Archive for December 20th, 2007
Uruguay took a massive step towards equality yesterday when it became the first Latin American country to legalize same sex civil unions.
The Congress passed legislation creating a civil union registry for same-sex and unmarried heterosexual couples.The measure had previously passed the Chamber of Senators.
The new law was a manifesto commitment of the ruling leftist coalition of President Tabare Vasquez.
While gay marriage is still illegal in Uruguay, the move marks a step left in the traditionally Catholic country. And, of course, not everyone is pleased. PinkNews UK reports that a representative of the Uruguayan Episcopal Conference was quoted as saying “In no way can homosexual cohabitation be accepted because it does not meet the basic criteria defining marriage, it is therefore unacceptable to place it in suchlike equal level.”
Whatever. Congrats Uruguayos!
Via / PinkNews.co.uk
Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas : Drugs
11:50 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bizarro|Drugs|Gifts|Shopping · Comments Off
20 Dec 2007
Ok, I’m totally kidding (I would never advocate the selling, buying, or distribution of drugs) but this picture that arrived in my inbox was way too good to pass up. Apparently there are three people licensed to sell the hallucinogenic cactus peyote in the United States and this guy is one of them.
In all seriousness, Peyote is a sacred plant, used, like many other plants, for religious ceremonies by many indigenous tribes in the Southwest region of what is now the U.S. In the U.S., the use of Peyote is protected but only as part of a religious ceremony (sorry druggies).
Via / Activate
Tony Parker Suing Over Allegations He Cheated on Eva
11:16 am By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Chismes|Sports · Comments Off
20 Dec 2007
Tony Parker isn’t taking the allegations that he cheated on his Desperate Housewife, Eva Longoria, sitting down. Chisme website X17 had reported that Parker was being untrue to Longoria with a French model who supposedly had been a guest at their wedding. Now X17 is going down:
“This is false. It never happened. And X17 had to know that the story was false, or, at the very least, it had to have entertained serious doubts about the credibility of its supposed source,” the lawsuit said.The lawsuit also alleged that X17 never contacted Parker, Longoria or their representatives before running the stories, and refused to retract them after being told the claims were false.
The model was allegedly introduced to Parker by French soccer star Thierry Henry at Eva and Tony’s wedding ceremony. Eva is defending her guy saying he’s the “world’s best husband”. Parker is seeking $40 million in damages from X17.
Via / Yahoo! Entertainment
Whose Afraid of the Big Bad Black Man Obama? Latinos?
10:10 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia|Media|Politics|race · 10 Comments
20 Dec 2007
Apparently no amount of reggaeton or novela-like ads is going to get presidential candidate Barack Obama the oh so coveted Latino vote. Polls show Obama ranking way lower than Hillary Clinton. Some reasons for this is a lack of Obama name recognition in the Latino community and Clinton’s longer history courting the Latino community. Then of course there’s good old fashion racism.
Over the last two decades, there has been evidence of growing hostility from Hispanics toward African Americans. Some of this hostility is the result of conflicts, or perceived conflicts, over politically controlled resources in cities and states. But as Tanya K. Hernandez, a professor of law at George Washington, has argued recently, it may also be a legacy of an older Latin American prejudice against blacks that has been transplanted to this country.
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