National Organization For Marriage Repeatedly Rebuked For Disclosure Violations - This is BIG. The Huffington Post is taking a serious look at NOM's disclosure violations. About time too. My writing arm was getting tired.
MEMO: Circumventing campaign finance law for donor secrecy - And if you want a detailed history of which states NOM has tried to dodge disclosure laws, go here.
NOM's featured press conference speaker: 'There is a direct connection between earthquakes and homosexuality' - Sorry for the third NOM-related item but this is a hoot. A NOM affiliated rabbi blames the gay community for yesterday's earthquakes.
NJ School District Pulls Gay-Themed Books From Summer Reading List - Their explanation was that their aim is not causing controversy but getting students to read. They failed on the first point but I bet they have succeeded on the second.
INDIANA: Male Hooker Hiring Lawmaker Won't Resign, Says "I'm Not Gay!" - That's like saying "I'm not gay. But those annoying parts of my body are."
MEMO: Circumventing campaign finance law for donor secrecy - And if you want a detailed history of which states NOM has tried to dodge disclosure laws, go here.
NOM's featured press conference speaker: 'There is a direct connection between earthquakes and homosexuality' - Sorry for the third NOM-related item but this is a hoot. A NOM affiliated rabbi blames the gay community for yesterday's earthquakes.
NJ School District Pulls Gay-Themed Books From Summer Reading List - Their explanation was that their aim is not causing controversy but getting students to read. They failed on the first point but I bet they have succeeded on the second.
INDIANA: Male Hooker Hiring Lawmaker Won't Resign, Says "I'm Not Gay!" - That's like saying "I'm not gay. But those annoying parts of my body are."
I don't know how else to contact you, so I guess I'll leave this as a comment.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy this blog called Obesity Panacea. Today, they posted a story about one of the possible downsides to marrying (anyone): “Entry into romantic partnership is associated with obesity.”
http://blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea/2011/08/24/is-travis-bound-to-gain-weight-when-he-marries/
Is this a reason to deny anyone from marrying? NO! It just raises a point of concern that should be let known to those who are or are getting married. It should focus on education about getting the best out of marriage instead of systematically denying people that right.
[blockquote]Although marital status is often tied to improved health, greater longevity and lower prevalence of unhealthy behaviours, such as smoking, being in a romantic partnership is also apparently a recipe for weight gain.
First, it is important to note that BMI status has long been shown to be highly correlated between spouses. It is hypothesized this correlation is due to the following:
1) Assortative mating – likelihood of individuals to select romantic partners who are similar to them in behaviour as well as appearance. This explains why Brad Pitt is with Angelina Jolie, why Danny DeVito is with Rhea Perlman, and also why Travis is with Daun.
2) Shared household environment – live in the same place and thus the same environmental cues which cause one partner to be inactive and eat unhealthy influence the other.
However, this recent study specifically looks at the likelihood of gaining weight or becoming obese when people enter into relationships and co-habitate.[/blockquote]
This isn't directly related to same-sex couples marrying, but it is an example of the type of study that anti-gay groups would use if they wanted to discredit gay Americans. If this study focused only on married or committed gay couples, you would be damn sure that the results would look similar to this study, but it would be misconstrued by those groups to say something bad about gays.
[blockquote]So what’s the solution to the apparently inevitable weight gain? Stay single![/blockquote]