Dutch company banned from doing business with council because of discrimination
A
dutch company is banned from doing business with the council because it
refused to hire a person who is in a homosexual relation.
The
company, selling agricultural materials to the council, has been
convicted by the court for discriminating a stagiair because the man was
in a homosexual relation, were the company owner told the man in a
letter that being homosexual was not a problem but the fact that he was
in a relation with another man was unacceptable, based on the christian
ideas of the owner of the company.
See he content of the article (in dutch):
http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/5091/Religie/article/detail/4310947/2016/05/31/Friese-gemeente-doet-weigerondernemer-in-de-ban.dhtml
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Archaeologists unearth 5,000-year-old 'third-gender' caveman
Archaeologists unearth 5,000-year-old 'third-gender' caveman
Caveman was buried like a woman, leading scientists to question his sexual orientation.
Bryan Nelson
April 8, 2011, 5:47 a.m.
Photo: ZUMA Press
Archaeologists investigating a 5,000-year-old Copper Age grave in the Czech
Republic believe they may have unearthed the first known remains of a gay or
transvestite caveman, reports
the Telegraph.
The man was apparently buried as if he were a woman, an aberrant practice for an ancient culture known for its strict burial procedures.
Since the grave dates to between 2900 and 2500 BC, the man would have been a member of the Corded Ware culture, a late Stone Age and Copper Age people named after the unique kind of pottery they produced. Men in this culture were traditionally buried lying on their right side with their heads pointing west, but this man was instead buried on his left side with his head pointing east, which is how women were typically buried.
"From history and ethnology, we know that people from this period took funeral rites very seriously so it is highly unlikely that this positioning was a mistake," said lead archaeologist Kamila Remisova Vesinova. "Far more likely is that he was a man with a different sexual orientation, homosexual or transsexual."
Another clue is that Corded Ware men would typically be buried alongside weapons, hammers and flint knives, as well as food and drink to prepare them for their journey to the other side. But this man's grave instead contained only a traditional egg-shaped pot, which was what women were typically buried with.
With all the evidence taken together, archaeologists are confident that the best explanation for the strange burial is that the man was effeminate, perhaps a homosexual, and possibly a transvestite.
"We believe this is one of the earliest cases of what could be described as a 'transsexual' or 'third gender grave' in the Czech Republic," reiterated cooperating archaeologist Katerina Semradova.
Semradova also noted that archaeologists from a previous dig had uncovered a grave from the Mesolithic period where a female warrior was buried as a man, so mixed gender burials, though rare, were not unprecedented.
The man was apparently buried as if he were a woman, an aberrant practice for an ancient culture known for its strict burial procedures.
Since the grave dates to between 2900 and 2500 BC, the man would have been a member of the Corded Ware culture, a late Stone Age and Copper Age people named after the unique kind of pottery they produced. Men in this culture were traditionally buried lying on their right side with their heads pointing west, but this man was instead buried on his left side with his head pointing east, which is how women were typically buried.
"From history and ethnology, we know that people from this period took funeral rites very seriously so it is highly unlikely that this positioning was a mistake," said lead archaeologist Kamila Remisova Vesinova. "Far more likely is that he was a man with a different sexual orientation, homosexual or transsexual."
Another clue is that Corded Ware men would typically be buried alongside weapons, hammers and flint knives, as well as food and drink to prepare them for their journey to the other side. But this man's grave instead contained only a traditional egg-shaped pot, which was what women were typically buried with.
With all the evidence taken together, archaeologists are confident that the best explanation for the strange burial is that the man was effeminate, perhaps a homosexual, and possibly a transvestite.
"We believe this is one of the earliest cases of what could be described as a 'transsexual' or 'third gender grave' in the Czech Republic," reiterated cooperating archaeologist Katerina Semradova.
