When people get mad at other people saying that something they did was racist/sexist/homophobic/whatever

March 15th, 2012

I don’t get it It’s like If you were hanging out with your friend and your friend turns to you and says, “Hey I don’t know if you noticed but you just stepped on my foot, can you please stop”, I am guessing most people would say, “Oh man, I’m sorry,” and maybe watch where [...]


St Petersburg Passes First Stage of Anti-”Gay Progaganda” Law

November 23rd, 2011

On Wednesday 16th November, lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill which introduces into St Petersburg Law on “administrative offences in St Petersburg” fines for “propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism, to minors” and “propaganda of paedophilia”: Article 71. Public actions aimed at propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality, transgenderness amongst minors. Public actions aimed [...]


It Gets Better

November 26th, 2010

I’m a big fan of the It Gets Better project and the many hundreds of videos it has produced. While the project has been hugely praised, it also has many critics. There are those who say it doesn’t do enough, that when you leave school everything, generally, gets better, and that it gets better a [...]