This is a very interesting and smart article over at the NY Times. I guess the Chinese are going to continue a tradition of trying to verify if one is a ‘male’ or ‘female.’
Unfortunately, another terrible event. I wonder if the ‘brilliant’ Ramin Setoodeh will write another perspicuous article re: this terror. [...]

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Blaming LGBT people for the violence inflicted against them is not a new tactic.
I am reminded of the words of Pope Benedictus XVI, Cardinal Ratzinger when he wrote the following, found in ‘Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons,’ ‘The proper reaction to crimes committed against homosexual [...]

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This is a disturbing story - and Ramin Setoodeh’s way of telling the story makes me livid. I am going to write about this soon - but, for now, read it and feel free to let us know what you think.
Beating a dead horse, I know.
I continue to be inspired by posts [...]

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(1) I want to thank Drew for being the first to write for the new guest blogger series.
(2) I like to hear Obama talk like this. Although Obama’s position is not, as of yet - for me- crystal clear. < This courtesy of Andrew Sullivan. See this, as well.
I want to [...]

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I was killing time at the University of Chicago and stumbled upon an article in the May 21st addition of the Chicago Free Press’ Free Time. Midlife Crisis No. 212 - written by Sukie De La Croix - is entitled ‘Don’t Talk to Strangers.’ I am not sure when the new edition of [...]

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