Semradova also noted that archaeologists from a previous dig had uncovered a grave from the Mesolithic period where a female warrior was buried as a man, so mixed gender burials, though rare, were not unprecedented.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Gang Rape Posted To Social Media Is Forcing Brazil To Confront Violence Against Women
The footage set off a firestorm on social media and brought national
attention to the reported gang-rape of a 16-year-old by as many as 33
men in Rio de Janeiro. Read more.
Empty Rhetoric from Obama in Hiroshima
Empty Rhetoric from Obama in Hiroshima
President Obama made an historic visit to Hiroshima today—the first sitting US president to do so since the US atomic bombing of that city on August 6, 1945, followed three days later by the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.By John Loretz | International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War | May 27, 2016
As he did in Prague, in 2009, President Obama gave a very moving and meaningful speech about the impact of nuclear weapons, reflecting upon the experience of the victims of nuclear warfare—the Hibakusha.
“Their souls speak to us,” he said. “They ask us to look inward, to take stock of who we are and what we might become.”
In reiterating his call for a world without nuclear weapons, President Obama acknowledged that the suffering of the Hibakusha gives us “a shared responsibility to look directly into the eye of history and ask what we must do differently to curb such suffering again.” The very existence of nuclear weapons, he said, “fuels our moral imagination.”
These thoughts and words, though profound, have not been matched by US actions to eliminate nuclear weapons. To the contrary, the Obama administration is implementing a $1 trillion, 30-year program to build new and more usable nuclear weapons, along with more accurate delivery systems and the infrastructure to keep producing them well into the 21st century. This administration has done less to reduce the number of US nuclear weapons than any of its recent predecessors. Not only has the US failed to reduce its own reliance on nuclear weapons, it has induced other countries, including Japan, to rely upon US nuclear weapons for their own security. Hiroshima survivor Setsuko Thurlow has rightly called this extended nuclear deterrence arrangement with Japan an insult to the Hibakusha.
Moreover, while President Obama payed homage to the Hibakusha and to the victims of all wars, declaring that we must “reimagine our connection to one another as members of one human race,” the United States has boycotted a series of international conferences and the meetings of a UN working group with a mandate to recommend ways of doing things differently to achieve a world without nuclear weapons and to ensure that no other city ever suffers the fate of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
All of the other nuclear-armed states—Russia, China, France, the UK, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea—have paid similar lip service to the goal of a nuclear-weapons-free world, and all are engaged in their own large and expensive nuclear rearmament programs. All of them have boycotted the UN working group that is laying the groundwork for a new legal instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons based on their humanitarian impact. All of the nuclear-armed states, including the US, are turning their backs on the meaning of Hiroshima and the appeal of the Hibakusha.
When the US and the other nuclear-armed states stop doing everything they can to block a treaty banning nuclear weapons, and abandon plans to rebuild and perpetuate their nuclear arsenals, President Obama’s call for a world free of nuclear weapons will have meaning. Until then it is empty rhetoric.
Undercover police stings targeting gay men endure, despite fierce criticism
Undercover police stings targeting gay men endure, despite fierce criticism
Los Angeles Times | May 27, 2016 | 8:08 AM
Undercover lewd conduct stings endure in Southern California
even as many of the state’s law enforcement agencies have quietly
abandoned the operations in recent years amid mounting criticism from
gay rights activists and changing sexual habits.Read more >>
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Violinist Itzhak Perlman Slams ‘Discriminatory’ HB 2, Cancels North Carolina Concert
Violinist Itzhak Perlman Slams ‘Discriminatory’ HB 2, Cancels North Carolina Concert
Grammy award-winning violinist, composer and Presidential Medal of Freedom holder Itzhak Perlman has canceled a planned concert in North Carolina in response to the state’s anti-LGBT HB2.
Grammy award-winning violinist, composer and Presidential Medal of Freedom holder Itzhak Perlman has canceled a planned concert in North Carolina in response to the state’s anti-LGBT HB2.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Announces New Transgender Rights Legislation
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Announces New Transgender Rights Legislation: WATCH
On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his government will enact new protections for transgender citizens. The moves comes on The International Day Against Homophobia and...
