09 July 2014

The Hobby Lobby Case You Didn't Hear About

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We've been hearing a lot about the Supreme Court decision that allows Hobby Lobby, and other "closely held" businesses, to us...
08 July 2014

Old Enough To Remember

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I have lived only a fifth of my life as a woman.  Still, I've lived as Justine long enough--and as Nick before that--to remember when b...
07 July 2014

Five Years Since My Surgery

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Today marks five years since my surgery--and six since I started this blog. Perhaps not surprisingly, I have less and less to say about t...
06 July 2014

A Failed Attempt To Disguise Hate As Comedy

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Looking back, I’m not surprised that Joan Rivers attained the peak of her popularity during the 1980’s.   After all, it was a time whe...
05 July 2014

My Birthday Card Spread

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Here it is, the day after my birthday, and some cards are still coming in, both via snail- and e-mail. I have perched the paper cards aro...
04 July 2014

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Happy Independence Day! It's also my birthday.  And, if you've been following this blog, you know that my other "birthday...
03 July 2014

Disinformation In The Service Of Hate

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One of the easiest ways to make an inaccurate case against--or simply to slander someone or something--is to use outmoded or discredited in...
02 July 2014

What The Hobby Lobby Decision Means For Us

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This week, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow family-owned or other closely-held businesses to opt out of a Federal requirement to pay f...
01 July 2014

A Poster Girl For Equality In The Military

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Here in New York, anyone with an IQ above room temperature realizes that one of our local newspapers, the Post, is nothing more than a prin...
30 June 2014

Holding Pride

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It looks like someone was smiling on the Pride celebration: She stands in the courtyard of St. Luke in the Fields parish and school.  T...