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Archive for October, 2004

VOTE NO ON PROPOSAL 2 (MI)

[Politics, Sexuality]For those who haven’t seen the exact ballot language on Prop. 2, here it is below:
The proposal would amend the state constitution to provide that “the union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement recognized as a marriage or similar union for any purpose.” [Emphasis […]

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[Politics, Sexuality]We’ve all heard quite a bit about Kerry’s invocation of Mary Cheney at the debates on Wednesday. Many people, like me, thought it was an innapropriate use of the un-involved daughter of a politician. That was, until I knew that Miss Cheney has used her lesbianity as a campaign piece for both […]

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[Sexuality]Current studies suggest that about 3% of the population is gay or bi-sexual. That leaves 97% of us straighties, right? Well, not actually, it seems that there is another group of people, the asexual folk, who have no interest in having sex, despite having emotional attractions to other people. Isn’t that freakin’ […]

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Media Shenanigans

[Bias, Media, Politics]Most of the time claims of media bias are supported only by circumstantial evidence and a lot of suggestive clipping. This is different: conservative-run Sinclair Media Group is forcing its 62 TV stations to air an agitdoc (propaganda documentary) entitled “Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal” between October 21st and […]

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National Insecurity

[News, Security, Terrorism]More than three years after September 11th, 2001, I continue to be affected in one minor way. I cannot go more than 6 or 7 hours without checking CNN.com to see if something horrible is happening to our country. I often must check CNN before I check my email, before I go to […]

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