Have you passed through this night?

Andrea Gibson - Thank Goodness I’ve seen too many prayers...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:35:27 -0800

Andrea Gibson - Thank Goodness

I’ve seen too many prayers caught in the grills of 18 wheelers

and folks like us - we’ve got shoulder blades that rust in the rain

but they’re still G-sharp whenever our spinal chords are toned to the key

of Redemption

'You know what's weird to me?'

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:36:15 -0800

"As with other forms of oppression, they are socialized into us from birth. We are all taught to be..."

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:00:06 -0800

“As with other forms of oppression, they are socialized into us from birth. We are all taught to be transphobic, and unlearning it is a process and a responsibility.”

- “Trans Respect/Etiquette/Support 101” -Micah Bazant, editor of Tim Tum: A Trans Jew Zine

feministlibrarian: lunch-hour sweetness and light, provided...

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:13:25 -0800

feministlibrarian:

lunch-hour sweetness and light, provided without further comment.

oh.. my.. goodness..

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Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:06:23 -0800

xveganvancex: veganfeast: Vegan Twix with...

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:33:13 -0800

xveganvancex:

veganfeast:

Vegan Twix with Dates!

Excellent!

Do want.

Major want - where can I get these?!?! Or recipe?!

Cosmic Love - Florence + the Machine

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:55:23 -0800

Cosmic Love - Florence + the Machine

vegansaurus!: Fox News comes to the vegan side!

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:45:14 -0800

vegansaurus!: Fox News comes to the vegan side!:

vegansaurus:

Am I in an alternate reality? Fox News totally jocks us! In a reasonable and complimentary way!: “Once mocked as a fringe diet for sandal-wearing health food store workers…. Today’s vegans are urban hipsters, suburban moms, college students, even professional athletes.” Now don’t get salty about the urban hipsters part, it’s alright in concert with the others.

The article talks about Skinny Bitch, Alicia Silverstone, and Michael Pollan, the health and environmental benefits of veganism, and the accompanying picture has a Post Punk Kitchen apron in the foreground. They even make a comment on the history: “Abstaining from animal products is an ancient practice found in cultures worldwide.” Yeah, bitches, I didn’t make it up!

The post was inspired by a recent study by the National Restaurant Associationwhere 1,500 chefs put vegan entrees as number 71 on their list of 226 trends for 2011. That ain’t bad! WE ARE DOMINATING.

So, are you disturbed? Is your world collapsing? Should I start watching Fox News?

Just watched… It’s good to get so angry, because...

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:11:00 -0800

Just watched…

It’s good to get so angry, because that’s the energy you need to harvest in order to go out there and do something to change shit

<3

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:03:38 -0800

Some day my home will be an animal sanctuary

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:09:00 -0800

Some day my home will be an animal sanctuary

You know that scene in He’s Just Not that Into You, when...

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:56:00 -0800

You know that scene in He’s Just Not that Into You, when the crazy OCD cigarette obsessed woman goes into a state of rage and shatters her perfectly placed, decorative mirror… but then returns a minute later, reserved, and ready to clean it up like the perfect house wife…. I’m terrified that I’ll turn into her. This machine is the answer to my prayers.

petrograd:

Insert a coin. Your selected piece of china will fall to the bottom of the vending machine. It will shatter. This project by artist Yarisa and Kublitz. If you feel better when you do it, because the designers contends that this machine will make you feel better.

xuseyourheadx: productofhate: misguidedadolescent: fuckyeahstr...

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:41:02 -0800

xuseyourheadx:

productofhate:

misguidedadolescent:

fuckyeahstraightedgevegan:

http://www.theedgeprojectmovie.com/

I’m not straight edge, but I sure as hell have huge respect for the way MacKaye thinks.

^ word.

i remember this.

I’m straight edge, but fuck most straight edge kids are retards.

Legit. Diets and lifestyles shouldn’t be weapons of discrimination - they’re personal choices that you get to define for yourself. Rock on MacKaye

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Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:17:31 -0800

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Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:32:25 -0800

Dog Days Are Over - Florence + the Machine She’s got an...

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:29:16 -0800

Dog Days Are Over - Florence + the Machine

She’s got an impressive live voice… and great legs :-p

I need to watch this movie again soon. RIP Heath

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:48:12 -0800

I need to watch this movie again soon. RIP Heath

loved this

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:44:12 -0800

loved this

Chicago - Sufjan Stevens Can’t get this out of my head...

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:28:40 -0800

Chicago - Sufjan Stevens

Can’t get this out of my head lately

Examiner.com: Man cured of HIV after receiving stem cell transplant – Is the end of HIV near?

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:25:26 -0800

Article by Eric Ross, SF LGBT Issues Examiner

Doctors believe that Timothy Ray Brown, an HIV-infected American living in Germany, is now cured of the virus after receiving a stem cell transplant in 2007. Brown, who also had leukemia, underwent a stem cell transplant and received bone marrow from a donor carrying a rare, inherited gene mutation, which had a natural resistance to HIV infection. The transplant appeared to wipe out both the leukemia and the HIV virus.

The case was first reported at the 2008 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston, and later detailed in the New England Journal of Medicine in February 2009. A follow-up report has just been published in the journal Blood,arguing that extensive tests over time make it “reasonable to conclude that cure of HIV infection has been achieved in this patient.”

The key words in the last sentence are ‘this patient.’ Even though Brown seems to have been cured of the HIV virus, it’s not likely that the same process can be replicated for every patient with HIV. Bone marrow transplants are complex, difficult, risky, and expensive procedures. In addition, the donor would have to be a good compatible match for the transplant while at the same time also being resistant to HIV. A very small percentage of people have the genetic mutation that makes them resistant to HIV.

Even with all the challenges, Brown’s case gives hope to the millions of people infected with HIV that a cure is a possible option for them in the future.