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Two days ago Katie Allison Granju's 19-year-old son Henry died. Katie is someone very important to my friend sociallyawkrd and she would like you to know about what happened and how you can help the family.

NYC-area cat needs home ASAP.

Paul Cornell's pilot Pulse is airing tonight. Both Paul and the stuff he makes are good, so if you're in a place you can check out the program, you should.

Tonight, Ovo!

Ceremonies start for domestic partnership in New York. This is complicated, because first they aren't "civil union" they are "domestic partnership" and convey a very limited number of rights that are relevant only at the city level. They are also open to straight couples as well, and in fact more straight people in NYC than gay people register for DPs. On the other hand, it does acknowledge that we deserve better.

Unlimited data plans on mobiles go bye bye. Shit.

Legal protections coming for nannies and other domestic workers in NYC.

Catholic university Seton Hall weighs course on gay marriage.

Lt. Dan Choi and Capt. James Pietrangelo II end hunger strike over DADT.

Two people in Pakistan have been jailed for attempting to perform a 'gay' marriage ceremony. The pair, one of whom keeps having their gender-identity misreported (see comments on this post, not the linked article, for more info), deny they are in a relationship.

A Chinese has launched a program to turn boys into 'real men' amidst fears that boys are becoming 'sissies.' UGH.

Yesterday, the nuclear option for the oil spill briefly made the front page of the New York Times. Holy crap.

It's to Write Shit Like This That We Become Journalists #1: "The Brevard County doctor who was arrested for groping a woman while dressed as Captain America with a burrito in his pants will not go to jail." via womzilla

It's to Write Shit Like This That We Become Journalists #2: "A manhunt is under way today for a fired porn actor who went berserk at a Southern California production studio after he lost his job there, killing one co-worker and wounding two others with a sword that was used as a movie prop, police said." via coyotegoth

Last night on Buffy: Willow goes goth to avenge Tara's death. The opening of this with Willow sobbing over Tara's body, that was wrenching and got me far more than the previous episode. Also, shit, Osiris is scared of her. This is ... DON"T THEY HAVE WATCHERS FOR WITCHES WHO COULD BLOW UP THE WHOLE PLANET?

Comments

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Re: the Pakistani marriage case, the younger person involved is a Hijra, who are considered to be neither men nor women, and who have recently received legal recognition as people of a third gender in Pakistan. An earlier BBC story on the incident identifies Rani Sangeeta as a eunuch, which is also problematic but is more accurate than referring to her as gay. I hope for justice and freedom for Rani Sangeeta and Malik Iqbal, whether or not they are in a relationship and intend to marry. BTW, you shouldn't read the comments on the Advocate article if you value your sanity points and blood pressure.

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Well, as the thoughtful Stephen Fry thinked into pixels recently, reading the comments on *most* news articles on the Internet is usually not worth the detrimental impact on one's blood-pressure.

I think I had figured out from other articles that this incident did indeed involve a hijra. I hope for justice too - not just for Rani but for all other hijras who might be threatened by similar cases at present or in future.