Consent
What goes on between two contenting adults between the sheets should be nobody's business except their own. Despite of this, many (insane) people in this world still view homosexuality as a sickness. I was surprised to learn that the US Army even fires competent people for being gay. Do you feel that the sexual preferenes of a linguist should affect his or her ability to do translation work? I sure hope not.
My family is a dirty word
Even more upsetting was this story about a little girl who got told her family was a dirty word. What happened to sexual education? Crazy are the people of this world indeed. Via Blogdex.
While I'm at it...
I haven't turned gay nor have I gotten a sudden fixation on sex... These stories just happened to surface at about the same time. Anyhoo, while I'm at it I might just as well add a little note on D&S. For those who find themselves curious on the whole Dominance and Submission thing, read Different Loving : A Complete Exploration of the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission. The book covers the subject in question very well. I realize a small minority would ever want to do anything like that, but just as with being gay, it doesn't hurt to understand what it's about. After all, the media got it all wrong, again...
Digital Church Organ
And for those who just didn't want to know about the stuff featured above: Here's an interresting piece about the recreation of a destroyed organ using digital technology. Via Slashdot.