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Links of Great Interest: “We are human??”

by Maria on September 3, 2010

The REC Boyz Center in Detroit caught fire a few nights ago. Its clientèle are primarily young GBTQ men, and AIDS Prevention Michigan needs your help in order to continue delivering the HIV/AIDS information and testing services this population so desperately needs. Internet miracle time, people.

Saudi employer abuses woman.

DIY abortions on the rise

German pop star tried for infecting people with HIV.

DCPS fails female athletes

Girls in Zimbabwe able to access educational resources despite pregnancy

Ground Zero’s slave graves

Middle school racism

10 worst masturbation stories

From Jocelyn:

the Miss Manners of privilege

Hate crimes against Latinos are on the rise. So is state-legislated harassment.

Here’s a interesting review of Questionable Content

“Does Blizzard hate women?”

Great post on generosity and labor at Feministe

LuLuLemon posts about loving your body then gets CALLED OUT as a crap brand for women wearing a size larger than 10. I’m loving the comments.

Speaking of call-outs — Peter, Paul, and Mary told off the National Organization for Marriage for using their version of “This Land is Our Land” to support marriage inequality

Nina Hartley on porn and atheism!

Ally-ship: You’re doing it wrong. Why “We are human” doesn’t cut it.

…vh1, what the fuck? No Latin@s on your greatest artists list? Well, that seals it. I was already planning on doing USLT artists for Hispanic Heritage month (9/15-10/15) but now it’s serious fuckin’ business.

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Jennifer Kesler (like) (flag)
September 9, 2010 at 9:13 am

The meta-message I always got was, “You can’t possibly realize your dreams, silly girl. Here, have a man who’s been so privileged and pampered he thinks like a two-year-old instead. When he’s not lighting his farts on fire, he’s really not so bad. Honest.”

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SarahSyna (like) (flag)
September 9, 2010 at 10:16 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ymhq6afE4M

Does anyone else find this really, really creepy?

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