by Dahr Jamail August 31, 2009 Homophobia arguably manifests itself in the worst form of discrimination in the military, surpassing even racism. Instead of enabling recruits to vanquish their prejudices and strengthening the individual and the collective spirit, all military training seems to be geared toward invoking the darkest elements in human nature – fear, hatred, pettiness, [...]

by Antonia Zerbisias August 12, 2009 `There’s not enough outrage,” lamented one women’s rights activist at a candlelight vigil for the three women cut down last Tuesday night in a Pittsburgh-area aerobics class. As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette noted, only 75 people showed up to mourn Heidi Overmier, 46, Elizabeth Gannon, 49, and Jody Billingsley, 38, massacred by a [...]

The American Psychological Association maintains that homosexuality is natural and, most especially, that it can’t be changed. by Jean-Claude Leclerc August 10, 2009 The attack against a gay community center in Tel Aviv didn’t just shake up the homosexuals in that liberal town. Distressed that such a crime could happen among them, many other Israelis are also in [...]

Entrevista a Victoria Aldunate, integrante del colectivo feminista chileno “Memoria Feminista” por Carmen Julia F. Heredia Cavero. 9 de julio, 2009 Victoria Aldunate (1), confiesa que se vino a vivir a nuestro país “por amor”, por otro lado afirma que le interesa y admira el “proceso de cambio boliviano”. Ella es integrante de una colectiva feminista autónoma de [...]

Just ask the animals. As soon as they stop having all that homosexual sex by Mark Morford July 1, 2009 I am sitting here right now smiling just a little, fondly recalling that famously controversial children’s book, the one about the gay penguins.