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Offensive? Inexplicable? All of the above? Anti-healthcare ad in which a bunch of people proclaim "I guess I'm a racist." I am FLOORED. Convoluted rheotrical strategy FAIL, and, oh yeah, RACIST.

The Tiger Woods thing is not interesting to me. The New York Post's headline about his "harem" though made me want to punch something (racist exoticization and removal of female agency! All in one!).

Space tourism is almost here.

Gay marriage bill on the move in New Jersey.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from a Christian student group that's been denied recognition by a public law school in California because they exclude non-Christians and gays. The Times says "the case pits anti-discrimination principles against religious freedom," which isn't really how I'd interpret the scenario.

A MN Quaker group has decided to stop certifying het marriages until gay ones are legal too. via karjack

A manager at an Orlando McDonalds is completely horrible to a trans teen looking for a job.

The life of a stooper.

NY'ers: ellen_kushner and deliasherman are reading tonight at the monthly NYSRF thing.

Comments

[misch.livejournal.com]

That's one of the interesting points of the New Jersey legislation, S1967. Section 5 specifically states that if a religious group doesn't want to perform the marriage ceremony they don't have to. Civil authorities who are already authorized will have to.

Of course, this doesn't speak to the non-discrimination in public accommodations vs. religious freedom argument. But, hey, that's another court case.

[delchi.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I'l have to grab a copy of that .... ( I live in NJ at the moment )

[misch.livejournal.com]

Here you go.

You can find your legislative members here.