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New Dildo Style
October 4, 2005 | 
Sex
Whee, here’s a new dildo, courtesy Tristan Taormino! It’s called the Tuning Fork Dildo (and I don’t wonder why…):
I’d love to get that in silicone as well as metal…woo!
Anne’s Mom
Pop Culture
Kudos to Anne Heche for telling her mom to shove it. Apparently Mom has been going around telling people that she prayed for Anne to go heterosexual and that the power of prayer worked, and blah blah blah. Anne told Mom - not directly, they’re apparently not on speaking terms - to shut the hell up. Way to go Anne!
Workplace Equality
October 3, 2005 | News Reports
I found it quite interesting to compare the results of Equality Forum’s Fortune 500 Project and the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. According to Equality Forum, 92.2% of Fortune 500 companies protect their employees from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Of the 39 companies on the list for not providing this coverage, only Cooper Tire & Rubber and Exxon-Mobil are on the CEI at all. But I still think the HRC publication is better - EF’s index just tells who has a non-discrimination policy, while HRC’s index actually breaks down various parts of such a policy (domestic partner benefits, gender expression protection). I’m going to stick with the CEI but I did think it was interesting to see the two different reports.
Not ‘Dyke Enough’
October 1, 2005 | News Reports
I’d like to say I’m surprised by this, but I’m not - not after what happened to me on the cruise. A lesbian couple tried to enter a gay bar in London - G-A-Y Bar, actually - and were turned away by the door staff because they didn’t look “dyke enough.” In an editorial at PinkNews.co.uk, the club’s promoter claims this was a misunderstanding based on the bouncer’s foreign accent. I’d like to think that’s the case, but my personal experiences makes me think otherwise. I’m sure the promoter doesn’t intend to have staff who would be biased, but the fact remains that femme gay women do experience discrimination based on their appearance. These two were undoubtedly headed for Girls Go Down, the lesbian bar in the basement at G-A-Y, which I’m sure has a mix of all kinds of women. But instead of placing a female bouncer at the door with the male bouncer, the venue lets the guy arbitrate who can and cannot enter. Hopefully this flap will teach the promoter that having a bouncer at the main door for each part of the club is a better idea.
