From what I remember, Switzerland has a weird “triple citizenship” thingie where you’re technically a citizen of your municipality and canton in addition to being a citizen of the confederation overall... it may be that she was granted the other two citizenships but not the municipal one?

The town is probably hoping that if they deny her a passport they’ll be able to deport her...

Oh gosh I’m sorry that happened to you...

As I think I’ve mentioned in the past I’ve been working very hard to lose weight over the past few months but only managed to lose about 9 or 10 lbs since last summer (thanks PCOS!). Of course I quickly gained almost all of it back over the holidays when I was visiting my parents, so now I’m quite discouraged and feel…

I have life insurance now! Who has life insurance but ~ real adults ~ I ask you?

L.L. Bean has always worked well for me shirt-wise, and for shoes I would check out Zappos! I got a really lovely pair of Lauren Ralph Lauren pumps from there a while ago that are comfy (for heels) and working really well.

Something that helps me cut back on drinking is to use, say, a wine glass to drink my juice/ice water/soda instead of wine... I’m going through the motions, but not actually drinking any alcohol. It really does help with the cravings.

Cole Haan makes some really lovely bags that cost less than that, and I think that they do have some stores in Canada.

I would estimate that at least a third of those copies went to libraries... this is the only version (annotated or otherwise) of Mein Kampf available in Germany, so every library will want want (university libraries will probably buy several copies each). And the rest were likely sold to history buffs, people…

I know this is a late response (haven’t been checking jez so much, but... I apologize if I gave the wrong impression, I certainly wasn’t trying to blame you or accuse you of anything. I definitely agree that a lot of the cultural/legal response to HIV aid homophobic and racist in nature, and that’s a problem. I think…

Thanks!

Planning on having a lovely anti-social NYE... just me, a glass that can fit an entire bottle of wine, more Chinese food than one person can possibly eat, and Civ V.

Would you mind reminding me what the name of your easy store is? I wrote it down somewhere but can’t seem to find it!

Considering that I still have some lung issues thanks to a childhood bout with the flu (the real flu, not the minor infections colloquially referred to as “the flu”), believe me, I would be PERFECTLY fine with legal consequences for those who are diagnosed with serious communicable diseases and don’t take proper…

In New Jersey the knowing transmission of any STD is a felony, as it is in I believe Washington state. I’m not denying that many of the laws regarding HIV have a homophobic past, and that desperately needs to be fixed and dealt with, but I do think that knowing transmission of disease ought to be a crime.

I guess my main problem is that the whole “no big deal” thing is that it assumes that people will be able to access and afford testing/medication, and that it ignores the psychological and (as you mentioned) potential social effects of that diagnosis. An HIV diagnosis can change someone’s life, and I don’t think it’s…

I know that in NJ it is specifically stated that knowingly exposing someone else to HIV, syphilis, ghonorrea, or genital herpes (and I believe one more thing I can’t remember at the moment) is a felony. In a lot of other states I think that cases like that are considered assault, not specific crimes on their own, and…

Was this particular trial homophobic? Yes. Were many laws which specificly refer to HIV passed with homophobic intent? Yes.

YUP. And it’s such a privileged point of view. HIV may not be a huge deal for someone IF they catch it early, IF they had a decent immune system to begin with, IF they can afford/access medication and treatment, IF they live in a community that will be accepting and understanding of their status, IF they can find a…

Saying that if someone will be fine if they’re treated therefore it’s not a big deal is a dangerous route to go down, though... someone can recover from and live a long and healthy life after a gunshot wound. Should shooting someone only be a crime if the victim dies or loses a limb?