sundries

As was her plan, Fayah Azadi was martyred.

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I had sort of made a decision on the dresses, and then this got thrown into the mix thanks to lolliejean.

PugCake! via tsarina

On the ongoing laptop subject... basic video editing -- can I do it on a white MacBook without beating my head into a wall? Or will I need go up the food chain. We're not talking about huge files here, just a few basic cuts in segments that are 15 minutes or less. (Hi, I've never done video editing and have no idea what I'm talking about).

So, on the subject of video editing: I've decided to start doing little video reports from my life on the SF/F D-list (I need a better name). What particular chaos at Dragon*Con would you guys like to see through the tiny fish, big pond, omg-I-was-sitting-in-the-bar-and-you'll-never-guess-what-just-happened lens?

Oh man, something just got added to my Dragon*Con schedule for Monday.

Speaking of fish, DID YOU SEE THE FISH?

If you have a paid LJ account, you can extend that with three days of free paid time to make up for recent outages. But you have to go here.

ktempest posts about dealing with the trolls that are an inevitable side effect of trying to discuss racism, homophobia and privilege on the Internet.

On the subject of DoMA Obama's jsutice department changes its tune.

Justine Larbalestier's Liar now has a cover that doesn't lie about the book's contents.

The truth about healthcare in the U.S.

They came in their thousands, queuing through the night to secure one of the coveted wristbands offering entry into a strange parallel universe where medical care is a free and basic right and not an expensive luxury. Some of these Americans had walked miles simply to have their blood pressure checked, some had slept in their cars in the hope of getting an eye-test or a mammogram, others had brought their children for immunisations that could end up saving their life.

A response to women being told to be afraid and curtail their perfectly ordinary actions accordingly.

DWNY with Gary Russsel tomorrow!

There's this thing going around from After Elton about Ianto's death and CoE and how said death was meaningless. ( this is sort of ramble. )

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http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2009/08/18/im-sorry-but-well-need-to-see-your-genitals/
http://epgn.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Trans+woman-+Employer+asked+for+photos%20&id=3178538&instance=home_news

Employer demands to see photo of trans woman's genitals as a condition of further employment.