There has been a rash of students killing themselves after being beaten down (both mentally and physically) by bullies in school. Most of these suicides were LGBT (or perceived to be LGBT) students, which is why they were targeted. My question to you all is how did you deal with bullies when you were a kid (whether you're LGBT or not)?
So, how did you find your way to Cybernations?
I used to frequent a message board that discussed Tolkien's books (I know you're shocked right). Somewhere on there was a section that was about non-Middle Earth stuff and someone mentioned there. After...however much time...I eventually clicked the link. Thus, Belfalas was established. That was almost three years ago.
What's your story?
Senator John McCain (R-AZ), has repeatedly said that the military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy (which allows gay/lesbian people to serve, provided they are not open about their sexuality) is working. Thus, according to him, it should be left in place. First of all, I have no idea what he means when he says it is working. Second, he is wrong, because it is not working. In a verbal confrontation between him and two reporters on September 21st, he said that DADT has not and is not used to actively
As you probably gathered from my first post (if you haven't read it, you should), I'm a fan of the Green Bay Packers. And obviously I was excited for the game against the Chicago Bears last night. In fact I had been looking forward to it all the previous week. Seventeen penalties later, I was obviously quite deflated since we lost 20-17. The entire fourth quarter was torture...like getting water-boarded. So that's the bad news. The good news is that revenge is a dish best served cold, and doesn'
Time for the all important first Blog post. I'm not really good at introductions, I'll let you get to know me with this "survey" I found from a blog I follow:
Apple juice or orange juice? Orange juice
Are you a morning or night person? Night...definitely.
Which do you prefer, sweet or salty foods? This one is like Sophie's choice, but I'll say sweet (specifically chocolate, it makes everything better).
Ninjas or pirates? Ninjas
Ninjas vs pirates, discuss. Ninjas, hands down. A ninja would k
