ILLUSTRATIONS: A map showing some of the countries in which the United States has interfered in the political process (grabbed from Geology.com). Below: U.S. CIA Director John O. Brennan, Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candid…
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Slap Upside The Head: Men Aquitted For Ordering Gay Drink
Two Cameroon men who were sentenced to five years in prison for “looking gay” after ordering Bailey’s Irish Cream have been acquitted of the charges by an appeals court. The two had already passed a year of their sentence before the acquittal. Homosexuality is illegal in Cameroon, and is subject to harsh penalties.
Continue readingBig boys in big girls’ shoes: the significance of Sharon Needles & RuPaul’s Drag Race
It’s not easy to explain how RuPaul’s Drag Race – especially season 4 – is more than just a bunch of big boys in big girls’ heels, to paraphrase contestant Willam Belli. On one level, the appeal of Drag Race is simply that it’s a really entertaining reality show, smart
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