Animal headline of the day

Harry Potter play removes live owls after bird flies coop 

Recent news round-up

Unsurprising News

• Convicted Stanford rapist talked of drug use before college: court records

Good News

• 10th Circuit: Kansas can't block voters from casting ballots
• Campaign to remove judge in Stanford rape case gains steam
• Five sentenced to life for raping Danish woman in Delhi
• Retired Rikers Captain Convicted in Beating of Inmate
• Libyan forces claim port in Islamic State stronghold of Sirte
• Fox Sports Florida Subs Out Sideline Reporter Over Racial Comments In Facebook Chat
• Thousands march for gay rights in Poland, Croatia, Italy
• Thousands march in Seoul for Gay Pride parade

Bad News

• Lawyer says Qatar detained Dutch woman who reported rape
•  A Hindu Monastery Worker Has Been Killed in Bangladesh Amid a New Wave of Extremist Violence

Living with moose XVIII

Moose spotted trotting down suburban Boston streets

Today's news round-up, Part 2

Good News

• Texas county agrees to remove crosses from police cars
• Former Stanford swimmer won't be eligible for USA Swimming events
• With women in combat, taking the 'man' out of job titles
• Islamic State loses ground on fronts in Syria, Iraq

Bad News

• Virginia school board to seek review of transgender ruling

Today's news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Laverne Cox: Counting LGBT People Is ‘a Matter of Life and Death’
• California attorney general slams sentence in Stanford sex assault case
• Stepgrandmother of baby killed by dog gets 3 years in prison
• Court: No right to carry concealed weapons in public
• Ireland’s Abortion Law Violated Woman’s Human Rights, UN Panel Finds
• IS militants retreat from Libya bastion as militias advance

Bad News

• Ex-Stanford swimmer expected to leave jail 3 months early
• UN plan to end AIDS by 2030 faces Russian resistance
• ISIS claims deadly suicide bombings in Baghdad area

Living with moose XVII

Moose running loose at Utah Capitol

Recent news round-up, Part 2

Good News

• Kentucky prisons drop mail policy targeting homosexuality
• California advances 2 Democratic women to Senate runoff
• Judge sentences California man to 12 years in terrorism case

Bad News

• FBI director: Number of IS cases in US has not dropped off
• Turkey's president lifts lawmakers' immunity Turkey is no longer a democracy.

Recent news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Intel Chief Defends Rights of Transgender Community
• Drummer Defends Stanford Student Convicted in Rape Case. Her Band Pays a Price. What she doesn't seem to understand is that this type of rape is just as bad as someone dragging a struggling victim off and assaulting them.
• Federal judge bars Alabama from blocking gay marriage
• 14-Year-Old Transgender Girl Shares Inspirational Story of Overcoming Her Bullies
• 5 Rikers Officers Convicted in Beating of Inmate
• Washington's National Cathedral to remove Confederate flags from windows
• Iraqi Troops Enter Southern Fallujah for First Time in 2 Years
• Libyan forces enter main Islamic State bastion

Bad News

• Singapore Has Told Foreign Companies to Stop Sponsoring an Annual LGBT Event
• Black students more likely to be suspended: U.S. Education Department
• Pakistani teen burnt alive by her mother for choosing own husband

Rapists are dangerous, not trans people

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I'm baaaack!

No, I'm not dead. Or finished with my glob. I was just traveling. I went to Belgium, and then Las Vegas for the Burlesque Hall of Fame festival. Now I'm back in New York, and I will resume normal blogging.