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Compiled By Jack Nichols Let the Two Candidates Play a Girl's Game
Tamala Edwards—Representing TIME magazine on a panel and following male-panel members' agreements that George W. Bush might beat Al Gore at poker, but that Gore would beat Bush at chess. --CNN, November 30 Consternation Among the Christians Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): One of the consequences of invoking the Parliament Acts in relation to the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill is an aspect that has never been considered by this Chamber—the reduction of the age for anal intercourse for girls from 18 to 16. That causes great consternation among the Christian community of this country. I urge you to rule on the matter, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker: That is not a matter for the Chair. British Parliamentary Record--30 Nov 2000 : Column 1139 
She Kissed the Girls & Liked It
Actress Mariel Hemingway has kissed lots of girls in the movies and she tells Curve magazine: "I actually think it is kind of cool to have kissed so many girls. ... They kiss like you want to be kissed."…This is what nonhomophobia sounds like. Rex Wockner—The Wockner Wire, #121--www.planetout.com/wocknerwire/ Drag Phobia, Misogyny & Feminism People often strongly relate to the feminism they see in my shows is because of the correlation between misogyny and what I call drag phobia. Although some people may not be aware of that particular symbiosis — which often occurs in professional circumstances behind the scenes — I believe misogyny and dragphobia are strongly intertwined because at their roots both are inspired by fear, a learned but involuntary force as powerful as breathing. John Epperson—“We're All Trapped, but Let's Laugh”--New York Times, December 3 Mayor Giuliani's AIDS Treatments
Sylvia Rivera—Pioneering Stonewall Era activist, New York City—to GayToday, December 2 No Cloning Around Japan's parliament on Thursday enacted legislation that would make human cloning a crime punishable by up to 10 years in jail…The bill bans such cloning, which it says is an act that ``could have a serious impact on human dignity, the biological safety of the human body and maintenance of order in society.'' NewYorkTimes.com—November 30 Dan Savage to Out: I'm Outta Here!
i'm afraid this will have to be my last column for out. i've communicated
to you just how unsettling i consider the business of judy wieder banning
andrew sullivan from the advocate on account of his critical comments about
the clinton interview. as judy wieder is the corporate editorial director of
out as well as the advocate (and planetout and gay.com!), i can't help but
feel that my association with out is tainted. as i told you in a previous
email, i believe that sullivan being banned at the advocate for making
critical comments about one piece reflects badly on those of us who still
write for liberation publications.
Dan Savage—“Having Trouble--announcing his resignation from OUT magazine,
in Jim Romenesko's Media News Extra!—December 1
Revisiting Focus on the Family "This show does a disservice to our youth and culture," said Mike Haley, a spokesperson for the conservative watchdog group Focus on the Family. Haley specifically pointed to Justin's sexual relationship with Brian, who is almost twice Justin's age. "What parents in the United States would be happy about their child watching a program like this?" he asked. Alan James Frutkin—“ Showtime Tests Limits”-- Special to The Washington Post, December 3 Post-Midnight Slots for Dr. Laura
Hartford-New Haven, CT (WFSB-TV, CBS) San Antonio, TX (KSAT-TV, ABC) Birmingham, AL (WBRC-TV, Fox) Memphis, TN (WMC-TV, NBC) Jacksonville, FL (WJXT-TV, CBS) Fresno, CA (KSEE-TV, NBC) Green Bay, WI (WLUK-TV, Fox) Honolulu, HI (KHON-TV, NBC) Springfield-Decatur-Champaign, IL (WICS-TV/WICD-TV, NBC) Panama City, FL (WJHG-TV, NBC) In addition, several major markets will downgrade "Dr. Laura" effective next Monday (12/4) GLAAD--www.glaad.org December 1 Urging Consent at 14 in Great Britain
The age of consent should be reduced to 14 for gay and straight
relationships…Sex involving young people under 14 should not be prosecuted,
providing the partners consent and there is no more than three years difference in their
ages…This three-year rule would affirm the right of young people to make their
own choice about when they are ready for sex, while also protecting them
against exploitation by much older people. A similar flexible, sliding-scale
age of consent already exists in Germany and Israel.
Fourteen is an appropriate age of consent, given that it is now the average age of first sexual experience in Britain, according to the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles 1994. Consent at 16 criminalises more than half the teenage population. That is not protection; it is persecution" . Consent at 14 has been supported by Liberty (the National Council for Civil Liberties), the Howard League for Penal Reform, the ex-Bishop of Glasgow, Derek Rawcliffe, and the late Bishop of Woolwich, John Robinson. Peter Tatchell—excerpted from a press release, December 1 |
I'd like them to play a girl's game. How about jacks?
Councilwoman Margarita Lopez angrily told me how Mayor Giuliani had acted
during the Act Up and Housing Works rally on World AIDS Day, held in the park
at City Hall, a non-residential locale with only businesses nearby. The Republican
mayor had had his police monitor the sound system that was being used to memorialize
the names of the dead. Councilwoman Lopez, infuriated, was breathing fire. The names of the
deceased, she said, couldn't be heard at all, except by those sitting and standing
directly under the loud speaker. Two years ago, Giuliani's Gestapo had insisted on metal detectors
frisking attendees at this rally He'd positioned sharpshooters on surrounding buildings. Apparently,
this the Republican way.
Following the lead of the CBS-owned stations earlier this month, more than
a dozen markets across the country have decided to downgrade "Dr. Laura" to
post-midnight timeslots. In addition to Boston (reported in the 11/8 Laura
Watch), Detroit, Atlanta, Miami, St. Louis, Orlando, San Diego (all
reported in the 11/13 Laura Watch), and the CBS O&Os, the following markets
downgraded "Dr. Laura" during the month of November:
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