There have been moderate decreases but as any schoolchild will tell you society is still massively abusive towards gays. The gains in equal rights made do not and have not forced anyone to be less homophobic – don’t confuse one with the other. Vepar said “So not a word has been said...
“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was ...
doing a bit of that freedom fighting on your little Brussels sprouts and going all guerilla on the blue rinses of your old dears, there may be one or two of them left who will say a Kaddish for you on the village green. Hehehe. ...
there was neither a genocide nor planned crimes against any community. More than 50% of Tamils always lived in the south of Sri Lanka. The only entity that engaged in systematic elimination of Muslims and Sinhalese in the north and east was the LTTE. The LTTE ethnically cleansed the Sinhalese...
James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name. “J.C.,”he replied. She thought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name. ...
But soon after, the reality that we are not truly united as a prisoner class and any progress we seem to make will eventually be eaten away like acid rain falling on black rocks forces a short sigh in my heart and I know there is still work to do. Incarcerated Tears, Book of Poems ...
There are five college campusesin or near San Buenaventura, commonly called Ventura. The beach town is alsohome to Surfer's Point, a popular destination for those looking to ride the waves of the Pacific. #39. Manhattan Beach, California ...
To Marilyn’s credit, she has never made any personal claims about her origins, but there is, I believe, gospel truth in our childhood memories. Each and every one of us is called to play our part in the Nativity story, but not merely as witnesses like the shepherds or pilgrims like ...
“Under President Trump, the American dream was alive and well. Under President Trump there was hope and we need that now more than ever,” he continued, calling the former president "the braveheart of our time.” Robinson, the Trump-backed Republican nominee for governor, has been...
“Given today, and everything that has occurred, if the opportunity were there [for a floor fight] we wouldn't take it at this point,” Perkins told POLITICO. “Don't take our silence as being indifferent to what took place, it's just timing.” Still, Perkins did not expect to...