The first sub-clavicle piercings performed in Hungary. Apparently these piercings (they literally go underneath the collar bone and back out again) are illegal in the USA. I LOVE the look of them, but I’d be reticent to have an inexperienced piercer attempt this, and I doubt there are many in the UK experienced in this. I wonder if a similar effect could be made using dermal anchors?
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If you’ve always wanted to try out Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series - and you should, ‘cause it’s AWESOME - this is a good place to find out where to start.
I’m going to stick a little caveat on this because I think that “care” is the wrong choice of word - I would care that they are trans because I would want to be receptive to their needs and what they want. Instead I will specifically say; I would not be bothered by it nor regard it in a negative way, and specifically disregard it in any decision about whether I wanted to be in a relationship with them.
What she said. (Also, both my partners are nonbinary. So.)
I proposed to my genderqueer fiancé when he identified as a binary trans woman. So no, it makes no difference to me. Why does your friend think people would be bothered by it? I mean, I know some would, but I’d like to think there are lots of people out there to whom it doesn’t make any odds other than what girl-in-a-wheelchair just said.
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ACTA in a Nutshell –
What is ACTA? ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well.
Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a very broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.”
What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies.
Essential ACTA Resources -
- Read more about ACTA here: ACTA Fact Sheet
- Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: ACTA Finalized Text
- Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: ACTA history
- Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: Letter 1 | Letter 2 | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: Response
- Watch a short informative video on ACTA: ACTA Video
- Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: Lulzy Video
Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.
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But actually is an obedient child cause for concern or celebration? The more I thought about it, the more intrigued I became by this question. Telling someone their child is obedient is (usually) meant as a compliment. But an obedient adult? Not quite so attractive is it? We have other words for that, doormat being one of them.
Alfie Kohn, author of ‘Unconditional Parenting. Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason’ says, “When I ask parents, at the beginning of my lectures, what their long term goals are for the children, I hear words such as ethical, compassionate independent happy and so on. No-one ever says mindlessly compliant.”
Hospital refuses disabled girl a transplant (which she will die without) because her “mental retardation” (their words) means she has ‘poor quality of life’ and therefore is not worth saving.
This is what kids playing Quidditch in Central Park look like (via Offbeat Mama)
