Not so surprising research: Researchers at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction at Indiana University say most men are always thinking of sex. A study released Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Scientists found 54 percent of men and 19 percent of women admit they think about sex every day — or … Read More
Don’t Know Lewis v. Harris?
Well, you’re about to. The New Jersey Supreme Court is announcing its decision on Lewis v. Harris today at 3 pm. It’s a same-sex marriage case, and conventional wisdom suggests that the NJSC will come out in favor of gay marriages (New Jersey, unlike most states, has no law or state constitution provision which defines marriages as strictly between a … Read More
Gay Outings
If you’re not following the "gay outing" controversy, you should be. A gay activist blogger has released the names of GOP Congressman including social conservative Larry Craig (R-Idaho), GOP governors, other GOP politicians and their staff who, it is alleged, are closet homosexuals. This is apparently not errant name-calling, and there is (supposedly) proof to back up his claims. Now, … Read More
Animal Sex
Locally-located, politically syndicated, two-time public office loser Nathan Tabor is mad at "the gay" again. Even when it is gay animals. Another Liberal Fairy Tale By Nathan Tabor The nation of Norway has now given us the first museum exhibition that claims that the birds, the bees, and other animals may be homosexuals. The Oslo Natural History Museum exhibit is … Read More
The Unreal Perception Of Beauty
Heather pointed it last week. Today, A-list bloggers Matt Yglesius and Ezra Klein are talking about it, the latter writing: You’ve got to click the link — it’s an extraordinary clip. Weirdly, though, this video — where a plain model is heavily made-up, lighted, and digitally altered to become a stunningly beautiful billboard creature — almost democratizes the standards of … Read More
Married Couples Now A Minority
Interesting: Married couples, whose numbers have been declining for decades as a proportion of American households, have finally slipped into a minority, according to an analysis of new census figures by The New York Times. The American Community Survey, released this month by the Census Bureau, found that 49.7 percent, or 55.2 million, of the nation’s 111.1 million households in … Read More
Armey Vs. Dobson
Dick Armey, former House Majority Leader from 1995-2003) is a conservative and a Christian. He was one of the architects of the "Republican Revolution" of the 1990s, in which Republicans were elected to majorities of both houses of Congress, and the chief author of the Republican Contract with America. And he’s had it with James Dobson and the Christian Conservative … Read More
This Foley-Hastert-gate Thing Is Just Getting Weird Now
So what a second. House speaker Dennis Hastert has met this morning with an evangelical leader who knew al-Qaeda’s Abu Musab al-Zarqawi “when he was nobody”? An evangelical leader who has counselled Saddam Hussein, Muammar al-Khaddafi, Slobodan Milosevic, Liberia’s Charles Taylor, and Tom Delay? And they discussed whether or not Hastert should resign? UPDATE: Weirder and weirder. The evangelical that … Read More
Everyone’s A Giggly Teenage
Even the respectable journalists at The Hill. From its lead editorial: Hastert and Boehner need to get on the same page or Republican troubles will continue to mount. Oh, stop it. [Via Wonkette]
Foley Blame Game & The Foley Effect
I wish I had kept this list earlier, because then I could hyperlink to examples. But off the top of my head, this is a short list of all the entities named by the right wing pundits on AM radio and the right blogistan who are actually responsible for Foley’s malfeasance: Demon alcohol Catholic priests Gay GOP staffers ABC’s Brian … Read More
Dobson Tells Why Boys Aren’t Glad To Be Boys
Focus On The Family’s James Dobson asks: "Is Your Son Glad To Be A Boy?" and then answers his own question with an apparaent "no". He starts off with some supposedly true anecdotes: "Our son was using our home computer to do some research for a report he’s writing. While doing a search, he accidentally stumbled onto a porn site. … Read More
“The Real Issue”
Billmon: When a 16-year-old boy is not safe from sexual solicitation from an elected representative of the people, we should question the moral direction of our nation," a conservative advocacy group said on Monday. The [Family Research Council] also said Foley’s behavior raises the "real issue" of homosexuality and child abuse. Cybercast News ServiceConservative Group Examines ‘Real Issue’ in Foley … Read More
Getting Emergency Contraception
Everyone has been linking to this harrowing account of what it’s like to get emergency contraception (EC) in rural Ohio, so I will too. This woman’s doctor told her to call the ER. She did. Then a parade of nurses hemmed and hawed over the phone, until finally a fourth nurse told her what was going on: "Well see," he … Read More
This Week Is “Unmarried and Single Americans Week”
You probably don’t get a floating holiday for it though. Still, in honor of people like me (as opposed to, say, certain other people), here are some fun facts: 95.7 million Number of unmarried and single Americans. This group comprises 43 percent of all U.S. residents age 15 and over. 54%Percentage of unmarried and single Americans who are women 14.5 … Read More
The Gay Scare Of 1957
For many of my friends, I point to this good article in the local paper looking back on 50 years ago, just down the road. On Feb. 4, 1957, a Guilford County grand jury emerged from its closed session and issued a bundle of indictments of a scope unlike any before or since — against 32 men accused of being … Read More