This is great. Houston Texan Andre Johnson’s receipts for $19K he spent on Xmas gifts for kids in Child Protective Services.
That is the best receipt ever.
The shit you DON’T hear about!!!
Guy gets a DUI - news for 6 weeks. Guy spends his money on kids in need for Xmas - no one cares.
Real good, world.
Let’s be frank:
Black guy is convicted of a crime: HUGE NEWS
Black guy does something kind for anyone (ESPECIALLY POC KIDS!!!!): no1curr
have we already forgotten the study that went around proving that if charities help Black youth people are less likely to donate to them?
Posted 5 months ago
Posted 5 months ago
“What if the cure for cancer is trapped inside the mind of someone who can’t afford an education?”
holy fuck
I don’t know where you guys are from but from where I am public schools are free?
Where are you from that they let a person who only had a k-12 public school education and no specialized training work in a medical lab where people’s lives were put in their hands?
Where are you from that the public would willingly accept a cure for cancer without writing them off for their lack of a Ph.D?
Where are you from that a person without a higher education from an established college or university would be able to have access to proper equipment to produce a cure for cancer, and proper ways of testing before giving said cure to the public?
Where are you from that everyone has access to a public education all the way up to a university level, and the ability to get the necessary training and degree to be able to learn all that they need to know to develop the cure for cancer without going into tens of thousands of dollars of debt?
Where the fuck are you from that the public education system is qualified enough to teach children and teenagers well enough to be able to find a cure to cancer all on their own?
Where the fuck are you from that your public education system is capable of teaching their students anything more than the stages of Mitosis and the Pythagorean Theorem?
OH. WAIT.
Sit the fuck down.
I think this is referring more to education past grade or high school. In some places, college is subsidized significantly by the government (with the right grades, etc.) That system wouldn’t work very well in the US, since it is such a large country, but if the US did pour a little more money into k-12 education, we would probably be better off in general in the long run. Plus, everyone deserves an education.
Posted 5 months ago
Posted 1 year ago
LGBTQQIAA- Wonder what it means?
Lesbians are women who are attracted to women sexually and romantically.
Gays are men who are attracted to men.
Bisexuals are attracted to both men and women.
Transgenders are people who were born biologically male or female and transition to the opposite gender.
Queer is a term most widely used for anyone who identifies as anything in the rainbow :)
Questioning means that a person is questioning their gender or sexual orientation.
Intersex means that a person’s genetic code (females are XX and males are XY) has characteristics of both men and women.
Asexual means that a person is not interested at all in anyone in a sexual way.
Allies are those who support the gay community.
I figured some people might be wondering since ‘LGBT’ gets thrown around a lot. LGBT is just an abbreviation of the whole acronym. Some people refer to the whole community as the Umbrella or QUILTBAG (Queer/Questioning, Unidentified, Intersex, Lesbian, Transgender/Transexual, Bisexual, Asexual/Allies, Gay).
Posted 1 year ago
I want you to watch this video and then read this.
How many of you thought it was a straight couple until the end? How many of you knew it was a gay couple? This is a commercial that is being aired in Australia for marriage equality. It shows that homosexual relationships are no different than heterosexual relationships. If and when this commercial airs in America, I will be ecstatic. It shows that gay couples are no different than straight couples. They do the same things and feel the same emotions. So why can’t they express their feelings the same way straight couples do? Marriage equality now.
Posted 1 year ago
Iranians homosexuals campaign for equal rights
Homosexual Iranians have begun to come out and tell the world: We are everywhere.
A group of homosexual Iranians began a Facebook group entitled We Are Everywhere for people to share their stories. The point of the group is bring to light the discrimination against Iranian homosexuals. Currently, Iran has anti-homosexuality laws in place. People have been executed for coming out of the closet. This injustice needs to come to an end.
I commend the members of the Facebook group We Are Everywhere. It take tremendous courage to do that while living in a country with anti-homosexuality laws. I think that these people are doing the right thing in order to help their country progress. Just as we are fighting for the LGBT community here in America, these Iranians are fighting for their right in their own country. My hope and prayers go out to them in their fight for equality.
Posted 1 year ago
Take a glance at this photo.
Bet that you thought this was a man.
This is Loren Cameron. A transgender man. He underwent hormone therapy and top-surgery to gain this figure. He was uncomfortable with his biological gender and took measures into his own hands.
The topic of transgender people doesn’t come up very often. When most people hear ‘LGBT’ they automatically think of gays and lesbians. Transgenders aren’t thought of very often.
