Archive for the ‘intolerance’ Category

Homophobia, Piracy, and the Need for True Names

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

The beta of Apple OS-X Leopard provided to developers that attended WWDC has been leaked. Nicholas Deleon of CrunchGear posted about the upcoming operating system appearing on Oink, a private piracy site and, oh boy, are the darknet pirates angry. In their anger, they are throwing out every homophobic rant they can think [...]


Imaginary Monsters and Human Beings

Friday, May 5th, 2006

People use their anonymity on the Internet to safely explore who they really are. This helped me to make my homosexuality something manageable to consider long before I had sex for the first time. I am comfortable enough now to no longer need anonymity. I take ownership of who I am, [...]


It’s Okay

Friday, June 24th, 2005

It’s okay to send a teenager against his will to be cured of his homosexuality. It’s okay to process animals through “rendering plants” if they are “unfit for human consumption.” It’s okay to seize someone’s home against their will if it’s in the public good.
Yes, I use to wish that my homosexuality [...]


Who Are You?

Tuesday, April 19th, 2005

Who are you that you can tell me what to do? Who are you to tell me that I cannot pirate my digital content, take drugs, have sex with whomever I choose, dress how I want, color my hair how I want? Who are you to tell me that I cannot experiment with [...]