Oh, It Just Keeps Getting Better
The National Anthem was sung in Spanish at the Bush’s First Inaugural: On Friday, President Bush blasted the idea of singing the Star Spangled Banner in Spanish. But Bush’s highly-scripted 2001 inaugural ceremony actually featured a rendition of the national anthem sung in Spanish by Jon Secada. From Cox News Service, 1/18/01: “The opening ceremony [...]
...read moreWhere Not to Move
The Top 10 Conservative Cities. Luckily, I wouldn’t want to live in any of these places anyway (though I hear Clarksville, Tenn. has a real wild nightlife). I think it’s clear that when it comes to urban life, liberals just do it better.
...read moreBecause I Like The Weird News
Wal-Mart worker finds man glued to toilet. SALISBURY, Md. – A 20-year-old was found by a Wal-Mart employee in the bathroom Sunday night after he sat down and was glued to the toilet seat. The man, whose name was not released by police, was taken to the hospital late Sunday night, said Lt. Cheryl Rantz [...]
...read moreRude Questions
So Jay commented in this post about the questions that do not offend him: I hate answering any and all questions about trans related stuff when asked by any person who hasn’t had similar experiences, or provided care for someone who has. I include in this group those folks claiming a some form of trans [...]
...read moreBeyond Chastity Belts
He’s not saying anything that pro-choicers haven’t been saying for decades, but I’m glad to see our position getting more space on the NYTimes op/ed pages — especially when it’s put as succinctly and effectively as it is here. Way to go, Nick Kristof. The whole op/ed is below the fold, and all emphasis is [...]
...read moreBut Republicans Love Tradition
Speaking of that burning hypocrisy when it comes to the national anthem, it’s worth noting that the idea of a Spanish-language Star Spangled Banner is nothing new — in fact, one was commissioned by the federal government in 1919. Oh, and our own State Department has four different versions of it. But OMG this has [...]
...read moreCommon Vocabulary
So I seem to have internalized the belief that transition is all about The Surgery. I’ve burdened my upcoming surgery with all kinds of worry, all related to Being a Transsexual and What That Means. As I make preparations, this little voice keeps going, This is it! This is the point of no return! No [...]
...read moreIf You Want to Have a Good Laugh…
Read this ass-kissing article about Rush Limbaugh. A long, transparently politicized nightmare of an investigation is over for Rush Limbaugh today. Pursuant to an agreement Rush has reached with state prosecutors in Palm Beach, Florida, they are finally abandoning their two-and-a-half year quest to criminalize a human tragedy—addiction to medication prescribed because of severe pain.
...read moreThe Hypocrisy! It Burns!
Well, well, well. Remember my post on Bush’s denunciation of the Spanish version of “The Star-Spangled Banner?” He huffed that people who come here should learn English and like it: “I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national [...]
...read moreSo, How Many Times Did Casino Jack Visit the White House?
Looks like we’re about to find out. The Secret Service has agreed to turn over White House visitor logs that will show how often convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff met with Bush administration officials – and with whom he met. Visitor logs are a wonderful thing. My firm had a case in arbitration last year in [...]
...read moreThe Social Construction of Disability
The point made over and over again in the disability-rights literature I’ve read is that the problem isn’t the impairment, but the disability. Lady Bracknell elucidates the distinction here: 1. we have some degree of physical or mental functional loss or difference (we have impairments); and 2. we are excluded from full participation in society [...]
...read moreThe Trans Agenda
Jay has a post up on what his trans agenda is. I agree with most of it, with some reservations. It’s interesting to note, however, that at least two of his platform planks are controversial; they might even place him in the distinct minority. He’s also got a post up on the social construction of [...]
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