Purpletigron

One-and-a-half cheers for the vote on health reforms in the USA.

... and a segue from concerns about reproductive rights to ...

... a strange collision of worlds, where I'm talking to UK Civil Servants about what belief systems UK Equality laws are 'intended to protect' and discovering: certainly not Jedi-ism (because UK residents will generally consider it a trivial fiction), nor Marxism (because political beliefs are not covered) nor Darwinism (because scientific beliefs are not covered)

( Protected beliefs, prohibited conduct )

ETA You can currently respond to an EHRC consultation on their draft guidance relating to the Equality Bill 2010: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/legislative-framework/equality-bill/

A guide for people in the USA to vote with your dollars for LGBT equality, from the Human Rights Campaign:

http://www.hrc.org/buyersguide2010/

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/2005/08/16/dont_be_a_buerk_michael.html

A response to Michael "Life is now being lived in accordance with women's rules," Buerk:

By Ros Taylor / UK news 02:42pm

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How about men's "reticence, stoicism and single-mindedness"? Curiously, the Adam Smith Institute recently suggested that it was just these qualities in women that made them less likely to obtain firsts at Oxford and Cambridge. "The boy sees the big picture, takes risks, and often misses important material," one (male) don explained. "The girl is systematic, does the detailed work, and sometimes misses the central thesis."

( More comment ) Put it this way: if this is life under the stiletto, then for God's sake kick us back into the kitchen. We're doing a poor job of running the world for our own benefit.'