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the-untempered-prism: first zeppelin ride together…

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:57:18 -0500

first zeppelin ride together…

Study shows most LGBT couples in Europe afraid to hold hands in public, face high discrimination

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:42:16 -0500

Study shows most LGBT couples in Europe afraid to hold hands in public, face high discrimination:

Though France took a huge step by legalizing marriage equality this weekend, a high number of Europeans still face anti-gay discrimination regularly, according to a new study.

A survey released Friday of more than 93,000 LGBT Europeans found nearly half had felt discriminated against in the previous year based on their sexual orientation. Two-thirds said they were afraid to hold hands with their same-sex partner in public, especially gay and bisexual men.

“A too great number of LGBT people across Europe are being barred from being themselves. Their ability to enjoy their basic human right of living with dignity, to enjoy life and express themselves freely without discrimination, is being denied,” EU Agency for Fundamental Rights Director Morten Kjaerum said during a speech announcing the findings.

According to the report, the countries with the largest proportion of respondents who felt discrimination based on sexual orientation in the past 12 months included Lithuania (61 percent), Croatia (60 percent), Poland (57 percent) and Cyprus (56 percent).

In some cases, the Huffington Post notes, this discrimination has manifested itself in violence documented by other recent studies:

The EU survey comes on the heels of the release of SOS Homophobie’s 2013 report of homophobia in France, which revealed a sharp increase in the number of anti-gay attacks in the country.

According to the annual report, 645 cases were reported to the French LGBT organization last year, compared to 249 reported cases in 2011, illustrating that the number of anti-gay assaults has more than doubled in France. However, almost half of the attacks occurred in the last three months, during the time gay marriage demonstrations began to heat up in Paris, SOS Homophobia President Elisabeth Ronzier indicated to Le Huffington Post.

This is really unfortunate and even frightening. Marriage equality is great and all, but it’s worthless if we’re not safe being ourselves on the street. We’ve got some work to do.

happy birthday to sierra boggess!

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:41:21 -0500

happy birthday to sierra boggess!

pemberleydigital: Gigi meets the mayor’s assistant, Ed Denham....

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:18:53 -0500

pemberleydigital:

Gigi meets the mayor’s assistant, Ed Denham. She can’t get his boss on the phone, but they talk politics, aunts, and AIs.

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a rare pattern: Welcome to Sanditon Official Accounts Masterlist

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:29:38 -0500

a rare pattern: Welcome to Sanditon Official Accounts Masterlist:

ineveryending:

Welcome to Sanditon is growing a strong transmedia presence with the inclusion of fan accounts in addition to their own in-universe accounts. The WTS Twitter has made two separate lists of the characters and the “townspeople” (the fan accounts), but these lists are limited to the Twitter accounts….

Flawless human being is flawless.

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:27:43 -0500

Flawless human being is flawless.

fastcompany: Inside Graham Hill’s...

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:26:44 -0500

fastcompany:

Inside Graham Hill’s single-room, 420-square-foot apartment.

“One of the easiest ways to go green is to go small,” Hill says. “I want to show people that there’s an amazing modern green future, and make it easy for them to step into it.”

Hill transforms his couch into a bed, makes a desk appear from the wall, and then moves that entire wall to reveal a guest bedroom. Just as quickly, he disappears the guest room, pops a Murphy bed back into place, and reveals a dining room table with seating for 10. Even Hill’s bathroom is multifunctional: He soundproofed the toilet stall and added a handsome wooden bench that folds over the seat, which turns it either into a private phone booth or, no joke, a very tiny meditation studio. That’s why he and nine others who are trying to change how we live made our list of The 100 Most Creative People of 2013.

Take a tour

"Under Moffat’s watch the Doctor has morphed from an alien who loves humans and feels their pain and..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:25:02 -0500

“Under Moffat’s watch the Doctor has morphed from an alien who loves humans and feels their pain and experiences love and desire and empathy to a stunted, child-like and extremely bloody irritating space-goon who flaps about like an injured moth when other people’s emotions are making him uncomfortable. And makes sexist jokes about how women are scary. And wants his married companions to sleep in bunk beds. And can save human lives but does not seem to understand human feelings. Who would travel with this man? He might be zany and charming and have nice boots, but he is fundamentally cold and unrelatable.”

