Foozzzball asks some interesting questions here:

Now, not the case here, but... what about forcing all depictions of homosexuality into a positive uplifting mold? Thinking here about the OSC reactions, etc. Is it possible to write about gay issues unflatteringly-to-meanly and not get called out for a witch hunt at some point?
This brought to mind ( Read more... )

*Ahem*

*ducks*

This evening, I went climbing with a couple of old friends from the physics department at my college. They have graduated, married each other, and now work in aerospace. They still live nearby so we get together from time to time. While I was on the phone with one of them, deciding when and where we should meet, I heard a lot of commotion, laughing ( Read more... )

( Warning: Legal geekery AND rambling AND sentimentality within. )

( If you don't have much interest in constitutional law or the legal side of gay rights, skip this. )

Although I have had some... distinct upsets in my life. Nothing too serious though, just changes!

Also, this is a gay-ish Orangina ad.

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Regarding romance novels and scientific studies of erogenous zones

My dad, when he lived in Texas, was at times asked for his birth certificate, even when pulled over for speeding, and once was denied a driver's license for several weeks. He was born and raised in the US. At the time he didn't even speak very good Spanish. But he was harassed for, more or less, not being white enough, and having too Spanish of a ( Read more... )

 My friend and ex-roommate Alyssa, who has spent most of the past two years in Australia, came back to town last weekend, which was also the weekend of E-days (our school festival devoted largely to nerdery and excessive drinking). All this has, this week, led to me:

• Going climbing outdoors for the first time this summer.
• Going skiing for the last ( Read more... )