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moominmuppetTrying to catch up... As usual, partially a list for myself, so I haven't finished reading everything here.
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bart_calendar found a service that will pray away your fat... for a fee
The war on drugs may be a noble intention, but the illegal growing of marijuana is destroying our environment and we need to step in. -- small scale organic is the way to go. We should be encouraging it.
Background: Timeline of Events Since Iranian Election
http://www.hrc.org/documents/HRC_Equality_Forward_2009.pdf has this interesting set of stats in it:
Page 9:
"About half of the LGBT people of color in this survey identify as gay or
lesbian (51 percent) and another 41 percent identify as bisexual. The
remaining 8 percent use a number of other terms to describe their sexual
orientation, including queer, intersexual, asexual, human and prefer not to
use labels.
A majority of men identify as gay (55 percent), while just over a third say
they are bisexual (38 percent). Women split evenly between identifying as
lesbian (43 percent) or bisexual (45 percent)."
A good post about the recent study on withdrawal as a form of contraception
Best bisexual books of 2008: non-fiction: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-17829-NY-Bisexual-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Best-bisexual-books-of-2008-nonfiction
Best bisexual books of 2008: fiction: http://www.examiner.com/x-17829-NY-Bisexual-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Best-bisexual-books-of-2008-fiction
The Last Abortion Doctor
Honduras: "People Are In The Streets Every Day"
My
Acid Trip with Squeaky Fromme
Aug 7 2009 - Judge Upholds Clinic Bubble Ordinance in Oakland
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11868
Aug 6 2009 - Three Pennsylvania Women Killed in Hate Crime
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11865
Aug 6 2009 - Rape of Men Used as Weapon of War in Congo
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11866
Aug 5 2009 - DC to Expand STD Testing Program in High Schools
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11862
A Conversation With An Iranian
BeyondBirdsBees feed: Shared Experiences in Educating Kids -- and Adults -- About Sexuality
Go, Preterm! (this is from the newsletter of one of the clinics where I escort): Preterm's Commitment to Women & the World
In case you haven't heard, Preterm is undergoing a Green Transformation to become an environmentally sustainable clinic. People have been asking us why we've made this a priority.
Becoming a green medical facility is good for our patients and staff because it means cleaner air, which helps prevent infections and environment-related illnesses like asthma. It's good for the organization because a sustainable, energy-efficient building costs less to operate, which helps us keep our services affordable and high quality. It's good for our community and the entire planet because a green building conserves resources and produces less waste and pollution.
Becoming a green abortion clinic has special significance. Across the world and in this community, women and children, especially poor women and children, are affected disproportionately by environmental degradation. These women are our patients, and for most of them it is out of concern for their children and families that they use our services.
We care deeply for women and their families. We believe in women's right to determine whether or when to have children, to become parents and parent with dignity, to have healthy pregnancies, and to have healthy and safe families and relationships, including a healthy environment in which to live, work, and play.
So when we were faced with some major building system replacements and renovation needs, we looked at what would be best for women's health and welfare. The result was our plan to Act Boldly, Live Gently, and transform Preterm into a clinic that treats the environment with the same care that we treat the women we serve.
images of workshop participants and Kermit the frog on Preterm's new boiler
(R: Participants calculate carbon footprints at our workshop at the Abortion Care Network conference in March. L: Our green mascot shows off one of our new energy-efficient boilers.)
This spring, we shared our progress with other clinics at two national conferences. We're about to enter the rigorous "performance period" for our LEED-EB (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings) certification. This is an intensive 6 months of measuring and documenting our sustainability improvements in our building systems and operations.
To learn more about our Green Transformation or donate to our capital campaign, please contact Linda Jane at [email protected].
What It's Like To Be an Atheist in the Bible Belt
The Straight State: How Gays Became the "Anticitizen"
Federal Marshals Abandon Doctor Targeted by Anti-Abortion Extremists Fuck.
Pregnant woman ordered by court to be confined in the hospital -- cases like this are not irrelevant to my decision to remain childfree in this society.
Why Are People So Afraid of Bisexuals?
Couchsurfing just updated its mission statement (and a change to recommend them yet again!)
Taking the Erotic Out of Sexual Culture
What do sex workers think about the ethics of biomedical research studies that are done on them?
Feral Houses
a fourth strain of HIV has been
found in Camaroon
From Planted Seeds Production, a new documentary about the gender bending performance troupe, All the Kings Men, called Play in the Gray.
Why Bi The Way Really Doesn’t Get It (Or, Why This Blog Exists)
STILL BLACK: a portrait of black trans men, is an alternative feature-length documentary that explores the lives of six black transgender men living in the United States. Through the intimate stories of their lives as artists, students, husbands, fathers, lawyers, and teachers, the film offers viewers a complex and multi-faceted image of race, sexuality and trans identity.
Poly Living Styles: Should we all live together?
Can we achieve a real "common ground" on abortion?
Newsweek: Polyamory is "America's Next Romantic Revolution"
Newsweek author: "The Feminist Roots of Polyamory"
Where's The Birth Plan?
Interesting article about the relative place of hormonal birth control in the sources of estrogens in the water supply
An Abortion Escort's Blog
HBO show will star Diane Keaton as a feminist
The Challenge of Writing Fat-Friendly Fiction
Violent attacks at the 2009 Outgames
Female Noir: Rewriting a Genre
New study says feminists aren't manhaters after all Gee, really?!
Feminism on So You Think You Can Dance?
RTA Service cuts. Including all Community Circulators. We figured it was coming -- it's part of why the new house is located on one of the most central lines in the city -- but this is still massively sucktastic news for us and for all the other transit riders in the city.
