-
micdotcom: This is where it is illegal to be gay and even punishable by death. In Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Nigeria and Mauritania gay people can be killed for engaging in consensual sex or just for existing at all. Meanwhile in the U.S., 12 states still have anti-gay laws deemed unconstitutional in 2003. Source: mic.com
-
micdotcom: Duane Buck was sentenced to death because he’s black, now SCOTUS will hear his case In the murder trial that led to his 1997 sentencing, 52-year-old Duane Buck’s defense lawyers called a psychologist to the witness stand who claimed Buck was more likely to commit murder in the future because he is black. This…
-
the-future-now: Scientists create hybrid human-pig embryos According to the Guardian, scientists at the University of California, Davis have successfully engineered a human-pig embryo that — had it been brought to term — would have resulted in an otherwise normal pig with a human pancreas. All this could be very helpful to humans. Follow @the-future-now Source:…
-
micdotcom: Lauren DeStefano’s viral tweet nails why we all need to stop thinking about and framing rapist Brock Turner as a star athlete or student gone awry. DeStefano also had some brutal truths for Turner’s father. Source: mic.com
-
-
smithsonian: “He’s struggling to find his place and he dives into the face of that little kid. It almost brings me to tears because he’s having a soul-wrenching, life changing experience. When he comes out of that painting he will not be the same.” – Eleanor Harvey, senior curator at the Smithsonian @americanartmuseum, on how “Ferris…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Elizabeth Karlsson 
You must be logged in to post a comment.