Maybe There Is A God After All…

Can it be? Is it really true? Yes, it appears that it is. An Iowa judge has allowed gays to marry in that state:

DES MOINES, Iowa – A county judge struck down Iowa’s decade-old gay marriage ban as unconstitutional Thursday and ordered local officials to process marriage licenses for six gay couples.

Gay . . . → Read More: Maybe There Is A God After All…

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Russia is one country that I have not traveled to, but it appears that it’s not my kind of place anyway, seeing how the country’s lower house introduced a bill seeking to criminalize homosexuality:

A bill introduced in Russia’s lower house will impose a five year prison sentence for anyone convicted of homosexuality. Gay sex . . . → Read More: Back in the U.S.S.R.

Teh Internets told me so

Whew!  I’m glad I found this ‘important’ and ‘well researched’ article in time!  Thanks to Jim Rutz, who must have performed whole nano-second of research, and cites no references what-so-ever, I can finally put this age-old question to bed!  Soy beans cause homosexuality.  Thankfully, I was breast fed, and have no cause to worry.  Oh . . . → Read More: Teh Internets told me so

Reparative Therapy: The Debate That Never Was

Jeez – I spend a couple weeks away, and there’s two huge new threads here about sexual orientation.  This was my brief comment about something I saw recently in the paper about Ted Haggard, and how he’s trying to get back into the fold.  Reposted on http://www.smugbaldy.com

In a recent article, AP columnist David Crary . . . → Read More: Reparative Therapy: The Debate That Never Was

Homosexuality topic free-for-all

This thread is for everyone to talk about gay marriage, or how gays should have civil rights, or not have civil rights, or general theories of what causes homosexuality, or why that doesn’t matter, or WHATEVER.

… so we can let Consi and Shelly (and others with very specific contributions to make) explore the very . . . → Read More: Homosexuality topic free-for-all

The Evolution of Beauty.

The folks at The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty have put together a movie that’s a real eye opener on why our perceptions of what beauty is (in regards to women at least) are so screwed up.

It reminds me of when I was in my early 20’s and working as a copy jerk . . . → Read More: The Evolution of Beauty.

Open Thread: Homosexuality

What are your feelings on the issue?  What evidence supports your belief, thoughts, ideas etc?  Why did you come about with those feelings, beliefs, thoughts, etc?  What do you feel or think about gay rights in terms of marriage, tax status, etc?  Have you ever met a gay person or know one personally?  What were . . . → Read More: Open Thread: Homosexuality