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Florida teen Kaitlyn Hunt, 18, is seeing her young life turned upside down and her future jeopardized simply because she fell in love. Unfortunately for her, she fell in love with a younger girl who has vindictive bigots for parents.

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:33:55 -0700

Florida teen Kaitlyn Hunt, 18, is seeing her young life turned upside down and her future jeopardized simply because she fell in love. Unfortunately for her, she fell in love with a younger girl who has vindictive bigots for parents.:

wilwheaton:

She was kicked off the basketball team because of the potential for “drama” her presence created. She’s been vilified by fellow students, called “criminal,” “rapist” and “child abuser.” She was expelled from school. And far worse. She’s facing a lifetime label of “sex-offender,” because the other girl’s parents brought criminal charges against her despite the fact that the relationship was consensual. What’s more, according to Hunt’s parents, Hunt was 17 when the relationship began, but the other girl’s parents waited until after she turned 18 to go to police.

Unbelievably, prosecutors have decided to press the criminal charge.

Emphasis mine.

So the prosecutor’s office in Sebastian River, Florida thinks this is a worthwhile use of taxpayer money and the court’s time.

Fuck everything about this.

"[W]hen we launch in a territory the Bittorrent traffic drops as the Netflix traffic grows. So I..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:19:08 -0700

“[W]hen we launch in a territory the Bittorrent traffic drops as the Netflix traffic grows. So I think people do want a great experience and they want access – people are mostly honest. The best way to combat piracy isn’t legislatively or criminally but by giving good options. One of the side effects of growth of content is an expectation to have access to it. You can’t use the internet as a marketing vehicle and then not as a delivery vehicle.”

- Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer at Netflix (via laliberty)

Look, someone who gets it.

(via knitmeapony)

this perfectly mirrors my feelings about ebooks & libraries, too.

(via methodistcoloringbook)

norsegays: astrolope: People being angry about ~dem gays~ on...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:01:46 -0700

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astrolope:

People being angry about ~dem gays~ on Target’s Facebook.

I just want to give my two cents on this and tell you a story.

A couple weeks ago, I was hired at Target. I have a job at Target. Not a big deal right?

It is a big deal because i’m a transman.

It doesn’t take a genius to conclude that it’s hard for me, my brothers, and sisters to get a job. There are legal restraints regarding the job and if you don’t pass, it’s hard to be taken seriously at a job interview.

Right on the application, it asks what your preferred name is. It also asks if there is anything that target should know. I put the fact that I am a transman, expecting not to get a call because usually when you put that down, people will throw out the application. I got TWO interviews.

At the interview, they asked me about it. I told them I am on hormones and they told me that they didn’t care. Not in the sense that they don’t emotionally care, but that it didn’t matter. I was male and that’s all that mattered. They also told me that they give sex same couples benefits in states that do not recognize them as a married couple.

At my job orientation, I was not misgendered once. Even my supervisors who weren’t sure of my gender avoided pronoun use, which I found only happens when you’ve had pronoun training. They gave me a name tag with my preferred name and didn’t ask questions. I felt safe and respected, which is huge for a trans* person.

TLDR: Target is amazing not just for the LGB, but also the T. Shop there for the rest of your life.

"Angry, and half in love with you, and tremendously sorry, I turned away."

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:48 -0700

““Angry, and half in love with you, and tremendously sorry, I turned away.””

- F. Scott Fitzgerald (via loveyourchaos)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer + foreshadowing

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer + foreshadowing

bryarly: ilovedotcat: 先生ーっ！！ Oh, Hermione. Your level of...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:50 -0700

bryarly:

ilovedotcat:

先生ーっ！！

Oh, Hermione. Your level of dedication to your studies is incredible.

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theashleyclements:

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theashleyclements:

bonapartist: so i was looking up stuff about birth control throughout history and

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:27:39 -0700

bonapartist:

so i was looking up stuff about birth control throughout history and

bloodydeath11: #I am chandler

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:22:06 -0700

bloodydeath11:

#I am chandler

"What makes a man a man? A friend of mine once wondered. Is it his origins? The way he comes to life?..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:17:03 -0700

“What makes a man a man? A friend of mine once wondered. Is it his origins? The way he comes to life? I don’t think so. It’s the choices he makes. Not how he starts things, but how he decides to end them.”

- Guillermo del Toro, Hellboy: The Art of the Movie (via tubulartrevor)

fuckyeahfeminists: Costco CEO Craig Jelinek supports raising...

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:11:09 -0700

fuckyeahfeminists:

Costco CEO Craig Jelinek supports raising the minimum wage.

Costco announced record profits today, averaging $10,000 in profit per employee compared to $7,400 at Walmart.
The secret to Costco’s success is paying employees well, providing benefits, and giving them an opportunity to unionize.

So large corporations’ excuses that treating & paying workers well would damage profits are all a crock of shit.

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99lions: Smeared Skies by Matt Molloy Matt busted out into the...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:49:24 -0700

99lions:

Smeared Skies by Matt Molloy

Matt busted out into the art scene with his smeared sky photos. Stacking 100 to 200 photos into one, he gave a new way to enjoy the view above us.

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norafox: Cyanide and Happiness nails it.

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:22:09 -0700

norafox:

Cyanide and Happiness nails it.