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Congratulations To USA! Proposition Eight Is No More!

by podblack on August 5, 2010

(CNN) –California Ban On Same Sex Marriage Struck Down: The California Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage Thursday, saying sexual orientation, like race or gender, “does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights.” In a 4-3 120-page ruling issue, the justices [...]

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Students Being Helped To Get To TAM8! There’s Still Time To Help Out More!

by podblack on June 13, 2010

I’m really, really pleased to see that people have been checking out the post I wrote about university students needing support to get to TAM8 – and that the link to donate is being used!
Thanks so much, it’s great to see that people are willing to support, even with a few dollars, to this great [...]

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Want To Help Some People Who Really Deserve To Get To TAM8?

by podblack on June 11, 2010

If you want to help out? Try these college students. They are students who have been working on skeptic and psychology-related projects and have already contributed to a site that indicates their relevant application to future research.
During my time as a skeptic – I’ve donated time. A lot of time.
I’ve donated my backstage-help, donated blogposts [...]

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Letting ‘Desert Flowers’ Bloom – RANZCOG Does NOT Support Female Genital Mutilation

by podblack on May 28, 2010

I was sent a link earlier today to a news article, which claimed the following:  Australian doctors are considering a controversial form of genital mutilation on baby girls – News.com:

The practice involving cutting a girl’s genitals, sometimes with razors or pieces of glass, could be allowed in a clinical setting to stem illegal backyard procedures [...]

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Further Developments In #Boobquake (No Pun Intended)

by podblack on April 23, 2010

Just a update, from a CNN news article: Blogger: Show cleavage to test cleric’s quake theory
..She said no woman should feel pressured to participate.
“It’s not supposed to be serious activism that is going to revolutionize women’s rights, but just a bit of fun juvenile humor,” she wrote. “I’m a firm believer that when someone says [...]

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Little Kitten – Be Counted – George Takei And Brad Altman

by podblack on April 2, 2010

George Takei and his husband, Brad Altman, tell us why it is so important for same-sex couples to correctly fill out the 2010 Census form. For more info: http://www.equalroots.com/census and Partnered with Love = Love: http://www.LoveEqualsLove.com

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