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Italian Parliament Rejects LGBT Protections

Italian Parliament Rejects LGBT Protections

July 29, 2011 No Comments

LGBT intolerance seems to be running high these days. Whether it’s in Canada where parents are pulling their kids out of a BC school that implemented a policy to protect LGBT students or among the highest ranks of the Italian Government, gay rights aren’t getting the recognition they deserve. Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, voted against widening ...

Same-Sex Civil Unions Recognized In Illinois

Same-Sex Civil Unions Recognized In Illinois

June 1, 2011 No Comments

It’s Blogging for LGBT Families Day and what better news to report than Illinois’s huge step today towards the full recognition of these families. Illinois became the sixth state to recognize civil unions between gay partners when the Illinois Civil Unions Act was signed and today is the day the law goes into effect! Regulation states ...

Yes, Opposing Same-Sex Adoption Is Bigoted

Yes, Opposing Same-Sex Adoption Is Bigoted

September 2, 2010 No Comments

When a Christian organization says “opposing same-sex adoption is not bigoted” you know they must be bigoted. Bigoted means being prejudiced, biased, or forming opinions without cause. Assuming that all same-sex couples will be bad parents and that the children would not thrive in these families is quite obviously forming an opinion without cause. Have ...

Labour Guilt From A Dad-To-Be

So, we’re having this baby.  It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...

The 40-Year-Old Japanese Virgin

I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...

The Ladder Conspiracy

Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...

Watching Porn During Sex Is A Turn-Off!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...

Repressed Sexuality And Feminism

Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...

A Jolly Good Beer Festival

Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...

Lingerie For The Masses

Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...

The Brave Kick-Ass Disney Princess

All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...

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