A trans girl/woman is a person who was born with male anatomy. Trans women take hormones such a T-blockers (testosterone blockers) and estrogen or progesterone. There is also a surgery to remove the penis and construct a vagina.
A trans boy/man is a person who was born with female anatomy. Trans men can take testosterone injections There is also top-surgery which is a double-mastectomy. This surgery involves removing both breasts. Surgeons are also able to construct a fully functional penis made from the person’s own skin and DNA so there is no risk of rejection.
So that was a little lesson on transgender people. Hopefully, you’re a bit more informed. :)
Posted 1 year ago
Herman Cain says that homosexuality is a sin and a choice
Not bashing Mr. Cain here. I’m merely countering his claims that homosexuality is both a sin and a choice. I went to Catholic school for 15 years. Not once did I ever hear that homosexuality is a sin. If homosexuality is a sin, then why was I born? Why did God make me this way if my entire nature is a sin? The Bible depicts a loving, gentle God, not one that smites those who are sinful and sends them to burn in hell. “Gays burn in hell.” These signs are all over the place. And the people who carry them say that God sends gays to burn in hell. Wrong. Those people say that. God doesn’t.
The other statement made by Cain stating that homosexuality is a choice is not true. I didn’t wake up one day and say, “I think I’ll be bisexual today.” It was running through my mind for about a month before I said anything to anyone. Why would I want to tell people that I’m bisexual if I really wasn’t? People don’t choose to be gay. When they come out, it doesn’t mean that was when they chose to be gay. It just means that was when they realized it.
Posted 1 year ago
8-year-old boy stands up for his lesbian mom
This little boy is amazing to me. He knew what was going on in our government, and he had an open mind. He had to the courage to go up to Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and told her that his mom was gay and that she didn’t need to be fixed.
Now, I’m not going to go on a rant about my opinions of Michele Bachmann. This 8-year-old boy knows that his mom is a lesbian, and he has no problem with it. He is proof that homosexuals can raise healthy children. If I ever have children, I won’t hide the fact that I am homosexual myself. My children will have their own opinions about people’s lifestyles. I want them to have open minds, like this little boy.
Posted 1 year ago
An informal interview
I decided to ask my sister about when she came out to our parents in high school. As you can see, it was really informal, and you can pretty much see how sarcastic we are with each other. Our mom was pretty okay with it. Our dad was a different story…
Me: So, Colls, how did you handle the impossible task of informing the parentals about your homosexual tendencies? (insert cheeky grin here)
Colleen: Well, Midge, you, me, and mom were at home. I realized that I liked girls as well as boys when I was 13, Mom was still going through chemo so I didn’t want to put something else this big out there. When I was 16, I finally decided to tell her because the three of us are so close, and I couldn’t keep it from her. She was okay with it, but was convinced it was a phase. Her only stipulation was that I had to tell Dad. When I did, it wasn’t a very long conversation. As you very well know, we don’t talk about my sexuality—or yours for that matter—in front of Dad. When I got to college and got involved with Haven, Mom realized that it wasn’t just a phase. It was the real deal. She said to me, “Oh. You’re still into that?”
Me: You never told me that part.
Colleen: I thought I did. Oh well. It’s in the past. Anyway, I informed her that I was still into ‘that.’ (Insert chuckle) Now she’s all gung-ho about it.
Me: Yeah, she was going to go to Jersey City Pride by herself. She’s adorable.
Colleen: She’s too much. I came out to her again recently as pansexual, but you know how explaining things to Mommy is. I’d have to break out flashcards and big colorful posters and stuff. She gets it now. I also told her about Liz.
Me: Yeah. Way to warn me on that one. How did she take it that Liz is a trans girl?
Colleen: She’s just worried about me getting pregnant, but I reassured her that none of that is going on, since Liz is very uncomfortable with her male anatomy.
Me: And Dad?
Colleen: Again, we don’t talk about it. We haven’t spoken about my sexuality since I came out to him when I was 16. By the way, that talk will be happening over break, so be prepared, little one.
Me:…Great (me being sarcastic). Well, thanks for refreshing my memory about this. And for letting me use it for my english blog.
Colleen: Anytime, grasshopper.
So, here’s an informal interview about coming out with a little bit of sisterly love thrown in there. :)
A fun, witty (and informative) blog about the many issues of the LGBTQ community. The intention of this blog is to inform and entertain, not to offend. The opinions of a college freshman also should not be used as a source for a major paper or project of any sort. :) Enjoy.