On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his government will enact new protections for transgender citizens. The moves comes on The International Day Against Homophobia and...
Mexican President Calls for Legalization of Gay Marriage Nationwide
Mexican President Calls for Legalization of Gay Marriage Nationwide: WATCH
On Tuesday, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto called for the legalization of gay marriage nationwide, a move in accordance with a ruling from Mexico’s Supreme Court last year that found...
On Tuesday, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto called for the legalization of gay marriage nationwide, a move in accordance with a ruling from Mexico’s Supreme Court last year that found...
Eric Fanning Finally Confirmed as First Openly Gay Secretary of the Army
Eric Fanning Finally Confirmed as First Openly Gay Secretary of the Army
Eric Fanning has finally been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the first openly gay Secretary of the Army. Fanning had served as Acting Secretary while his confirmation was being help up by...
Eric Fanning has finally been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the first openly gay Secretary of the Army. Fanning had served as Acting Secretary while his confirmation was being help up by...
Turkish President: West More Interested In Gay Rights Than Syrian Refugees
Turkish President: West More Interested In Gay Rights Than Syrian Refugees
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Western countries are more interested in gay and animal rights than the fate of Syrian refugees. Around 2.7 million Syrians are currently being...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Western countries are more interested in gay and animal rights than the fate of Syrian refugees. Around 2.7 million Syrians are currently being...
Is Amsterdam a Kind Place?
If a person without family or friends dies in Amsterdam, a poet will write
a poem and recite it at the funeral.
Many people die alone and unnoticed -- without mourning, without anyone on
hand to say a few kind words, with no fancy church service or glowing
obituary. But in Amsterdam, thanks to retired civil servant Ger Frits,
there is someone who will take the time to arrange for a chapel, some
flowers, music, and a personalized poem written and delivered by respected
Dutch poet Frank Starik.
As reported by the 2010 BBC radio program “The Lonely Funeral,” these
two men teamed up in 2002 to bring a little dignity to the forgotten.
Michele Ernsting of Netherlands Radio Worldwide explained that, “The
Netherlands is a society that is incredibly classless. The idea that we are
all the same in death is at the core of some very Dutch values.”
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a poem and recite it at the funeral.
Many people die alone and unnoticed -- without mourning, without anyone on
hand to say a few kind words, with no fancy church service or glowing
obituary. But in Amsterdam, thanks to retired civil servant Ger Frits,
there is someone who will take the time to arrange for a chapel, some
flowers, music, and a personalized poem written and delivered by respected
Dutch poet Frank Starik.
As reported by the 2010 BBC radio program “The Lonely Funeral,” these
two men teamed up in 2002 to bring a little dignity to the forgotten.
Michele Ernsting of Netherlands Radio Worldwide explained that, “The
Netherlands is a society that is incredibly classless. The idea that we are
all the same in death is at the core of some very Dutch values.”
Read More: http://www.wisegeek.com/is-ams
Friday, May 13, 2016
Judge Caught Trading Sex With Young Male Criminals For Lighter Sentences
Judge Caught Trading Sex With Young Male Criminals For Lighter Sentences
An Arkansas judge has been running a side-business trading sex with vulnerable young male defendants in exchange for lenient sentencing.
Joseph Boeckmann served as a district judge in Cross County, Arkansas for six years, publicly presenting himself to be the very embodiment of moral high ground, deciding the fates of those who passed through his courtroom.
But now it’s Boeckmann who stands accused of a crime — reducing the sentences of young men, at least one of whom was under 18, who helped him with “personal work” underneath his judge’s robe.
The Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission shined a light on the dirty scheme: Boeckmann told young males to contact him at his home to complete “community sentences” like trash pickup, but once they arrived they’d be given a much different task to service their community.
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In exchange for sexual favors, he’d reduce their court fines or throw them out altogether.
