Thursday, July 1, 2010
Dan to subpoena Obama
Choi and Captain James Pietrangelo were arrested earlier this year for chaining themselves to the White House fence (they did it on two separate occasions). Their trial is coming up and the plan is to subpoena President Obama, Why? According to the defendants they were simply following the suggestion of the president. Pressuring him to do the right thing.
“The subpoena of the President is necessary for the defense to prove that Defendants were following and obeying lawful orders or directives by their President and Commander in Chief, and were therefore under an obligation and authority to act as they did in order to pressure him – in a non-violent, visible way – on this important public issue.”
This is the kind of kooky legal stuff we get from birthers Orly Taitz and Lt. Col. Terry Lakin. No doubt the judge in this case will chuckle to himself, throw out the subpoena, and find both men guilty.
Hormones to Stop Lesbianism? Really?
Is this what we're doing?
New is currently working on an experimental hormone that is thought to prevent lesbianism and put a stop to females that have “abnormal” masculine tendencies, such as disinterest in babies, childrearing, and girl’s toys, or “masculine” career preferences.
Conducting research with a drug called dexamethasone, New is studying its effects on the disease Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH). CAH is a condition that, among other side affects, causes masculinized, androgynous genitals in females due to excess amounts of prenatal androgens—a generic word for naturally occurring hormones.
New, along with psychologist Heino F.L. Meyer-Bahlburg of Columbia University, believe that the prenatal antigens that cause CAH are connected to sexual orientation, and even gender identity.
In a paper entitled “What Causes Low Rates of Child-Bearing in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia?” Meyer-Bahlburg writes that “CAH women as a group have a lower interest than controls in getting married and performing the traditional child-care/housewife role. As children, they show an unusually low interest in engaging in maternal play with baby dolls, and their interest in caring for infants, the frequency of daydreams or fantasies of pregnancy and motherhood, or the expressed wish of experiencing pregnancy and having children of their own appear to be relatively low in all age groups.”
The researchers’ 2008 paper hypothesizes about the correlation between prenatal antigens ratios and sexual orientation in women with CAH. They write, “That this [correlation] may apply also to sexual orientation in at least a subgroup of women is suggested by the fact that earlier research has repeatedly shown that about one-third of homosexual women have (modestly) increased levels of androgens.” Concluding “that the findings support a sexual-differentiation perspective involving prenatal androgens on the development of sexual orientation.”
New is currently administering the experimental dexamethasone parentally as a solution to the excess hormones caused by CAH without the approval of a medical ethics committee. There is little clinical data about the drug’s long-term affects or potential risks to the children administered the drug. New, and associates, however, hope to cure the masculine affects of CAH, creating women who conform to the heteronormative gender binary.
There is no evidence to suggest that New is using the drug directly to cure lesbianism; but if the drug is released onto the market, doctors have the ability to prescribe it for condition they deem adequate.
I'm not buying this one...
Conducting research with a drug called dexamethasone, New is studying its effects on the disease Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH). CAH is a condition that, among other side affects, causes masculinized, androgynous genitals in females due to excess amounts of prenatal androgens—a generic word for naturally occurring hormones.
New, along with psychologist Heino F.L. Meyer-Bahlburg of Columbia University, believe that the prenatal antigens that cause CAH are connected to sexual orientation, and even gender identity.
In a paper entitled “What Causes Low Rates of Child-Bearing in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia?” Meyer-Bahlburg writes that “CAH women as a group have a lower interest than controls in getting married and performing the traditional child-care/housewife role. As children, they show an unusually low interest in engaging in maternal play with baby dolls, and their interest in caring for infants, the frequency of daydreams or fantasies of pregnancy and motherhood, or the expressed wish of experiencing pregnancy and having children of their own appear to be relatively low in all age groups.”
The researchers’ 2008 paper hypothesizes about the correlation between prenatal antigens ratios and sexual orientation in women with CAH. They write, “That this [correlation] may apply also to sexual orientation in at least a subgroup of women is suggested by the fact that earlier research has repeatedly shown that about one-third of homosexual women have (modestly) increased levels of androgens.” Concluding “that the findings support a sexual-differentiation perspective involving prenatal androgens on the development of sexual orientation.”
New is currently administering the experimental dexamethasone parentally as a solution to the excess hormones caused by CAH without the approval of a medical ethics committee. There is little clinical data about the drug’s long-term affects or potential risks to the children administered the drug. New, and associates, however, hope to cure the masculine affects of CAH, creating women who conform to the heteronormative gender binary.
There is no evidence to suggest that New is using the drug directly to cure lesbianism; but if the drug is released onto the market, doctors have the ability to prescribe it for condition they deem adequate.
I'm not buying this one...
Lesbian to Run for the City Council in Oakland
“That is a beautiful thing,” she said. “It is possible for us to build the Oakland renaissance.”
According to The Bay Citizen, Oakland has the largest per-capita lesbian population in the United States. Even still, the city has yet to elect an openly gay mayor.
Kaplan’s campaign looks promising. Oakland’s LGBT community is the largest voting base in the city and of the three candidates, Kaplan currently holds the largest identifiable base .“This will be a highly contested race,” said Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California. “I think Rebecca is a really strong candidate and a lot of people in the LGBT community are really excited about her running.”
Kaplan will be running against fellow councilwoman Jean Quan and former State Senate Presiddent Pro Tempore Don Perata.
365gay.com
Google will help to cover our Taxes
Beginning today Google will cover the added tax charged to LGBT employees whose partners are covered by their insurance plan.
“It’s a fairly cutting edge thing to do,” said Todd A. Solomon, a partner in the employee benefits department of McDermott Will & Emery, a law firm in Chicago, and author of “Domestic Partner Benefits: An Employer’s Guide.” Google is not the first company to make up for the extra tax. At least a few large employers already do. But benefits experts say Google’s move could inspire its Silicon Valley competitors to follow suit, because they compete for the same talent. Under federal law, employer-provided health benefits for domestic partners are counted as taxable income, if the partner is not considered a dependent. The tax owed is based on the value of the partner’s coverage paid by the employer.
Workers with domestic partners on their insurance plans pay an average of $1069 more than married employees whose plans include their spouses. Google will make the payments retroactive to the beginning of this year.
“It’s a fairly cutting edge thing to do,” said Todd A. Solomon, a partner in the employee benefits department of McDermott Will & Emery, a law firm in Chicago, and author of “Domestic Partner Benefits: An Employer’s Guide.” Google is not the first company to make up for the extra tax. At least a few large employers already do. But benefits experts say Google’s move could inspire its Silicon Valley competitors to follow suit, because they compete for the same talent. Under federal law, employer-provided health benefits for domestic partners are counted as taxable income, if the partner is not considered a dependent. The tax owed is based on the value of the partner’s coverage paid by the employer.
Workers with domestic partners on their insurance plans pay an average of $1069 more than married employees whose plans include their spouses. Google will make the payments retroactive to the beginning of this year.
Victory for Dail
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