Anduinel

"On Monday, the Russian Interior Ministry confirmed what other Russian officials have been saying for weeks: Openly gay people attending the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, including athletes, will be arrested under the country's draconian new anti-gay law. That law, you might recall, prohibits "homosexual propaganda" and is designed to discourage any kind of support for gay rights or even gay people. The International Olympic Committee's response to gay people? We mean it: Stay in the closet." More here. Absolutely disgusting. I won't be viewing the Olympics this time around, and I'll be letting their sponsors know why I'll be avoiding their

Lookit, lookit, look! We have Elvenking! http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9kit5Sd6P1qez3u2o1_500.jpg Really and sincerely hoping they delve into the Silmarillion just a bit to fill out the history of the enmity between the Dwarves and Elves instead of just taking it as a given. Come on, PJ, you've got the rights and three movies to fill! Gimmie!

"The medias are talking a lot about hero Sally Ride passing away (and what a phenomenal woman she was indeed, wow), but none of them are mentioning that the woman who shared her life for 27 years, Tam O'Shaughnessy, will get no widow benefits from the States like astronauts's spouses usually do. Because gay. Lesbian is still an ugly word, eh?" Source: http://marielikestodraw.tumblr.com/post/27863066287/the-medias-are-talking-a-lot-about-hero-sally-ride