October 2011
1 post
Gay male cheerleader removed from squad and... →
I think that the title of this particular article is rather self-explanatory in regards to content, however I’m doing my best to not jump to conclusions quite yet. One thing that I have learned in my time reading the “less-than-popular” news is that from time to time people will jump on a school, company, or other organization for some supposed human rights violation only to...
July 2011
1 post
Twitter Changes its Policy, Public Proves itself... →
Recently several twitter users and companies (or ‘Brands’) have announce that celebrities, PR firms, and other users with a large fan base no longer need to follow a user before that user can send them a DM. For those who are less than knowledgeable on the more intricate workings of twitter, let me explain.
Twitter allows the use of DMs (or Direct Messages) to send messages to...
April 2011
15 posts
A Gift From God →
I’d really like to hug the man behind this billboard. Brava!
17 y.o. girl pretends to be pregnant for her... →
17 y.o. Gaby pretended to be pregnant from homecoming to early April during her senior year of high school to collect data for her senior year sociological project in which she dissects the sterotypes thrust upon pregnant teenagers.
What Would Jesus Do if Invited to a Gay Wedding? →
John Shore, blogger for the Huffington Post, writes a short entry on some of the truths about Jesus that most of the religious world prefers to overlook before concluding that, if Jesus were invited to a gay wedding, he would most definitely go…and would likely bring wine.
Sadly, however, it would appear that the majority of the over 300 commenters seem to have completely skipped the vast...
Christian Extremists Destroy Famous Artwork Due to... →
A group of Christian Extremists, listed specifically as Catholic at one point in the article, charged armed guards in a museum in France in a successful attempt to destroy a piece of art known as “Piss Christ” in which artist Andres Serrano submerged a plastic crucifix in a glass of his own urine and then photographed it to make a statement about the use of Christ and Christianity in a...
Arizona "Birther Law" to use circumcision as proof... →
A/N: It has been brought to my attention that, in the following article, I have misused the term “Semantic” in place of the term “Semitic”. Whether this is due to my own inability to think whilst typing this or due to spellchecks ever-constant need to make me look like an idiot, I am not sure however I ask you to overlook this mistake in lieu of understanding the...
Tennessee Senator Introduces "Don't Say Gay" Bill →
A senator in Tennessee has introduced a bill to the state education board which would prevent all teachers and school staff in all elementary and middle schools in the state of Tennessee from discussing or so much as mentioning anything to do with alternate sexual identities (LGBTQ). This would, in effect, prevent counselors from being able to speak with students confused about their sexuality,...
Steven Colbert mocks ridiculous arguments against... →
Exactly how ridiculous have some of the arguments against Planned Parenthood become, well here’s a hint; Steven Colbert can’t even maintain a straight face in his attempt to mock them…
Christian group in uproar over toenails →
A christian organization is utterly outraged by a recent J. Crew (a clothing manufacturer) add in which a woman is seen with her male child who has his toe nails painted pink. The angered party claims that they are using this poor child to push contraversial, transgender politics; the rest of the world thinks they are baulking to make their own contraversy. I think the biy likes pink, I like...
Where Sympathy Lies →
In January of 2009, in peak hour traffic, a man in a 4WD (SUV) pulled over on Melbourne’s infamous West Gate Bridge, and hurled his tiny daughter (age 4), to her death while her two brothers sat on in stunned horror, before he got back in his car, and drove away.
This week, the man, Arthur Freeman, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for this act of cruelty.
Today, one of...
Chicago grandmother helps Hundreds of kids "Get... →
Diane Latiker, mother of 8 and grandmother of 13, opened the doors to her own home in 2003 to any young person who felt the need to come there. Since then, she has changed the lives of over 1,500 children, teenagers, and young adults; getting them off of the streets and into schools, jobs, and a life worth living.
Starting out of a single room in her own house, at one point Diane had as many as...
Law Suit Filed Against Virgina Tech on Ground of... →
Another law suit has been filed on the grounds of gender discrimination, this time against Virgina Tech, but that’s not what makes me stare in wonder at this article. No, what boggles my mind are some of the comments it has received and the overall reaction of the populous. This boggles me because many of the readers, even some of the women, are saying that employers HAVE THE RIGHT to...
