (2) Caucasian men are likely to have the pick of the litter because of their social desirability, and (3) the Asian submissive stereotype is not limited to women. But still, since the gay dating pool is so much smaller, it becomes clear how straight (or bi) people have it so much easier when it comes to racial dating politics.
The 2008 Sexies winners have been announced. What are the Sexies? They are awards for sex-positive journalism. The Sexies are not about sensationalism, but are looking for accurate and unbiased stories that treat sexuality as “something other than a problem or prurient curiosity”. (via Greg Laden)
Buck Angel, A Man With a Pussy: LGB Without the T. An article about the divide between transgendered people and everyone else—even gay people. But the trans rights movement is on the rise. Trans people have been left out of the cultural narrative (in a positive way) for so long; it’s about time to include them. (via The Ch!cktionary)
The Taiping Rebellion, or How the Religious Crazy Happens in China, Too. China in turmoil. Charismatic person believes himself to be Jesus’ little brother wants to spread Christianity (and overthrow the government) to end turmoil. Said person killed twenty million people. Startling history lesson. (But without the Taiping Rebellion, we wouldn’t have Mahjong.) (via denialism blog)
Being gay may be due to pre-natal hormone levels and what that means. Homosexuality is not learned behavior, but it doesn’t seem like it’s genetic either. Theories now say that it could be exposure to hormones in the womb. If so, then homosexuality can be screened and “cured”. (via Gene Expression)
A scientist’s reflection on how creationism is fighting for the science classroom. Creationism doesn’t belong in a science class, but that doesn’t mean that all creationists are fervent, close-minded, religious adherents.
Advice on learning math for the mathphobe. Many ex-mathphobes also share (in the comments) their own struggles and also give advice.
Norway legalises gay marriage. Previously, gay couples could get civil unions but not church ceremonies or could they adopt. The new law takes effect January 1st.
Emma Grant, senior vice-president of engineering for the computer-database company Ingres, says that men and women code differently. But she says that women code more helpfully, including comments, while men write more cryptic code without such aids for other programmers. Like hell. When someone codes, he or she is supposed to provide comments and documentation. People who comment their code are good programmers. Those who don’t need to go back to Coding 101.

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tags: asia america, books, china, christianity, civil rights, computer science, creationism, education, false science, friday leftovers, gblt, gender, john mccain, journalism, math, misogyny, programming, qing dynasty, racism, religion, sex, taiping rebellion, teaching, the sexies, transgenderism 0 spoke back

13 June 2008 09:47 am

Friday Leftovers

I’m Voting Republican. Learn the real reasons why people vote Republican.
Gay unions shed light on gender in marriage. Gender roles don’t really exist. In gay relationships, there is no one who is the “woman” or the “man”. Gender roles are not biological; they are a cultural construct. (Duh.)
JK Rowling’s commencement speech to Harvard. A bit long but every bit insightful. Excerpt: “So why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me. [...] Given a time machine or a Time Turner, I would tell my 21-year-old self that personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone’s total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes.”
Parasite that induces love in its host. Insect mind control. Never looking at a wasp in the same way again.
China and Taiwan agree to open permanent offices on the other’s soil. This is not-news news. China and Taiwan relations have been better ever since Ma Ying-jeou took the Taiwan presidency. His predecessor was very pro-independence and antagonised China repeatedly.
Got a picky eater? The solution is Chinese food. Chinese people will eat anything. (Not kidding.) After you’ve had cow intestine (and it’s really good), not much else seem unappetizing.
Bush regrets his legacy as a man who wanted war. Bush reflects on the past eight years and says that he shouldn’t have used as harsh, divisive language.

categories: culture, food, funnies, links, media, nature, news, politics, science

tags: china, chinese food, friday leftovers, gblt, gender roles, george bush, harvard, insects, jk rowling, parasites, satire, taiwan, video 0 spoke back

30 May 2008 10:01 am

Friday Leftovers

New York backs same-sex marriages from elsewhere. Now the state of New York will recognise same-sex marriages from other states and countries. How fabulous is that?
Parents who have lost children in the recent China quake are eligible to have another child. Maybe later they will remove the one-child policy altogether.
Google Health launches. Google Health is an Internet service that lets you manage your medical records online, and educate yourself about health issues relevant to your health profile. I’m divided between “This is really cool!” and “This is such a bad idea.”
How to kick your fast food diet. The idea is to take it in little steps. Kinda like kicking that smoking habit.
Control your computer with your voice. This guide is Windows-only, but I’m sure that Macs have similar functions. (This is so cool.)
Computer predicts brain activity with 70% accuracy. Again, I’m divided. This is really, really cool because it reveals a little more how our brains organise knowledge. But then again, I don’t want probes reading my mind quite yet (or at all).
Sex writers on Sex and the City. Did SATC really spur a female sexual revolution? Women weigh in.

categories: health, links, news, politics, science, technology

tags: brains, china, computers, diets, feminism, food, friday leftovers, gblt, google health, new york, one-child policy, really really cool, sex, sex and the city, sexuality, windows, women 1 spoke back

16 May 2008 06:47 pm

We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

This week’s Friday Leftovers will not be appearing, because I have not been on the Internet for the past week. I will have worked six out of seven days, either at the hospital or the store, and so far, I had always come home exhausted. (You’d be surprised how tiring it is to follow a medical professional around.) So this week, I’m taking a very needed break. I’ll have a set of interesting links and news again next Friday.

But in case you missed the news, California overturns gay marriage ban. Go California for taking another step towards equality.

categories: activism, links, news, personal, politics

tags: civil rights, equality, friday leftovers, gblt 0 spoke back

25 April 2008 03:04 pm

Friday Leftovers

Reagan-era defense expert to House: Allow gays to serve openly in the military. Dr. Lawrence J. Korb, who served as Secretary of Defense under Reagan, advises the House to dispose of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” because the policy contributes to PTSD and suicide among the troops.
How can chromosome numbers change? Different species have different amounts of chromosome pairs. Ever wonder how it happened? Click to find out.
What you hear when there is no sound. You start hearing things. Literally.
Why do we vote on Tuesdays? At least we don’t vote on Mondays. Think of the turnout for that.
Chinese and Western dyslexics have different affected brain regions. Chinese and English uses different areas of the brain, so dyslexia would affect a Chinese-speaker and an English-speaker differently.
Alia Sabur became a college professor at the age of eighteen. She is active, smart, and socially conscious. What a role model.
In Iran, women’s rights activists get suspended lashing sentences. Arrested and lashed for peacefully campaigning for civil rights. See, there’s a reason why they were campaigning for civil rights in the first place.

categories: activism, culture, links, news, politics, science

tags: chromosomes, civil rights, dna, dyslexia, feminism, friday leftovers, gblt, genetics, iran, learning disabilities, military, really really cool, role models, trivia, women, young women 0 spoke back

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