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Same story…different day…

and different patient. This could be a page out of my memoir: This letter was written after a nasty incident with another doctor in my clinic. She gave me all of twenty seconds to explain why I was there before … Continue reading

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I want to live in her fantasy world…

Only on Planet Couler (via Crooks & Liars, click over there to watch the video): O’Reilly: But every problem wouldn’t go away. The one thing that I would like to see the federal government do is strict oversight on the … Continue reading

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On prioritizing…

I had some thoughts for a while that I have been chewing over. I am a GLBTQ ally, and I am trying to be more educated on the T part of that.  It’s been a lot of STFU&L for me, … Continue reading

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Divided we Fall

Cliche?  Yup.  You betcha. Almost as cliche as the war between moms and non-moms. I didn’t come into the feminist sphere until well into my motherhood days.  Sure, the ideals were all there but there was this huge disconnect in … Continue reading

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Someone hand me a tissue!

The funniest thing I have read today is that when Same Sex Marriage is passed then people will be able to sue pastors and churches for refusing to marry them, cuz, ya know, they don’t refuse to marry people now, … Continue reading

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Feel the Homomentum*

New Hampshire Senate passes marriage equality bill: CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire Senate voted narrowly on Wednesday to legalize same-sex marriage, paving the way for the state to potentially become the fifth in the nation — and the third this … Continue reading

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House Passes Federal Hate Crimes Expansion

Via Reuters: On a vote of 249-175, the House passed and sent to the Senate a bill backed by the new Democratic White House to broaden such laws by classifying as “hate crimes” those attacks based on a victim’s sexual … Continue reading

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Way to go, Iowa!

Let’s hear it for The Guy’s home state!  B/c this is great news! I hope for a day when I can stop counting this as great news.  I hope for a day when it is no different to think that … Continue reading

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There there, little girl…

Mzbitca of What a Crazy Random Happenstance wrote a post about the annoyances of trying to deal w/ a hyphenated name on official paperwork.  It’s not the name that is annoying, but the inherent sexism and incompetence of presuming that … Continue reading

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Ms. Suleman's Uterus and Our Perceived Right to Decide for Her…

My grandfather is the eldest of thirteen children.  That’s right, thirteen.  His mother was unmarried, and as unheard of as it was back then, a good Catholic woman was supposed to have a large family, and that’s what she did. … Continue reading

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