Are the Feds Cracking Down on Right-Wing Terrorists?
bart_calendar found a service that will pray away your fat... for a feeThe war on drugs may be a noble intention, but the illegal growing of marijuana is destroying our environment and we need to step in. -- small scale organic is the way to go. We should be encouraging it.
Background: Timeline of Events Since Iranian Election
http://www.hrc.org/documents/HRC_Equality_Forward_2009.pdf has this interesting set of stats in it:
Page 9:
"About half of the LGBT people of color in this survey identify as gay or
lesbian (51 percent) and another 41 percent identify as bisexual. The
remaining 8 percent use a number of other terms to describe their sexual
orientation, including queer, intersexual, asexual, human and prefer not to
use labels.
A majority of men identify as gay (55 percent), while just over a third say
they are bisexual (38 percent). Women split evenly between identifying as
lesbian (43 percent) or bisexual (45 percent)."
A good post about the recent study on withdrawal as a form of contraception
Best bisexual books of 2008: non-fiction: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-17829-NY-Bisexual-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Best-bisexual-books-of-2008-nonfiction
Best bisexual books of 2008: fiction: http://www.examiner.com/x-17829-NY-Bisexual-Relationships-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Best-bisexual-books-of-2008-fiction
The Last Abortion Doctor
Honduras: "People Are In The Streets Every Day"
My
Acid Trip with Squeaky Fromme
Aug 7 2009 - Judge Upholds Clinic Bubble Ordinance in Oakland
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11868
Aug 6 2009 - Three Pennsylvania Women Killed in Hate Crime
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11865
Aug 6 2009 - Rape of Men Used as Weapon of War in Congo
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11866
Aug 5 2009 - DC to Expand STD Testing Program in High Schools
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=11862
A Conversation With An Iranian
BeyondBirdsBees feed: Shared Experiences in Educating Kids -- and Adults -- About Sexuality
Go, Preterm! (this is from the newsletter of one of the clinics where I escort): Preterm's Commitment to Women & the World
In case you haven't heard, Preterm is undergoing a Green Transformation to become an environmentally sustainable clinic. People have been asking us why we've made this a priority.
Becoming a green medical facility is good for our patients and staff because it means cleaner air, which helps prevent infections and environment-related illnesses like asthma. It's good for the organization because a sustainable, energy-efficient building costs less to operate, which helps us keep our services affordable and high quality. It's good for our community and the entire planet because a green building conserves resources and produces less waste and pollution.
Becoming a green abortion clinic has special significance. Across the world and in this community, women and children, especially poor women and children, are affected disproportionately by environmental degradation. These women are our patients, and for most of them it is out of concern for their children and families that they use our services.
We care deeply for women and their families. We believe in women's right to determine whether or when to have children, to become parents and parent with dignity, to have healthy pregnancies, and to have healthy and safe families and relationships, including a healthy environment in which to live, work, and play.
So when we were faced with some major building system replacements and renovation needs, we looked at what would be best for women's health and welfare. The result was our plan to Act Boldly, Live Gently, and transform Preterm into a clinic that treats the environment with the same care that we treat the women we serve.
images of workshop participants and Kermit the frog on Preterm's new boiler
(R: Participants calculate carbon footprints at our workshop at the Abortion Care Network conference in March. L: Our green mascot shows off one of our new energy-efficient boilers.)
This spring, we shared our progress with other clinics at two national conferences. We're about to enter the rigorous "performance period" for our LEED-EB (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings) certification. This is an intensive 6 months of measuring and documenting our sustainability improvements in our building systems and operations.
To learn more about our Green Transformation or donate to our capital campaign, please contact Linda Jane at [email protected].
What It's Like To Be an Atheist in the Bible Belt
The Straight State: How Gays Became the "Anticitizen"
Federal Marshals Abandon Doctor Targeted by Anti-Abortion Extremists Fuck.
Pregnant woman ordered by court to be confined in the hospital -- cases like this are not irrelevant to my decision to remain childfree in this society.
Why Are People So Afraid of Bisexuals?
Couchsurfing just updated its mission statement (and a change to recommend them yet again!)
Taking the Erotic Out of Sexual Culture
What do sex workers think about the ethics of biomedical research studies that are done on them?
Feral Houses
a fourth strain of HIV has been
found in Camaroon
From Planted Seeds Production, a new documentary about the gender bending performance troupe, All the Kings Men, called Play in the Gray.
Why Bi The Way Really Doesn’t Get It (Or, Why This Blog Exists)
STILL BLACK: a portrait of black trans men, is an alternative feature-length documentary that explores the lives of six black transgender men living in the United States. Through the intimate stories of their lives as artists, students, husbands, fathers, lawyers, and teachers, the film offers viewers a complex and multi-faceted image of race, sexuality and trans identity.
Poly Living Styles: Should we all live together?
Can we achieve a real "common ground" on abortion?
Newsweek: Polyamory is "America's Next Romantic Revolution"
Newsweek author: "The Feminist Roots of Polyamory"
Where's The Birth Plan?
Interesting article about the relative place of hormonal birth control in the sources of estrogens in the water supply
An Abortion Escort's Blog
HBO show will star Diane Keaton as a feminist
The Challenge of Writing Fat-Friendly Fiction
Violent attacks at the 2009 Outgames
Female Noir: Rewriting a Genre
New study says feminists aren't manhaters after all Gee, really?!
Feminism on So You Think You Can Dance?
RTA Service cuts. Including all Community Circulators. We figured it was coming -- it's part of why the new house is located on one of the most central lines in the city -- but this is still massively sucktastic news for us and for all the other transit riders in the city.
Are the Feds Cracking Down on Right-Wing Terrorists?
