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Dudley and Malfoy
Turns out that teenage bullies actually experience atyptical levels of pleasure when watching others in pain. The brain scan study says it all. Ugh. Can this be fixed?
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Your Mission: Students and the LGBT Movement
The countless people like Tita who worked to stop Prop 8 worked brilliantly. And the folks I talked with at the No On Prop 8 campaign were very nice. But besides all of the amazing volunteer work that occurred to protect same sex marriage, to protect keeping love legal, I think it’s important that we [...]
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It's not over yet.
In California, Florida and Arizona, voters passed measures that will amend their states’ constitutions to deny me, my partner and millions of others the right to get married—a step that many of us take in our pursuit of happiness. I’m disappointed, sad and angered at the result, but I am also very proud of everyone’s [...]
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Wizard Rock the Vote a Big Success
I ran into an HPA member today on my way to the subway. She said she had just voted and registered at one of the concerts during Wizard Rock the Vote over the summer. It is an amazing thing that this community took part in this election in this way. Thank you to every single [...]
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WIZARD ROCK THE VOTE!!!!
WHOO!!! I just voted and it felt so freakin’ good! Wow. That was awesome. Please join me in voting today. According to Leaky, “Google makes it easy to find your polling place and registration information at maps.google.com/vote.” Also, know your rights. Remember that some if you are in line when polls close, you are still [...]
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Californians: Vote for Animals
If you’re in California, we ask that you vote NO on Proposition 8 that wants to ban same sex marriage. But we also ask that you vote YES on Proposition 2 that will make it illegal to keep farm animals brutally caged. I happen to be a meat eater with a tremendous respect for vegetarians [...]
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Ballot Initiatives
We are really proud to let people know that thanks to the whole fandom with special thanks to Leaky, Mugglenet, and of course the Wizard Rock community, the HPA’s Wizard Rock the Vote program registered close to 900 voters! So if you can vote this Tuesday, please do it! And keep in mind, even if [...]
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