Esoterika

Michele A. Roberts, a lawyer in Washington, will become the first woman to lead a major North American professional sports union (the NBA). Some inspiring quotes:

“I bet you can tell I’m a woman, and I suspect the rest of the world can, too. My past is littered with the bones of men who were foolish enough to think I was someone they could sleep on.”

“I don’t live my life saying, ‘What ceiling am I going to crack tomorrow?’ What I have done, and what I tell my nieces to do, is not to worry about whether you’re the only one, but worry about whether you’re the best one.”

This made my day.

The snatchel project... encourages people to knit or crochet a uterus and send it to certain members of congress, with the message: "Dear men of congress... if we knit you a uterus, will you stay out of ours?"

Yes, they have patterns.

http://www.governmentfreevjj.com/

"We are women, we are strong, we are smart. And we have a sense of humor."

Fanboys and girls wage brilliant protest satire against the Westboro Baptist Church's attempt to picket Comic Con... Genius!

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/07/22/super-heroes-vs-the-westboro-baptist-church/

Last week's Postsecret included a picture of two men kissing, with the caption "Dear Red Cross: FYI - I still donate." I was puzzled, as were other readers. In the comments, we learned that because of a 22 year old FDA regulation, the Red Cross does not allow men who admit to having sex with other men or women who admit to having sex with bi men to donate blood, regardless of their HIV status. There are similar restrictions in Australia and UK.

( According to commenters: )

( Here's what some activists have done... )

What he said. Wow.

http://whedonesque.com/comments/13271