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Chivalry’s Not Dead: We Call it Humanism!

Lux   /  February 27, 2013   /  1 Comment   /  Chivalry's Not Dead

…since we took out the gendered part of the definition! Welcome to the first edition of Chivalry’s Not Dead, a weekly installation with a focus on humanism. This feature will showcase some acts of humanism every week on Wednesday from the news or personal experiences from our blog readers and writers. This last week, a woman came into the convenience store I work at and tried to buy a ... »

Tags:caught on tapechivalryhumanismrandom acts of kindness
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AI: Best Book Recently?

Benny   /  February 26, 2013   /  1 Comment   /  Afternoon Inqueery

I am always looking for recommendations for good books, especially if they’re available on audio since I spend a lot of time traveling. Things I have read and enjoyed recently: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Dodger by Sir Terry Pratchett (my favorite fiction author) Heads In Beds by Jacob Tomsky What have you read or listened to lately that was great? The Afternoon Inqueery (or AI) i... »

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More Worthy Than Others

cheyenne   /  February 26, 2013   /  0 Comments   /  Discrimination, Feminism, Gender, Law, Politics / Activism, Transgender

According to Republicans in the US House of Representatives, this is how who deserves protection from domestic abuse should be determined. Before extending protection to women, it is the job of government, apparently, to carefully weigh which women are fully worthy of that protection. Their grave deliberations concluded, we know now that queer women, trans women, undocumented and Native women are ... »

Tags:assaultgovernmentraperepublicansstalkingVAWAViolence Against Women Act
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QUICKIES 2/25/2013

Yessenia   /  February 25, 2013   /  1 Comment   /  Uncategorized

Bay Area Pharyngula fans, <a class=”freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/02/23/berkeley-meetup-et-cetera/”>Chris Clarke will be at Jupiter’s at 5:30 on Wednesday the 27th.</a> <a class=”www.religiondispatches.org/archive/atheologies/6790/are_atheists_the_new_campus_crusaders/”>Are atheists the new campus crusaders?</a> A look at the... »

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Queer History: February

cheyenne   /  February 23, 2013   /  1 Comment   /  History

Special greetings to any queer siblings across The Pond, as February is the UK’s month of choice for celebrating our shared history! And while that’s wonderful, I think we ought pay closer attention to the fact that it is also Black History Month in the United States, and make a point of honoring LGBT African Americans. While ideally their contributions and lives would never be forgott... »

Tags:FebruaryQueer History
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Yes, That’s True. And Your Point Is…?

Lux   /  February 22, 2013   /  1 Comment   /  Discrimination, Homophobia

There’s this website called “Americans for Truth About Homosexuality”, which I was led to via Friendly Atheist. They have this post up advertising a rally/lobbying session by the Illinois Family Institution (a known hate group) which lists at the bottom all the horrible ramifications of gay marriage in states like Massachusetts. Hemant screen-capped the bullet points and I was so... »

Tags:anti-gayhomophobicLGBTlies
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