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A Wiki description:

Although homosexual relationships are illegal (punishable by death) in Iran, sex reassignment operations are permitted. In 1983, spiritual leader Ayatollah Khomeini passed a fatwa allowing sex-change operations as a cure for "diagnosed transsexuals".[3] Be Like Others shows the experiences of male and female patients at Dr. Bahram Mir-Jalali's Mirdamad Surgical Centre, a sex-reassignment clinic in Tehran.[4] One of them is Ali Askar, a 24 year-old man who faces harassment from other men due to his feminine appearance and behaviour. He does not want to become a woman but sees no other options for him in Iranian society. He decides to go ahead with the surgery despite death threats from his father and finds support from Vida, a post-operative transsexual he meets at the clinic. By the end of the film, Ali has become a woman named Negar. She has been disowned by her family, experienced depression and has had to work as a prostitute. 20 year-old Anoosh is another young man who has been ostracised due to his femininity. His boyfriend feels more comfortable when Anoosh dresses as a woman, and in contrast to Ali, Anoosh's mother is supportive of his desire to change sex. The end of the film shows Anoosh — now Anahita — happy and engaged to her boyfriend. However, her boyfriend has become increasingly distant since Anahita had her surgery.[3][5]

Throughout the film, the patients of the sex-reassignment clinic assert that they are not homosexual, seeing homosexuality as something that is shameful and immoral.[6] Eshaghian's opinion is that this shame is the driving force behind so many Iranians deciding to change their sex. She says that identifying as transsexual rather than homosexual allows them to live free from harassment.[3]

The Ayatollah made sex re-assignment surgery the answer to the question of what to do with homosexuals. You either fix them or kill them.

Kevin suggested that the Grand Ayatollah had a relative and had to come up with a quick solution so as not to have to kill a relative.  The Government pays for sex changes.

So, many gay men and women are opting to have surgery so they are not put to death. They asked the people having surgery if they would do so if they lived anywhere else and they almost unanimously said no. Male to female trans-persons then have to adjust to Sharia Laws and wear head scarves and cover their arms and are treated as second class.  Just like all the women are in these countries.

We watched in disbelief as Government Ministers offered to pay for surgery. This was the strangest thing I have seen in a long time.

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It's every transsexuals dream.  Have the surgery and then wear a Burqa. This is so strange and so very sad.  But when you are faced with flogging, stoning, and hanging there isn't really much else you can do. The latest way to kill fags in Muslim countries is to bind hands and feet and push them off the top of tall buildings so they can't even flail their arms and have to simply watch the ground approach as their insides explode on the pavement below.  Or they crazy glue anus' closed and feed them laxatives until they explode.  All in the name of God.

The kicker is that they work as sex workers.  They "marry" their Johns because they are allowed to have sex if they are married.  They marry 6 to 10 people a day and have sex with them for money.  This is totally acceptable.  Men flock to them and pay good money because they are pigs. They are so repressed that even this seems like a good idea to straight Iranian men.

Good.  Maybe the wildlife stands a chance. I guess she thinks she'll be President.

That is the number of American Service members killed in Iraq.  Who will be 4321?  Who was 1234?  Numbers are very telling.  I am glad we are finally bringing some of these guys home. I hate to leave Iraqis defensless but they need to start taking over and getting things back together for their own future.

War sucks hugely. 

DAN CHOI WILL BE DISCHARGED.

GOD BLESS AMERICA.

Dan Choi will go before a board tomorrow and most likely be dismissed for serving his country but refusing to deny who he is.  Somehow being willing to give your life for the freedoms of others isn't as important as who you sleep with.

Our brave service members go to foreign countries an risk their lives for the freedom of others yet many of them have no rights themselves. There are currently 65,000 gay service members in the United States Military.  There are only 146,00 soldiers in Iraq currently.

How many of them have already died but were never honored for who they are and the lives they may have led if they were not so brave and valiant to fight to protect our freedom?

70 West Point Cadets "outed" themselves in support of Dan Choi for his dedicated service to our country.  Their careers are in question also. 

Since our new President took office there have been at least 265 soldiers discharged simply for being gay. Arab translators are just some of the soldiers dismissed.

