Don’t you hate it when you log into your blog site and find draft posts still waiting to be published? The following was started a couple of weeks ago, and I was going to just discard it, but I kind of liked what I wrote, and it will remind me of what I did on… Continue reading
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Google Does Elections
Thank the heavens for Lifehacker! Today I was browsing though some posts on Lifehacker and found out that Google Earth have created a Election 2006 overlay. This shows a graphical overlay of where the congressional districts (at this stage it’s only federal election information), and click on the (patriotic) star gives you the information on… Continue reading
TX Cities Rank Highest for Families with Children
According to a story in the Dallas Morning News today, a “study, based on the most recent U.S. Census data, found that San Antonio has the highest percentage of gay couples raising children in the nation. Houston is fourth and the Fort Worth-Arlington area is fifth.” The study goes on to suggest that this increase… Continue reading
TX Gaybys
According to a story in the Dallas Morning News today, a “study, based on the most recent U.S. Census data, found that San Antonio has the highest percentage of gay couples raising children in the nation. Houston is fourth and the Fort Worth-Arlington area is fifth.” The study goes on to suggest that this increase… Continue reading
Happy Coming Out Day!
Today is Coming Out Day. As Glinda the good witch said, “come out, come out, whereever you are” If you are a straight person trying to understand a GLBT person, try reading “Straight Guide to GLBT Americans” from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
When did Hastert know?
Source: CBS 2 Chicago It appears that Dennis Hastert’s office knew about Foley a long time before Speaker is saying he knew. The aide, Kirk Fordham, said he had “more than one conversation with senior staff at the highest level of the House of Representatives asking them to intervene” at the time. And it seems… Continue reading
YouTube Goes Google
According to Reuters India, “Web search leader Google Inc. said on Monday it agreed to acquire top video entertainment site YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock, the highest price yet paid for a consumer-generated media site.” The article also says that Google announced that “YouTube would remain an independent company.”
queer. (journal)
submit to queer. the internet. issue (re)actions – poetry – fiction – visual arts queer., the only undergraduate journal for critical discussion around what it means to be queer., is accepting submissions for a fall 2006 release. queer. is an international publication with editors at nearly 20 undergraduate institutions across the US and Canada. It… Continue reading
Good Catholics
I was flipping through blogs and found this link to an advertising campaign promoting the use of condoms amongst catholics, and seeking to have the Pope overturn the current ban on condom use. I thought this was very progressive. The main focus is on the reduction of new HIV infections through the promotion of safe… Continue reading