Transsexual wins lawsuit against Library of Congress
Topic: Miscellaneous
6:59 pm EDT, Sep 26, 2008
A former Army commander who underwent a sex change operation was discriminated against by the U.S. government, a federal judge ruled Friday in an important victory for transgenders claiming bias in the workplace. Diane Schroer won her federal lawsuit against the Library of Congress after officials backed out of a 2005 job offer when told of her intention to become a transsexual. At the time of the job interview for a position as a senior terrorism research analyst, David Schroer was a male. He had been a onetime Army Special Forces commander. U.S. District Court Judge James Robinson said Schroer's civil rights were violated. "The evidence established that the Library was enthusiastic about hiring David Schroer -- until she disclosed her transsexuality," Robinson wrote. "The Library revoked the offer when it learned that a man named David intended to become, legally, culturally and physically, a woman named Diane. This was discrimination 'because of ... sex.' "
Good for them! It is nice to see them do something right. :)
The Kowloon Walled City was located just outside Hong Kong, China during British rule. A former watchpost to protect the area against pirates, it was occupied by Japan during World War II and subsequently taken over by squatters after Japan’s surrender. Neither Britain nor China wanted responsibility for it, so it became its own lawless city.
Its population flourished for decades, with residents building labyrinthine corridors above the street level, which was clogged with trash. The buildings grew so tall that sunlight couldn’t reach the bottom levels and the entire city had to be illuminated with fluorescent lights. It was a place where brothels, casinos, opium dens, cocaine parlors, food courts serving dog meat and secret factories ran unmolested by authorities. It was finally torn down in 1993 after a mutual decision was made by British and Chinese authorities, who had finally grown wary of the unsanitary, anarchic city and its out-of-control population. null
Wow, Kowloon looks like something out of Blade Runner. Kind of like the alleys of of Shinjuku if you turned the power off!
Bisexual Species: Unorthodox Sex in the Animal Kingdom: Scientific American
Topic: Miscellaneous
12:43 pm EDT, Jul 13, 2008
They entwined necks, called to each other and mated. They then built a nest together to prepare for an egg. But no egg was forthcoming: Roy and Silo were both male.
Myspace.com Blogs - Orwellian Los Angeles - Keith MySpace Blog
Topic: Miscellaneous
10:38 am EDT, May 15, 2008
Well last week here in Los Angeles, I was waiting to board the redline (subway) and snapped a picture with my cell phone camera. Not the best picture in the world, but I was just putzing around, waiting for the train, holding a quizno's to-go bag. Almost immediately, a vest wearing man with METRO emblazoned on his back who had been mopping the area nearby rushed up to me and the exchange went something like this: Him: Hey! It's against the 9-11 Law to take pictures down hear man! Me: You mean the Patriot Act? Him: No pictures. Me: Could you explain? What law do you mean? Him: You are lawyer? Me: No. Him: No pictures. You could be a terrorist. Very strict! Me: How about I take a picture of you? Him: F**k you...(I couldn't believe it either) He then proceeded to huddle in the corner and speak into his radio. Next thing I knew, a booming female voice very loudly announced over the loudspeaker "Attention to the gentleman in the plaid shirt: You are not allowed to take photographs in the Subway. You will be arrested if you continue to take photos and harrass the metro worker."
Photos are harassing..?? The paparazzi's are gonna be pissed. Good thing for terrorists they know how to use spy cams and cell phones to photograph their vacations. Hopefully they'll never find out about google earth.
