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I didn’t want to get my hopes up too soon over the decision by CA to allow same sex marriages. It looks like next week people will be able to get married for real. Not being there anymore, I am a little out of the loop. I don’t know what the opposition is doing to [...]

A gay Holocost Monument has just been unveiled in Berlin. Apparently it met with considerable opposition. Gay activist groups were disappointed that no very high ranking officials came to the opening ceremony. Some people questioned whether or not a separate monument was needed for gay victims and some lesbian groups lamented that it focused on [...]

I just tried to legally apply for the right to post this article on my blog, I think it works fine. Here it is. I am very jaded about such law because it feel like we have seen it all before. Is this truly historic? Other states don’t have to recognize it, other states that [...]

International Labor Day is May 1st for most of the world. Here in France May 1st/Labor Day is celebrated by what else, manif’s. How can you tell the difference from regular days? I’m not quite sure but the trash strewn along the side of Rue de Metz was more than normal. So I guess International [...]

I know I should be over these types of videos but it is really not as outrageous as it sounds. He appears on Letterman not a clip from the Daily Show. He is just talking with Letterman and goes in and out of Bush’s character. Funny but interesting at the same time.