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Bob Laycock
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  • Coming Out Day 2021

    Today is National Coming Out Day, an annual observance of LGBT Pride and Coming Out that dates back to the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights held on October 11, 1987. Over 300,000 marched for a set of demands including protection against discrimination. This was just after the 1986 U.S. Supreme Court…

  • Happiness & the Peaceful Warrior’s Way

    When I announced the new format and focus for this blog last week, I added the tagline “The journey is what brings us happiness, not the destination.” This and more valuable guidance comes from Dan Millman. He has become a favorite spiritual teacher to me. In his youth, Dan was a star athlete in trampoline…

  • For the Record: On ‘Bodies With Vaginas’

    I feel a need to go on record regarding the latest transgender/women’s rights controversy that has broken out this month. Starting last summer I’ve found myself in the unexpected and unpleasant position as lone defender of trans women in debates on Facebook. The intensity of people’s opposition to transgenderism has shocked and shaken me. I’ve…

  • The Polio Pioneers: Courage, Hope & Humanity

    BREAKING NEWS: As I post this, Pfizer has reported this morning that it’s ready to seek Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for children ages 5-11. Last week the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services posted the picture featured above on its Facebook page with this text: In 1954, polio was a terrifying reality.…

  • Only the Working Class Can Defeat Climate Change

    As I see it, there are two dimensions to the climate crisis facing humanity: conquering global warming in the long term and managing its consequences in the short term. Both are critically important. Conquer Global Warming The New York Times and other media are reporting on a document released this week by the United Nations…

  • Speeches by Fidel Castro Responding to 9/11

    Official Statement of the Cuban GovernmentIssued September 11, 2001 During a speech delivered on September 11, 2001, Cuban President Fidel Castro read an official Cuban government statement issued in response to the terrorist attacks that day against the United States: The Government of the Republic of Cuba has learned with grief and sadness of the…

  • On the Texas Attack Against Women & Abortion Rights

    A new Texas law took effect [Wednesday, September 1], a brute-force frontal attack against women by depriving them any reasonable exercise of their right to abortion. The law bans all abortions at 6 weeks following a woman’s last menstrual period, not the point of conception. In practical terms the prohibition can take effect in even…

  • The Conundrum: Trans Rights vs Women’s Rights

    There are two aspects to the transgender debate that trouble me most. First is the all-too-frequent rejection of transgender people’s lives and experiences. Their very lives are discounted as unscientific and delusion. The counterpart in my world are those who insist I’m gay because I choose to be, like choosing tea instead of coffee. I…

  • The ‘I Resolve Movement’: A Kinder, Gentler Oppression?

    Beaming smiles and effusive positivity. My guard went up immediately, sensing wolves in sheep’s clothing. My instincts weren’t far off. The ‘I Resolve Movement‘ was called to my attention this past weekend. This “movement” purports to offer “reasonable, loving, and tolerant solutions” to transgender issues in the schools. It’s a dubious description as I shall…