Gay Adoption Ban Overturned in Arkansas →
The supreme court of Arkansas has recently overturned a ban, put in place in 2008, on homosexual couples ability to adopt or foster children. While I think the majority of the article can be summed up in the title alone, there is one thing that I would like to point out for those who will actually read the article.
I am hoping that I’m not the only one to notice this, but as most people...
Child Suspended for Crying →
As if being kicked off a bus because your baby is giggling isn’t bad enough, America is attempting to up the ante by suspending a 6 yo boy for crying during class…
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Laughing Baby Kicked Off the Bus →
Darwin, Australia.
Seriously, what is the world coming to, when children can no longer be children? Not only was the baby (and parent) in question, not breaking any rules or regulations for riding on a public mode of transportation, but a 13 month-old doesn’t understand the concept of keeping quiet, and the bus driver in question is demonstrating a serious lack in judgment as well as an...
13 yo thrown concert to benefit LGBT suicide... →
In a world where most news makes you want to punch something, its good to know that the next generation may have more hope due than we give then credit for. 13 year old Noah, online music blogger with over 80,000 subscribers, has decided to hold an indie music confer of which all proceeds go to The Trevor Project and the It Gets Better project, both of which support lgbt youth during times of...
March 2011
8 posts
Uteri Have No Place in a Debate About Abortion. →
It’s amazing what has no place in a debate about abortion. Women, their health (both mental and physical), the health of the foetus, and now, in a debate about medical procedures, it would seem that it is no longer appropriate to use the correct terminology for the portions of anatomy affected by pregnancy and abortion. I half expect these politicians to cover their ears and go...
Sexual harassment victim arrested for recording... →
A woman who was groped unwillingly by a police officer was ignored by police once she reported the incident and began to record the officers who refused to handle her case for which she was arrested on charges of “eavesdropping”, a charge which can lead to 15 years in prison. The kicker, this was 6 months ago and her case, either of them, had yet to be tried.
Equality v Tradition →
Just when you think Australia may be stepping towards the light and embracing change - hey! We have a FEMALE Prime Minister now… *and* a FEMALE Governor General! - our “esteemed” Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard has claimed that she cannot condone same-sex marriages to take place within Australia as it goes against her “traditional up-bringing”.
Dear Ms. Gillard,
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New York City minority hopes to use one-sided to... →
A minority of residents in am historic area of of New York City have sued the city over implementation of a bike path because it “decreases the historic nature of the area”. The vast majority of residents prefer the safety inferred by the path.
Republican Union busting bill synopsis →
An article that describes some of the more recent occurences with the union busting bill in wisconsin pushed through (in what may have been an illegal move) by republicans before looking at some off the copycat bills in other states
Kansas lawmakers want to maintain law that... →
Two members of the kansas senate, both democrat and republican, what too keep a law on the books that classifies homosexual relationships as a crime regardless of prior forme court rulings starting that such laws can not be upheld by any state of the union.
Possible redefinition of marriage in New Hampshire... →
Republicans (yes republicans) from New Hampshire propose a change to the definition of marriage, making all “marriages” a solely religious affair while all government based marriages (those providing legal benefits) would be redefined as “unions”. This would place both heterosexual and homosexual marriages on an equal playing field legally and follow the advice of gay...
Gay couple of 40 years would like to get married... →
Two gay men who have been together for 40 years sent out the linked video to the California government along with a written statement asking them to lift the ban on gay marriage until the supreme court makes a call, which may be in the very distant future. Their reason? One of them has been diagnosed with rapidly progressing Alzheimer’s disease. In a quote from their written statement,
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February 2011
3 posts
All your bank are belong to us... →
Philadelphia vampire (yes, you read that right) forcloses on his bank (Yes, you read that right too) due to obscure law from the 1970’s…and wins…
Starting Over
I have come to the realization that my main reason for not posting on my main blog (TehPainfulTruth over at Insanejournal) is due to the fact that I expect my entries there to be very lengthy while still maintaining their entertainment and informative value. That is very hard to do given the short amount of time I have to myself every day so I have done two things to hopefully solve this problem....
