Harassment, Anti-Gayness, Corporate Welfare

Three only vaguely connected items that I thought you might want to know about:

From Amanda Marcotte: Skepticon Demonstrates That Pro-Fun Means Anti-Harassment

From Jessica at The Friendly Atheist: Uganda Passes ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill

From Think by Numbers: Government Spends More on Corporate Welfare Subsidies than Social Welfare Programs

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