Boeckmann was also quite the avid amateur photographer, and would require many of the men to pose for nude pictures, hundreds of which were recovered off his hard drive.
Oh, and he had props, too.
The Commission said, “They all depict young men, many naked who are in various poses inside the judge’s home and outside in his yard,” adding, “There are numerous photos of naked young men bending over after an apparent paddling.”
In one case, Boeckmann reduced a traffic fine and asked the defendant to bring three bags of cans to his house. The judge offered a drink to the defendant, referred to as W.M., then “Boeckmann informed W.M. that he needed W.M. to pull 2 cans from the bags and bend over as if he were picking up the cans.”
Related: Oregon Judge One-Ups Kim Davis: I’ll See Your ‘No Gays Allowed’ And Raise You A Hitler!
The judge then coached him “on how to pose and spread his legs farther apart.”
Boeckmann is also accused of seeking out “young Caucasian males” to litigate for the sole purpose of targeting them for sex.
“Beoeckmann has engaged in a consistent pattern of seeking out young Caucasian male litigants… for the purpose of forming personal, sexual relations with the litigants, thus creating a self-imposed conflict of interest for himself.”
If it’s any consolation, the judge has stepped down from his position and will never again seek employment as a local, county or state employee.
Another Antigay Pastor (Allegedly) Caught With His Hand In The Underage Cookie Jar
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| Meet Dave Reynolds. He's the recently fired pastor of the Cornerstone Bible Fellowship in Sherwood, Arkansas currently facing 70 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing child pornography. He's also vehemently antigay. Related: People Will One Day Look Back And Realize A Promiscuous Homosexual Ruined The World, “Poop... more |
Sunday, May 8, 2016
"POLITICAL CORRECTNESS"! - meaning and origin......
"POLITICAL CORRECTNESS"!
Although I consider myself rather fluent in the English language, that term was not in my vocabulary. My curiosity got the best of me and I decided to do a little research and after two weeks of chasing fruitless leads, I found what I'd been looking for at the Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.
An unnamed source there sent me copies of four telegrams that were between Harry Truman and Douglas MacArthur on the day before the actual signing of the Surrender Agreement. The contents of those four telegrams below are exactly as received, not a word has been added or deleted ..
(1) Tokyo, Japan
0800-September 1,1945
To: President Harry S Truman
From: General D A MacArthur
>> Tomorrow we meet with those yellow bellied bastards and sign the Surrender Documents, any last minute instructions?
(2) Washington, D C
1300-September 1, 1945
To: D A MacArthur
From: H S Truman
> > Congratulations, job well done, but you must tone down your obvious dislike of the Japanese when discussing the terms of the surrender with the press, because some of your remarks are fundamentally not politically correct!
(3) Tokyo, Japan
1630-September 1, 1945
To: H S Truman
From: D A MacArthur and C H Nimitz
> > Will do Sir, but both Chester and I are somewhat confused. Exactly what does the term politically correct mean?
(4) Washington, D C
2120-September 1, 1945
To: D A MacArthur/C H Nimitz
From: H S Truman
> > Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible, to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end!
Although I consider myself rather fluent in the English language, that term was not in my vocabulary. My curiosity got the best of me and I decided to do a little research and after two weeks of chasing fruitless leads, I found what I'd been looking for at the Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.
An unnamed source there sent me copies of four telegrams that were between Harry Truman and Douglas MacArthur on the day before the actual signing of the Surrender Agreement. The contents of those four telegrams below are exactly as received, not a word has been added or deleted ..
(1) Tokyo, Japan
0800-September 1,1945
To: President Harry S Truman
From: General D A MacArthur
>> Tomorrow we meet with those yellow bellied bastards and sign the Surrender Documents, any last minute instructions?
(2) Washington, D C
1300-September 1, 1945
To: D A MacArthur
From: H S Truman
> > Congratulations, job well done, but you must tone down your obvious dislike of the Japanese when discussing the terms of the surrender with the press, because some of your remarks are fundamentally not politically correct!
