A Decade of Decadence with Winnipeg's Black & Blue Ball
For Immediate Release
September 21, 2005
October 22, Winnipeg's Black & Blue Ball will begin its tenth year of Canadian kink. Winnipeg's Black & Blue Ball is the longest running pansexual event on the Canadian Prairies. The Ball is a uniquely Manitoba style of event where all the kinks come out to play. The Ball includes all sorts of leather folk, swingers, cross…
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Both sides along the gay marriage divide have vowed to continue their fight a day after the state Legislature soundly defeated a proposed constitutional amendment seeking to ban same-sex marriage.
The vote means Massachusetts will remain the only state in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed — for now.
A year after lawmakers appeared…
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Catherine Gross (of FetishAuctioneer.com), Ms. Victoria, and Viola Johnson are sponsoring a fundraiser to help members of the New Orleans leather community. So many have lost everything in the wake of Katrina's devastating impact, and we want to help them rebuild their lives and communities. While many individuals and organizations are contributing their time, money and support to the relief effort, it is our hope that a concerted…
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by Kira Cochrane - The possibility of a career in the sex industry has been embraced by a generation of gullible young women, not just as a viable option but a genuinely attractive one, writes Kira Cochrane
Way, way back in the mists of time (oh, say, five or six years ago) polls regularly listed the most popular career options for young women as nursing, teaching or, for the particularly exhibitionist…
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Although the Author of
Newsoftheweird.com has links where you can submit your own bizarre story to the site, it comes with a list of the types of stories he will NOT accept because, as he puts it, they are
"No Longer Weird".
Included in this list are staples of Urban Legends and 'Stupid Criminals' type TV Shows.
The Most disturbing issue I see in the whole list, is the disclaimer…
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By Associated Press
DETROIT -- One of two men accused of bringing Eastern European women to the United States and forcing them to work as exotic dancers pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy charges.
Michail Aronov, 33, a Lithuanian citizen living in the Chicago area, was arrested in February after two Ukrainian women escaped from him and a business partner and told federal agents the men had enslaved them.
Aronov pleaded guilty to conspiracy…
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Associated Press
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A lesbian student claims in a lawsuit that Garden Grove school officials suspended her several times and forced her to temporarily transfer to another campus because she refused their orders to stop hugging and kissing her girlfriend on school grounds.
In the federal court lawsuit filed Wednesday, 17-year-old Charlene Nguon also alleges that a school principal told her parents of her sexual orientation and disciplined her…
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Hurricane Katrina Information
Helping Victims of Hurricane Katrina: Your Guide to Giving Wisely
In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, Americans are opening their hearts and wallets to help the affected communities in the Gulf Coast. The federal government is advising that the best way to provide immediate assistance is to donate money directly to established national relief organizations with the experience…
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The Hurricane Katrina disaster has displaced families across the Gulf Coast region. In cooperation with Reach Media Inc., The Tom Joyner Morning Show and BlackAmericaWeb.com, the BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund will accept donations to provide resources to support families who are assisting those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. These funds will go to individual families who have opened their homes to families displaced by Hurricane Katrina, to supplement their personal households as…
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written by: Archeia FC to Arch Angel
09/01/05
Sometimes the smallest gesture or the seemingly insignificant contribution makes all the difference in the world. So if you find that you have a bit to share or would like to...here are some organizations that are accepting donations on behalf of the survivors of Katrina...please note that you should indicate that you want your donation to go to these survivors...
American Red Cross…
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