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Is Madras currying favour?

Gary Roberts — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:14:27 +0000

Madras Christian College in India now allows applicants to indicate whether they are male, female, or transgender when they enroll. I’m not sure what advantage would be gained by individual students registering as a transgendered person, unless the making of a socio-political statement could be deemed as such. Which is fair enough. I’m also not …

No more Easter Bunny for me

Gary Roberts — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:30:29 +0000

Easter Sunday was a good day for us when we were kids, second only to Christmas Day. We couldn’t wait to get home after Mass to unwrap our chocolate eggs! We’d remain in our Sunday best most of the day, as family and friends filed through my parents’ house for tea and biscuits. The religious …

David Popescu, all around sweet guy

Gary Roberts — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:47:42 +0000

I hope that if ever a young person finally makes the brave decision to come out and tell family and friends they’re gay, that they don’t suffer the misfortune of having someone like David Popescu as part of their support network. Mr. Popescu is running for political office in the 2008 Canadian federal election, and …

Bus stop bible claptrap

Gary Roberts — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:03:00 +0000

The weather this morning was crappy – cold, wet and windy. I took the streetcar in to work and everyone onboard was in a foul mood, including the driver. The car was packed and there was barely enough room for people to get on at each stop. The driver kept asking everyone to keep moving …