March 11th, 2009

Gay Rights in Pennsylvania?

They’ve seen the light in New York, Maryland, and New Jersey, but today Pennsylvania remains a holdout, denying protection against discrimiation to the gay folks who call the state home.  With a little luck and a lot of work, that may soon change.

December 12th, 2008

Newsweek and Gay Marriage

Seen the scandal yet over Newsweek’s recent cover story exploring what the Bible really says about gay marriage?  Long story short, Newsweek’s article points out (correctly) that the Bible never actually addresses the issue, and that the institution of marriage is not really treated with all that much reverence.  You’ve got guys sleeping with slaves, [...]

July 22nd, 2008

Saggers Beware: the Fashion Police!!

It is somewhat unbelievable to me that this is becoming a national movement in law enforcement.

I happen to be a somewhat devoted fan of the fashion phenomenon known as “sagging.”  For the uniniated, “sagging” is the practice of wearing baggy pants low enough that they expose one’s underwear and/or buttocks.  The city of Flint, [...]

April 24th, 2008

Students, know your rights!

I’m not going to start posting every ACLU tip here, mainly because they have their own blog for that and I prefer to keep this blog kinda fun and not totally depressing. Students’ rights and gay rights are two of my pet issues, though, so I will put in a plug for the National [...]

March 25th, 2008

Gossip Girl plays the gay card

Gossip Girl plans to out one of their male characters – here’s how they can make it matter for more than a played-out plot device.