May 5, 2008
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I wasn’t expecting the traffic. In fact, it was the last thing from my mind when, late last week, I read the news that Deborah Jeane-Palfrey — a/k/a “The D.C. Madam” — committed suicide. I shouted the news to my … Continue reading
April 17, 2008
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I’d forgotten about this. If a woman consents to having sex with a man but then during intercourse says no, and the man continues, is it rape? n Maryland–as well as in North Carolina–when a woman says yes, she can’t … Continue reading
March 28, 2008
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It’s interesting how a story takes on a life of it’s own. It’s been a couple of years since I started blogging about Zach, the kid in Tennessee who came out to his parents only to get sent to a … Continue reading
March 17, 2008
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I know I said I would not comment on the Eliot Spitzer affair. And I’m not, per se. But it does appear to have made prostitution — and whether or not it should be legalized — the subject of public … Continue reading
March 14, 2008
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I don’t know if this counts as a trend or not, but I didn’t expect to see something like this so soon after the previous post. This time is the Lutheran Church, which still opposes marriage equality but expresses regret … Continue reading
February 27, 2008
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First of all, this post is not what you think it’s about. (Though I could write style-crampin’ aspects of having an infant who doesn’t sleep through the night yet. Suffice it to say that the spirit is willing but the … Continue reading
December 26, 2007
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Just before the Holiday, Mike Huckabee’s thoughts on homosexuality inspired me to explicate what some of us call the procreative imperative, which seems to be inherent in some brands of conservative political Christianity. The most astounding assumption is that everyone … Continue reading
November 29, 2007
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Rachel and Jill were appalled by this. I found myself somewhat bemused, and experiencing vague feeling of deja vu. Hard figures are difficult to come by, but local people on the coast estimate that as many as one in five … Continue reading
August 29, 2007
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Too bad we don’t live in New Zealand. Because we’d get commercials like this, which crams in more sexual innuendoes than I knew existed (no, really, I had to look some of them up) but does it that’s TV-safe. How … Continue reading
August 28, 2007
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I really shouldn’t pick on Sen. Larry Craig. But there’s so much to address in this case, especially in the light of the recent news of another Republican — in this case, Florida state Representative Bob Allen — getting busted … Continue reading
August 28, 2007
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So, Senator Larry Craig — Mitt Romney & DOMA supporter — regrets pleading guilty to lewd conduct in an airport men’s room. That reminds me of Rhett Butler’s line to Scarlett O’Hara from Gone With the Wind, “You’re like the … Continue reading
June 26, 2007
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I’m overdue in posting a round-up, because so much has been going on in my offline life lately. Case in point, I’m on the road with the family today, and away from the blog and the blogosphere. So here’s some … Continue reading
June 19, 2007
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I’ll admit it. It was the combination of Mitt Romney and porn that got my attention and caused me to stop and read Chris Kelly’s HuffPo takedown of Romney’s appearance at the National Right to Life convention. (His politics make … Continue reading
June 15, 2007
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Angelina Jolie visited a sex shop in Prague, where she's shooting a movie? My two initial reactions are, "So what?" and "You go, girl!" She's got three kids and still have time to have sex? Not to mention sex creative … Continue reading
June 1, 2007
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Guys, it looks like we’re back to “Beta,” to borrow a term from the “Web 2.0″ world. Or maybe it’s that Beta’s are back in. I’m not sure which. It was over a year-and-half ago that I bemoaned the reign … Continue reading
May 23, 2007
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And I don’t mean the nuts behind the wheel. This is the kind of thing you file under “You’ve gotta be frickin’ kidding me.” As a guy myself, and the parent of a four-year-old boy, I’m aware that the relationship … Continue reading
May 23, 2007
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Last month I wrote a post on what I called the procreative imperative. But almost immediately, the discussion turns to the various issues related to reproduction (abortion, illegitimacy, etc.). That was interesting to me because one of the main responses … Continue reading
May 2, 2007
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No, I’m not considering a new line of work or anything like that. The Deborah Jean Palfrey story got me thinking about the whole subject of prostitution, along with some news stories I bookmarked and intended to blog about later … Continue reading
May 2, 2007
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There a couple of article about D.C.’s latest sex scandal that have been sitting in my RSS reader since yesterday. I intended to blog about the story then, but news of Jamaica’s latest incidence of homophobic violence took priority. I’ve … Continue reading
April 12, 2007
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I’d intended to write this back when there’s was a lot of discussion about the Washington state initiative to require heterosexuals to prove they can reproduce, or face having their marriages annulled. I hadn’t intended to post about it again, … Continue reading