These soldiers are not asking for much.  They just want to fight for our country while many people who are of age and capability chose to do other things.

Take a moment and write to support this fine American. Ask yourself if you would go during a war and ask why such brave soldiers are being fired simply because of who they are.

Let your neighbors know also.  Send the link to everybody you can or perhaps visit your local recruiter and volunteer to do what these brave soldiers can no longer do.

War is ugly. Firing people for being Gay is un-American.

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Support all our troops.  They are willing to support us.

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Pabst the boxer wins world's ugliest dog competition and Ellie takes best in breed. Not our Ellie of course but the little Crested Chinese Hairless. I don't know.  I think they are both rather fetching.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —  A Louisville pastor is welcoming gun owners into his church's sanctuary Saturday for what he says is a show of support for the right to bear arms.

Ken Pagano is asking visitors to bring their unloaded handguns in a holster at a late afternoon event at New Bethel Church in southwest Louisville.

Pagano says he got the idea after some members at the Pentecostal church expressed concern over the Obama administration's views on gun control. He says the gathering is meant to promote safe gun ownership.

The "Open Carry Celebration" will include a handgun raffle.

It has prompted a coalition of peace and church groups to stage a peaceful, gun-free event across town at the same time on Saturday.

This is about the sickest thing I have ever heard of.  If Christ was in a grave he would be spinning madly in it.

You are not people of God.  You are a disgrace to humanity.

I love this song.  I always have and I still feel like I did back then when I first heard it.

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I watched some of "I'm a Celebrity. Get me out of here". I mean Christ it was on about 15 times a week for the last month. Plus it had train wreck Janice Dickenson on it so I had to watch that accident happen.

I really liked the way some of the folks got attached to Patti.  I really liked watching somebody drowning in strife being pulled out just long enough to redeem herself in the eyes of many people who would never give her a chance. So she cusses once in awhile.  While I don't approve of bad fucking language I can forgive it.

I just thought her interaction with John Salley and Lou Phillips and Tori Wilson was refreshing.  I can't watch the Real Housewives of anywhere.  The Rock of Love/Flavor of Love/Bachelor/ette.  That's all not my cuppa.  But people confined with each other that have to maintain at least a modicum of decency, now I can get right into that.  Big Brother.  Survivor.  Amazing Race. I might just be used to them though.

It was neat to see a "regular" person try to fit in with the egos and she did pretty good and left fairy well liked. Out of 20 or so people she ended up being fourth by people calling in and voting for her.  I think they voted for her because they liked her and not for any other reason. Janice got votes to keep her in and punish both her and the other people.

Patti was just liked.  I liked her.  I hope all her troubles are behind her soon. I know her husband is a bit of a twit but I don't make couples into one person.  Most couples I know are two totally opposite or different people.

Holly Montag was totally different than her sister Heidi.

In the end I wanted Tori Wilson.  I like Lou Diamond Phillips.  I did his wedding to Julie Cypher who left him for Melissa Etheridge. Lou is a really great guy.  I did the entire wedding with him and not the bride. So I am also glad that he won.

Celebrity is a tough thing.  I knew so many of them.  Being a celebrity does not mean you are rich.  How many of them I saw struggle to make ends meet. 

So I hope Patti helped people see who she is and I hope it helps her get through the trouble she and her hairsband are going through.

This is the official six month's till Christmas day.  Merry fricken Christmas.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A judge has given a 90-day jail sentence to a man accused of killing his dogs to avoid boarding them while he went on vacation.

Forty-three-year-old David Santuomo pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of animal cruelty and one count of possession of a criminal tool — a homemade silencer he used on the end of a rifle, The Columbus Dispatch reported.

Assistant Franklin County Prosecutor Heather Robinson says Santuomo, a firefighter, shot his two mixed-breed dogs Sloopy and Skeeter on Dec. 3 after tying them to a pipe in his basement. She says he dumped the remains in a trash bin behind his firehouse.

Prosecutors say he bragged about the killings to colleagues.

Defense attorney Sam Shamansky says it was "totally out of character" for his client.