- x (via draculemihawks)

buzzfeedlgbt: Minnesota Mayor Renames Bridge For Marriage...

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:24:14 -0500

buzzfeedlgbt:

Minnesota Mayor Renames Bridge For Marriage Equality

nprfreshair: The Grand Canyon, photographed by Travis Roe (HT...

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:20:09 -0500

nprfreshair:

The Grand Canyon, photographed by Travis Roe (HT Kurt Andersen)

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books-are-my-entire-life: generalpandemonium: superwholockedgin...

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:42:59 -0500

books-are-my-entire-life:

generalpandemonium:

superwholockedginger:

americaninthedeerstalker:

probablyfiction:

thesheepenthusiast:

The doctor explains how the tardis is bigger on this inside (x)

Help. This actually makes sense.

Indeed, one of the most fascinating moments in Classic Who!

Time And Relative Dimensions In Space

OH

‘video is currently unavailable’

because we aren’t supposed to know this. logic has been applied to who and it makes sense. it’s like a fucking paradox.

nikaalexandra: quick fuckin doodle of everything that pisses me...

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:40:05 -0500

whether you're slim or have a little more to love

whether you like to wear makeup or not

whether you prefer to dress up a lot or rock some big t-shirts and sweats or maybe strut around in nothing at all

whether you're a dude or a chick or whatever in between

whether you're short or tall or don't even care bc we all sit on our asses all day anyway

i really don't give a fuck you're gorgeous and i have things to do so can we please all get along omg

nikaalexandra:

~~quick fuckin doodle of everything that pisses me off about tumblr and the number one reason i wanna go on hiatus~~

typicrobots: balanos: Classic. #scully this is a classic case...

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:36:39 -0500

typicrobots:

balanos:

Classic.

#scully this is a classic case of elephants and their memorization capabilities #scully this is a classic case of burnt pizza #scully this is a classic case of carbon freeze #scully this is a classic case of a carpet in need of a good shampoo #scully this is a classic case of a remote without batteries #scully this is a classic case of the dark side of the force #scully this is a classic case of wishbone reinterpreting literature #scully this is a classic case of too many mentos my mouth is on fire #scully this is a classic case of snails. yeah. just snails. that’s all i got. #scully this is a classic case of i want cookie dough #scully this is a classic case of shit not making sense #scully this is a classic case of fucking bees #scully this is a classic case of us not making out #scully this is a classic case of SCULLAAAAYYYYYYY #scully that is a squirt bottle why are you aiming it at me

lavivasoccer: Manchester United: Champions of 2013 street...

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:35:49 -0500

lavivasoccer:

Manchester United: Champions of 2013 street parade

"For the last three decades many Americans have puzzled over a system that gives an R to a movie in..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:35:03 -0500

““For the last three decades many Americans have puzzled over a system that gives an R to a movie in which a women is carved up by a chainsaw and an NC-17 to one that shows a woman sexually pleasured. From such ratings one might conclude that sexual violence against women is OK for American teenagers to see, but that they must be 18 to see consensual sex. What message does this send to the kids the MPAA presumably means to protect?””

- Carrie Rickey

(via fireworkselectricbright)

“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a sexual scenario which is both complicit and complex. It’s misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman’s sexual presentation of self. I consider this an issue that is bigger than this film.”

-Ryan Gosling on the controversy around the rating of his film ‘Blue Valentine’

(via misandry-mermaid)

disneyruleseverythingaroundme: Merida from “Brave” becomes 11th...

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:46:58 -0500

disneyruleseverythingaroundme:

Merida from “Brave” becomes 11th Disney Princess at Walt Disney World by insidethemagic on Flickr.

Maureen Johnson: The Gender Coverup

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:03:29 -0500

Maureen Johnson: The Gender Coverup:

disgruntledenglishmajor:

If you are a female author, you are much more likely to get a package that suggests the book is of a lower perceived quality. We’re the high fructose corn syrup of literature, even when our products are the same.

Author Maureen Johnson had her twitter followers create gender-flipped book covers for well-known books to demonstrate how female authors are often taken less seriously than their male counterparts. The awesome slideshow is here.