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“Now they’re saying that we can’t have gay marriage because...”
—  This Is Your Kid On Gay...
May 29th
“The child is a citizen of the State. While he “belongs” to...”
— Can Parents Refuse Treatment...
May 29th

So if government shouldn't be able to...

…does that mean proposals to require parents to provide health insurance for all minor...
May 29th

Religious exemption and medical abuse

squashed:robot-heart-politics: Religion has yet to be allowed as an excuse for parents abusing,...
May 29th

Religious exemption and medical abuse

alicia: Who defines what is in the best interest of the child? Most of the time it should...
May 29th

Sotomayor on free speech and hate speech

squashed: Is the NYPD prohibitted from firing somebody from a desk job for mailing blatantly...
May 29th
“Everyone is speculating about the ways Sotomayor’s personal...”
— Katie Halper (via...
May 28th

Religious exemption and medical abuse

squashed: If a three-year-old is bleeding to death, let’s get that child some actual medical...
May 28th

Religious exemption and medical abuse

squashed: Robot-Heart (and I suspect many others) sees these as a pretty simple case of children...
May 28th
“Craigslist’s erotic-services section was simply the...”
— How shutting down...
May 28th
Parents clash with state, kids in medical...
May 28th
“The idea that all human beings are equal by nature also...”
— America is not a Christian...
May 27th
“I think race can be considered if the primary reason she was...”
— random ramblings: Merit and...
May 27th
enjoli:switchblades:buyhercandy: Voters smile and show...
May 24th
“Armed with polling data that show a narrow majority of...”
— Guantánamo Closing Hands...
May 24th
anthropophagous: Race and Recession Report [via]
May 24th
“Let me tell you what feminism is, please. Feminism aims for...”
— // carolinemartin: Gender,...
May 22nd

Michelle Obama on Being First Lady

apsies:urg: From the Time Interview You know, I had this vision when … as we were going through...
May 22nd

Gender, sex, and "suppressing natural...

rbmntjs:squashed: Miss-R has linked to this remarkable article defending the antics of the...
May 21st
Natural men scolded into timidity
May 21st

In Closed-Door Meeting With Rights...

unburyingthelead:jeremyscahill: “I don’t see meaningful differences between [Obama’s] detention...
May 21st
Disturbing Account of Wanton Rape and Murder...
May 21st

Responses on Marriage being a Civil...

antispamprorecycle: Marriage is not a civil right, nor is being a priest, nor is being wealthy. ...
May 21st
Get Rich Slowly » Drama in Real Life:...
May 20th
Warch Watch
enjoli:notthatkindagay: Rachel Maddow interviews Lt. Col. Fehrenbach, the Air Force’s $25 million...
May 20th

What does it take for people to give a...

rachelhills: Warning: this post could be triggering. If it hadn’t already been drummed in, the...
May 20th
Family Kept from a Dying Partner's Bedside
May 20th
azspot: Suckers and Parasites
May 20th
chuckmore: This is what ‘turning a corner’ looks like?
May 19th
“If you go to the basic beliefs of the Republican party of...”
— Meghan McCain takes aim at GOP...
May 19th
“The Obama administration is expanding health care insurance...”
— Glen Stassen (via azspot)
May 19th
“The Bush Doctrine is the source of all this horror. The idea...”
— Hullabaloo (via azspot)
May 19th

Socialization of gender in action

This weekend, the boyfriend and I went to McMinnville, OR for the annual UFO Fest parade. (OT: This...
May 18th
Warch Watch
suitep:apsies: brooklynmutt: Jesse Ventura schools The View’s Elisabeth Hasselbeck on torture ...
May 18th
“Of course there’s nothing funny about the state of...”
— They Call This Insurance? —...
May 18th
“While I have yet to tire of the endless stream of...”
— chuckmore, on The GOP’s...
May 18th
Warch Watch
Sociological Images » The Muslim Demographic Threat A “fear the Muslims!” video,...
May 18th
The 13 people who made torture possible
May 18th
The High Cost of Poverty: Why the Poor Pay...
May 18th
The High Cost of Poverty: Why the Poor Pay...
May 18th
Under Rumsfeld, Pentagon published Bible...
May 18th
“The reason that liberal blogs are cited more often in the...”
— Nate Silver (via azspot) (via...
May 18th
“Most importantly, though, think of the millions of kids...”
— Michelle Obama, Commencement...
May 18th

Possible can o' worms re abortion?

notthatkindagay:sds:notthatkindagay: the thing about this is, it’s a counter productive argument...
May 15th
“I wonder if there isn’t something particularly American in...”
— Bill Simmons: A back-and-forth...
May 15th
jorgeadot:jakemadison: Boy Scouts Train to Fight...
May 14th
(via antispamprorecycle) Do you guys remember the movie 10...
May 14th
“That male and female genders are normative should be a...”
— sds You know, within many...
May 14th
“While Christians must see persons struggling with gender...”
— Al Mohler (via sds) I don’t...
May 13th
GOP, RNC to rebrand Democrats as 'Socialists'...
May 13th
“It is surprising that the offense that arouses the liberated...”
— Oh my God — it’s a ladyblog...
May 12th

Marriage equality and transgender issues

joshawesome:cuppy: This is exactly why it is so ridiculously silly that there are laws that...
May 12th
Bush (& Perry) Did the Same Thing That Landed...
May 12th
Dirty, Dirty | Chris Piascik’s Blogzilla I think...
May 12th
Arguments Against Interracial Marriage and...
May 12th

Religious Misogynist Idiots

negevrockcity: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish group removes womens’ pictures from brochure. Oy gevalt. ...
May 12th
“The republicans have become a party that treats every...”
— Bill Maher (via soupsoup) (via...
May 11th
G20 police 'used undercover men to incite...
May 11th
Glass Houses - Dana Perino - The Corner on...
May 9th
I just got Gallup'd!
May 8th
Wonkette : Whoa Hey, The Mormons Baptized...
May 7th
The GOP Doesn't Understand Sex - Meghan...
May 7th
Sociological Images » Obesity and the Fastness of Food
May 7th
“Almighty God created the races white, black, yellow, malay...”
— Leon Bazile, Caroline County...
May 7th
The Snob Blog - Michelle Knows How To Get to...
May 7th
onedayrockstar:havent-got-a-prayer:mapk:  The Most Dangerous...
May 7th
Oklahoma is a Sovereign Nation
May 6th
Maine legalizes same-sex marriage
May 6th
“Often, you don’t have to believe in science to benefit...”
—  Creationism rears its head...
May 6th
squashed: sds writes: I don’t believe that anyone is advocating a “compulsory Christian...
May 5th
Joe the Plumber: "I Wouldn't Have Gays...
May 5th
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the...”
— FDR
May 5th

It'd Be Funny, You Know, If The Jewish...

negevrockcity: Rabbis urge cap on female migrant workers in Israel: Rabbis want authorities to...
May 5th
terryblakey: “People used to say ‘pigs would fly’ if we had a black president. Well 100 days into...
May 4th

Politics Explained.

straydogsick:youmightfindyourself: FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the...
May 4th
The Varieties of Biblical Marriage
May 2nd