July 8, 2024

Anybody know what flowers or vegetables I can plant this time of year in Florida?

I have a planter just outside the front door. It's not very big, but it could use some new plantlings.

Thanks.

July 3, 2024

Daughter of Cameroon president seen kissing possible girlfriend in public

Homosexuality is illegal in Cameroon. There is the possibility of jail time.

Brenda Biya, the daughter, spends most of her time outside of Cameroon.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj7dnm3elkdo

June 23, 2024

The woman saving trans lives at the U.S.-Mexico border

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/17/tijuana-transgender-women-shelter-us-mexico-border

"Susana 'Susy' Barrales cuts a dash in downtown Tijuana, exchanging hellos with neighbors, friends and acquaintances whenever she heads out from her modest office..."

Kudos to this woman, and to the people she helps.

June 15, 2024

Lynn Conway, a transgender woman who pioneered a method of making ever smaller computer chips, has passed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/06/13/lynn-conway-dead/

She was 86.

Rest in peace.

May 29, 2024

Chief Inspector Murphy sits with an interviewee

https://www.instagram.com/p/C6jsoLTO7zU/

Murphy is asking the witness some questions.

Our Murphy likes to follow procedure to the letter.

May 28, 2024

Lok Sabha elections: LGBTQ Indians are more accepted than ever - but politics hasn't caught up

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-68933715

Polls show that over half the population of India now believe that same-sex marriage should be legal.

However, campaigning in one of the world's largest countries is very expensive, and some candidates are having to put their plans on hold.

(Lok Sabha is the Parliament of India.)

April 15, 2024

New bird feeder

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5wqZoeO3HT/?igsh=bm9zMXV5NzY1anA5

Placed it in the tree yesterday!

March 29, 2024

Taliban to return to stoning women to death for adultery

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/28/taliban-edict-to-resume-stoning-women-to-death-met-with-horror

Just wow.

March 29, 2024

Lower House in Thailand passes bill to legalize LGBT+ marriage

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/asia/thailand-passes-marriage-equality-bill-intl-hnk/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc

Yay!

March 27, 2024

Sculptor Richard Serra has passed

He was 85.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68675588