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For most of us it's hard to fully comprehend what is happening in the Middle East. We hear so much it becomes like a blur. This documentary video provides a glimpse into the human tragedy of migrants crossing 4.1 miles of sea from Turkey to Greece: "The film presents a harrowing day in the life of a Greek coast guard captain charged with saving the lives of terrified adults and children attempting to cross the Aegean Sea on flimsy rafts. The captain, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, pulls family after family, child after child, from the Mediterranean — though he is entirely unprepared to conduct relief efforts on such a massive scale. The problem is far from over. Many of the refug…

There's a lot of really goofy songs out there. All over. Some crazier than others. One of my all time favorites is Da Turdy Point Buck. The band name is even funny. Bananas At Large. Another one about banana's is Banana Phone . And the last one involving bananas: It's starting to seem that I have a rather unhealthy preoccupation with bananas...

Gay Pride Month: Israel Defense Forces Facebook Photo To celebrate Gay Pride month, the Israeli army posted a photo on its official Facebook page showing two soldiers strolling hand in hand through a sunny Tel Aviv street... Israel Defense Forces Facebook Page

A six-year-old boy has found a creative way to explain why trans people exist and why they are normal 21 August 2013 | By Tim Heap "After hesitating, she explained it as simply as possible but ‘also said that it's a very complicated topic that sometimes even grownups struggle with’. "‘No, it isn't, Mom,’ replied her son." --gaystarnews.com Boy, 6, uses Lego to explain gender identity

One more reason to be wary of social networking - Mike What you 'like' on Facebook can reveal more about you than you might like, including your race, religion, and sexuality 12 March 2013 | By Joe Morgan " Using the algorithms, published in the journal PNAS, proved 88% accurate for determining if a man was gay or not." --gaystarnews.com Facebook 'likes' can out you as gay

St John's Anglican Church, Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada. Church Sign has Amazing Message for Christian Homophobes

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Gay Star News interviews Gian Paolo Vanoli, an Italian scientist and journalist who made the headlines in Italy for his theory 26 March 2013 | By Daniele Guido Gessa " He told GSN: ‘Being gay is a disease, but we have to love everyone, gays included, because it’s not their fault. The vaccines they had made them homosexuals.’" --gaystarnews.com Meet the scientist who claims 'vaccines made you gay' ________________________________ According to wikipedia, the first vaccine ever developed was the smallpox vaccine in 1796. I wonder how this scientist explains homosexuality before that point? -Mike

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Israel, ( my son ) and I wish you a Very merry Christmas , Glorious Hanuka and a prosperous New Year !

Rest In Peace David Bowie. ( 1947-2016 ). David, You were a Gentleman. " Changes " was the Anthem for those of Us, who Are Transitioning, or those of Us, who have already Transitioned. As Somebody who is Transitioning, " Changes " means a lot to Me. " Ziggy Stardust " what an Inspiration ! David Bowie, Thank You So Very Much, for The Great Music. Thank You Very Much, for Highlighting Gender Issues too ! David, You Will be so sorely Missed. We Love You David Bowie. 8th. January, 1947; to 11th. January, 2016. Rest In Peace David Bowie.

Did anyone get to see the planets this morning (7-19-20)? I was up at 3:30 AM to see it, but just my luck. The entire area was completely cloud covered. We even drove several miles out of town trying to find a spot to see them, but nothing without driving 100 miles was going to work.The entire CeMO area was blanketed. I did manage to get a quick glimpse of Jupiter and the comet, but that lasted all of 2 seconds. A once in a lifetime chance to see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn in the sky all at the same time in one night, and I was cloudblocked. I even borrowed some telescopic binoculars to see it, but they ended up a moot point since the only thing to see in t…

So I have a lot of vacation time coming to me. I am hoping to take that time in November. Just keeping my fingers crossed that my old dinosaur passes inspection. No big output of cash. If that happens, I can take a week, have my long distance girlfriend (who is mtf), come down, and show her a good time. I am remaining hopeful. I do believe she is my soul mate. It would be great to spend time with her. Finger crossing time!

Was it just for laughs? Did John Basedow make more out of it with his comments? What did Basedow mean by his opening comment, "ooooo, dude looks like a lady!" And halfway throught the vid, "granted, some sex-swappers came out a little more attractive than others." And then his closing comment, "after seeing the results of bending genders, one thing's clear to me - maybe we shouldn't mess with Mother Nature." Were there some personal biases slyly intertwined with what was intended as just fun? Gender-bender Photo Competition

https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/01/otherkins-trans-species-people-dont-identify-human-8787845/ something very new i guess. is this a future path?

