Quickies: 31/5/13
Hey everyone, today’s date is a palindrome! Just thought I’d mention that because I wanted to give you something to smile about before I sent you to read about this: Nigerian House of Representatives pass an anti-gay marriage bill, also outlawing gay advocacy groups. All that stands between it becoming part of the law is a signature from the President. You can sign the petition asking ... »
Queer History: May
This feature has now come full circle, having begun last year in May, going through some changes (and some grave omissions on my part), and there’s something poetic in that. I say that for a couple of reasons. Today is Memorial Day here in the U.S. where I write from, a day associated with veterans and those who never came home from war. In any given year, much as I don’t like to think... »
AI: Putting Out Fires
My experience in lab the last few weeks has, for the most part, been one long string of expletives because the adage “when it rains, it pours” always seems to apply to equipment issues for us. I don’t react all that well to an extended string of these issues, but I’ve found in some other settings, I’m energized by dealing with bumps in the road rather than exhausted by them. Since I pretty much ... »
Women in Secularism Review
I had the pleasure of attending Women in Secularism 2, a conference put on by the Center for Inquiry. I was able to attend due to a grant from Surly Amy, and I’m incredibly grateful to her and everyone who donated at SurlyGrant.com. Some of you may already be aware of how the event began. The opening statements were from the president of CFI, Ronald A. Lindsay. Rebecca Watson covered that ve... »
Quickies 05/20/2013
A Florida high school student, Kaitlyn Hunt, has been expelled and faces criminal charges for dating another female student. Donate to this month’s Skepchick Challenge If we can raise $2500, we can send 20 students to the Secular Student Alliance conference in Las Vegas this July. Bonus: I’ll shave my head! 18 year old Chinese LGBT activist Xiang has been sentenced to twelve days in ja... »
Keep Your Heterosexism, Jezzies
Lindy West has written a post on Jezebel making the argument that when a woman’s boyfriend tells her that her vagina is repulsive, it’s time to break up with him. Aside from the cis-privilege of the article (there are people who do not identify as women who have vaginas, too!), I found the article both funny and spot on. A relationship in which one person is shaming another person’s body is not a ... »
