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First off: the Kentucky House has approved an In God We Trust plate. As you might recall, ROCK’s been at it to get a vanity IGWT plate for years—should this pass, it effectively kills ROCK’s fundraising strategy, and if it doesn’t pass, we’re spared license plate theocracy. A true win-win! ROCK also got more free press [...] It’s been a relatively good week for gay rights in the US: a gay marriage vote passed the DC Council, and Houston elected an openly gay mayor. In California, however, it’s big business to oppose gay rights. Here’s an interesting piece about biology, religion, and rights. Over in Uganda, the fundie bigot who proposed the Kill [...] And your intrepid webmistress has news, action alerts, and adventures for you. First off, TOMORROW, 10/28, is National Comprehensive Sex Education Call-In Day. Learn more from the organizers here. Here’s something gleeful: check out the ROCK-mocking in this C-J article. ROCK’s radio show continues, and ROCK prez Bryan Wickens got more free press from the Southeast [...] Housekeeping: PAPER will now be updating on Tuesdays. And now, on to the links: Interview with Max Blumenthal, author of Republican Gomorrah. It’s a must-read for understanding what’s behind the nonsense social conservatives want to inflict on us. Some thoughts on sex and morality, especially considering Alabama’s absurd dildo ban. And here’s more on just how common [...] First off: Even TEXAS is admitting abstinence only sex ed doesn’t work, yet a clatch of those wacky Republicans just restored $50 million to fund abstinence only sex ed. Sigh. More Republican wackiness: the conservative women calendar. Also this week, old school conservative lady Phyllis Schafly reminded us that feminism is “the most dangerous, destructive force [...] Sad but, well, inevitable: the internet is undercutting the porn business. Daniel Radcliffe donates to the Trevor Project, which counsels GLBTQ teens. Join the March for Equality. Profile of the conservative who’s preparing to fight for nationwide gay marriage rights. The evangelical solution, if you don’t want to abstain: marry early. More damning info about abstinence-only education. Study shows that the [...] |
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