Remember the song, "I found my Freedom on Blueberry Hill " Well, Bend Oregon has been that Dream !!!! Honestly, EVERYWHERE I have been in the ONE MONTH as of TODAY I have been here have I had the opportunity to have shook hands , hugged , kissed , laughed with and had coffee with sooooo many who HONESTLY who want me to become a member of Bend Oregon's community ! Here are two week old shots of Ben Oregon's 1st snow and my view as I'm living on a small Horse ranch ….

I was wandering around aimlessly looking at cute pix and reading interesting facts about penguins after tripping over a whatever-ya-call-it off the Windows 10 taskbar that advised today was World Penguin Day. And I ran across this feathery couple.... from https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/ This is why penguins are black and white - plus more surprising facts about them you may not know Story by Brittany Brown • Oct 19, 2022 Far right, uber-conservative, LGBTQ~/hating, evangelical extremists after seeing the above --

Hi, I would like to share with you all something that I read recently. I read this article which explains some habits that accelerate the signs of aging, https://www.mcleanclinic.com/blog/skin-care/5-habits-accelerate-signs-aging/ . Most of these things are what we do unknowingly on a daily basis. Even though we cannot stop ourselves from aging, there are some things that we can keep in mind to reduce its speed. Smoking not only causes cancer, but even damages our skin beyond what we imagine. And so does excessive sugar consumption. Things like too much exposure to sun and neglecting our skin are also some factors that accelerates aging. We should alwa…

Does anyone else post on Reddit? I started posting recently, and actually created my own subreddit. It's pretty interesting reading other people's stories. I'm getting ready to create a second one as well. If anyone wants the links I'll be happy to share them. I'd also love to have some people make a few posts as well.

This is something that has been bugging me for a while now. This is gonna sound weird to most everyone. We all have a dead name that we no longer answer to. We ask people to use our actual name. For me my dead name is Jared. My actual name now is Jennifer. But with the Twitter/X thing I'm torn. I know it's not trans friendly, but I also don't know what to call it. Since the website was built, everyone knew it as Twitter. Now that Elon skuM owns it, and changed its name, what do we call it? The majority of people don't know what X is when you talk about it. They only know it as Twitter. So is Twitter the dead name and we call it X now? I know it's just a website, but …

From The White House's official YouTube channel, President Biden's YouTube Town Hall on COVID-19 Vaccination The White House • May 24, 2021 Pres. Joe Biden and Dr. Tony Fauci held a YouTube COVID-19 Vaccination town hall, hosted by Karine Jean-Peirre (political organizer, activist and commentator, LGBTQ~, author and now WH Principal Deputy Press Secretary), with: Manny MUA (Maybelline brand embassador, YouTuber, blogger, entreprenuer, LGBTQ~), Brave Wilderness (Coyote Peterson, YouTuber, educator, host, & Mark Vins, YouTuber, actor & host), and Jackie Aina (Army Reservist, activist, make-up artist, YouTuber, social influencer) The…

Adolf will find anyone to blame other than himself. https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-tiktok-users-k-140409817.html

This post has nothing to do with transgender issues nor is it humorous. I am very saddened to read this about and from Oliver Sacks this morning in the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/opinion/oliver-sacks-on-learning-he-has-terminal-cancer.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&region=CColumn&module=MostViewed&version=Full&src=mv&WT.nav=MostViewed I've always enjoyed his books and writing. He's erudite, interesting, and has a wonderful and enthusiastic voice that I find inspirational. I wish him the best in the coming months and will certainly buy and read his autobiography when it's released. Emma

It Is with sadness, that I have watched the BBC News Channel, and seen the News of the Death of Sir Terry Wogan, from Cancer. R.I.P. Sir Terry Wigan. A Gentleman, A Genius, A Legend, A Massive Charity Fundraiser, especially for BBC Children In Need. Sir Terry originated from Limerick, in the Republic Of Ireland. He was Most-Famous for his BBC Radio 2 Wake Up To Wigan Breakfast Show. He was such a Professional Radio And Television Broadcaster, and He disliked scripts for Live Programmes. I only ever met Sir Terry Wigan, once, and He made a Huge Impression on Me, as someone I was used to Listening to, or Watching. My Sincere Deepest Sympathies; My Sincere Deepest Condolen…