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I have never been a victim of a hate crime. I do, however, know friends who have been chased, beaten, and spit on by paranoid idiots solely because of their sexual identity.

The Matthew Shepard Act faces a tough battle in the US Congress. Please go to www.HRC.org to sign the petition to encourage our "moderate" Republican Senator to vote YES on this bill.

Oh, to be as intelligent as this man.

The eminent Oxford Evolutionary Biologist Professor Richard Dawkins.

This is the stuff that tears me up

You all know that I'm not that emotional of a guy. Very few things really move me. Nothing has moved me to tears since Dumbo had to "hug" his mother's ears through the bars, and that was like 1975.
However, every once in a while, I see/hear/read something that does move me. And, so, here is the most recent thing. I hate these shows and don't watch them, but this rules.

What the heck is going on?

This is exactly the reason that the Japanese will one day actually rule the world...