(3) Tokyo, Japan
1630-September 1, 1945
To: H S Truman
From: D A MacArthur and C H Nimitz
> > Will do Sir, but both Chester and I are somewhat confused. Exactly what does the term politically correct mean?
(4) Washington, D C
2120-September 1, 1945
To: D A MacArthur/C H Nimitz
From: H S Truman
> > Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible, to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end!
Friday, May 6, 2016
The Cheapest Day To Buy A Plane Ticket, Depending On Where You’re Going
The Cheapest Day To Buy A Plane Ticket, Depending On Where You’re Going
We all know the magic time to buy a plane ticket is precisely 54 days in advance, for domestic travel.
But what if you’re flying beyond the U.S.?
The experts at CheapAir recently researched the cheapest day to buy plane tickets for a whole host of international destinations. And as it turns out, you’ll need to plan much more than 54 days ahead of time if you’re heading to the waterfalls of Iceland of beaches of Brazil. Take note of this handy map of the info, and prepare to score a sweet deal.
But what if you’re flying beyond the U.S.?
The experts at CheapAir recently researched the cheapest day to buy plane tickets for a whole host of international destinations. And as it turns out, you’ll need to plan much more than 54 days ahead of time if you’re heading to the waterfalls of Iceland of beaches of Brazil. Take note of this handy map of the info, and prepare to score a sweet deal.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Why did our genetic code stop evolving 3 billion years ago? Scientists solve the mystery of life's 'evolutionary limit'
Why did our genetic code stop evolving 3 billion years ago? Scientists solve the mystery of life's 'evolutionary limit'
Geneticists in Barcelona are pointing to transfer RNA (tRNA),
which shuttles the building blocks of proteins to the assembly line, as
the reason for a stall in the genetic code's evolution.
Why Do Potato Chip Bags Have So Much Air?
Potato chip bags are filled with nitrogen, not oxygen, to help preserve the
taste and freshness of the chips.
Potato chips are purposely packaged with extra space to act as a cushion
and keep them from being crushed during handling. But it actually isn’t
oxygen that is taking up so much space in the bags – it is nitrogen, the
gas that makes up 78% of the air we breathe. Nitrogen remains stable around
other chemicals, which makes it a useful preservative. On the other hand,
oxygen reacts with nearby substances. If potato chip bags were filled with
oxygen, the potatoes and the oil in the chips would end up becoming soggy
from the humidity and they would eventually spoil.
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taste and freshness of the chips.
Potato chips are purposely packaged with extra space to act as a cushion
and keep them from being crushed during handling. But it actually isn’t
oxygen that is taking up so much space in the bags – it is nitrogen, the
gas that makes up 78% of the air we breathe. Nitrogen remains stable around
other chemicals, which makes it a useful preservative. On the other hand,
oxygen reacts with nearby substances. If potato chip bags were filled with
oxygen, the potatoes and the oil in the chips would end up becoming soggy
from the humidity and they would eventually spoil.
Read More: http://www.wisegeek.com/why-do
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Monday, May 2, 2016
Roaming charges in the EU slashed by a third
Published 12:23 May 2, 2016
Updated 12:23 May 2, 2016
Roaming charges in the EU slashed by a third
That means roaming charges in the EU will fall by at least a third starting immediately. From June next year, roaming charges in the EU will be abolished completely.
This applies to cost of making calls, sending texts and using data within the European Economic Area; that is the 28 EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
The most an operator will be able to add to what you would pay domestically is five euros cents for a call, two cents for a text and five cents for each megabyte of data. Incoming voice calls will incur a charge of one cent per minute.
This applies to cost of making calls, sending texts and using data within the European Economic Area; that is the 28 EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
The roaming charges have event entered UK’s Brexit campaign, with prime minister David Cameron posting on Twitter: “EU roaming charges now down to near-zero; gone entirely next year. Consumers are better off remaining in the EU.”
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