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Angie Zapata's killer claims that he simply "snapped" when he learned the woman he had begun to date was transgender. Thirty-six hours after the revelation, Zapata was dead, the victim of a brutal blunt-force beating with a fire extinguisher. She was 18 years old. The killer never disputed his culpability in the murder itself. The wealth of DNA and other evidence made an innocent plea impossible. Instead, his defense attorneys requested a reduced sentence on the ground that Zapata's gender was, in itself, a "provocation." This legal strategy, often referred to as "gay panic" or, in the case of Angie Zapata, "trans panic," is still depressingly common in American courtrooms. One part temporary insanity and two parts institutionalized bigotry, its very existence precludes the family members, friends and loved ones of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) murder victims the legal remedies others take for granted.

(06-30) 19:00 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge said Tuesday he's inclined to leave California's ban on same-sex marriage in effect for now, but wants an early trial to determine whether the voter-approved prohibition violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equality.

Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, and Nancy Goldstein has a good piece up explaining how far gays and lesbians have come since then, and how far they have to go. She cites bans on gay marriage, higher poverty rates, lack of health care, and DADT as examples.  Sadly, 40 years after the Stonewall raid that led to riots from gays who were completely fed up with the way the cops targeted gay clubs for harassment, gays and lesbians still have to face police raids of bars based on flimsy excuses that result in police brutality.

Judging by the anger among many Christians toward the Da Vinci Code book and movie, some find it difficult to wrap their minds around the concept of Jesus having been sexually active. The thoughts that he might have been gay are even more difficult to handle.

The boys you want to give huggles to have returned once again to the interbutts! Better yet, the admins claim to be paying their fees quarterly now, so hopefully that means it'll stay up at least for the rest of summer. Not only that, but there are some hot new subdirectories, and apparently they've hired a developer to upgrade their software. Link takes you to the popular "Male Jailbait Camwhores" subdirectory; you should be able to navigate around the site from there. Please abide by the rules, and happy surfing!

The boys you want to give huggles to have returned once again! Better yet, the admins claim to be paying their fees quarterly now, so hopefully that means it'll stay up at least for the rest of summer. Not only that, but there are some hot new subdirectories, and apparently they've hired a developer to upgrade their software. Link takes you to the popular "Male Jailbait Camwhore" subdirectory; you should be able to navigate around the site from there. Please abide by the rules, and happy surfing!

Family advocates are outraged by a prom held at Boston City Hall that was open to children apparently as young as 12 featuring crossdressers, homosexual heavy petting, suspected drug use and a leather-clad doorman who teaches sexual bondage classes.

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A few years after WWII ended, a young man working in a small restaurant in Sweden developed a new way to process bacon. By precooking it and blending it in a special way, he was able to make a fully cooked 100% bacon paste that could be squeezed from a tube. Knowing he had discovered something paradigm-shifting, young Vilhelm Lillefläsk quickly went into business. That, dear friends, is when Squeez Bacon® was born. And this delicious delectable from Sweden has finally been brought over to the USA - now with American Flavor!

Young people with questions about sexuality can now them ask via text message, with a personalised reply promised within 48 hours.

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This links to the "quirkies" section of an otherwise normal news site.

The main station plays recorded live dub performances; the second station plays world electronica.

Not stations exactly, but you can choose numerous full sets played by a variety of DJs; they open in Flash players. There's also a podcast.

Just one station, but it's very nice. And Canadian.

Techno "chill" music station.

If you insist that your electronic music be anally divided into a couple different sub-genres, then this is the internet radio site for you. Come, and never get vocal trance in your trance radio again. Also links to several non-electronic Sky FM stations.