QBits: California set to ban gay 'conversion' therapy →
Senator Ted Lieu says if minors suffer conversion therapy, it could lead to suicideCalifornia is set to ban gay ‘conversion’ therapy in a law that is being hailed as the first of its kind.
Supporters say the legislation, which went…
Did Queen Latifah just come out? →
Musical artist Queen Latifah made all kinds of headlines yesterday when it was announced that she would be headlining the Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival this month. Most commonly, tons of media outlets reported that with this announcement, Queen Latifah was officially coming out of the closet.
It is not a huge secret that Queen Latifah has had semi-public relationships with women, and for this she’s long been suspected to be a lesbian. But straight celebrities perform at pride festivals all the time - as this post from the New Civil Rights Movement points out, Whitney Houston and Jennifer Lopez, among countless others, have performed at pride events as allies. From the post:
Reports that state that Queen Latifah has come out should take a moment to examine their journalistic standards and remind themselves that coming out is a personal choice, and unless there is a career component to it (read: possibly closeted gay journalists and their ability to credibly cover some LGBT-related stories, for example,) it’s unfair to pressure someone to come out or to say someone has come out when they have not.
Personally, I agree that it’s not fair or accurate to say that someone is coming out because they’re publicly committing to performing at a pride event. Everyone at their own pace, if at all. What say you?
Hello Good Morning: I’m running my first full marathon in just under 24 hours. My nerves are f*cking shot.
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QBits: Dr. Robert Spitzer Apologizes to Gay Community for Infamous ‘Ex-Gay’ Study →
Better late than never, I suppose. Still, how many have suffered through the internalized homophobia perpetuated by the ex-gay movement? Or worse, not been able to endure the suffering and taken their own lives believing it was their own fault for not being able to ‘change’?
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Cooking Caveman with Jeff Nimoy: Caveman Q&A →
Q:
Jeff,First, I want to say I LOVE your Cooking Caveman blog. I’m there all the time every since I found it. I love your recipes, and I’m really trying to move my life style to caveman.I read in one of your post that you only eat one time a day(at night) with a caveman dessert. I…
My homemade deodorant recipe
Ingredients
1/4 cup baking soda
1/3 cup corn starch
4 tablespoons coconut oil
5 drops essential oil
Lakota Indians Block ‘Keystone XL Pipeline’ Trucks in Six-Hour Standoff
“Five Lakotas on Pine Ridge Indian land in South Dakota were arrested Monday after attempting to block two tarsands pipeline trucks from entering their land. According to the Lakota activist the six-hour standoff started when the trucks refused to turn around claiming they had “corporate rights that supersede any other law.”
According to the Rapid City Journal “several dozens” of American Indians were part of the blockade but a community journalist reports only five people were arrested.”
More at Color Lines. H/T Sustainable Sam and NS Environmental Studies, a fantastic pair of enviro tumblrs you should follow.
