April 2010
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“There is still an overall presumption of heterosexuality,” the biologist Bruce...”
– More from Can Animals Be Gay?
We still don’t know what humans actually do. We still don’t know the full picture and likely never will.
But Kinsey would not have been surprised by any of this.
March 2010
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“Penguins make their own decisions here at the San Francisco Zoo.”
– Anthony Brown, San Francisco zookeeper of same-sex penguins.
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“To think “of those magnificent beasts as ‘queers’ — Oh, God!”
– D-ram mounts S-ram repeatedly!
Butterflies, too! And ostriches do it “on and on”!
This is just too good.
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“One primatologist speculated that the real reason two male orangutans were...”
– Can Animals Be Gay?
That’s the wrong question.
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Ricky Martin's Coming Out. Congratulations! Or,... →
I’ve been unable to comment on this post for several hours; so, here’s my comment in full:
We had a discussion today in our small Argentine office about Ricky’s coming out. First, no one was surprised. Second, opinions were divided as to whether or not this would damage his career. The straight girl said, yes, it will. The young gay guy said it was the right thing to do. I...
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“Once upon a time, the intellectual conservatives in this country cherished their...”
– The Closing Of The Conservative Mind
Andrew Sullivan recalls the history of conservatism differently than I do. I remember when Buckley advocated tattooing HIV positive people. I remember Reagan proclaiming the end of racism, taking far too long to mention the word AIDS and mining Nicaraguan...
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“Blind obedience is itself an abuse of human morality. It is a misuse of the...”
– Divided loyalties: an incredible situation
And love is not power.
My edit, which removes most of the Ten Commandment-style declarations and all of the passivity:
Blind obedience abuses human morality. It misuses the human soul in the name of religious commitment. It sins against human conscience.
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“I picked up a hitchhiker once and asked, ‘Hey, you want to have sex for $60?’”...”
– William Higgins: Gay Porn | Prague Porn
This shocks me that Higgins was willing to do an interview. When I met him he was emphasizing discretion. (But maybe because I was a disreputable homeless person at the time.) He also emphasized how hard it was becoming to make money in gay porn.
As for the...
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“Blog with the intention of giving it all away. It’ll come back to you in spades.”
– Instant Blogging Karma: Lennon Was Right
Any doubts about this? Read my Prague Life archives.
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“I still feel guilty I made a man cry. And I feel proud. It is a conflict that...”
– Poseur Alert: Making Him Cry
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“[Concerning the case of a] priest who molested as many as 200 deaf boys, their...”
– Warned About Abuse, Vatican Failed to Defrock Priest
If the Vatican was a company, or a school, or a political entity, The Pope would have already been arrested.
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“In the name of justice, one may destroy peace, and forget that peace, too, is an...”
– The practice of kindness
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“ANY DICKHEAD WITH A BLUE SUIT CAN BE (AND IS) TAUGHT TO SAY “MAKE IT CLEARER”,...”
– Dramatize! David Mamet’s Master Class Memo to the Writers of The Unit
Good advice, and not just for TV writers.
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“General Sheehan’s claims that military units that allow gay or lesbian...”
– Gay Soldiers Caused Genocide, General Claims
See! You can’t make this shit up.
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“Bart, if you want to reduce abortions, vote to fully fund family planning and...”
– No More Hoo Hoo for You Know Who « Margaret and Helen
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“You can love someone in the context of a truly delusional belief system.
So...”
– Sam Harris, making the cultural relativists feel really uncomfortable
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WatchSam Harris: What the world needs now
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“[To Republicans,] the two measures of whether [Obama’s health care reform]...”
– Obama’s Moderate Health Care Plan
In other words, for the Tea Baggers (I refuse to call them Tea Partiers. They’re not my idea of a good time.) and the GOP, even “moderate” members like Snowe and Inofhe, ideology trumps reason every time.
That’s a fact-based analysis...
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“I’m afraid I just fail, in my intellectually-challenged way, to comprehend...”
– Big Love? Big Deal.
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“YouTube has become a metaphor for the democratizing power of the Internet and...”
– Poseur Alert: YouTube Blog: Broadcast Yourself
YouTube as a metaphor: A good example of how the Internet has contributed to the degradation of the English language.
And really, Goggle, that misuse explains a lot. Not to your lawyers, however.
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“The promise of being on TV may very well increase people’s willingness to...”
– Game of Death: Lessons from France’s Torture Experiment
Hey, Chomsky! Tell me again about the essential goodness of human nature.
Uh huh; I think Foucault wins. Again.
But, there’s one thing Foucault and Chomsky would agree on: The necessity of political struggle and never shutting up...
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“I know that a lot of African-Americans don’t like the comparison of the...”
– Did Dan Choi Jump the Shark, or Has the Gay Community Forgotten What Real Activism Is?
If Smith thinks that “gaining the most amount of press and attention” is incongruous with ACT UP-style activism, then he doesn’t know anything about ACT UP-style activism.
AIDS divas, anyone?...
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“Family members provide about 80 percent of long-term care in the United States,...”
– Aging issues can be tougher on gays
Sorry, can’t let this one go.
Karl Lagerfeld doesn’t have to worry about this shit, of course. Clueless old fart.
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“Lesbian couples’ Social Security benefits are typically 31.5 percent...”
– I hope I die before I get old…and gay
Practical argument #12 in favor of marriage equality.
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